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Advanced International MSK Ultrasound Symposium

Zagreb, Croatia 2026

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Advanced International MSK Ultrasound Symposium

Zagreb, Croatia 2026

VENUE
Hotel Novotel, Zagreb Croatia
SYMPOSIUM DATES
18-20 September 2026
Friday masterclass
Prof. Jon A. Jacobson

AIMUS 2026 – Agenda

Zagreb, Croatia • September 18–20, 2026

Preliminary program – subject to change.

Day 1 – Masterclass with Jon A. Jacobson
Friday, September 18
  • 15:00 – 15:40 break

    Registration break

    Location: Main Hall

  • 15:40 – 16:00

    Opening Ceremony

    AIMUS Symposium Official Opening

    Location: Main Hall

  • 16:00 – 16:30 lecture

    Shoulder Anatomy and Scanning Protocol lecture

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 16:30 – 17:00 demo

    Live Demo: Shoulder Scanning Demonstration demo

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 17:00 – 18:00 workshop

    Shoulder Scanning Workshop - Hands-on groups workshop

    AIMUS Symposium Team

    Hands-on

  • 18:00 – 18:30 break

    Coffee Break break

    Location: Lobby

  • 18:30 – 19:30 lecture

    Rotator Cuff lecture

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 19:30 – 20:00 lecture

    Beyond the Rotator Cuff lecture

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 20:00 – 20:30 lecture

    Biceps and Rotator Interval lecture

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 20:30 – 21:00 lecture

    Post-operative Shoulder lecture

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

Day 2 – Aimus Symposium
Saturday, September 19
  • 08:00 – 08:40 lecture

    Lateral Ankle – Ligaments and Tendon Pathology lecture

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 08:40 – 09:00 demo

    Lateral Ankle – Ligaments and Tendon Pathology demo

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 09:00 – 09:40 lecture

    Navigation of the Upper Extremity Nerves: From the Brachial Plexus to the Elbow lecture

    Prof. Ke-Vin Chang, MD, PhD, CIPS, RMSK, ASRA-PMUC

    Location: Main Hall

  • 09:40 – 10:00 demo

    Live Demo: Navigation of the Upper Extremity Nerves: From the Brachial Plexus to the Elbow demo

    Prof. Ke-Vin Chang, MD, PhD, CIPS, RMSK, ASRA-PMUC

    Location: Main Hall

  • 10:00 – 11:00 lecture

    MSKUS Pathology of the Upper Extremities lecture

    Assoc. Prof. Saulius Rutkauskas, MD, PhD

    Location: Main Hall

  • 11:00 – 11:20 break

    Coffee Break break

    Location: Lobby

  • 11:20 – 11:50 demo

    Live Demo: Ultrasound-Guided Interventions demo

    Biljana Ignatovska, MD, Specialist in Radiology

    Location: Main Hall

  • 11:50 – 12:30 lecture

    Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Knee Pain lecture

    Prof. Dr. Abdallah Allam, MBBCh, MSc, MD

    Location: Main Hall

  • 12:30 – 13:30 workshop

    AIMUS WORKSHOP 1 - Hands-on groups workshop

    AIMUS Symposium Team

    Hands-on

  • 13:30 – 14:30 break

    Lunch Break break

    Location: Lobby / Restaurant

  • 14:30 – 15:00 lecture

    Ligaments of the wrist region lecture

    Zoran Filipović, MSc. PT

    Main Hall

  • 15:00 – 15:20 demo

    Live demo: Ligaments of the wrist region demo

    Zoran Filipović, MSc. PT

    Main Hall

  • 15:20 – 16:00 lecture

    Seeing the Developing Musculoskeletal System: How Pediatric MSK Ultrasound Differs from Adults lecture

    Jacob Jones MD, RMSK

    Main Hall

  • 16:00 – 16:20 demo

    Live demo: Seeing the Developing Musculoskeletal System in pediatric population demo

