LENTESYMPOSIUM BVOT 2026

Wetenschappelijke coördinatie: Dr. Kris Govaers & Prof. dr. Frank Plasschaert

Locatie: Aula van het Provinciehuis Antwerpen, Koningin Elisabethlei 22, 2018 Antwerpen

Program

08.15  Registration and coffee

09.00  Occupational Hazard in Orthopaedic surgery

The axial skeleton 
Davy Hoste (Orthoclinic Brugge)

Shoulder Injury
Tanguy Segers (AZ SInt Jan Brugge)

Injuries of wrist and hand
Jean Goubau (AZ Maria Middelares Gent)

Surgical Fatigue
Kris Govaers (AZ Sint-Blasius Dendermonde)

09.40 Discussion

10.00 A lifelong career in Orthopaedic Surgery

The aging orthopaedic surgeon
Tim Wilton (Medical Director National Joint Registry - U.K.)

How to kickstart your practice
Thomas Tampere (University Hospital Gent)

Pilot Age limits: The full picture
Dimitri Aerden (University Hospital Brussel)

10.30 Panel Discussion:  A lifelong healthy career

10.50 Coffee break

11.20  The future orthopaedic surgeon: More professional, more diverse.

The BVOT: Past, present and future
Frank Plasschaert (University Hospital Gent)

Diversity in orthopaedic surgery
TBA

Welcome to the real world.
Peter Verdonk (Orthoca)

Surgery: Quo Vadis?
Stan Politis (Federatie Medisch Specialisten)

11.50  Panel discussion
           Moderator:  Filip Robijns (ZOL Maaseik)

12.10  Lunch

13.30  The Power of Orthopaedic Data

AI makes reporting easy
Stijn Muermans (AZ Delta)

Myorthodata: REDCAP in daily practice.
TBA

Lessons from the NJR
Tim Wilton (Medical Director National Joint Registry - U.K.) 

14.10  Panel discussion.  Moderator: Jan Victor (UZ Gent)

14.30  Farewell drink and networking

Info: secretariaat@bvot.be