| 08:45-09:00 |
Welcome address
Enrico Tessitore, Geneva | Gregory Jost, Biel |
| 09:00-10:15 |
Session I: Cervical Research & Novelties
Chairs: Gregory Jost, Biel | Oliver Hausmann, Lucerne |
| 09:00-09:20 |
Opening keynote lecture:
Evaluating fusion and stability in the cervical spine: new insights in a practical and clinical approach
Carmen Vleggeert-Langkamp, Leiden, NL |
| 09:20-09:40 |
Virtual Reality for surgery of the cervical spine
Giuseppe Barbagallo, Catania, IT |
| 09:40-10:00 |
Sagittal balance of the cervical spine
Alexandra Grob, Zurich |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Questions & Answers |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
Session II: Neck & Shoulder
Chairs: Alexander Mameghani, Baden | Gianluca Maestretti, Fribourg |
| 10:45-11:05 |
Shoulder pathologies mimicking neck pain: how do I know it’s the shoulder
Michael Schär, Bern |
| 11:05-11:25 |
C-spine pathologies mimicking shoulder pain: how do I know it’s the spine
Pedro Berjano, Milano, IT
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| 11:25-11:45 |
How to reeducate shoulder and neck problems?
With or without surgery
Michael Norberg, Lavey-les-Bains |
| 11:45-12:00 |
Questions & Answers |
| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00-14:15 |
Session III: Joint NeuroSpine-EANS Session 2026
The cervical spine
Chairs: Enrico Tessitore, Geneva | Ralph Schär, Bern |
| 13:00-13:20 |
Sci-poem study
Giuseppe Barbagallo, Catania, IT |
| 13:20-13:40 |
Novel concepts in degenerative cervical myelopathy
Aria Nouri, Geneva |
| 13:40-14:00 |
Central Cord Syndrome
Ralph Schär, Bern |
| 14:00-14:15 |
Questions & Answers |
| 14:15-15:15 |
Session IV: Joint NeuroSpine-AO Spine Session 2026 –
Revision Surgery in the Cervical Spine
Chairs: Raluca Reitmeir, Zurich | Christoph Albers, Bern
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| 14:15-14:30 |
Challenges of deformity correction in cervical revision surgery
Pedro Berjano, Milano, IT |
| 14:30-14:45 |
Management of complications in cervical spine surgeries
Markus Loibl, Zurich |
| 14:45-15:00 |
Outcomes of cervical revision surgeries
Luca Papavero, Hamburg, DE |
| 15:00-15:15 |
Questions & Answers |
| 15:15-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-16:45 |
Session V: Case-debate: Fusion versus Motion Preservation in Cervical spine
Moderator: Robert H. Andres, Bern |
| 15:45-16:30 |
Panel of experts:
- Case presenter: Granit Molliqaj, Geneva
Debate animated by the moderator
- Pro fusion: Martin Stienen, St. Gallen
- Pro prothesis: Jean-Yves Lazennec, Paris / Saint-Cloud
Case solution: Granit Molliqaj, Geneva |
| 16:30-16:45 |
Questions & Answers |
| 16:45 |
Closing Remarks
Enrico Tessitore, Geneva | Gregory Jost, Biel
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