Annual meeting 

Friday, November 20th 2026

Endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery

08:00  President Associate professor Gauti Sigmundsson  
               Welcome speech

08:05    Associate professor Josefin Åkerstedt    
              Presentation of the current state of endoscopy and minimally invasive spine                          surgery at Swedish centers.

Session 1: Endoscopic spine surgery

08:15  Associate professor Victor Staartjes, Dept. of Neurosurgery,
             University Hospital Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
             An overview of randomized studies on endoscopic spine surgery.

08:45    Dr. Anton Rasch RKC.    
              The Stockholm experience.

09:00-09:30 Break Exhibition 30 min

09:30    Dr. Vincent Hagel, Spine Center, Asklepios Klinik Lindau, Germany.                                Keynote: Getting started with endoscopic spine surgery: Systems, procedures, and
              learning curve, advanced indications.

10:30-11:00       Break Exhibition 30 min

11:00-12:00       Annual meeting proceedings

12:00-13:00      Lunch and Exhibition 60 min

Session 2: Minimally invasive spine surgery

13:00  Associate professor Clemens Weber, Stavanger University Hospital,                                       Norway.    
             Percutaneous cervical pedicle screws and Augmented Reality navigation.

13:30    Professor Marisa Gandia Gonzalez, La Paz Hospital Madrid.
             Robotics in minimally invasive spine surgery. 

14:00    Professor Roger Härtl, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA (Online presentation)                       Minimally invasive spinal procedures.  

14:30-15:00      Break Exhibition 30 min

15:00    Dr. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, Dr. Thomas Bender Aarhus University Hospital Århus               University Hospital
             The Road to Robotics and our first experience

15:15  Panel debate and general discussion    
            Professor. Marisa Gandia Gonzalez vs. Associate professor Yohan Robinson vs.                      Associate professor Clemens Weber vs Professor Mikkel Mylius Rasmussen,                          Moderation Associate professor Gauti sigmundsson

16:00 Final remarks

Föreläsare

Associate professor Josefin Åkerstedt
University Hospital of Umeå 

Victor Staartjes
Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland

Dr. Anton Rasch
RKC, Stockholm center for Spine Surgery

Dr. Vincent Hagel
Spine Center, Asklepios Klinik Lindau, Germany

Associate professor Clemens Weber
Stavanger University Hospital, Norway

Professor Roger Härtl
Weill Cornell Medicine, USA

Professor Marisa Gandia Gonzalez
La Paz Hospital Madrid

Dr. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir
Aarhus University Hospital, Norway

Dr. Thomas Bender
Aarhus University Hospital, Norway

Associate professor Yohan Robinson
Capio Spine Center Göteborg