Join leading expert speakers as they present the latest insights into cutting-edge research and new therapies. Engage directly with top specialists, ask questions, and explore industry-driven solutions shaping the future of patient care.
Symposia are held in Audimax (level 1 and 2).
Meet-the-Expert sessions are held in Terra (level 0).
CSL, Octapharma and Sysmex will kindly provide lunch boxes to participants.
Symposia AudiMax Plenary room | Meet-the-Expert Terra 50 seats – max 2 speakers | ||
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 Thursday 24 April 12:15 – 13:15 |  | ||
Thursday 24 April 15:20-16:20 |  |  | |
Friday 25 April 09:00-10:00 |  |  | |
Friday 25 April 13:15 – 14:15 |  |  |
12:15-13:15
SYMPOSIUM
Organised by
ROOM: AUDIMAX
Session title: WHO guidance on PBM implementation: Strategies for effective dissemination and communication
Chairperson: Sherri Ozawa, USA
Programme:
Welcome and introduction
Sherri Ozawa – Englewood, USA
Achieving global blood health: The importance of the WHO PBM guidance document
Sherri Ozawa – Englewood, USA
Effective use of the WHO guidance on PBM implementation: A panel discussion
Jens Meier – Linz, Austria,
Matthew Warner – Rochester, USA,
Daniela Filipescu – Bucarest, Romania.
Q&A and close
Sherri Ozawa – Englewood, USA
Learning objectives:
| Chair | Marco Ranucci | Milan | Italy |
| Perioperative anemia management in cardiac surgery: The surgeon perspective | Pierre Tibi | Prescott, AZ | USA |
| Managing coagulopathic bleeding in cardiac surgery | Marco Ranucci | Milan | Italy |
| The value of point-of-care testing in cardiac surgery | Vanessa Agostini | Genoa | Italy |
15:20-16:20
SYMPOSIUM
Organised by
ROOM: AUDIMAX
Session title: Developing VET Algorithms to Support the Standardisation of Perioperative Haemostasis Management and
Improvement of Transfusion Outcomes
Chairperson: Ravishankar Raobaikady – London, UK
| Chair | Stefan Hofer | Kaiserslautern | Germany |
| Evidence-based management strategies: which levers and challenges | Stefan Hofer | Kaiserlautern | Germany |
| How can simulation training contribute to multidisciplinary management of PPH? | Matthew Simpson | Leeds | UK |
| Management of pregnancy and delivery in congenital fibrinogen disorders | Cristina Santoro | Rome | Italy |
Implementation of a PBM focussed VET algorithm for cardiac surgery and intensive care (“StarTrEG – The final frontier”)
James Uprichard – London, UK
A software enhanced algorithm and checklist for VET guided haemostasis in cardiac surgery – From trace to ACTS-ion
Carlos Corredor – London, UK
Development and design of a standardised TEG® 6s based algorithm for the German speaking community
Timo Seyfried – Passau, Germany
Learning Objectives:
15:20-16:20
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Organised by
ROOM: TERRA
Session Title: From Data to Decision: The Importance of Algorithms in Patient Blood Management
Simon T. Schäfer – Olgenburg, Germany
| Trauma induced coagulopathy patient identification and treatment in a pre-hospital scenario | Jacques Duranteau | Paris | France |
| Trauma induced coagulopathy diagnosis and treatment in an early in-hospital scenario | Ross Davenport | London | UK |
09:00-10:00
SYMPOSIUM
Organised by i-SEP and HemoSonics International
ROOM: AUDIMAX – PLENARY ROOM
Session title: Patient blood management in cardiac surgery and obstetric: from coagulation monitoring with Quantra® & qLabs® FIB to comprehensive autotransfusion (Platelets + RBC) with same™
Chairperson: Aryeh Shander – Englewood, NJ, USA
Introduction and Current State of PBM
Prof. Aryeh Shander – Englewood NJ, USA
Focus on coagulation monitoring in obstetrics with Quantra® and qLabs® FIB
Dr. Anne-Sophie Bouthers – Lille, France
Comprehensive autotransfusion (Platelets + RBC) with Same™: initial feedback with i-SEP in Frankfurt
Dr. Gösta Lotz – Frankfurt, Germany
Learning objective:
This symposium will provide an updated overview of Patient Blood Management (PBM) in cardiac surgery and obstetrics, focusing on coagulation monitoring with Quantra® and qLabs® FIB. It will also explore comprehensive autotransfusion (platelets + RBC) using Same™, with initial feedback from clinical experience in Frankfurt University.
