2025 annual meeting program

Welcome to the 2025 annual meeting in South Africa! Here is a link to the program of the meeting.

2025 Annual Meeting Travel Bursary

The 2025 annual meeting will be in South Africa. The EMHG is offering travel bursaries for a maximal of two individuals per MH diagnostic unit/lab. Read here for conditions.

Number of available rooms on site (at the Boschendal wine estate) are limited. Book your room already today!

2025 Annual Meeting: Book your room!

The 2025 annual meeting will be in South Africa. Number of available rooms on site (at the Boschendal wine estate) are limited. Book your room already today!

And the good news is: the EMHG is offering travel bursaries for a maximal of two individuals per MH diagnostic unit/lab. Read here for conditions.

Patient information on MH

The EMHG now provides information for patients on MH, the diagnostic procedure including muscle biopsy on the website. This can be found under the ‘diagnosis’ menu.

Membership subscription reminder

There is a new functionality of the website: members will be informed 15 days before renewal of their subscription.

2024 meeting - you're welcome to regsiter

Please follow this link https://emhg2024.gcon.me to get to the website of the 2024 annual meeting. You find information on the program, abstract submission, registration, travel information and more!

Honorary membership

The EMHG has given honorary membership to its long-standing members:

Marc Snoeck
Albert Urwyler

Thank you for all your dedication and work for the EMHG

From the former president to the new president

The former president of the group Albert Urwyler is handing over to the new president Phil Hopkins.
The EMHG thanks Albert Urwyler for all his work and support of the group!

2023 Elections

At the AGM of the 2023 annual meeting of the EMHG the Executive Committee was elected.
As Phil Hopkins resigned as a Chairman, the new president is: Phil Hopkins.
The election results are:

Chairman: Thierry Girard
Vice-Chairman: Henrik Rüffert
Secretary: Anna Hellblom
Treasurer: Jonathan Bilmen
IVCT: Henrik Rüffert
Quality control: Stephan Johannsen
Guidelines: Klaus Glahn
Genetics: Erik-Jan Kamsteeg
Genetics: Kathryn Stowell
Website: Thierry Girard
Young members: Martina Klincová

congratulations to all of them

Annual meeting abstract deadline

Please note that the abstract deadline for the annual EMHG meeting has been extended until April 6th. So sit down, write it and submit it :-)

2023 annual meeting program and registration

The program and registration of the 2023 annual meeting in Valencia are now open. See meetings section.. Please not, that you should register as EMHG member if you want to attend the meeting.

Members area

as of today the detailed information on grants and the EMHG recommendations have moved to the members area. EMHG membership is free, you can sign up anytime (there is an annual administrative fee of 1€)

EMQN RYR1 scheme in 2023

Dear Colleague,

EMQN invite you to participate in the RYR1 EQA scheme in 2023. The last day to register for the 2023 EMQN RYR1 EQA scheme is next week, on Wednesday, November 30th 2022 at 23:59 GMT. We encourage prompt registration as the EQA scheme may become oversubscribed. For more information regarding the EQA scheme, please find attached our EQA Catalogue or you can browse our EQA scheme catalogue here. If you have any questions please get in touch at office@emqn.org.

E-Learning

Have a look at the e-learning of the EMHG

2023 annual meeting

The dates of the 2023 annual meeting have been confirmed. The meeting will be hosted in Valencia, Spain on May 4th and 5th 2023. We are looking forward to meet you there.

Awards at the 2022 annual meeting

The price for the best basic science presentation at the 2022 annual meeting goes to

Catherine Daly for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a tool for the functional characterisation of RYR1 variants in Malignant Hyperthermia

The price for best clinical presentation of the 2022 annual EMHG meeting goes to presenters:

Martina Klincová for A description of the largest Slavonic group of patients investigated for risk of malignant hyperthermia. A retrospective observational national cohort study

Boerge Bastian for Muscle weakness, rhabdomyolysis and prolonged fatigue after SARS-CoV2 vaccination in a MHS patient

Harrogate meeting and COVID-19

We would like to inform you, that there are no restrictions and no testing requirements for travelling to the UK. (maybe your airline has requirements).

EMHG annual meeting.

Annual meeting in Harrogate as an in-person meeting

We are pleased to confirm that the 2022 Annual Meeting is to take place as an in-person event. The Leeds MH Group looks forward to welcoming you to Harrogate.

Further information, program, registration is on the website

Grant application deadline extended until November 1st 2021

Please note the the grant application deadline has been extended until November 1st 2021.