BARA Annual Meeting 24th of October 2026

Morning Program

07:30 - 08:00: Registration & Coffee

08:00 - 08:15: Welcome & Introduction - By the President of BARA, Dr. Matthias Desmet

08:20 - 08:40: Intrathecal morphine, back for good? -  Marc Koning

08:40 - 09:00: Old dogs and new tricks: metamizole, buprenorphine, methadone and others - Bram Keunen

09:00 - 09:20: Neuromodulation and the autonomic nervous system in chronic pain - Bart Billet

09:20 - 09:40: Tap block: 20 years old and now? - John McDonnell

09:40-09:50: Q&A

10:00 – 10:30: Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:50: C-section dilemmas - Marc Van de Velde

10:50 - 11:10: Rib fracture dilemmas - John McDonnell

11:10 - 11:30: Hip fracture dilemmas - Anemoon Torfs

11:30-11:40: Q&A

11:40 – 12:20: Albert Van Steenberge Award Lecture - Marc Van de Velde

12:20 - 13:00: Lunch

13:00 - 14:00: Afternoon Program (Ethics and Economics)

13:00 – 13:30: Getting through the night, sleep deprivation and performance - Yara Wingelaar-Jagt

13:30-14:00: From Boomers to Gen Z: Teaching residents in changing times - Jonas Brouwers

14:00 - 14:30: Coffee Break

14:30 - 17:00: Afternoon Program (Workshops)

• Workshop PLAN A blocks:

- ISB: Julian Sanfilippo

- Axillary: Stefan VanHooreweghe

- FNB-ACB: Anemoon Torfs

- Rectus Sheath-ESP=Bram Keunen

- POP: Michele Carrella

• Workshop PLAN B blocks: 

- Abdominal wall blocks: John McDonnell

- Thoracic: Sari Casaer

- FICB-PENG: Matthias Lapere

- Cranial Blocks: Bart Billet

- Ankle blocks: Steve Coppens

• Round tables: How I do it?

- Total knee arthroplasty:  Ine Leunen

- Labour analgesia: Pierre Yves Dewandre

- How to organize a Block Room?  TBC

- Patient communication David Van Aken

- How do I teach ?  Kris Vermeylen

17:00 - 17:10: Closing Remarks & Thanks - By the President of BARA, Dr. Matthias Desmet