09:00-10:00
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Organised by Pharmacosmos
ROOM: TERRA
Session title: The patient’s perioperative journey: ERAS meeting PBM
Chairperson: Prof. Kai Zacharowski – Frankfurt, Germany
The patient’s perioperative journey: The surgery / ERAS perspective with a focus in IDA management
Prof. Nuh Rahbari – Ulm, Germany
The patient’s perioperative journey: The PBM perspective with a focus in IDA management
Dr. Caroline Evans – Cardiff, United Kingdom
Learning objectives:
Participants will gain insight into the integration of Patient Blood management (PBM) and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), with a specific focus on the importance of pre-and postoperative iron deficiency (IDA) management.
They will explore the benefits of early IDA treatment in optimizing surgical outcomes and understand the challenges in achieving full implementation of PBM and ERAS in routine clinical practice.
The session will highlight strategies to bridge the gap between these two approaches and improve patient care.
13:15-14:15
SYMPOSIUM
Organised by Octapharma
ROOM: AUDIMAX
Hemostasis reimagined: A Panel on Advances in Surgical Bleeding Management.
Chair: Dr. Oliver Grottke – Aachen, Germany
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Oliver Grottke – Aachen, Germany
Addressing Challenges in Surgery
Dr. Oliver Grottke – Aachen, Germany
Factor I the First to Replace?
Dr. Seema Agarwal – Manchester, UK
Is It Time to Replace Plasma With 4F-PCC in Cardiac Surgery?
Dr. Keyvan Karkouti – Toronto, Canada
Q&A
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this symposium, participants will be able to identify key challenges in surgical bleeding management, understand the rationale for prioritizing early fibrinogen (Factor I) replacement, and evaluate current clinical evidence supporting the use of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC) as a superior option to FP on efficacy and safety for patients undergoing cardiac surgery with coagulopathic bleeding, with the goal of optimizing haemostatic strategies and improving patient outcomes.
13:15-14:15
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Organised by Sysmex
ROOM: TERRA
Session title: The Importance of Cellular Parameters in Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Events and Iron Deficiency: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improve Patient Care.
Chairperson: Dr. Ondrej Valina, Norderstedt – Germany
The Importance of Cellular Parameters in Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Events and Iron Deficiency: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improve Patient Care
Dr. Zsuzsanna Wolf, Munich – Germany
Learning objectives:
The measurement of reticulocytes, reticulocyte haemoglobin equivalent (RET-He) and immature platelets (IPF% and IPF#) as
part of a blood count is playing an increasingly important role in clinical practice. RET-He is already established in routine
diagnostics for the detection of iron deficiency in the perioperative setting, while automated IPF% and IPF# analysis is
emerging as a valuable parameter for the prediction of bleeding events in thrombocytopenic patients and for the assessment
of bone marrow recovery after bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. In addition, IPF# has shown promising potential in
the diagnosis of cardiac disease in both children and adults, further underlining its clinical relevance.
NATA: Network for the advancement of Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis
MISSION: Providing a multidisciplinary forum for dialogue between haematologists, transfusion medicine specialists, anaesthesiologists, intensive care and emergency physicians, surgeons, perfusionists, nurses, biomedical scientists and ther healthcare professionals.
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