Frequently Asked Questions

The two training programs address different but complementary areas of surgical education. The Resident Curriculum focuses on essential surgical approaches, anatomical foundations and fundamental operative techniques involving the joints, extremities and spine. The 360° Orthopedic Courses provide more focused training in selected areas of orthopaedic surgery, with an emphasis on specialized procedures, advanced technologies and their practical application.

The Resident Curriculum consists of more than 20 courses throughout the year and supports the step-by-step development of surgical skills. Depending on the focus, courses are offered as drylabs using anatomical models or wetlabs using human specimens and are conducted in small groups.

The 360° Orthopedic Courses are intensive full-day courses, each dedicated to one selected focus area.  Depending on the course, they combine focused theoretical input and surgical planning with extensive practical training for specialized techniques using advanced technology.

No. Drylab and wetlab courses within the Resident Curriculum can generally be booked individually. The ten access courses are offered exclusively as a complete Surgical Approaches Package and cannot be attended separately.

The 360° Orthopedic Courses are independent full-day courses, and each course can be booked individually according to your area of interest.

Registration for the first 360° Orthopedic Courses is expected to open on the OR-X website in early 2027.

For the Resident Curriculum, participants receive access to the e-learning platform of our teaching partner Augmedi via email after registration. The platform provides course-specific content, including anatomical 3D models, surgical approaches and additional learning materials to help participants prepare for their course and track their individual learning progress.

All instruments, implants, materials, and personal protective equipment required for the course are provided on site. However, participants attending a wetlab are required to bring their personal dosimeter, as fluoroscopy equipment (C-arm imaging) is used during the course.

If you are unable to attend a course, it’s necessary to inform our team and cancel your registration as early as possible by email at info@or-x.ch or by phone at +41 44 386 32 60. This allows any available places to be offered to other interested participants and enables a refund of the course fees in accordance with our terms and conditions (see Question 12).

Course places for the access courses are non-transferable. For drylab and wetlab courses, transfers are possible until Sunday evening before the course, provided that the OR-X team is informed within this deadline.

Please note that transferring a place in a linked Drylab or Wetlab course (Spine or Knee) will result in the loss of eligibility for CME credits for both the original registrant and the person attending in their place.

A refund of the course fees is possible if the cancellation is made no later than 14 days before the start of the course. In this case, please inform our team as early as possible so that the available place can be offered to another interested participant.

Yes. Within the Resident Curriculum, certain wetlabs build on the content covered in a corresponding drylab. Where a preceding drylab is offered, as is the case for the spine and knee courses in 2027, attendance of this drylab within the same curriculum is a prerequisite for participation in the wetlab. This ensures that all participants have the required anatomical knowledge and understanding of the surgical approaches.

No. The access courses of the Resident Curriculum cannot be booked individually and are only available as part of the Surgical Access Course Package. The package includes ten courses and provides a structured introduction to the most important surgical approaches in orthopaedics.

No. The access courses included in the Surgical Approaches Package must be completed within the respective curriculum period. Courses that are not attended cannot be carried over to the following year and are non-refundable.

The awarded CME credits for both training programs comply with the requirements of swiss orthopaedics and can be counted towards continuing medical education (CME).

Completing the course evaluation within two weeks after the course is a prerequisite for receiving the certificate of attendance and the corresponding CME credits. In addition, your feedback helps us continuously improve the quality of our training programs and individual courses.

You will receive your certificate of attendance, including the corresponding CME credits, once you have attended the course and completed the course survey within two weeks after the course.

The access courses are an exception: you will only be invited to complete the course survey after all ten course sessions have been completed. If you complete the survey within two weeks after the final session and have attended at least 80% of the Access Courses, you will receive one certificate of attendance covering all course sessions.

The link to the course survey and your certificate of attendance will be sent automatically to the email address you used when registering for the course.