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CWIG
2026
schedule
Mon sep 14 Tue sep 15 Wed sep 16 Thurs sep 17
congenital chest wall congenital chest wall trauma + reconstruction     postgraduate course
day 1 day 2 icw ESTS & CWIS     workshops
  MTC main hall
city center
MTC upper
auditorium
MTC main hall
city center
MTC main hall
city center

MTC session rooms
level 01

 UZ -KU Leuven
Health Sciences Campus
               
8.00 Opening session   Women in pectus

Chest wall biomechanics for surgeons

Thoracic outlet syndrome

     
               
8.30 (1h) Keynote 1 pectus 1 cardiopectus 1 Keynote 5 pectus 5 Keynote 9 trauma 1  Allied Health 
session 1

 Patient peer
group meeting

group A: hands on course
  PEx non-invasive tre atment cardiac pre correction Slipping rib sternal trauma     Vesalius lab
               
9.30 (30 m) Free papers 1   Free Papers 5 Free Papers 9     group B: masters @ work
  PE non-invasive papers   Slipping rib - miscellaneous papers trauma papers     Orchid auditorium (hospital)
               
10.00 Coffee break   Coffee break Coffee break     Coffee break
               
10.30 (1h30) Keynote 2 pectus 2 cardiopectus 2 Keynote 6 pectus 6 Keynote 10 trauma 2 Allied Health 
session 2
joint with AH2 a.m. program cont'd
  PE treatment topics cardiac perop correction effects carinatum rib trauma      
               
12.00 (30m) Free Papers 2   Free Papers 6 Free Papers 10      
  PE treament papers   carinatum papers trauma papers 2      
               
12.30 Lunch   Lunch Lunch     Lunch
               
13.30 (1h) Keynote 3 pectus 3 cardiopectus 3 Keynote 7 pectus 7 Keynote 11 recon 1     group A: masters @ work
  Pex imaging and indices cardiac post correction effects Currarino-Silvermann - Arcuatum bony reconstruction     Orchid auditorium (hospital)
               
14.30 (30m) Free Papers 3   Free Papers7 Free Papers 11     group B: hands on course
  imaging papers   best papers resection case papers     Vesalius lab
               
15.00 Coffee break   Coffee break Coffee break     Coffee break
               
15.30 (1h30) Keynote 4 pectus 4 plenary with KN4 Keynote 8 pectus 8 Keynote 12 recon 2     p.m. program cont'd
  PE cardiac   911/112 session soft tissue & QoL      
               
17.00 (30m) Free Papers 4   Free Papers 8 Free Papers 12      
  cardiac papers   complication papers reconstruction papers      
               
18.00 End of day   End of day End of day     End of conference
               
19.00 Welcome reception   Conference diner        
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