Realistic Treatment of Hand, Wrist and Elbow Fractures

Faculty (in alphabetical order):

Prof. Dr. Pieter Caekebeke, Genk, BE
Dr. Jan Debeij, Den Haag, NL
Dr. Saartje Defoort, Ghent, BE
Prof. Dr. Joris Duerinckx, Genk, BE
Prof. Jean Goubau, Ghent - Brussels (VUB), BE
Dr. Charlotte Lameijer, Amsterdam, NL
Dr. Michiel Leijnen, Leiden, NL
Dr. Xander Smit, Rotterdam, NL
Dr. Luc Walschot, Mechelen, BE

Main specialty of the event
An interactive seminar and hands- on workshop, addressing trauma and reconstruction with representative cases and discussions. Latest innovations and trends are presented both in theoretical discussions and surgical demonstrations. Practical exercises are designed as close as possible to realities in the operating room (pre-operative discussion of the case, use of pre-fractured or deformed specimen).

Expected educational outcomes
Broadening of spectrum of good practices and their dissemination, Aware of new/improved techniques and methodologies to diagnose, treat and follow-up patients.

Registration Fees

	Wrist & Elbow	Wrist	Elbow
IBRA Full Member	EUR 820	EUR 440	EUR 440
IBRA Basic / Non-Member	EUR 1640	EUR 890	EUR 890

Educational hours
Theoretical Part on Thursday, October 16 – 165 min
Practical Part on Thursday, October 16 – 270 min
Theoretical Part on Friday October 17 – 210 min
Practical Part on Friday October 17 –180 min
Total: 13,75 h

Certification

The Realistic Treatment of Hand, Wrist and Elbow Fractures, Ghent, Belgium 16/10/2025 - 17/10/2025, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 13.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.