Joint BELNUC–BHS–BKS–BOTRA Autumn Symposium

Date: Saturday, September 27th, 2025

Venue: Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport, Da Vincilaan 4, 1831 Zaventem

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Preliminary Programm:

8:30 – 9:00: Registration

9:00 – 9:05: Welcome

Moderators: Olivier Gheysens (Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc) and Hilde Vandenneucker (UZ Leuven)

09:05 – 09:20: Why do modern hip arthroplasties fail ? – Stijn Ghijselings (UZ Leuven)

09:20 – 09:35: Why do modern knee arthroplasties fail ? Stefaan Van Onsem (AZ Alma Eeklo)

09:35 – 09:55: Bone remodelling after joint replacement: Unraveling Biomechanical Loading from Lab to Life. – Lennart Scheys (UZ Leuven)

09:55 – 10:15: Bridging the gap: Nuclear medicine’s role in diagnosing and management of painful total hip/knee arthroplasties: what the orthopedic surgeon expects from the nuclear medicine physician. – Kris Govaers (AZ Sint-Blasius Dendermonde)

10:15 – 10:30: Questions ?

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee break

Moderators : Ken Kudura (CHU Mont-Godinne) and Wouter Sioen (O.L.V. van Lourdes Ziekenhuis Waregem)

11:00 – 11:20: State-of-the-art nuclear imaging in painful knee arthroplasty. – Dirk Ooms (AZORG Aalst)

11:20 – 11:40: State-of-the-art nuclear imaging in painful hip arthroplasty. – Max Lonneux (CHIREC)

11:40 – 12:00: A Belgian perspective on diagnosing prosthetic joint infection : where to start, what to look for. – Joris Vles (UZ Leuven)

12:00 – 12:15: Imaging in prosthetic joint infection : a timeless tool or a dying art ? – Bliede Van den Broeck (UZ Gent)

12:15 – 12:55: Case-based discussion and debate. – Britt Ollivier (UZ Leuven) en XXX )BOTRA

12:55 – 13:00: Closing remarks

RIZIV/INAMI and FANC/AFCN accreditation is still pending.