Upcoming Medical Conferences in Belgium

Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine is organized by Belgian Society of Internal Medicine (BSIM) and will be held from Dec 13 - 14, 2019 at Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation 2020 is organized by European Respiratory Society (ERS) and will be held from Jan 09 - 11, 2020 at UZ Leuven, Leuven, Brussels, Belgium. Target audience: • Clinicians • Pulmonary physicians • Respiratory physiologists • Respiratory physiotherapists • Occupational therapists • Psychologists • Nutritionists • Nurses • Social workers and carers • Healthcare managers • Health educators • Trainees in the above specialities • Research fellows Description: This course offers the latest insight into pulmonary rehabilitation, bringing together the viewpoints of both clinicians and physiotherapists. Participants will be provided with a comprehensive overview on when and how treatments should be delivered taking into account the latest guidelines in the field, as well as promising new tools and approaches. Learning outcomes: Following this course, participants will be able to: • Describe the optimal implementation of comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation strategies for patients with chronic obstructive and restrictive lung diseases. • Describe the different components of pulmonary rehabilitation and the necessary tools to assess the efficacy of this intervention. • Introduce in clinical practice novel patient reported outcomes and methods for assessing daily physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive and restrictive lung diseases. • Implement physical activity measurements to evaluate the patient's functional performance before and after pulmonary rehabilitation. • Appreciate the important adverse effects on functional capacity caused by abnormal haemodynamic function in patients with chronic obstructive and restrictive lung diseases. • Design a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation programme, taking into account patients' abilities and preferences, within a health care system. • Adapt programmes to accommodate comorbidities and other non-respiratory problems. • Propose strategies to enhance physical activity in individuals with lung disease. • Appreciate the barriers that prevent patients to enrol and complete pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. • Learn how to increase awareness and knowledge of benefits associated with pulmonary rehabilitation among health professionals and patients. An application will be made to EACCME for CME accreditation of this event. The number of credits that you will receive corresponds to your attendance during the course. Please note that you need to sign the register of attendance each day to ensure that you receive the CME credits. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

ISAPS Course – Belgium: International Fresh Cadaver Aesthetic Dissection Course on Rhinoplasty and Facial Anatomy is organized by International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and will be held from  Jan 16 - 18, 2020 at Liege, Belgium. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.  

16th Thoracic Oncology Winter Symposium is organized by Congress Care and will be held on Jan 20, 2020 at Ghent University - Het Pand, Gent, East Flanders, Belgium. This annual symposium offers a unique opportunity to meet (inter) national experts in thoracic oncology. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Evaluation of ADMET Drug Properties in Drug Discovery and Development is organized by Mondial Research Group and will be held form Jan 21 - 22, 2020 at Brussels, Belgium. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Laparoscopic CME Course is organized by European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and will be held from Jan 22 - 23, 2020 at ORSI Institute, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. Description: This course is part of the laparoscopic CME programme is a training initiative by ESCP's European School of Coloproctology. The programme aims to promote laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer. Selection criteria: • Teams of two surgeons per hospital (1 lead surgeon, 1 assistant) • Appropriate experience ○ Lead surgeon should be proficient in laparoscopic colorectal surgery ○ Minimum experience 50+ laparoscopic colorectal resections ○ Board certified (e.g. EBSQ, FRCS, Specialist in General and/or Coloproctology) • Institutional experience ○ Annual turnover of colon and rectum cancer of >50/year ○ Accessibility to appropriate laparoscopic infrastructure • Letter of support by Head of Department/Hospital Course: • Two-day course in Hamburg, with the aims: ○ To understand the evidence and rationale of CME ○ To master anatomy, operative planning and quality control ○ To achieve optimal results for individual patients ○ To learn operative technique • Hands-on operative training in high quality cadaveric models Proctorship: Minimum of 2 x 2-day visits with the aim to perform 4 or more laparoscopic colon resections Highly qualified faculty Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

14th Annual International Conference on Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/Tox Studies is organized by Mondial Research Group and will be held from Jan 23 - 24, 2020 at Brussels, Belgium. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The 39th Belgian Society of Cardiology (BSC) Annual Congress is organized by Belgian Society of Cardiology (BSC) and will be held from Feb 13 - 14, 2020 at Brussels Expo - Exhibition Center, Brussels, Belgium. Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Nurse meeting at GAM 2020 is organized by Belgian Hematology Society (BHS) and will be held from Feb 13 - 15, 2020 at Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, La hulpe, Brabant Wallon, Belgium. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Applied Bioinformatics In Life Sciences (3rd Edition) is organized by VIB Conference Series and will be held from Feb 13 - 14, 2020 at Province of Flemish Brabant - Province House of Leuven, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.