Program
The program of the symposium will contain lectures, pro-con debates, round table discussions, case presentations and meet-the-expert sessions.
These will be the main topics day by day.
Main Program (PDF to download)
Sunday, January 28, 2024
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 16:00 - 18:30 | Afternoon Session | Sepsis and Inflammation |
| 18:30 - 19:15 | Get Together Cocktail |
Monday, January 29, 2024
| 08:00 - 10:30 | Morning Session | Intensive Care Medicine: Quo vadis? |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Meet the expert session | Impella in cardoigenic shock / cardiac arrest: Tips and tricks |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Meet the expert session | Hemodynamic effects of PEEP in ARDS |
| 16:00 - 18:30 | Afternoon Session | Fluid management of the critically ill patient: Is less more? |
| from 19:30 | Speakers Dinner (for invited guests only) |
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
| 08:00 - 10:30 | Morning Session | Artificial Intelligence and Digital Support in the ICU |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Industry flash by ADVITOS : Blood purification with acidosis correction for the critically ill patient |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Meet the expert session | RRT when, how and how long ? |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Meet the expert session | EEG in the ICU |
| 16:00 - 18:30 | Afternoon Session | The post cardiac surgery patient in the ICU |
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
| 08:00 - 10:30 | Morning Session | Hemodynamic monitoring in the ICU: New Perspectives |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Meet the expert session | Blood purification, yes or no? |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Meet the expert session | ICU management in practice |
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16:00 - 17:30
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Afternoon Session | Brain injury: Assessment and Critical Care Management Keynote Lecture: Reforming medical education in a poor country at war |
| from 19:15 | Networking Event (for all guests) |
Thursday, February 01, 2024
| 08:00 - 10:30 | Morning Session | The liver is failing: Why? what can I do? |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Meet the expert session | Monitoring during assisted breathing |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Meet the expert session | Setting the ventilator according to patient's (tidal) recruitability |
| 16:00 - 18:30 | Afternoon Session | Assessment of the Lung at the Bed Side |
Friday, February 02, 2024
| 08:00 - 10:30 | Morning Session | Haemato-oncology for the intensivist |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Closing remarks and Farewell |
Speakers
We are pleased to welcome the following speakers to the International Winter Symposium 2024 in Lech:
Prof. Jean-Daniel Chiche, MD, Lausanne / CH
Prof. Maurizio Cecconi, MD, Milano / IT
Prof. Ricard Ferrer Rocas, MD, Barcelona /ES
Prof. Raimund Helbok, MD, Linz / AT
Prof. Melanie Meersch-Dini, MD, Münster / DE
Prof. Francesco Mojoli, MD, Pavia / IT
Prof. Xavier Monnet, MD, Paris / FR
Dr. Lise Piquiloud Imboden, MD, Lausanne / CH
Prof. Susanna Price, MD, London / UK
Prof. Peter Schellongowski, MD, Wien / AT
Prof. Peter Suter, MD, Geneva / CH
Prof. Jukka Takala, MD, Bern / CH
Prof. Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, Brussels / BE
Prof. Julia Wendon, MD, London / UK