Symposium 21 March 2025: Damage Control Surgery in war

Friday 21 Mar 2025, 07:30 → 16:00 Europe/Brussels

B/1-107 - MHKA - HMRA Auditorium (MHKA - HMRA)

Belgian Defence and the Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment welcomes you to the joint symposium on Damage Control Surgery in war. 

 

07:30 → 08:10 Coffee & registration

08:10 → 08:15 Opening symposium

08:15 → 09:00 Situational awareness & geopolitical context

09:00 → 10:00 Damage control resuscitation and the use of alternative blood products

10:00 → 10:20 Break

10:20 → 10:30 Message from the Belgian Chief of Defence

10:30 → 11:30 Training in Damage Control Surgery based on experiences in France, Ukraine and Armenia

11:30 → 12:30 Surgical Treatment following Damage Control Surgery for War Victims in Kharkiv, Ukraine

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch

13:45 → 14:45 Preparing for War Surgery: The Dutch Approach to 'The Surgeon of the Future'

14:45 → 15:45 Moral injury amongst healthcareworkers during armed conflicts