2023 CWIS International syllabus
Monday, 4 September & Tuesday, 5 September
#CWISIntl #CWIS2023






Detailed Agenda by Segment
Monday Morning
7:30 AM - Breakfast available for attendees and exhibitors
8:00 AM
Welcome & Introductions
Thomas W. White, MD, CNSC, FACS
8:15 AM
The 6 Ws of CWIS - CWIS Leadership
- Who are we? Thomas W. White, MD, FACS, CNSC
- Where have we been? John G. Edwards, MD, PhD, FRCS(C-Th)
- What do we do? Zachary M. Bauman, DO, MHA, FACOS, FACS
- Why should you join? Joseph D. Forrester, MD, MSc, FAWM, FACS
- When will CWIS help you most? Mathieu M. E. Wijffels, MD, PhD
- How can you be part of it? Andrew R. Doben, MD, FACS
8:45 AM
CWIS SSRF Guidelines
John G. Edwards, MD, PhD, FRCS(C-Th)
9:00 AM
Chest Wall Exposure Basics
Gina R. Shirah, MD, FACS
9:20 AM
Bone Science for Non-Orthopedists
Stefan Schulz-Drost, MD, PhD, FEBS
9:40 AM
Case Session & Discussion: Competing Priorities in Poly-trauma Patients
Edward Black, MD | Pieter Jean Van Huijstee, MD, PhD
10:10 - Break
10:30 AM
Sternal Fractures Treatment
Tim-Benedikt Beyer, MD
10:50 AM
Complications of SSRF
Kostas Papagiannopolous, MD, (CTh)
11:10 AM
Optimal Non-Operative Management Panel
Ceri Battle, PhD | Michael Gooseman, MEd, MEBCTS, FRCS (C/Th)
11:40 AM
Rib Non-Unions
Pablo Moreno de la Santa, MD, FRCS
12:00 PM - Lunch