{"id":5993,"date":"2026-04-28T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ishaws.it\/hernia-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T14:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:32:50","slug":"hernia-centers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ishaws.it\/en\/hernia-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hernia Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5993\" class=\"elementor elementor-5993 elementor-28\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd378f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cd378f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11018e37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11018e37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d636f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d636f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd07fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cd07fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hernia Centers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f362914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f362914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Accreditation of surgeons and centers in abdominal wall surgery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"4ccdd65\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4ccdd65\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad1ec9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ad1ec9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aware of the need for the Italian healthcare system to adopt objective quality criteria, ISHAWS has decided to propose an accreditation assessment programme in abdominal wall surgery for individual professionals as well as for surgical facilities, with the aim of identifying and certifying the quality of the care offered. The goal is to define and verify specific requirements relating not only to the volume of procedures performed, but also to structural, organisational and operational conditions, the quality of care and outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72adddc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72adddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa143a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa143a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0b844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab0b844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499b395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499b395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>accreditation levels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008bc29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"008bc29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6e31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c6e31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">120+<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5b65d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c5b65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>procedures\/year required<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a20dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70a20dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a66e10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a66e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IJS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c4706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2c4706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>scientific validation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d41fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d41fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#livelli\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the accreditation levels<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41388ed1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41388ed1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE METHOD<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21df260f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21df260f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific validation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71baf1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71baf1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To this end, a committee made up of members of the Board of Directors, after a careful systematic review of the international literature on several hot topics concerning the quality level required for specific accreditation, and after several online and in-person meetings aimed at reaching broad consensus among its members, drew up a set of parameters required to obtain accreditation. Furthermore, to obtain scientific validation of the project, the accreditation protocol itself, together with the method used to develop it (systematic reviews), was the subject of an important scientific publication in the \u201cInternational Journal of Surgery\u201d, a highly regarded international journal, available at the following links:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c681bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72c681bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"livelli\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2220664d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2220664d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c95d688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c95d688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accreditation levels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0ccd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf0ccd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In particular, 3 progressive levels of accreditation have been defined, which can be requested after joining the Society:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20469f09 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"20469f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"43.104\" height=\"45.888\" viewBox=\"0 0 43.104 45.888\"><polygon points=\"24.096 20.16 24.096 0 19.008 0 19.008 20.16 0 20.16 0 25.248 19.008 25.248 19.008 45.888 24.096 45.888 24.096 25.248 43.104 25.248 43.104 20.16 24.096 20.16\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"43\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 43 6\"><rect width=\"43\" height=\"6\"><\/rect><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Level I: ISHAWS accreditation of the individual surgeon<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5411\"><p>Accreditation is granted after completing a specific form certifying completion of the learning curve (see table below) and the number of procedures performed each year (according to the criteria listed below), certified by the Medical Director of the relevant health authority\/hospital. Accreditation is temporary and is renewed every year after verifying the continuity of surgical activity and its results.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"43.104\" height=\"45.888\" viewBox=\"0 0 43.104 45.888\"><polygon points=\"24.096 20.16 24.096 0 19.008 0 19.008 20.16 0 20.16 0 25.248 19.008 25.248 19.008 45.888 24.096 45.888 24.096 25.248 43.104 25.248 43.104 20.16 24.096 20.16\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"43\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 43 6\"><rect width=\"43\" height=\"6\"><\/rect><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Level II: ISHAWS accreditation of the Reference Center for Abdominal Wall Surgery<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5412\"><p>This is a facility (public, or private and accredited with the National Health Service) where at least 2 ISHAWS Level I accredited surgeons work, whose accreditation has already been confirmed at least once. Accreditation as a Reference Center can therefore take place at least one year after the surgeons\u2019 accreditation. In addition to the specific parameters listed in the table, the facility must meet the following requirements:<\/p><p>Outpatient surgery service;<br \/>Possibility of urgent\/emergency admission for patients already treated;<br \/>Surgeon and anaesthetist on duty\/on call 24\/7;<br \/>Intensive care unit on site or within the hospital network;<br \/>Laboratory, radiology (CT) and transfusion service active or on call 24\/7, on site or within the hospital network;<br \/>Plastic surgery service available on site or within the hospital network;<br \/>Complex wound care service (negative pressure, etc.) available.<\/p><p>The Reference Center must also be a training site for the Italian School of Abdominal Wall Surgery, and the surgeons working there must demonstrate active participation (as speaker\/chair) every year in at least three events on abdominal wall surgery (congress\/workshop\/meeting), as well as in the EHS congress every 2 years. Finally, the Center must take part in any multicentre studies proposed by the Society.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"43.104\" height=\"45.888\" viewBox=\"0 0 43.104 45.888\"><polygon points=\"24.096 20.16 24.096 0 19.008 0 19.008 20.16 0 20.16 0 25.248 19.008 25.248 19.008 45.888 24.096 45.888 24.096 25.248 43.104 25.248 43.104 20.16 24.096 20.16\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"43\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 43 6\"><rect width=\"43\" height=\"6\"><\/rect><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Level III: ISHAWS accreditation of the Highly Specialised Center for Abdominal Wall Surgery<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5413\"><p>This is a facility (public, or private and accredited with the National Health Service) where at least 2 ISHAWS Level I accredited surgeons work, whose accreditation has already been confirmed at least once, and at least 1 surgeon in specific training. Accreditation as a Highly Specialised Center can take place at least one year after accreditation as a Reference Center.<\/p><p>In addition to the specific parameters listed in the table, the facility must meet the following requirements:<\/p><p>Outpatient surgery service;<br \/>Possibility of urgent\/emergency admission for patients already treated;<br \/>Surgeon and anaesthetist on duty\/on call 24\/7;<br \/>Intensive care unit on site or within the hospital network;<br \/>Laboratory, radiology (CT) and transfusion service active or on call 24\/7, on site or within the hospital network;<br \/>Plastic surgery service available on site or within the hospital network;<br \/>Complex wound care service (negative pressure, etc.) available.<\/p><p>The Center must be a training site for the Italian School of Abdominal Wall Surgery. 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