    Jacob Jones MD, RMSK

    Main Hall

  • 16:20 – 17:30 workshop

    AIMUS WORKSHOP 2 - Hands-on groups workshop

    AIMUS Symposium Team

    Hands-on

  • 17:30 – 18:40 workshop

    AIMUS WORKSHOP 3 - Hands-on groups workshop

    AIMUS Symposium Team

    Hands-on

Day 3 – Hands-on Day
Sunday, September 20
  • 08:00 – 08:40 lecture

    Ultrasound of the Inguinal Region and Groin: Anatomy and Common Pathologies lecture

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 08:40 – 09:00 demo

    Live Demo: Ultrasound of the Inguinal Region and Groin: Anatomy and Common Pathologies demo

    Prof. Jon A. Jacobson, MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan

    Location: Main Hall

  • 09:00 – 09:40 lecture

    Exploring the Beauty of the Lower Extremity Nerves: From the Hip to the Knee lecture

    Prof. Ke-Vin Chang, MD, PhD, CIPS, RMSK, ASRA-PMUC

    Location: Main Hall

  • 09:40 – 10:00 demo

    Live Demo: Lower Extremity Nerves: From the Hip to the Knee demo

    Prof. Ke-Vin Chang, MD, PhD, CIPS, RMSK, ASRA-PMUC

    Location: Main Hall

  • 10:00 – 11:00 lecture

    MSKUS Pathology of the Lower Extremities lecture

    Assoc. Prof. Saulius Rutkauskas, MD, PhD

    Location: Main Hall

  • 11:00 – 11:20 break

    Coffee Break break

    Location: Lobby

  • 11:20 – 12:00 lecture

    Ultrasound Guided Interventions for ankle and foot pain lecture

    Prof. Dr. Abdallah Allam, MBBCh, MSc, MD

    Location: Main Hall

  • 12:00 – 12:20 demo

    Live Demo: Ultrasound Guided Interventions for ankle and foot pain demo

    Prof. Dr. Abdallah Allam, MBBCh, MSc, MD

    Location: Main Hall

  • 12:20 – 13:30 workshop

    AIMUS WORKSHOP 4 - Hands-on groups workshop

    AIMUS Symposium Team

    Hands-on

  • 13:30 – 14:30 break

    Lunch Break break

    Location: Lobby / Restaurant

  • 14:30 – 15:00 lecture

    Sonoanatomy of the Hamstring Region lecture

    Chris Mayers, Extended Scope Physiotherapist

    Main Hall

  • 15:00 – 15:20 demo

    Sonoanatomy of the Hamstring Region demo

    Chris Mayers, Extended Scope Physiotherapist

    Main Hall

  • 15:20 – 16:00 lecture

    Elbow region lecture

    Biljana Ignatovska, MD, Specialist in Radiology

    Main Hall

  • 16:00 – 16:20 demo

    Live demo: Elbow region demo

    Biljana Ignatovska, MD, Specialist in Radiology

    Main Hall

  • 16:20 – 17:30 workshop

    AIMUS WORKSHOP 5 - Hands-on groups workshop

    AIMUS Symposium Team

    Hands-on

  • 17:30 – 18:40 workshop

    AIMUS WORKSHOP 6 - Hands-on groups workshop

    AIMUS Symposium Team

    Hands-on

Prof. Jon Jacobson

MD FACR, Clinical Professor of Radiology University of Michigan

Prof. Ke-Vin Chang

Clinical Professor, National Taiwan University College of Medicine

Assoc. Prof. Saulius Rutkauskas

MD, PhD, Assoc Prof, Vice-Chairperson of the ESSR Ultrasound Subcommitte

Prof. Abdallah Allam

MBBCh, MSc, MD – Consultant Interventional Physiatrist. Egypt

Jacob Jones MD, RMSK

Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern

Biljana Ignatovska MD

MD, Specialist in Radiology, AIMUS Course director

Chris Myers

Extended Scope Physiotherapist, Honorary Lecturer Queen Mary, University of London

Zoran Filipović

PT, MSc. Founder and Course Director of the AIMUS