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. 

 

1 Coffee & registration

2 Opening symposium

3 Situational awareness & geopolitical context

4 Damage control resuscitation and the use of alternative blood products

10:00 Break

5 Message from the Belgian Chief of Defence

6 Training in Damage Control Surgery based on experiences in France, Ukraine and Armenia

7 Surgical Treatment following Damage Control Surgery for War Victims in Kharkiv, Ukraine

12:30 Lunch

8 Preparing for War Surgery: The Dutch Approach to 'The Surgeon of the Future'

9 Moral injury amongst healthcareworkers during armed conflicts