In conjunction with the Annual CWIG meeting, we will also offer participation in the 5th edition of the Chest Wall Surgery Course.
The 4th day of the conference week will be in full dedicated to tips and tricks from reknowned experts in the field of chest wall surgery.
We will offer you a half day lab session where techniques involving the chest wall including pectus surgery, reconstruction and trauma can be rehearsed on cadavers and mannekins under supervision of world experts. This exercise lab will give you the opportunity to get familiar with several solutions that are available on the market. During the 'Master@work' session in the second half of the course day, experts will share their tips, tricks and rationales by means of short technical video presentations in several aspects of chest surgery.
As to maximize interaction with the faculty during these sessions, we will split the group of attendees over the two session areas, one at the KU Leuven Anatomy - Vesalius institute and one at the Orchid auditorium both at the KU Leuven - UZ Leuven Health Sciences Campus Gasthuisberg . In between sessions, all participants will convene for a walking lunch in the Foyer of the Orchid auditorium.
At CWIG2026, we have foreseen again different slots for presentation of scientific work conducted within the community of chest wall adepts. Below, you can find more details on the modalities, how and when you can submit your abstracts.
17 May 2026: Author registration and payment deadline
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Abstracts are to be written in English and should be submitted electronically via the Conftool abstract management system.
The title must not exceed 20 words.
The abstract must not exceed 300 words and should be structured as follows:
Background (max. 75 words)
Methods (max. 75 words)
Results (max. 100 words)
Conclusion (max. 50 words)
The abstract should not mention your institution name as the reviews will be conducted anonymously.
All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee.
Upon acceptance, at least one author is required to register for the conference and attend as a participant.
Abstracts must be submitted via the website. Emailed abstracts will not be considered.
TOPICS
With every abstract, you are required to select at least 2 topics related to the subject of your paper, as well as the age group to which your work as related to.
Please consider also at least 3 and up to 5 keywords for your contribution, separated by commas.
SUBMISSION TYPES
Free Paper – Oral Presentation
You may optionally upload one table or image in PNG or JPG format in Step 2 of the submission process. Uploading is available without penalty, as such without reduction of abstract length.
E-poster
You may optionally upload one table or image in PNG or JPG format in Step 2 of the submission process. Uploading is available without penalty, as such without reduction of abstract length.
If your submission is accepted after review, you will be asked to design a graphical poster presentation using a predefined PDF format, which will be displayed on poster screens throughout the venue.
Narrated E-Poster
If your submission is accepted after review, you will be asked to design a graphical poster presentation of your work.
In addition, you will be invited to create a short 2 minute bullet-video recording to accompany your poster.
The poster and narrated video will be made available to attendees on multimedia screens with video and audio throughout the venue.
Video Abstract
You are required to submit the following as part of your submission:
A textual abstract describing the video content (entered in the submission form).
A short video upload introducing your proposed contribution.
This video is for review purposes only and does not need to be a finished or professionally produced video.
Technical guidelines (short video):
Format: MP4 (H.264)
Resolution: 480p or 720p
Maximum duration: 6 minutes
Maximum file size: 60 MB
If your submission is accepted after review, you will be asked to prepare a final video (maximum 6 minutes), which will be presented to the full audience during one of the Free Paper programme sessions.
