
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
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BARA Annual Meeting 2026
24/10/2026
08:00 - 17:15


