Program 2027:
Thursday 04/02/2027: Ethics and economics
| 18:00-18:30 | Registration | |
| 18:30-18:35 | Welcome | |
| 18:35-19:00 | Economics of ageing | Johan Van Eldere |
| 19:00-19:30 | Palliative and end of life care | Jugdeep Dhesi |
| 19:30-20:00 | Ethical considerations | Sandra Van den Heuvel |
| 20:00-20:30 | Ageing and anesthesia in low income countries | Ezzat Aziz |
| 20:30-... | Panel discussion followed by a walking dinner |
Friday 05/02/2027
| 08:30-10:00 General sessions | ||
| 08:30-09:00 | Europe is ageing faster than its surgical pathways | Jugdeep Dhesi |
| 09:00-09:30 | Geriatric anesthesia (general tips and tricks) | Shamsuddin Akthar |
| 09:30-10:00 | Geriatrics are your friends | Kathleen Fagard |
| Break | ||
| 10:30-12:30 Practical sessions | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | Practical tips for carotid endarterectomy | Thomas Wiesmann |
| 11:00-11:30 | POCUS session with focus on geriatric patients | Rosie Hogg |
| 11:30-12:00 | Issues in pain management for older people (EFIC session) | Esther Pogatzki-Zahn |
| 12:00-12:30 | Palliative regional options | Selina Vanderwal |
| Lunch | ||
| 13:30-15:10 ERAS and ageing population, when standard ERAS meets ageing physiology | ||
| 13:30-13:55 | Anesthesia, frailty and enhanced recovery | Danny Hoogma |
| 13:55-14:20 | Frailty and the anesthetist | Shamsuddin Akthar |
| 14:20-14:45 | ERAPM | Sari Casaer |
| 14:45-15:10 | The need for transitional pain services | Patricia Lavand'homme |
| Break | ||
| 15:30-17:30 Regional anesthesia and practical sessions | ||
| 15:30-16:00 | Regional anesthesia at older age general troubleshooting | Clara Lobo |
| 16:00-16:30 | Practical tips for blocking hip fractures | Matthias Desmet |
| 16:30-17:00 | Practical tips on awake breast surgery | Roman Zuercher |
| 17:00-17:30 | Pro-Con debate Regional anesthesia PRO: spinal anesthesia default for hip fractures | PRO: Clara Lobo CON: Kariem El Boghdadly |
Saturday 06/02/2027
09:00-12:00 Parallel workshops: doing less harm, doing more good | ||
| Room 1 | ||
| 09:00-10:30 | Plan A blocks - Basic blocks everyone should know | Danny Hoogma & Fried'l D'Hoore |
| 10:30-12:00 | Plan B blocks - locoregional anesthesia in the older population: safety, anticoagulation & function | Liesbeth Brullot & Steve Coppens |
| Room 2 | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | POCUS | Peter van de Putte & Kariem El Boghdadly & Rosie Hogg |
| 10:00-11:00 | POCUS | Peter van de Putte & Kariem El Boghdadly & Rosie Hogg |
| 11:00-12:00 | POCUS | Peter van de Putte & Kariem El Boghdadly & Rosie Hogg |
| Room 3 | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Vascular access | Christel Janssens |
| 10:00-11:00 | Vascular access | Christel Janssens |
| 11:00-12:00 | Vascular access | Christel Janssens |
Parking at the venue
For parking by car, please follow the signs ‘Parking Onderwijs & Navorsing’ and use code # to enter AND exit.
For parking by bike, there is a bike park underneath ‘Logistiek platform’.
Go down the stairs (1 – Cars only), cross the street and go back up the stairs (2) on the right of the busstop. Go across the square (3) to the entrance on your left (4). Once inside, go straight until you reach the registration point (5).