Deutscher Chirurgie Kongress 2027 (DGCH)

The 144th German Surgery Congress (Deutscher Chirurgie Kongress, DCK 2027) is the annual congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH), held under the motto "Resilienz – acta non verba" at the ICM in Munich from 21 to 23 April 2027, preceded by the virtual DCK.digital (13–15 April 2027) with ePoster rapid-communication sessions. Held jointly with the annual meetings of the DGAV and DGKJCH and the spring meetings of the German societies for thoracic surgery and for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, it brings together around 5,000 participants for interdisciplinary scientific sessions, workshops and a surgical training lab, a student forum and an industry forum, with focus topics including robotics, AI, new technologies and surgical training; Italy is the 2027 guest country.