When a pregnant woman experiences cardiac arrest, performing a resuscitative hysterotomy can be lifesaving—for both mother and baby. While rare, this intervention is crucial in time-critical emergencies.
This evening symposium brings together obstetricians, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, intensivists, midwives and general practitioners to explore this high-stakes procedure from a multidisciplinary perspective. Drawing on four years of data from BAMM (Belgian Analysis System for Maternal Mortality), the program includes case discussions, data review, and insights into training, decision-making, and system organisation.
You are warmly invited to join us for this symposium, dedicated to improve maternal and child survival in the most urgent circumstances.
Programma
18h Doors
19h Introduction: 4 years of BAMM.
Dr. Griet Vandenberghe, Obstetrics, Ghent University Hospital; B.OSS & BAMM
19h15 Stories from emergency physicians
Dr. Griet Vermeulen, Emergency Physician, Antwerp University Hospital
Dr. Nick Cleymans, Emergency Physician, Ghent University Hospital
19h45 What about the numbers?
Dr. Caroline Leech, Consultant Emergency Medecine, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
20h15 How to train physicians to perform a resuscitative hysterotomy?
Dr. Caroline Daelemans, Obstetrics, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève; B.OSS & BAMM
20h45 Role of ECMO in Belgium anno 2025
Dr. Filippo Annoni, Intensivist, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles
21h15 Closing remarks
Deelnameprijs
| Standard | €35.00 |
| Student | €20.00 |
Locatie
Auditoire Tagnon - Institut Jules Bordet
Rue Meylemeersch 90
Brussels, 1070
Belgium