Wintersymposium

Program 2026 below

Thursday 5/2/2026

18:00-18:30Registration 
18:30-19:00 Limits to medicine Dr. Philippe Meersseman
19:00-19:30Anesthesiology: past, present and the futureProf. Dr. Hugo Van Aken
19:30-20:00The future of healthcare in EuropeProf. Dr. Johan Van Eldere
20:00-20:30Obstacles and limits to healthcareTBD
20:30-...Panel discussion and afterwards walking dinner 

 

Friday 6/2/2026

8:30-9:00Registration 
9:00-12:00Three parallel workshops 
 LRADr. Steve Coppens
 Vascular accessDr. Thierry Pirotte
 Neonatal Life SupportProf. Dr. Anne Debeer
12:00-13:00Walking lunch with sponsors 
13:00-14:00A perfect start: 
 Fetal surgeryProf. Dr. Jan Deprest
 Fetal anesthesiaProf. Dr. Sarah Devroe
 Anesthesia for pregnant womenDr. Tom Bleeser
14:00-14:30Break 
14:30-16:00Perioperative hemodynamic management in children: 
 Pressure vs. FlowProf. Dr. Per-Arne Lönnqvist
 How low can you goProf. Dr. Jurgen De Graaff
 Fluid managementTBD
 10 NDr. Francis Veyckemans
16:00-16:30Break 
16:30-17:30Perioperative respitory management in children: 
 Basics of pediatric ventilationProf. Dr. Dirk Vlasselaers
 Prevention and treatment of respiratory complicationsDr. Nadia Najafi
 Difficult airway in childrenDr. Roxaan Jappie
19:00Faculty Club walking dinner (optional) 

 

Saturday 7/2/2026

8:00-8:30Registration 
8:30-10:00Sustainability in pediatric anesthesia: 
 Climate change: Why and how we have to act nowProf. Dr. Alain Kalmar
 The best way to induce children: IV or inhalationProf. Dr. Diane Gordon
 TCI-TIVA in childrenDr. Hugo Vereecke
 Is there still a place for nitrous oxide?Dr. Natalia Magasich-Airola
10:00-10:45Break 
10:45-12:15Organizational aspects of pediatric anesthesia: 
 Pediatric anesthesia should only be performed in highly specialized centers

PRO: Prof. Dr. Ehrenfried Schindler

CON:  Prof. Dr. Marc Gewillig

 The child with a congenital heart defect: day surgery or not?Prof. Dr. Bjorn Cools
 Procedural sedation in children should only be performed by anesthesiologists

PRO: Prof. Dr. Marc Van de Velde

CON:  Prof. Dr. Pieter Leroy




 




 

Last edit: 5 september 2025