%0 Congress %T [Microsurgical training - report on the consensus workshop of the 31st annual meeting of the German-language group for microsurgery of the peripheral nerves and vessels 2009 in Erlangen]. %A Daigeler A %A Kaempfen A %A Beier JP %A Arkudas A %A Horch RE %A Schaefer DJ %A Frick A %A Huemer GM %J Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir %V 42 %N 4 %D Aug 2010 %M 20603787 %F 0.985 %R 10.1055/s-0030-1255061 %X Based on the increasing importance of microsurgical procedures in the field of plastic and hand surgery, as well as in other related fields, a consensus workshop was held during the 31st annual meeting of the German-language working group for microsurgery of the nerves and vessels (DAM). The current state of microsurgical training and possible ways of optimisation were discussed. Furthermore, a trinational task force was established in order to develop quality criteria for a future certification of microsurgical training centres under the auspices of the DAM.