Public Lectures Henning Dralle – Thyroid cancer: rising incidence, decreasing aggressiveness? Konrad Karcz – Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence – Needed Supplements in Modern Medical Education Stein Kaasa – Patient centered care pathways – More involvement of the patients – better patient care? Otto Rienhoff – Principles and Foibles of Precision Medicine Maximilian Reiser – What you should consider when writing a scientific medical article? Andrew A. Gumbs – Artificial Intelligence Surgery and the Promise of Autonomous Actions Merab Sareli – Morphological aspects of liver resection