Overview

The Summer European Ultrasound Course for Surgeons builds upon nine years of experience gained through the SurgUS platform (www.surgus.eu), developed within the framework of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and supported by the Romanian Association for Endoscopic Surgery.

In the absence of a unified European ultrasound training curriculum for surgeons, the SurgUS group promotes the use of ultrasound directly related to surgical diagnosis and treatment, including trauma care, non-traumatic acute abdomen, intraoperative applications, procedural guidance, and bedside patient assessment.

As a major innovation, this course highlights the profound transformation that Artificial Intelligence is bringing to the field of ultrasound imaging.

The faculty consists of 18 experts from Germany, Greece, Israel, the Netherlands, and Romania.

The SurgUS educational model is based on concise, highly structured lectures followed by extensive Hands-On training sessions. Practical training represents approximately half of the total educational program.

The Summer European Ultrasound Course for Surgeons will take place over three days, October 14–16, 2026, providing a total of 18 hours of continuing medical education. Activities will be hosted at Novotel Hotel and the Surgical Training Institute, in Bucharest, Romania.

The course is organized by ARCE as a non-profit educational event and is expected to receive endorsement from EAES, iSMIT, and EUFUS.

Because of the Hands-On training format, the number of participants is limited. Registrations will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Course Team

Course Co-Directors

Calin Tiu, Romania

Professor Andreas Melzer, Germany Faculty

Professor Andrei Keidar, Israel

Kevin Wavers, The Netherlands

Evgenia Yiannakopoulou, Greece

Professor Ciprian Duță, Romania

Associate Professor Vasile Bințințan, Romania

Professor Valeriu Surlin, Romania

Associate Professor Alexandru Carap, Romania

Associate Professor Bogdan Socea, Romania

Radu Elisei, Romania

Associate Professor Alexandra Bolocan, Romania

Ana Raluca Răduț, Romania

Raluca Nanu, Romania

Andreea Păscutoi Giba, Romania

Ștefan Voiculescu, Romania

Justine Dodane, Romania

Denis Chiran, Romania

Course Program

• October 14th, 2026

09.00-10.00  Calin Tiu: Introductive message, Liver, Gall Bladder, Abdominal Wall,

10.00-11.00 Hands on Liver, Gall Bladder, Digestive tube

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 -12.30 Andrei Keidar, Laparoscopic intraoperative ultrasound for general surgery

Laparoscopic intraoperative Ultrasound for biliary diseases: for safe Cholecystectomy, for Common Duct Exploration CBDE, for Tumors

12.30-13.30 Hands on. Intraoperative applications

13.30-14.30 Lunch

14.30-15.30 Evgenia Yiannakopoulou, Pancreas

                    Valeriu Surlin, Abdominal Wall

                    Vasile Bințințan, Case Presentation

15.30-16.30 Hands on Pancreas, Abdominal Wall

16.30-17.00 Participant evaluation, course evaluation, discussions, first day review

(150 min presentations, 150 min hands on volunteers on dedicated phantoms)

• October 15th, 2026

09.00-10.00 Bogdan Socea, Abdominal Trauma

10.00-11.00 Hands on, Abdominal Trauma

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 - 12.30 Alexandru Carap, Thoracic Trauma

12.30 -12.45 Kevin Wevers, TBC

12.45 - 13.30 Hands on, Thoracic Trauma

13.30-14.30 Lunch

14.30-15.30 Ana Raluca Radut, AI Reality in Medicine

                    Raluca Nanu, The Legal Framework

                    Denis Chiran,AI in US Imaging

15.30-16.30 Hands on, AI functions on US Imaging

16.30-17.00 Participant evaluation, course evaluation, discussions, first day review

(150 min presentations, 150 min hands on volunteers on dedicated phantoms)

• October 16th, 2026

09.00-10.00 Andreas Melzer, Focused Ultrasound Applications

                    Radu Elisei Abdominal Ultrasound Guiding Technics

10.00-11.00 Hands on, Abdominal Ultrasound Guiding Technics

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

11.30-12.30Justine Dodane, Peripheral Ultrasound Guiding Technics

12.30-13.30Hands on, Peripheral Ultrasound Guiding Technics

13.30-14.30 Lunch

14.30-15.30 Andreea Păscutoi Giba, Chronic venous insufficiency US

                    Stefan Voiculescu, Breast Ultrasound Principles

15.30-16.30 Hands on, Chronic venous insufficiency US, Breast Ultrasound

16.30-17.00 Participant evaluation, course evaluation, discussions, first day review

(150 min presentations, 150 min hands on volunteers on dedicated phantoms)

Registration and Venue

Due to the Hands-On training format, participant numbers are limited. Registration will be confirmed according to the order of enrollment.

Registration: www.arce.ro (under construction)

Registered participants will benefit from:

Full course access

Practical ultrasound training supervised by expert faculty using volunteers and dedicated phantoms

Coffee breaks

Three lunches

50% discounted accommodation for three nights in a single room at Novotel Hotel

Evening Events

Participants are kindly requested to indicate their attendance preferences. Participation in these events is included in the registration fee.

Accommodation

Accommodation is provided at Novotel Bucharest City Centre, located in the heart of Bucharest.

A special rate of €85 per night is available for three nights, representing a 50% reduction from the standard hotel rate. This discount is available only to participants who complete registration and payment of both the course fee and accommodation before July 31, 2026.

Course activities will take place at Novotel Hotel on October 14 and 15, and at the Surgical Training Institute on October 16. Transportation between Novotel Hotel and the Surgical Training Institute will be provided.

Information and inquiries:

tiucalin@gmail.com