Why Attend

Update Your Knowledge
Learn from an international top-class faculty combining the latest evidence with practical expertise.
Your Questions Answered
Submit your questions in advance and discuss them during the meeting.
Networking
Strengthen your professional network, establish collaborations, and explore ESSKA-EKA’s training and fellowship opportunities.
Direct Access to Experts
Contact renowned surgeons directly: all faculty emails available for participants.
Location
Discover Thessaloniki, a vibrant historical city with stunning views of Mount Olympus and nearby beaches

Welcome Address

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 2026 ESSKA-EKA Focus Meeting, which will take place on 11-12 September 2026 in Thessaloniki, Greece. This is an open meeting for both ESSKA-EKA members and non-members, bringing together a truly international audience.

Fast-track knee arthroplasty has transformed clinical practice, reshaping surgical protocols, accelerating patient recovery, and reducing complications and overall healthcare costs.

Although fast-track principles are gradually becoming part of routine practice for many surgeons, the reality is that patient care pathways continue to evolve, driven by advances in surgical technology, perioperative care, and digital health. This meeting will present the latest developments, offering practical strategies to optimise preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases.

Successful fast-track arthroplasty requires seamless teamwork. We encourage surgeons to attend together with their anaesthesiologists, physical therapists, and head nurses, ensuring that every link in the patient journey is optimised.

Totlis

Trifon Totlis

TheMIS
Thessaloniki, Greece

Kort

Nanne Kort

CortoClinics
Nederweert, The Netherlands

Terzidis

Ioannis Terzidis

TheMIS
Thessaloniki, Greece

meet our
Faculty

Team Member

Dr.
Albelooshi Ali

United Arab Emirates

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Dr.
Albelooshi Ali

Adjunct Assistant Professor at MBRU Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon President of Emirates Orthopedic Society Expertise in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty and Orthopedic trauma surgery Expertise in Robotic assisted knee replacement Key designer of Anthem knee system KOL for CORI robotic developement Orthocure Medical Center Mirdif, Dubai

Team Member

Prof. Dr. med.
Becker Roland

Germany

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Prof. Dr. med.
Becker Roland

Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Plastic Surgery Center of Joint Replacement, Medical Director, University of Brandenburg upon Havel, Germany

Team Member

Prof.
Chalidis Byron

Greece

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Prof.
Chalidis Byron

Assistant Professor in Trauma & Orthopaedics, 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Team Member

Dr.
Demey Guillaume

France

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Dr.
Demey Guillaume

MD, Knee Surgery
Sport, Degenerative & Patella
Lyon Ortho Clinic, Sauvegarde Clinic
Lyon, France

Team Member

Prof.
Drosos George

Greece

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Prof.
Drosos George

Professor of Orthopaedics, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece

Team Member

Dr.
Engl Michael

Italy

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Dr.
Engl Michael

Head of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
General Hospital Vipteno / Sterzing
Italy

Team Member

Dr.
Falieres Xavier

Netherlands

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Dr.
Falieres Xavier

MD, Anesthesiologist, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands,
President of the Dutch Association for Ambulatory Care
Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Ambulatory Surgery

Team Member

Prof.
Georgoulis Anastasios

Greece

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Prof.
Georgoulis Anastasios

Professor of Orthopaedics
Hygeia & Metropolitan Hospitals, Athens
St. Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Program Chair ESSKA Congress 2004
Program Chair ISAKOS Congress 2015

Team Member

Dr.
Gomberg Bruce

USA

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Dr.
Gomberg Bruce

MD FAAOS
Consultant & Director
Maine Orthopaedic Review
Maine, USA

Team Member

Dr.
Johnson Jessica

USA

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Dr.
Johnson Jessica

DPT PhD
Physical Therapist
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Team Member

Prof.
Karachalios Theofilos

Greece

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Prof.
Karachalios Theofilos

Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Greece

Team Member

Prof.
Królikowska Aleksandra

Poland

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Prof.
Królikowska Aleksandra

Head of Physiotherapy Research Laboratory, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

Team Member

Prof. Dr.
Leal-Blaquet Joan

Spain

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Prof. Dr.
Leal-Blaquet Joan

Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Chief of Orthopedic Department), Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, Barcelona, Spain

Team Member

Prof.
Longo Umile Giuseppe

Italy

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Prof.
Longo Umile Giuseppe

Full Professor and Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Head of the Department of Sports Traumatology
Head of the Biomechanics Laboratory
Deputy Scientific Director
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Rome, Italy

Team Member

Prof.
Pérez-Prieto Daniel

Spain

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Prof.
Pérez-Prieto Daniel

Chief of Orthopaedic Department
Hospital del Mar
Associate Professor Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain

Team Member

Prof.
Poultsides Lazaros

Greece

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Prof.
Poultsides Lazaros

MD MSc PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Team Member

Prof. MD, PhD
Servien Elvire

France

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Prof. MD, PhD
Servien Elvire

Head of the Medico-Surgical PAM Unit
FIFA Medical Center of Excellence
Head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Croix-Rousse Hospital
Lyon, France

Team Member

Dr.
Skowronek Pawel

Poland

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Dr.
Skowronek Pawel

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Vice-Chairman ESSKA-EKA Board
President of the Polish Arthroscopic Society 2023-2025
SPORTOKLINIK
Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Center
Orthopaedic and Trauma Department
Żeromski Specialist Hospital, Krakow, Poland

Team Member

Prof.
Tandogan Reha

Turkey

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Prof.
Tandogan Reha

M.D., Çankaya Orthopedics, Ankara, Turkey, Past-Chair European Knee Associates

Team Member

Prof.
Tsiridis Eleftherios

Greece

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Prof.
Tsiridis Eleftherios

Professor & Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery
Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Hellas

Team Member

Dr.
Violante Bruno

Italy

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Dr.
Violante Bruno

Director Orthopedic Department, Hospital Isola Tiberina - Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy

Team Member

Prof.
Watanabe Hiroshi

Japan

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Prof.
Watanabe Hiroshi

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

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Orthopaedic Surgeons

Anaesthesiologists

Physical Therapists

Nurses

What You Will Gain

Practical strategies to optimise pre- intra- and postoperative phases
How to integrate robotics and digital patient monitoring into daily practice
How to maximise recovery while maintaining safety
How to organise and synchronise your team for successful outpatient arthroplasty

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