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Program Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury- Symposium
Traumatic Brain – Pediatric TBI Symposium
A full-day multidisciplinary update on pediatric traumatic brain injury
Date & Location: 7 November 2025, Musée de la Médecine
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:40 PM
About the Event
Traumatic 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 Overview
08:00 – 08:30
Registration and Coffee
Morning Session
Moderators: Ariane Willems and Claudine Sculier
| Time | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome and Overview | Olivier De Witte |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Epidemiology of Pediatric TBI | Helena Van Deynse & Viktor-Jan De Deken |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Physiopathology and Classification of Pediatric TBI | Mania De Praeter |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Neuroimaging in Pediatric TBI | Isabelle Delpierre |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Coffee Break | – |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Initial Stabilization in Pediatric PTBI – Emergency Department Management | |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | PICU Management of Neuro- and Polytrauma in Children | Ariane Willems |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Role of Nurses in Pediatric TBI Management | Nathalie Bailly |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Keynote Lecture I: Non-Accidental Pediatric Brain Injury | Olivier Klein |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Q&A | – |
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session – Part 1: Surgical Considerations
Moderators: Olivier Klein and Bart Depreitere
| Time | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Cerebrovascular Autoregulation Monitoring | Bart Depreitere |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Multimodal Neurologic Monitoring: state of art – what about children | Sophie Schuind |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Craniotomy or Craniectomy | Viviana Minichini |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Cranioplasty and Delayed Complications | Guus Koerts |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Keynote Lecture II: Pediatric TBI – When to Operate and When Not to operate | Stephanie Dufour |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Panel Discussion: Multidisciplinary Management of Pediatric TBI – Case-Based Dialogue | – |
15:45 – 16:15
Coffee Break
Afternoon Session – Part 2: Prevention and Outcomes
| Time | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Prevention of Epilepsy in Pediatric TBI | Tom Balfroid |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Rehabilitation and Long-Term Outcomes | Bernard Dan |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Ethical and Social Considerations - The Pain Resource Unit | |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Keynote Lecture III: Future Directions – Pediatric-Specific Clinical Trials | Paolo Frassanito |
| 17:15- 17:40 | Conclusions | – |
| 17:40 | Drink | – |
Invited Speakers
- Helena Van Deynse and Viktor-Jan De Deken, Data Analyst · KCE , VUB, Brussels
- Mania De Praeter , Neurosurgeon UZA, Antewerpen
- Olivier Klein, Neurosurgeon , CHU de Nancy – NANCY
- Bart Depreteire, Neurosurgeon, UZ Leuven - LEUVEN
- Guus Koerts, Neurosurgeon , CHU St Luc, Brussels
- Paolo Frassanito, Neurosurgeon, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, ROME
Location:
Campus Erasme – Place Facultaire
Route de Lennik, 808
1070 Bruxelles
Belgique
+ 32 2 555. 34.31