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
23. - 24.06.2026: 4th SYNS Neuro-Endoscopy Course
Join a cutting-edge workshop tailored for surgeons seeking to advance their skills in endoscopic spine and cranial surgery.
The first day focuses on spinal endoscopy, with separate monoportal and biportal modules (you can choose only one of them, depending on your interests or center-practice). Participants will explore endoscopy fundamentals, learn through student-directed sessions, and engage in practical training on realistic spine models.
The second day is dedicated to cranial endoscopy, starting with lectures on transnasal approaches, extended techniques, and endoscopic management of conditions such as hydrocephalus and intraventricular tumors. Participants will train the approaches on cadavers in a wet lab session. The main focus of the pratical part will be on transnasal transsphenoidal approaches.
Location: Anatomisches Institut, Pestalozzistrasse 20, 4056, Basel
Fee:
- CHF 350.- full course
- CHF 200.- one day only
Target Audience: Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Residents and young consultants
Participants: Places are limited to 12 participants for the spinal part (on June 23rd ) and to 10 participants for the cranial part (on June 24th ).
Registration deadline: June 10th, 2026
The full course attendance will provide the participants with CME Credits from the Swiss Society of Neurosurgery (SGNC)
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.
Join us for the SYNS Vascular Symposium 2026 – Focus on Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery!
We are delighted to invite neurosurgical residents and young consultants to the next edition of the SYNS Vascular Symposium, an international educational meeting dedicated to learning, discussion, and multidisciplinary exchange in vascular neurosurgery.
This year’s theme: Cerebrovascular Surgery and Neurovascular Management – from Decision Making to Real Clinical Practice
Held from September 25th to 27th, 2026, in the beautiful setting of Hotel de la Paix Lugano, the symposium will gather leading neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists and international vascular specialists for three days of highly interactive education. It is specifically designed to encourage active participation, critical thinking, and practical learning through open discussion and exchange of experience between faculty and participants.
What to Expect:
- High-level lectures by renowned vascular neurosurgeons and neurointerventional specialists
- Interactive debates on real clinical cases
- Multidisciplinary discussions between surgical and endovascular approaches
- Case-based sessions focused on aneurysms, AVMs, cavernomas, stroke, and vascular bypasses
- Practical tips and decision-making strategies from experienced faculty
- Direct interaction with experts in a dynamic and educational environment
- A mock exam session dedicated to young neurosurgeons preparing for board examinations
Young Neurosurgeons Abstract Contest 2026
Young neurosurgeons and residents are invited to submit their vascular neurosurgery abstracts and present their work during a dedicated interactive session. The best presentation will be awarded with the “Best Abstract SYNS Vascular Symposium 2026” prize, selected by the faculty panel.
- Date: 25. - 27.09.2026
- Location: Hotel de la Paix, Via Giuseppe Cattori 18, 6900 Lugano
- Fee: CHF 500.-, including the congress and worshops, two nights in double room, dinners and lunches
- Target Audience: Neurosurgery Residents and Attendings
- Registration deadline: September 10th, 2026
- Contact: staffsyns@gmail.com
The full course attendance will provide the participants with CME Credits from the Swiss Society of Neurosurgery (SGNC) and is considered for FMH.