Prehabilitation World Conference 2018 – Making patients fit for surgery

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June 27 – 29 2018
Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Conference Speakers

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keynote Franco Carli Prof. MD, PhD, Anesthesiologist, McGill University, Canada

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keynote Gerard Danjoux Prof, MD, PhD, Consultant Anaesthetist, South Tees Hospitals NHS Hospital, United Kingdom

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keynote Bibian Mentel Winter Paralympics Gold-medalist and World Champion para-snowboarding

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keynote Pauline Dekker Longarts, Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis

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guest Olle Ljungqvist Prof. of Surgery, MD, PhD, Surgeon, Örebro University Hospital & Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

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guest Michael Grocott MD, PhD, Professor in Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Southampton University Hospital, United Kingdom

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guest Sandy Jack MD, PhD, Senior Researcher, Southampton University Hospital, United Kingdom

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guest Julie Silver MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General, Brigham & Womens and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospitals

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guest Erik Gerritsen Secretaris-Generaal, Ministerie van VWS

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guest Martijn Stuiver Lector Functioneel Herstel bij Kanker at Hogeschool van Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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guest Marian Kaljouw Voorzitter van de raad van bestuur Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit

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guest Nico van Meeteren PhD, Professor Physiotherapy, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands

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guest Gerrit Slooter Gerrit Slooter, MD, PhD, Surgical Oncologist, Maxima Medical Center, The Netherlands

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guest Stefan van Rooijen MD, PhD Candidate Surgery, Maxima Medical Center, The Netherlands

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guest Gwen Thomas PhD candidate Surgical Oncology, Máxima Medisch Centrum, The Netherlands

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guest Baukje van den Heuvel MD, PhD, Surgical Oncologist, Radboudumc, The Netherlands

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guest Barbara van Munster Internist, Gelre Ziekenhuis

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guest Luc van Loon PhD, Extraordinary Professor of Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands

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guest Goof Schep MD, PhD, Sports physician, Maxima Medical Center, The Netherlands

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guest Celena Scheede-Bergdahl PhD, Senior Researcher/Exercise Phsyiologist, McGill Hospital, Canada

ABOUT

The conference

The Prehabilitation World Conference is the world’s largest interdisciplinary congress for healthcare professionals (including paramedics) interested in getting patients as fit as possible before surgery. DOWNLOAD THE FLYER. During the congress, many prominent speakers from the Netherlands and abroad will highlight the latest developments.

Making patients fit for surgery

Revolution in perioperative care

Program

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15:30 - 16:00

Main Hall

Welcome & Registration

16:00 - 16:30

Center Room

Opening and Surprise Keynote lecture

16:30 - 17:30

Center Room

speakers

Gerard Danjoux
Olle Ljungqvist

Session 1: Perioperative care

Chairs: Gerry Danjoux and Baukje van den Heuvel – 16:30 ERAS, past, present and future from the surgical perspective Olle Ljungqvist – Örebro University Hospital & Karolinska Institutet, Sweden – 17:00 Anesthesiological perspectives of ERAS Hans de Boer, MD, PhD – Martini General Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands

17:30 - 18:00

Main Hall

Break

18:00 - 19:30

Center Room

speakers

Franco Carli
Michael Grocott

Session 2

Chairs: Celina Scheede and Stefan van Rooijen – 18:00 Prediction of surgical outcomes Mike Grocott, MD, PhD – Southampton University Hospital, United Kingdom – 18:20 Prehab, rehab and the continuum of care Julie Silver, MD – Harvard Medical School, U.S.A. – 18:40 Keynote lecture: Prehabilitation: the revolution Francesco Carli, ...

19:30 -

Main Hall

Welcome Reception

09:00 - 10:30

Center Room

speakers

Nico van Meeteren
Gwen Thomas

Session 3: Elements of prehabilitation I

Chairs: Sandy Jack and Francesco Carli – 09:00 Physical therapy and Prehabilitation Nico van Meeteren, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands – 09:20 High Intensity Training translated from athletes to patients Goof Schep, MD, PhD – Máxima Medical Center, The Netherlands – 09:40 Training and the link ...

10:30 - 11:00

Main Hall

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Center Room

speakers

Pauline Dekker
Julie Silver

Session 4: Elements of prehabilitation II

Chairs: Nicole Papen-Botterhuis and Julie Silver – 11:00 You are what you eat Luc van Loon, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands – 11:15 Nutritional aspects of prehabilitation Chelsia Gillis, MSc – University of Calgary, Canada – 11:30 Psychology and patient empowerment Susanne Oksbjerg, PhD – Danish ...

12:30 - 13:30

Main Hall

Lunch and poster presentations

13:30 - 14:30

Center Room

speakers

Olle Ljungqvist
Stefan van Rooijen

Session 5: Multimodel prehabilitation

Chairs: Olle Ljungqvist and Bart Bongers – 13:30 Definitions in prehabilitation Celena Scheede-Bergdahl, PhD – McGill Hospital, Canada (with Gwen Thomas) – 13:50 Multimodal prehabilitation in Colorectal Surgery Stefan van Rooijen, MD – Máxima Medical Center, The Netherlands – 14:10 Overview of prehabilitation initiatives around the world Emma Bruns, ...

15:00 - 15:30

Main Hall

Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:00

Center Room

speakers

Michael Grocott
Gerrit Slooter

Session 6 Parallel I: Prehabilitation in different surgical fields

Chairs: Mike Grocott and Gerrit Slooter – 15:30 A pre-operative community-based exercise programme for prostate and colorectal cancer patients: feasibility and preliminary effectiveness study L. Loughney – 15:40 The effect of prehabilitation on sarcopenia development during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for oesophagogastric cancer: A randomised controlled trial S. Allen ...

15:30 - 17:00

Center Room

Session 6 Parallel II: Patient Outcomes: Eindhoven Room 4-5

Chairs: Nicole Papen-Botterhuis and Charlotte Molenaar – 15:30 Predicting adverse postoperative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer using the Dutch VMS-frailty instrument T. Argillander – 15:40 Effects of moderate versus high intensity pre-operative exercise training on pre- and post-operative insulin sensitivity in colorectal cancer ...

19:00 -

Main Hall

Informal congress dinner

No dress code

08:00 - 08:30

Main Hall

Workshop round 1

Choose one of the following workshops: Nutrition Training Patient selection The multimodal approach Starting up prehabilitation Management and motivation Active sports Are you fit to perform? Your own fitness status shall not be underestimated. And might even be of more importance then you think. Prepare yourself for a fit ...

08:45 - 09:15

Main Hall

Workshop round 2

Choose another of the following workshops: Nutrition Training Patient selection The multimodal approach Starting up prehabilitation Management and motivation Active sports Are you fit to perform? Your own fitness status shall not be underestimated. And might even be of more importance then you think. Prepare yourself for a fit ...

09:30 - 11:00

Center Room

speakers

Sandy Jack
Baukje van den Heuvel

Session 7: Outcomes

Chairs: Sandra Beijer and Goof Schep – 09:30 Outcomes of functional recovery: 6MWT the gold standard? Bart Bongers, PhD – University of Maastricht, The Netherlands – 09:45 Surgical and patient related outcomes Baukje van den Heuvel, MD, PhD – Radboud UMC, The Netherlands – 10:00 Tools and wearables Michael ...

11:00 - 11:30

Main Hall

Coffee break

11:30 - 13:00

Center Room

speakers

Franco Carli
Nico van Meeteren

Session 8: How to start your prehabilitation program

Chairs: Chelsia Gillis and Nico van Meeteren 11:30 ERAS 3.0 Gerrit Slooter, MD, PhD – Maxima Medical Center, The Netherlands 11:50 Starting your prehabilitation program Francesco Carli, MD, PhD – McGill university, Canada, Stefan van Rooijen, MD – Maxima Medical Center, The Netherlands & Enrico Minnella 12:20 Prehabilitation: the ...

13:00 - 14:00

Main Hall

Lunch and poster presentations

14:00 - 16:00

Center Room

speakers

Franco Carli
Gerard Danjoux

Session 9: Award winning session

Chairs: Baukje van den Heuvel and Gerrit Slooter – 14:00 Best Abstract: In-hospital supervised and personalized exercise training leads to earlier functional recovery following colorectal resection for cancer R. Awasthi – 14:10 Best Abstract: From waiting towards preparing: A qualitative feasibility study on cancer patients’ perspectives on prehabilitation A. ...

16:00 -

Main Hall

Conference Speakers

ABOUT

Organizing Commitee

Making patients fit for surgery

Program

Welcome & Registration

Opening and Surprise Keynote lecture

Session 1: Perioperative care

Break

Session 2

Welcome Reception

Session 3: Elements of prehabilitation I

Coffee Break

Session 4: Elements of prehabilitation II

Lunch and poster presentations

Session 5: Multimodel prehabilitation

Coffee Break

Session 6 Parallel I: Prehabilitation in different surgical fields

Session 6 Parallel II: Patient Outcomes: Eindhoven Room 4-5

Informal congress dinner

Workshop round 1

Workshop round 2

Session 7: Outcomes

Coffee break

Session 8: How to start your prehabilitation program

Lunch and poster presentations

Session 9: Award winning session

One for the road