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  Dr. Paul Kim: High Volume Outpatient Arthroplasty Surgery
   0840 – 0920  Dr. Graham King: Radial Head Fracture Management in 2026
   0920 – 1000  Dr. Jamie Howard: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: More or Less?
   1000 – 1040  Dr. David Barei: What’s New in Trauma Treatment
   1040 – 1100  Questions and Panel Discussion

DAY 3: Tuesday, September 29

   0800 – 0840  Dr. Graham King: Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow: Treatment Option
   0840 – 0920  Dr. J Pollock: Shoulder Fractures: Repair or Replace
   0920 – 1000  Dr. Paul Kim: Hip Resurfacing in 2026 – Still Alive and Kicking
   1000 – 1020  Cases 
   1020 – 1100  Questions and Panel Discussion

DAY 4: Wednesday, September 30

   0800 – 0840  Dr. Vik Khanna: Learning in Surgery: Robotics in Joint Replacement
   0840 – 0920  Dr. Eric Bohm: Infection Prevention in Arthroplasty
   0920 – 1000  Dr. Paul Kim: Hip Resurfacing in 2026 – Still Alive and Kicking
   1000 – 1020  Cases 
   1020 – 1100  Questions and Panel Discussion

DAY 5: Thursday, October 1

   0800 – 0840  Dr. J Pollock: Update on Rotator Cuff Treatment
   0840 – 0920  Dr. Graham King: Olecranon Fractures: What’s New? 
   0920 – 1000  Dr. Karl Lalonde: Management of Hindfoot Issues
   1000 – 1020  Cases 
   1020 – 1100  Questions and Panel Discussion

DAY 6: Friday, October 2

   0800 – 0840  Dr. Jamie Howard: Primary TKA Alignment Options – Which is Best? 
   0840 – 0920  Dr. Karl Lalonde: Total Ankle Arthroplasty in 2026
   0920 – 1000  Dr. Graham King: Distal Humeral Fractures in the Elderly
   1000 – 1020  Cases 
   1020 – 1100  Questions and Panel Discussion

DAY 7: Saturday, October 3

   0800  Departures