SYNS Courses

The SYNS offers up to four annual training courses and serves as an open platform for resident doctors to exchange experiences and represent their interests at national and international levels.

New Courses 2026

Register for open courses by using the registration form at the bottom of the page. 

05.06.2026: 4th Compression Fractures Workshop

Discover the latest in vertebral augmentation techniques at the SYNS Compression Fracture Workshop on June 5th, 2026, in collaboration with Fribourg Hospital.

Tailored for neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons, this course combines expert-led sessions on vertebroplasty, balloon kyphoplasty, and advanced methods like Tektona and SpineJack with live surgery demonstrations and hands-on training. Perfect your skills through interactive stations focusing on transpedicular approaches, cement injection, and kyphoplasty.

 

Date: 05.06.2026

Location: HFR Hopital Cantonal Fribourg

Fee: 75.- CHF

Registration deadline: 25.05.2026 

The course attendance will provide with SGNC and SO CME Credits 

 

Registration

23. - 24.06.2026: 4th SYNS Neuro-Endoscopy Course

Hands-on cadaver/model workshop

Anatomy Institute, Basel

More information available soon

23. - 24.10.2026: 12th SYNS Craniotomy Course

Hands-on cadaver workshop

Institute of anatomy, Bern

More information available soon

Symposium 2026

Focused talks on fundamentals of up-to-date spine surgery for residents and young consultants, explained by a top-class faculty.

The annual meeting is intended to provide a platform for teaching and exchange for residents as well as young consultants from Switzerland and abroad.

It will take place in Hotel De La Paix in Lugano on 25. - 27. September 2026

More information available soon

 

Registration

Cancellation policy


  • Up to 6 weeks before the start of the course: 100% refund
  • Up to 4 weeks before the start of the course: 50% refund
  • Less than 4 weeks before the start of the course: no refund