Current Trends in Orthopaedics
Alsace, France
September 27 - October 3, 2026
Medical Program
COURSE CHAIR
Paul R. Kim, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
DAY 1: Sunday, September 27
1800 Mr. John Minogue/Dr. Paul Kim: Introductions
DAY 2: Monday, September 28
0800 – 0840 TBD: High Volume Outpatient Arthroplasty Surgery
0840 – 0920 Dr. Graham King: Elbow Arthroplasty – Indications and Outcomes
0920 – 1000 TBD: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty:More or Less?
1000 – 1040 TBD: What’s new in Trauma Treatment
1040 – 1100 Questions and Panel Discussion
DAY 3: Tuesday, September 29
0800 – 0840 Dr. Graham King: An Athlete’s Elbow
0840 – 0920 TBD: Shoulder Fractures: Repair or Replace
0920 – 1000 TBD: Ankle Trauma Update
1000 – 1020 Cases
1020 – 1100 Questions and Panel Discussion
DAY 4: Wednesday, September 30
0800 – 0840 TBD: Learning in Surgery: A Continual Career Process
0840 – 0920 TBD: Infected TKA – Diagnosis and Management
0920 – 1000 TBD: Hip Resurfacing in 2026 – Alive and Kicking
1000 – 1020 Cases
1020 – 1100 Questions and Panel Discussion
DAY 5: Thursday, October 1
0800 – 0840 TBD: Update on Rotator Cuff Treatment
0840 – 0920 Dr. Graham King: Radial Head Fractures Management in 2018
0920 – 1000 TBD: Foot and Ankle Topics – Current Management and Treatment
1000 – 1020 Cases
1020 – 1100 Questions and Panel Discussion
DAY 6: Friday, October 2
0800 – 0840 TBD: Primary TKA Alignment Options – Which is Best?
0840 – 0920 TBD: Surgical Wound Healing 2018: Options for Improvement
0920 – 1000 TBD: Orthopedic Innovation: Opportunities, Challenges and Responsibilities
1000 – 1020 Cases
1020 – 1100 Questions and Panel Discussion
DAY 7: Saturday, October 3
0800 Departures
*Please note, topics and speakers are yet to be finalized and subject to change prior to the course.
