XVIII INTERNATIONAL POZNAN COURSE IN UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY - FOREARM, WRIST, HAND

 

POZNAN, 20.03.2026 - 21.03.2026

Print version of the program
19
March
Thursday
3D PRINTING PRECOURSE
COURSE REGISTRATION STARTS SOON
This precourse will cover recent knowledge and advancements in 3D printing in hand surgery including patient specific instruments for malunion osteotomy, process of planning, clinical cases and many more.
20
March
Friday
08:00
Opening
Chairpersons
Leszek Romanowski
prof. dr hab. n. med. Leszek Romanowski
Piotr Czarnecki
dr n. med. Piotr Czarnecki
08:30 - 09:30
TENDONS
Xavier Gueffier
Moderator
Piotr Czarnecki
dr n. med. Piotr Czarnecki
08:30 - 08:40
Practical remarks on extensor tendons
08:40 - 08:55
Advances in flexor tendons surgery
Lecturer
Ahmed Elsaftawy
08:55 - 09:05
Most common and useful tendon transfers
Xavier Gueffier
09:05 - 09:15
Hand therapy after tendon surgery
Lecturer
Marta Jokiel
Marta Jokiel
09:15 - 09:30
Cases and discussion
Lecturer
09:30 - 09:45
COFFEE BREAK
09:45 - 10:45
WORKSHOPS
10:45 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:00
NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN HAND SURGERY
Brigitte van der Heijden
Moderator
Maciej Bręborowicz
Maciej Bręborowicz
11:00 - 11:15
4D CT
Brigitte van der Heijden
11:15 - 11:25
From virtual reality to Mixed reality: future perspectives and expectations
Xavier Gueffier
11:25 - 11:40
3D printing
11:40 - 11:50
Fat graft injections in CMC1 OA
Lecturer
Enrico Carita
11:50 - 12:00
Discussion
Lecturer
Michał Harasymczuk
Michał Harasymczuk
12:00 - 12:15
COFFEE BREAK
12:15 - 13:15
WORKSHOPS
13:15 - 13:30
COFFEE BREAK
13:30 - 14:30
LUNCH
14:00 - 14:30
POSTER SESSION
Ilse Degreef
Moderators
Paweł Reichert
prof. Paweł Reichert
Ewa Bręborowicz
dr n. med. Ewa Bręborowicz
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch symposium
14:30 - 15:30
ELECTIVE SURGERY
Zaf Naqui
Moderator
Paweł Reichert
prof. Paweł Reichert
14:30 - 14:45
Think twice before you operate. Red flags in outpatient clinic
Lecturer
M.D.Ph.D. Alex Lluch
14:45 - 15:05
My approach to Duputrens
Ilse Degreef
15:05 - 15:20
Overuse syndromes - simple hand surgery?
Lecturer
Karol Szyluk
15:20 - 15:30
Cases and discussion
Lecturer
Karolina Beigert
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
15:45 - 16:45
WORKSHOPS
16:45 - 17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 18:00
NERVES AND MICRO
Bruno Battiston
Moderator
Ireneusz Walaszek
Ireneusz Walaszek
17:00 - 17:10
Advances in nerve surgery
Lecturer
Piotr Czarnecki
dr n. med. Piotr Czarnecki
17:10 - 17:20
Contralateral C7 for brachial plexus reconstruction
Bruno Battiston
17:20 - 17:30
Up-to-date of italian indications and our experience in replantation surgery
Bruno Battiston
17:30 - 17:45
Most useful flaps in the hand
Lecturer
Ireneusz Walaszek
Ireneusz Walaszek
17:45 - 18:00
Cases and discussion
Lecturer
Piotr Koschel
Piotr Koschel
21
March
Saturdy
08:00 - 09:00
FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
Moderators
Enrico Carita
Leszek Kaczmarek
Leszek Kaczmarek
08:00 - 08:10
Surgical anatomy of the fractures
Brigitte van der Heijden
08:10 - 08:25
PIPJ injuries
Zaf Naqui
08:25 - 08:35
Specific distal radius fractures
Lecturer
Paweł Reichert
prof. Paweł Reichert
08:35 - 08:45
Hand therapy following fractures and dislocations
Lecturer
Ewa Bręborowicz
dr n. med. Ewa Bręborowicz
08:45 - 09:00
Cases and discussion
Lecturer
Michał Górecki
Michał Górecki
09:00 - 09:15
COFFEE BREAK
09:15 - 10:15
WORKSHOPS
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:30
WALANT AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES
Moderator
10:30 - 10:50
How and why to introduce WALANT and ultrasound into daily practice
Xavier Gueffier
10:50 - 11:00
Practical tips on WALANT surgery
Ilse Degreef
11:00 - 11:10
Minimaly invasive surgery in my hands
Lecturer
Zbigniew Szlosser
dr Zbigniew Szlosser
11:10 - 11:30
Cases and discussion
Lecturer
11:30 - 11:45
COFFEE BREAK
11:45 - 12:45
WORKSHOPS
12:45 - 13:00
COFFEE BREAK
13:00 - 14:00
HAND AND WRIST ATHRITIS
Moderator
M.D.Ph.D. Alex Lluch
13:00 - 13:15
Partial wrist fusions
Lecturer
M.D.Ph.D. Alex Lluch
13:15 - 13:30
Modern approach to CMCJ arthritis
Zaf Naqui
13:30 - 13:40
Total wrist replacement
Lecturer
Enrico Carita
13:40 - 13:50
Wrist denervation
Lecturer
Maciej Bręborowicz
Maciej Bręborowicz
13:50 - 14:00
Cases and discussion
Lecturer
Katarzyna Kozłowska
Katarzyna Kozłowska
14:00
Closure, awards
Lecturer
Piotr Czarnecki
dr n. med. Piotr Czarnecki