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The Scientific Committee (SC) fulfils the following functions:
- Determines the Scientific Programme of ESAIC scientific meetings;
- Assesses abstracts submitted for presentation at the Euroanaesthesia Congress and coordinates the Best Abstract Prize Competition;
- Determines the Scientific Programme for invited ESAIC panels at scientific meetings of other societies;
- Organises Clinical Masterclasses or other Scientific events/initiatives;
- Elaborates the content of educational events on clinical and scientific topics such as webinars, podcasts, e-learning modules, etc;
- Carries out other functions as decided by the Board of Directors.
Composition
![]() Idit Matot Chairperson | ![]() Michel M.R.F. Struys Incoming Chairperson |
Members | |
Alexander Zarbock | Research Committee Chair |
Stefan De Hert | Education and Training Committee Chair |
Benedikt Preckel | Patient Safety and Quality Committee Chair |
Maria Iulia Crisan* | Trainee Representative |
Raffaella Donadio* | Education and Scientific Affairs Manager |
Emilie Nootens* | Scientific Programme Lead |
Sarah Herbineaux* | Scientific Programme Coordinator |
* No voting rights
Scientific Forums
Forum 1: General Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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Prof Daniela Ionescu (Romania) | Forum Chair |
Dr Hugo Vereecke (Belgium) | Member |
Dr Johan Heiberg (Denmark) | Member |
Dr Roberta Monzani (Italy) | Member |
Prof Luc Sermeus (Belgium) | Member |
Prof Alan Macfarlane (United Kingdom) | Member |
Prof Tatiana Sidiropoulou (Greece) | Member |
Dr Emmanuel Boselli (France) | Member |
Dr Joana Berger (Switzerland) | Member |
Dr Hugo Carvalho (Belgium) | Member |
Forum 2: Patients
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Prof Carolyn Weiniger (Israel) | Forum Chair (Anaesthesia) |
The Obstetric Patient
Dr Nuala Lucas (United Kingdom) | Subforum Lead |
Prof Alexander Ioscovich (Israel) | Member |
Dr Nicolas Brogly (Spain) | Member |
Dr Pierre-Yves Dewandre (Belgium) | Member |
The Paediatric Patient
Dr Markus Stevens (Netherlands) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Margaret Ekstein (Israel) | Member |
Dr Maren Kleine-Brueggeney (Switzerland) | Member |
Dr Peter Kenderessy (Slovakia) | Member |
Dr Shirley Friedman (Israel) | Member |
The Geriatric Patient
Dr Finn Radtke (Denmark) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Paola Aceto (Italy) | Member |
Dr Ana Kowark (Germany) | Member |
Prof Basak Ceyda Meko (Turkey) | Member |
Prof Sigal Sviri (Israel) | Member |
Trauma and Resuscitation (Critical Emergency Medicine)
Prof Bernd Böttiger (Germany) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Daniele Biasucci (Italy) | Member |
Prof Giuseppe Ristagno (Italy) | Member |
Prof Athanasios Chalkias (Greece) | Member |
Metabolic Disease and Obesity – Cancer
Dr Eva Rivas (Spain) | Subforum Lead (Metabolic Disease and Obesity) |
Dr Lucillia Bezu (France) | Subforum Lead (Cancer) |
Acute and Chronic Pain and Palliative Medicine
Prof Ulrike Stamer (Switzerland) | Subforum Lead |
Prof Patrice Forget (United Kingdom) | Member |
Prof Caterina Aurilio (Italy) | Member |
Forum 3: Organs
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Prof Vincent Bonhomme (Belgium) | Forum Chair (Anaesthesia) |
Dr Fabio Guarracino (Italy) | Forum Chair (Intensive Care) |
Brain
Dr Aeyal Raz (Israel) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Chiara Robba (Italy) | Member |
Prof Evgeni Brotfain (Israel) | Member |
Heart
Dr Nandor Marczin (United Kingdom) | Subforum Lead |
Prof Mona Momeni (Belgium) | Member |
Prof Michael Sander (Germany) | Member |
Dr Yael Lichter (Israel) | Member |
Lung
Prof Gary Mills (United Kingdom) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Andrea Cortegiani (Italy) | Member |
Dr Lorenzo Ball (Italy) | Member |
Prof Mert Senturk (Turkey) | Member |
Hepatobiliary and Kidney
Prof Dana Tomescu (Romania) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Or Goren (Israel) | Member |
Dr Annabel Blasi (Spain) | Member |
Infection, Sepsis and Immunology
Prof Christian Putensen (Germany) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Vincenzo Russotto (Italy) | Member |
Dr Giorgia Montrucchio (Italy) | Member |
Dr Ilona Bobek (Hungary) | Member |
Forum 4: Therapies
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Prof Jens Meier (Austria) | Forum Chair (Intensive Care) |
Pharmacology
Dr Laura Hannivoort (Netherlands) | Subforum Lead |
Airway Management
Prof Kemal Tolga Saracoglu (Turkey) | Subforum Lead |
Dr. Tom van Zundert (Belgium) | Member |
Prof Gianmaria Cammarota (Italy) | Member |
Prof Carlo Alberto Volta (Italy) | Member |
Fluid, Transfusion and Haemostasis
Dr Isabell Pekrul (Germany) | Subforum Lead |
Prof Daniel Bolliger (Switzerland) | Member |
Prof Elèni Arnaoutoglou (Greece) | Member |
Forum 5: Devices and technologies
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Dr. Alexandre Joosten (France) | Forum Chair |
Dr. Barak Cohen (Israel) | Member |
Dr. Ruth Shaylor (Israel) | Member |
Dr. Lonneke Staals (Netherlands) | Member |
Forum 6: Ethics
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Dr Paul McConnell (United Kingdom) | Forum Chair |
Prof Yehuda Ginosar (Israel) | Member |
Prof Ornella Piazza (Italy) | Member |
Prof Vladimir Cerny (Czech Republic) | Member |