The 16th Codman Lecture at the ICSES 2026

Dear Colleagues:

I had the honor of delivering the 16th Codman Lecture at the International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (ICSES 2026) in Vancouver. This lecture honors a man who was a passionate advocate for measuring outcomes to improve the quality of care we deliver our patients. He was also a remarkable innovator more than 100 years ago.

Dr. Carter Rowe gave the first Codman Lecture in 1980 at the ICSES meeting in London, and as one of Codman’s last students he summed up this remarkable man in the following way: 

For those interested to know more about E. Amory Codman, below are the links to my presentation:

• Vumedi: “Codman’s Values: An Anachronism?”

• YouTube: “Codman’s Values: An Anachronism?”

Please click here to join the Codman Shoulder Society WhatsApp Group. Additionally, please click here to follow our Codman Shoulder Society LinkedIn. 

Best regards,

Jon “J.P.” Warner, MD

Founder, The Codman Shoulder Society