Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 7th edition of the Utrecht Spine Course on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March 2026. This course the focus is on ‘The Geriatric Spine’.

This course is designed for clinicians from orthopedic, neurosurgical, geriatric, radiologic and other medical departments involved in the management of the geriatric population in which (traumatic) osteoporotic spinal pathology is becoming a growing challenge for our healthcare system.

We will interactively share our concepts for the clinical care of patients with osteoporotic fractures and related pathology. In addition, the surgical concepts, we will share our multidisciplinary approach and members of our team will emphasize on the in the treatment of patients with osteoporosis.

Next to lectures, there is ample time for case-based discussions and interaction with the faculty. For a limited group, a cadaver with hands-on training is provided. We sincerely hope you will attend this very comprehensive course.

On behalf of the Utrecht Spine Unit, Jasper van Tiel en Sander Muijs

Course venue 27 March
The Utrecht Spine Course will take place in the Pink Lecture Hall of the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Address: UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Registration is open as of 08.15 hrs. to collect your badge and have a cup of coffee.

WiFi network: UMCU-gasten

Course dinner
On Friday evening 27 March a dinner is arranged in restaurant – Meneer Vink https://meneer-vink.nl/
(The dinner should have been pre-booked.)
Time: 18.30 drinks, 19.00 – 22.00 dinner
Dress code: Casual

Hands-on surgical skills lab 28 March
(The lab should have been pre-booked.)
The hands-on surgical skills lab will take place on Saturday 28 March at the University Medical Center Utrecht.
Location: Dissecting room at the Stratenum. When you enter the main entrance, you go left. At the end of the corridor you will find the Stratenum. Further instructions are placed there.
Time: The course starts at 08.00 hrs. and has a very full schedule. Please make sure you are present between 07.30 and 07.45 hrs in the dressing room to change cloths.
If necessary, you can place your luggage in the dressing room. The course will finish between 13.30 and 14.00 hrs. with lunch.

Accreditation and certificate
The Utrecht Spine Course – The Geriatric Spine, Utrecht, The Netherlands,  accreditation is requested by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®)

Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. After the course you can collect a certificate of attendance at the registration desk.
At the end of the course on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, you can complete the evaluation via Mentimeter (instructions and code will follow during the course). You will receive an email after the course and no later than April 15, 2026 with your certificate of attendance.