Rules for submission
Every ordinary member of SECEC can submit a proposal for an ICL to be organised at the SECEC Annual Meeting.
The ICL Topics
Topics of the ICL should be divided between “Basic” and “Advanced” - List of past ICLs 1999-2022
1) Basic:
- answers general questions on shoulder and elbow diseases such as instability, stiffness, arthritis, fractures, cuff tears, et cetera
- the following points should be addressed in the ICL:
Epidemiology/ Natural course of the disease/ Diagnosis (examination and imaging)/ Conservative treatment/ Surgical treatment/ Rehabilitation/ Literature review and take home message
2) Advanced:
- answers specific questions on shoulder and elbow procedures
The Chair
- The candidate should be an Ordinary Member or Corresponding Member
- He/she should have participated at least once in a podium presentation or moderation
- He/she should have participated in at least 2 of the recent SECEC annual meetings.
The Speakers
- should be SECEC members or apply for membership before the congress
- the maximum number of presenters is four
- no more than two participants of the same country are allowed: (chair and presenter, two presenters).
- At maximum one presenter can come from different fields of interest, (biomechanics, engineering et cetera).
- No reimbursement will be provided by SECEC for the presenters’ expenses
- All the presenters must show a disclosure slide, after the title, to clearly highlight bias with the topics of the presentation and eventual company support.
- It is not possible to have an ICL where the subject is limited to a device only produced by a single company.
- In case of shoulder or elbow prosthesis, at least two companies must be involved in the discussion with different presenters.
- No more than one presenter for a company is allowed
The Format
- All courses should provide at least 30 minutes of discussion, no more than 45 minutes of presentations.
- Max 1 chair + 4 speakers
Other
- For qualification purposes, the Chair should provide 4 Multiple Choice Questions
- every ICL can be repeated if it is in the best three.
- In case of lack of “Basic" or "Advanced” ICL submission, the Education Committee can ask to a member of the SECEC Executive Committee to develop a missing topic.