AO Davos Courses 2026
29 November 2026 – 11 December 2026
Congress Centre Davos, Davos, Switzerland
The AO Davos Courses are the AO Foundation's flagship educational event for surgeons, held in Davos since 1960. The 2026 edition offers courses from AO Trauma, AO Spine, AO CMF, AO VET, AO Recon and AO Sports, combining on-site training with virtual learning, with more than 350 international faculty members, a tour of the AO Center and the AO Experience at the Davos Congress Centre.
900 sessions · 345 speakers
Agenda
- Welcome and introduction, course objectives, myAO, and AO Surgery Reference 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- Case presentation—isthmic spondylolisthesis II L5-S1 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- Case presentation—degenerative spondylolisthesis L4-L5 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- Degenerative spondylolisthesis—to fuse or not to fuse? 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- SHARD session—From Anterior to Psoas: Tips and Tricks (ATP) 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- Case presentations—postoperative infection 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- Management algorithm—the infected back 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- Introduction to the anatomical specimen laboratory 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- Faculty debrief meeting 29 November 2026 · Congress Center, Sanada 2
- AO CMF Masters Course—Facial Gender Affirmation Surgery 29 November 2026
- AO Spine Masters Course—Complex Cervical Spine Surgery (With Human Anatomical Specimens) 29 November 2026
- AO CMF Masters Course—Management of Complex Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: Novel Concepts and Innovations 29 November 2026
- AO Sports Advanced Course — Knee Injuries and Deformities 29 November 2026
- AO Spine Masters Course—Complex Lumbar Spine Surgery (With Human Anatomical Specimens) 29 November 2026
- AO VET Masters Course—Digital Engineering and 3D Printing in Veterinary Orthopedics 29 November 2026
- AO Spine Course—Mastering Fundamental Techniques in Spine Surgery 29 November 2026
- AO Trauma Course—Basic Principles of Fracture Management Swiss Surgeons 29 November 2026
- Welcome and introduction 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Introduction and Welcome 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Welcome and introduction to the course 30 November 2026 · Flüela
- Welcome and introductions 30 November 2026
- Welcome and introduction—objectives, structure, faculty, and outlook for the week 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Welcome, course frame, expectations, introduction of faculty 30 November 2026
- Biology of bone healing 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Data acquisition for digital engineering 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Multiple facets of the knee and biomechanics 30 November 2026 · Flüela
- Case discussion in small groups—cervical spondylotic myelopathy 30 November 2026
- Introduction to the anatomical specimen laboratory 30 November 2026 · Davos Hospital
- Case-based discussion 1 30 November 2026 · Flüela
- Sequence for virtual surgical planning (with and without patient specific implants) 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Concepts of mechanical fixation―relative and absolute stability 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Sequence for virtual surgical planning (with and without patient specific implants) 30 November 2026
- Practicals of segmentation - demo of automatic tresholding etc - separate case 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Groups 1–4: 30 November 2026 · Davos Hospital
- Shaping identity: the transformative role of CMF surgery in gender affirmation 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Shaping identity: the transformative role of CMF surgery in gender affirmation 30 November 2026
- Digital Practical 1: Segmentation of femur and mandible 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Case discussion in small groups—traumatic locked cervical facets 30 November 2026
- Pioneering Innovations in Oral- and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery – the introduction of AI in digital workflows 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Pioneering Innovations in Oral- and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery – the introduction of AI in Digital Workflows 30 November 2026
- Principles of conventional plate fixation, including lag screw technique 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Questions and answers 30 November 2026 · Flüela
- Other software for segmentation and 3D workflow 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Faculty Presentation 30 November 2026
- Practical exercise 1: • Meniscal repair―horizontal tear 30 November 2026 · Flüela
- Panel Discussion 1 Disasters by the Masters in Managing Complex CMF Trauma Cases: What went wrong & How I Managed it Afterwards? 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Practical exercise 1A Welcome to the ”Baumarkt” How to use a power drill and a saw 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Shaping identity together—interdisciplinary collaboration for optimal gender affirmation outcomes 30 November 2026
- Beyond the binary—comprehensive patient assessment in facial gender affirmation surgery 30 November 2026
- Practical exercise 1B Internal fixation with screws and plates—absolute stability 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Anterior cervical decompression, uncoforaminotomy, ACDF (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion) • Locked facets • 10 steps for C1-C2 • Posterior subaxial cervical screws • Cervical laminoplasty and foraminotomy • Dural tear repair • 10 steps to open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) • 30 November 2026
- Panel discussion on replicas 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Small group discussion 1 30 November 2026
- 3D printing considerations for replicas versus guides 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Practical exercise 1 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Groups 1–4: 30 November 2026 · Davos Hospital
- Q&A 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Digital Practical 2: Segmentation of RU and C-spine 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Practical exercises, see overview 30 November 2026
- Welcome and introduction 30 November 2026 · Congress Centre, room Sanada 1
- Practical exercise 2 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Introduction of AO Spine 30 November 2026 · Congress Centre, room Sanada 1
- Digital Practical 3: Rendering and Measurments - Cartesian coordinate system - Femur 30 November 2026 · Pischa + Parsenn
- Patient-centered care—communication, ethics, and long-term follow-up 30 November 2026
- Case based discussion: Assessing cervical spine alignment (4 cases with measured radiographs) 30 November 2026 · Congress Centre, room Sanada 1
- Principles and concepts of the locking compression plate (LCP) 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Recap of Module 1 30 November 2026
- Case-based discussion 2 30 November 2026 · Flüela
- Practical exercise 1C: Principles of the internal fixator using an LCP 30 November 2026 · Davos 1
- Groups 1–4: ATP lumbar fusion 30 November 2026 · Davos Hospital
- Evidence: cervicothoracic and occipitocervical alignment 30 November 2026 · Congress Centre, room Sanada 1
- SGD 1 - DFO cases 30 November 2026
- Forehead and orbital modifications—tools and techniques 30 November 2026
- Discussion and final remarks 30 November 2026 · Congress Centre, room Sanada 1
- Practical exercise 3 30 November 2026 · Aspen 1
- Case discussion in small groups—cervical spondylotic myelopathy 30 November 2026
- Midface and nasal framework—balancing aesthetic and functional outcomes 30 November 2026
- SHARD session―anterior approach to the cervicothoracic junction 30 November 2026 · Congress Centre, room Sanada 1
- Questions and answers 30 November 2026 · Flüela
- Debrief SGD 30 November 2026