Event
The Scientific Committee (SC) fulfils the following functions:
- Determines the Scientific Programme for the Annual Euroanaesthesia Meeting
- Monitors the process of the Scientific Programme at the Annual Meeting
- Assesses abstracts submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting and proposes the Best Abstracts
- Coordinates and administers the Euroanaesthesia Best Abstract Prize
- Determines the Scientific Programme for the ESAIC Focus Meeting
- Carries out other functions as decided by the Board
Composition
Chairperson
Idit Matot
Members
| Alexander Zarbock | Research Committee Chairperson |
| Ilona Bobek | Education and Training Committee Chairperson |
| Daniel Arnal | Patient Safety and Quality Chairperson |
| Eva Klabusayova* | Trainee Representative |
| Raffaella Donadio* | Scientific Affairs Manager |
| Emilie Nootens* | Scientific Programme Coordinator |
| Sarah Herbineaux* | Scientific Programme Administrator |
* No voting rights
Scientific Committee Declaration of Conflicts of Interest: 
Scientific Subcommittees
1. General Anaesthesiology
Contact the SSC1.
Daniela Ionescu (Romania) |
Chairperson |
| Anthony Absalom (Netherlands) | Past Chairperson |
| Konstantinos Stroumpoulis (Greece) | Member |
| Hugo Vereecke (Belgium) | Member |
| Henrik Rueffert (Germany) representing the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group (EMHG) | Specialist Society Member |
| Hans Donald De Boer (Netherlands) representing the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society for Perioperative Care (ERAS) | Specialist Society Member |
| Paul Michel Mertes (France) representing the International Suspected Perioperative Allergy Group (ISPAR) | Specialist Society Member |
2. Ambulatory Anaesthesia
Contact the SSC2.
Gilda Cinnella (Italy) |
Chairperson |
| Jeroen Hermanides (Netherlands) | Member |
| Tatjana Simurina (Croatia) | Member |
| Ron Flaishon (Israel) | Member |
3. Regional Anaesthesia
Contact the SSC3.
Luc Sermeus (Belgium) |
Chairperson |
| Eric Albrecht (Switzerland) | Past Chaiperson |
| Alan Macfarlane (United Kingdom) | Member |
| Tatiana Sidiropoulou (Greece) | Member |
4. Obstetric Anaesthesiology
Contact the SSC4.
Carolyn Weiniger (Israel) |
Chairperson |
| Frédéric Mercier (France) | Past Chairperson |
| Alexander Ioscovich (Israel) | Member |
| Nuala Lucas (United Kingdom) | Member |
5. Paediatric Anaesthesiology
Contact the SSC5.
Markus F. Stevens (Netherlands) |
Chairperson |
| Nicola Disma (Italy) | Past Chairperson |
| Margaret Ekstein (Israel) | Member |
| Torsten Lauritsen (Denmark) | Member |
| Maren Kleine-Brueggeney (United Kingdom) | Member |
| Nada Sabourdin (France) representing the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA) |
Specialist Society Member |
6. Neuroanaesthesiology
Contact the SSC6.
Vincent Bonhomme (Belgium) |
Chairperson |
| Alexander Zlotnik (Israel) | Past Chairperson |
| Martin Söhle (Germany) | Member |
| Chiara Robba (Italy) | Member |
| Aeyal Raz (Israel) | Member |
7. Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesiology
Contact the SSC7.
Bernard Cholley (France) |
Chairperson |
| Thomas Werner Ludwig Scheeren (The Netherlands) | Member |
| Nandor Marczin (United Kingdom) | Member |
| Mona Momeni (Belgium) | Member |
| Steffen Rex (Belgium) representing the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists (EACTA) | Specialist Society Member |
8. Acute and Chronic Pain and Palliative Medicine Pain Management
Contact the SSC8.
Ulrike Stamer (Switzerland) |
Chairperson |
| Esther Pogatzki-Zahn (Germany) | Past Chairperson |
| Hélène Beloeil (France) | Member |
| Kris Vissers (Netherlands) | Member |
9. Intensive Care Medicine
Contact the SSC9.
| Christian Putensen (Germany) | Chairperson |
| Cesare Gregoretti (Italy) | Past Chairperson |
| Caterina Aurilio (Italy) | Member |
| Gary Mills (United Kingdom) | Member |
| Michael Sander (Germany) | Member |
| Andrea Cortegiani (Italy) | Member |
| Vincenzo Russotto (Italy) | Member |
| Evgni Brotfain (Israel) | Member |
| Manu Malbrain (Belgium) representing the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) | Specialist Society Member |
10. Critical Emergency Medicine: Trauma and Resuscitation
Contact the SSC10.
| Bernd Böttiger (Germany) |
Chairperson |
| Luca Brazzi (Italy) | Past Chairperson |
| Jacob Steinmetz (Denmark) | Member |
| Ayten Saracoglu (Turkey) | Member |
| Giuseppe Ristagno (Italy) | Member |
11. Respiration and Airway Management
Contact the SSC11.
| Kemal Tolga Saracoglu (Turkey) |
Chairperson |
| Massimiliano Sorbello (Italy) | Past Chairperson |
| Tom van Zundert (Belgium) | Member |
| Peter Biro (Switzerland) | Member |
| Jan-Paul Mulier (Belgium) representing the European Society for Peri-operative Care of the Obese Patient (ESPCOP) | Specialist Society Member |
| Ana Isabel Pinto Pereira (Portugal) representing the European Airway Management Society (EAMS) | Specialist Society Member |
12. Transfusion, Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Contact the SSC12.
Christian von Heymann (Germany) |
Chairperson |
| Daniel Bolliger (Switzerland) | Member |
| Elèni Arnaoutoglou (Greece) | Member |
| Pierre Albaladejo (France) | Member |
| Dana Rodica Tomescu (Romania) representing the Liver Intensive Care Group of Europe (LICAGE) | Specialist Society Member |
13. Pharmacology
Contact the SSC13.
| Michel Struys (The Netherlands) | Chairperson |
| Laura Hannivoort (The Netherlands) | Member |
| Tony Gin (China) | Member |
| Maria Wittmann (Germany) | Member
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14. Monitoring, Ultrasound and Equipment
Contact the SSC14.
| Bernd Saugel (Germany) | Chairperson |
| Alexandre Joosten (Belgium) | Member |
| Valérie Billard (France) | Member |
| Barak Cohen (Israel) | Member |
| Teodora Nicolescu (Romania) representing the European Soceity for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC) | Specialist Society Member |
| Nicholas Moore (United Kingdom) representing the Society for Ultrasound Anaesthesia (SUA) | Specialist Society Member |
| Adrian Wong (United Kingdom) representing the International Fluid Academy (IFA) | Specialist Society Member |
15. Geriatric Anaesthesiology
Contact the SSC15.
| Concezione Tommasino (Italy) | Chairperson |
| Finn Radkte (Denmark) | Member |
| Paola Aceto (Italy) | Member |
| Ana Kowark (Germany) | Member |
16. Ethics
Contact the SSC16.
Paul McConnell (United Kingdom) |
Chairperson |
| Ornella Piazza (Italy) | Member |
| Yehuda Ginosar (Israel) | Member |