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    Program Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury- Symposium
  
            
        
        Traumatic Brain – Pediatric TBI Symposium
            
        
    
          A full-day multidisciplinary update on pediatric traumatic brain injuryDate & Location: 7 November 2025,  Musée de la MédecineTime: 8:00 AM – 5:40 PMRegistration   Download ProgramAbout the EventTraumatic Brain is a very complex topic, demanding extensive teams of knowledgeable specialists in management and treatment protocols in a multidisciplinary care system. This full-day program will focus on the latest thoughts on diagnosis, clinical decision-making and treatment options.  We will have a broad panel of specialists covering the most important aspects from neurosurgical, neurological, intensive-care-medicine, child protection, and radiological point of view. Program Overview08:00 – 08:30Registration and CoffeeMorning SessionModerators: Ariane Willems and Claudine Sculier TimeTitleSpeakers08:30 – 08:45Welcome and OverviewOlivier De Witte08:45 – 09:00Epidemiology of Pediatric TBIHelena Van Deynse & Viktor-Jan De Deken09:00 – 09:30Physiopathology and Classification of Pediatric TBIMania De Praeter09:30 – 09:45Neuroimaging in Pediatric TBIIsabelle Delpierre09:45 – 10:15Coffee Break–10:15 – 10:45Initial Stabilization in Pediatric PTBI – Emergency Department ManagementAriane Willems &  Martial Kalisa10:45 – 11:15PICU Management of Neuro- and Polytrauma in Children Ariane Willems & Sophie Martin11:15 – 11:30Role of Nurses in Pediatric TBI ManagementNathalie Bailly 11:30 – 12:00Keynote Lecture I: Non-Accidental Pediatric Brain InjuryOlivier Klein12:00 – 12:15Q&AModerators12:30 – 13:30Lunch Break Afternoon Session – Part 1: Surgical ConsiderationsModerators: Olivier Klein and Bart DepreitereTimeTitleSpeakers13:30 – 14:00Cerebrovascular Autoregulation MonitoringBart Depreitere14:00 – 14:15Multimodal Neurologic Monitoring: state of art – what about children Sophie Schuind14:15 – 14:30Craniotomy or CraniectomyViviana Minichini14:30 – 14:45Cranioplasty and Delayed ComplicationsGuus Koerts14:45 – 15:15Keynote Lecture II: Pediatric TBI – When to Operate and When Not to operateStephanie Dufour15:15 – 15:45Panel Discussion: Multidisciplinary Management of Pediatric TBI – Case-Based DialogueModerators15:45 – 16:15Coffee Break Afternoon Session – Part 2: Prevention and Outcomes TimeTitleSpeakers16:15 – 16:30Prevention of Epilepsy in Pediatric TBITom Balfroid16:30 – 16:45Rehabilitation and Long-Term OutcomesBernard Dan16:45 – 17:00Ethical and Social Considerations- Family RoleJulie Cano Chervel17:00 – 17:15Keynote Lecture III: Future Directions – Pediatric-Specific Clinical TrialsPaolo Frassanito 17:15- 17:40Conclusions–17:40Drink–  Invited SpeakersHelena Van Deynse and Viktor-Jan De Deken, Data Analyst · KCE , VUB, BrusselsMania De Praeter , Neurosurgeon UZA, AntewerpenOlivier Klein,  Neurosurgeon , CHU de Nancy – NANCYBart Depreteire, Neurosurgeon, UZ Leuven  - LEUVENGuus Koerts, Neurosurgeon , CHU St Luc,  BrusselsPaolo Frassanito,  Neurosurgeon, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, ROME Location: Musée de la MédecineCampus Erasme – Place FacultaireRoute de Lennik, 8081070 BruxellesBelgiqueInfo:Symposium [dot] Paeds [dot] Neurosurgery [at] hubruxelles [dot] be  
      
      
          
  
          
  
    
          
        
        
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