16 October 2026 · 17 October 2026 · 18 October 2026Tirana International Hotel & Conference Center, Tiranë
01 / About the event
About the event
17-18 Tetor 2026, Tirana International Hotel
Organised byShoqata Shqiptare e Neurotraumës dhe Kirurgjisë Spinale
Pay at the venue. Your ticket is activated after confirmation by the organiser.
Fee: ALL 5,000 for medical specialists/residents/pharmacists; ALL 2,000 for nurses/imaging technicians/physiotherapists. This ticket covers 17–18 October.
17–18 October 2026 | Tirana International Hotel & Conference Center, Skanderbeg Square, Tirana.
All programme times are local to Tirana.
The pre-congress course on 16 October and the gala dinner require separate registration.
Cases, Technical Pearls & Discussion Before Hands-On Session
Fatos Olldashi; Ender Ofluoğlu; Edvin Zekaj
Step 2: Deformity & Pediatric Spine
Moderators: Süleyman Çaylı, Ender Ofluoğlu, Onur Yaman
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Spinal balance and effect on surgical results
Şafak Çine
Lenke classification for AIS and making decision
Ersin Özeren
Adult degenerative scoliosis: Classification and surgical planning
Ender Ofluoğlu
Instrumentation levels for scoliosis
Güçlühan Güçlü
Correction maneuvers for scoliosis: Video presentation
Onur Yaman
Revision surgery for deformity
Süleyman Çaylı
Case Discussion
Moderators: Barış Saygılı, Erkin Sönmez, Numan Karaarslan
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Case 1
Osama Arim
Case 2
Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal
Case 3
İsmail Bozkurt
Case 4
Fatih Akbulut
Case 5
Abdul Mehmet Guliyev
Case 6
Azat Mustafayev
Case 7
Mahmut Demirkol
Hands-on course on models
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Hands-on course on models
All Faculty
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Opening Ceremony
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Opening Ceremony
Ministry of Health
University Hospital of Trauma: Dr. Edlira Bode
Conference President: Fatos Olldashi (Chair of the Spine Society)
Honorary Conference President: Mehmet Zileli (Honorary President WFNS Spine Committee)
Conference Vice President: Yahya Güvenç (Chair of International Spine Society)
Adverse events related to peripheral nerves following spine surgery
Lukas Rasulić
Nerve transfer after spinal cord injury
Ridvan Alimehmeti
COFFEE BREAK
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COFFEE BREAK
Panel 5: Complication Avoidance & Revision Surgery
Moderators: Şükrü Çağlar, Artur Xhumari, Kemal Koç
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Management of osteoporotic fractures
Şükrü Çağlar
Problems of geriatric spine surgery
Güçlühan Güçlü
Prevention and management of nonunion and pseudoarthrosis
Serdar Kahraman
Surgical repair of anterior sacral meningoceles
Artur Xhumari
Revision surgery for cervical spine
Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal
Revision surgery after thoracolumbar trauma
Barış Saygılı
Secondary syringomyelia after spinal trauma
Geldon Fejzo
Panel 6: Case Discussion
Moderators: Mehmet Zileli, Edin Nevzati, Numan Karaarslan
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Case 1: Subaxial cervical fractures
Asllan Selaj
Case 2: Postoperative Quadriplegia Due to Suspected Reperfusion Injury Following Upper Cervical Neurofibroma Resection
Ermin Renda
Case 3: Beyond the cervical MRI: A case of cubital tunnel syndrome mimicking cervical radiculopathy
Nirian Bendo
Case 4: Osteoporotic spine fracture and hormonal problems
Esma Gashi
Case 5: Thoracic osteoid osteoma presenting with progressive myelopathy and sphincter dysfunction: The seventh reported case in literature
Aurora Muca
Case 6: Risk Stratification and Treatment of Spinal Arachnoid Cysts
Henri Olldashi
Case 7: Surgical management of a giant C1-C2 ancient Schwannoma presenting with dysphagia and hemiparesis
Art Deva
Case 8: Emergency Neurosurgical Management of an Intradural Gunshot Wound with Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak and Retained Bullet
Flamur Hasimi
Case 9: A 20-Month Multimodal Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Program in a Patient with Complete T7-T8 Spinal Cord Injury (ASIA: A)
Fatjon Hajdari
Gala Dinner & Networking
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Gala Dinner & Networking
Informal networking with international faculty, Albanian cultural program
Separate advance registration is required: https://www.albaniaspine.org/galadinner
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Panel 7: Lumbar Endoscopic Spine
Moderators: Péter Banczerowski, Salim Şentürk, Skevos Poullas
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Endoscopic approaches to Lumbar spinal stenosis
Hakan Sabuncuoğlu
Endoscopic approaches to Recurrent disc herniations
Salim Şentürk
Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis and disc herniation with unilateral biportal endoscopic technique: clinical experience and results
Péter Banczerowski
Indications and Limitations of the Transforaminal Endoscopic Approach
Comparing Transforaminal and Interlaminar Approaches in Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Ilir Hasani
Panel 8: Non surgical spine care
Moderators: Xhavit Gashi, Besnik Elshani, Barış Saygılı
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Challenges and evolution of neurosurgery in Kosovo: lessons learned and future perspective in spine care.
Besnik Elshani
Percutaneous Nucleus Pulposus Augmentation Using a Thermosensitive Injectable Hydrogel (HYDRAFIL) for Chronic Discogenic Lumbar Pain: A Narrative Summary of Clinical Feasibility and Motion Preservation
Valon Baraliu
Diagnostic challenges in polytrauma patients with cervical injuries
