PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Last updated on 26/05/2026

Thursday, December 18

08.30 – Registration & Welcome coffee amongst the exhibitors

09.00 – Session 1: State of the art athlete’s elbow
Moderator: R. van Riet
Case-based presentations on common elbow pathology and treatment

09.00 – Lateral epicondylitis in a tennis player – P. Caekebeke
09.18 – Distal biceps injury in weightlifters – P. Pierrieux
09.36 – Snapping triceps syndrome in an aspiring athlete – M. van den Bekerom
09.54 – Ulnar / Median / Radial nerve problems in athletes – R. Barco
10.12 – Throwers` elbow – L. Van Rensburg

10.30 – Coffee break amongst the exhibitors

11.00 – Session 2: State of the art athlete’s shoulder
Moderators: G. Declercq, T. Van Raebroeckx
5 case-based presentations on common shoulder pathology and treatment

11.00 – Anterior labrum tear in a gymnast – T. Alta
11.18 – PASTA lesion and SLAP tear in a tennis player – R. Barco
11.36 – Posterior labrum tear in a wrestler – R. Garofalo
11.54 – AC joint dislocation in a cyclist – C. Ascani
12.12 – LHB tendinitis in a cross-fit athelete – P. Tessier

12.30 – Lunch & Industry side events

14.00 – Session 3: Degenerative cuff pathology: from biology to arthroplasty
Moderators: N. Jansen, M. Colman

14.00 – Keynote: Current treatment strategies for degenerative cuff tears: what works, what does not? – JD Werthel
14.25 – Conservative treatment of degenerative cuff tears – K. Sas
14.40 – Biceps: leave it, use it, cut it or tenodese it. What really matters ? – R. Garofalo
14.55 – Cost-benefit of patch augmentation – A. Maqdes
15.10 – My most common cuff repair patterns and configurations – JD Werthel

15.25 – Coffee break amongst the exhibitors

15.55 – Session 3: Degenerative cuff pathology: from biology to arthroplasty (Cont’d)

15.55 – Massive subscapularis tears: repair, transfer or RSA ? – R. Garofalo
16.10 – Lower trap or Lat dorsi for posterosuperior cuff tears ? – M. Van Den Beekerom
16.25 – When I go for RSA in a massive cuff tear – J. Sperling
16.40 – Cuff tear arthropathy with lag signs: when is RSA alone enough and when is it not ? – K. Wieser

16.55 – Session 4: Case discussion : shoulder cuff
Moderator: K. Wieser

16.55 – panel – M. Vanderstappen, E. Lejeune, T. Van Raebroeckx, A. Maqdes

18.00 – End of day

20.00 – Congress dinner

Friday, December 19

08.30 – Registration & Welcome coffee amongst the exhibitors

09.00 – Session 5: Elbow arthroplasty for (post)traumatic cases
Moderator: L. Verstuyft

09.00 – Keynote: Radial head arthroplasty – L. Van Rensburg
09.25 – How to avoid total elbow replacement – M. van den Bekerom
09.40 – Pitfalls of TEA – P. Caekebeke
09.55 – How to perform TEA – R. Barco
10.10 – Revision TEA – A. Watts

10.25 – Coffee break amongst the exhibitors

11.00 – Session 6: Live Surgery Shoulder & Elbow
Moderators: JD. Werthel & Alexander Vervaecke + Raul Barco & Adam Watts

11.00 – Live Shoulder surgery from Focusclinic AZ Monica
11.45 – Live Elbow surgery from Focusclinic AZ Monica

12.30 – Lunch & Industry side events

14.00 – Session 7: How can we improve outcomes and prevent complications in shoulder arthroplasty
Moderators: O. Verborgt, H. VD Bracht

14.00 – Keynote: Improving outcomes in shoulder arthroplasty: the Mayo Clinic Experience – J. Sperling
14.25 – How I prevent infection in shoulder arthroplasty – N. Bonnevialle
14.40 – How I improve function and outcome in aTSA – JD Werthel
14.55 – How I prevent subscap and cuff failure in aTSA – K. Wieser
15.10 – How I improve function and outcome in RSA – P. Castoldi
15.25 – How I prevent instability in RSA – N. Bonnevialle
15.40 – How I prevent acromial stress fractures in RSA – A. Maqdes
15.55 – How I improve glenoid positioning in RSA – Ph. Teissier
How I improve outcomes for RSA in fractures – C. Ascani

16.10 – Session 8: Case discussion: revisions
Moderator: J. Sperling

16.10 – Panel – T. Claes, H. VD Bracht, M. Colman, P. Castoldi, A. Karelse, F. Verhaegen, E. Lejeune

17.00 – End of the congress

ACCREDITATION

Requested at RIZIV for medical doctors and at Pro-Q-Kine for physiotherapists.