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Advancing paediatric surgery through education and research

ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ Inter/National Training Day- Belgium

The morning will feature hands on sessions with models followed by an afternoon of lectures.

20 Jun

University Hospital Ghent AKA UZGent/Gent UZ/ UZG

Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium, 20th June 2023

Registration

In Person is OPEN:

*We recommend booking early as places are limited for the in person course as there are a set number of models.

Virtual

We will be recording the afternoon lectures and making these available after Congress.

 

Programme

ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ INTER/NATIONAL TRAINING DAY – BELGIUM

Tuesday June 20, 2023 08:30 17:30 Ghent University Hospital campus, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, B-9000 Ghent
please note: all hours are Local time (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

MORNING PROGRAM

08:30 12:30 CETRAS/Pathology, Ingang 23
PRACTICAL HANDS-ON COURSE MIS/SIM
Welcome, registration 08:30 08:45
Practical Part 1 09:00 10:30 BEGINNER – BASIC – ADVANCED MIS SIM
VR & Box trainers with Simulation models for Suturing, Fundoplication, Pyeloplasty, Lung & Bowel surgery
Coffeebreak 10:30 11:00 Pathology, Ingang 23
Practical Part 2 11:00 12:30 BEGINNER – BASIC – ADVANCED MIS SIM
VR & Box trainers with Simulation models for Suturing, Fundoplication, Pyeloplasty, Lung & Bowel surgery
LUNCH 12:30 13:30 AUDITORIUM E, Ingang 32

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

13:30 17:30 AUDITORIUM E, Ingang 32
THEORETICAL COURSE ON PAEDIATRIC SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Welcome, registration 13:30 13:35
Theoretical Part 1 13:35 15:15 Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Basic Science, Pathology & Molecular Biology
Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Clinical Risk grouping, Medical Treatment
Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Surgical Biopsy & Treatment
Radiotherapy in children for paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma & Neuroblastoma
Tea and refreshments 15:15 15:35
Theoretical Part 2 15:35 17:25 Neuroblastoma: Basic Science, Pathology & Molecular Biology
Neuroblastoma: Clinical Risk grouping, Medical Treatment
Neuroblastoma: Surgical Biopsy & Treatment
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (H)IPEC & PIPAC in adults & children
DINNER TBC 20:30 AMADEUS-2, Gouden Leeuwplein 7, B-9000 Ghent (City Center)

Locations & directions

Morning session: at CETRAS/Pathology building, entrance 23
Lunch & afternoon session: at Auditorium E, entrance 32
View the campus map which shows the locations of the rooms we will be using here :

 

Getting to the Ghent University Campus

To plan your journey across Belgium visit:

For train specific journeys use:

SNCB official website – Buy your train tickets online (belgiantrain.be)

Getting to Ghent from Brussels

Many of you will be travelling via Brussels on the Eurostar which takes you into Brussels-Midi Station where you can then change for Gent Sint Pieters . The journey is around 30 minutes.

If you are travelling from Brussels Zaventem or Charleroi airports please plan your journey using the .

 

Getting from Gent Sint Pieters Station to UZGent

From Gent Sint Pieters Station get on Tramline 4 which takes you to the heart of the UZGent campus and takes 13 minutes.  Tramline 4 also takes you from Ghent city center (Korenmarkt etc) to Gent Sint Pieters train station before continuing to the Ghent University Hospital campus (aka “Gent UZ� or UZG).

You can see the Tramline 4 route map marked in green, here:

For more information about planning your transport within Ghent visit: