Thursday, May 21, 2026

8:00 p.m. Get-together dinner

Friday, May 22, 2026

8:00 a.m. Arrival at Amsterdam Skills Centre

8:15 a.m. Welcome and introductions (KLS Martin, CWIS Team)

Morning session | Chairs: White, Wijffels, Edwards | 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

8:30 a.m. Modern rib fracture management | Indications | Timing | Surgical approach (Bauman)

8:50 a.m. Discussion (All)

9:00 a.m. Case presentations and discussion (White, Sutori, Sammartano, Huijstee)

10:15 a.m. Coffee break

10:30 a.m. Cadaver lab session #1 – L1® titanium surgical techniques and approaches (All)

12:30 p.m. Lunch break

Afternoon session | Chairs: Bauman, Sutori, Sammartano | 1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

1:30 p.m. New technology in rib fixation: PEEK implants – Case presentations and discussion (White, Edwards, Wijffels)

2:45 p.m. Sternal and parasternal fracture fixation (Bauman)

3:05 p.m. 3D planning and custom-made solutions (Huijstee)

3:20 p.m. Summary and discussion (All)

3:35 p.m. Coffee break

4:00 p.m. Cadaver lab session #2 – PEEK for rib fixation, sternal fracture solutions (All)

6:00 p.m. Conclusion

8:00 p.m. Dinner

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