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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 (Israel) Chairperson | ![]() Michel M.R.F. Struys (Netherlands) Incoming Chairperson |
Members | |
Alexander Zarbock (Germany) | Research Committee Chair |
Stefan De Hert (Belgium) | Education and Training Committee Chair |
Benedikt Preckel (Netherlands) | Patient Safety and Quality Committee Chair |
Maria Iulia Crisan (Switzerland)* | 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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Daniela Ionescu (Romania) | Forum Chair |
Hugo Vereecke (Belgium) | Member |
Johan Heiberg (Denmark) | Member |
Roberta Monzani (Italy) | Member |
Luc Sermeus (Belgium) | Member |
Alan Macfarlane (United Kingdom) | Member |
Tatiana Sidiropoulou (Greece) | Member |
Emmanuel Boselli (France) | Member |
Joana Berger (Switzerland) | Member |
Hugo Carvalho (Belgium) | Member |
Forum 2: Patients
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Carolyn Weiniger (Israel) | Forum Chair (Anaesthesia) |
The Obstetric Patient
Nuala Lucas (United Kingdom) | Subforum Lead |
Alexander Ioscovich (Israel) | Member |
Nicolas Brogly (Spain) | Member |
Pierre-Yves Dewandre (Belgium) | Member |
The Paediatric Patient
Markus Stevens (Netherlands) | Subforum Lead |
Margaret Ekstein (Israel) | Member |
Maren Kleine-Brueggeney (Switzerland) | Member |
Peter Kenderessy (Slovakia) | Member |
Shirley Friedman (Israel) | Member |
The Geriatric Patient
Finn Radtke (Denmark) | Subforum Lead |
Paola Aceto (Italy) | Member |
Ana Kowark (Germany) | Member |
Basak Ceyda Meko (Turkey) | Member |
Sigal Sviri (Israel) | Member |
Trauma and Resuscitation (Critical Emergency Medicine)
Bernd Böttiger (Germany) | Subforum Lead |
Dr Daniele Biasucci (Italy) | Member |
Giuseppe Ristagno (Italy) | Member |
Athanasios Chalkias (Greece) | Member |
Metabolic Disease and Obesity – Cancer
Eva Rivas (Spain) | Subforum Lead (Metabolic Disease and Obesity) |
Lucillia Bezu (France) | Subforum Lead (Cancer) |
Acute and Chronic Pain and Palliative Medicine
Ulrike Stamer (Switzerland) | Subforum Lead |
Patrice Forget (United Kingdom) | Member |
Caterina Aurilio (Italy) | Member |
Forum 3: Organs
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Vincent Bonhomme (Belgium) | Forum Chair (Anaesthesia) |
Fabio Guarracino (Italy) | Forum Chair (Intensive Care) |
Brain
Aeyal Raz (Israel) | Subforum Lead |
Chiara Robba (Italy) | Member |
Evgeni Brotfain (Israel) | Member |
Heart
Nandor Marczin (United Kingdom) | Subforum Lead |
Mona Momeni (Belgium) | Member |
Michael Sander (Germany) | Member |
Yael Lichter (Israel) | Member |
Lung
Gary Mills (United Kingdom) | Subforum Lead |
Andrea Cortegiani (Italy) | Member |
Lorenzo Ball (Italy) | Member |
Mert Senturk (Turkey) | Member |
Hepatobiliary and Kidney
Dana Tomescu (Romania) | Subforum Lead |
Or Goren (Israel) | Member |
Annabel Blasi (Spain) | Member |
Infection, Sepsis and Immunology
Christian Putensen (Germany) | Subforum Lead |
Vincenzo Russotto (Italy) | Member |
Giorgia Montrucchio (Italy) | Member |
Ilona Bobek (Hungary) | Member |
Forum 4: Therapies
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Jens Meier (Austria) | Forum Chair (Intensive Care) |
Pharmacology
Laura Hannivoort (Netherlands) | Subforum Lead |
Airway Management
Kemal Tolga Saracoglu (Turkey) | Subforum Lead |
Tom van Zundert (Belgium) | Member |
Gianmaria Cammarota (Italy) | Member |
Carlo Alberto Volta (Italy) | Member |
Fluid, Transfusion and Haemostasis
Isabell Pekrul (Germany) | Subforum Lead |
Daniel Bolliger (Switzerland) | Member |
Elèni Arnaoutoglou (Greece) | Member |
Forum 5: Devices and technologies
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Alexandre Joosten (France) | Forum Chair |
Barak Cohen (Israel) | Member |
Ruth Shaylor (Israel) | Member |
Lonneke Staals (Netherlands) | Member |
Forum 6: Ethics
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Paul McConnell (United Kingdom) | Forum Chair |
Yehuda Ginosar (Israel) | Member |
Ornella Piazza (Italy) | Member |
Vladimir Cerny (Czech Republic) | Member |