EAC 2026 - 9th European Airway Management Society Congress

Program

EAC2026

Wednesday 14 October 2026
SAAT	MAIN HALL	HALL - B	HALL - C	HALL - D	HALL - E	HALL - F

09.00 - 12.00	RESIDENT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT COURSE
	Pedro Charco Mora (Lead) Laura Reviriego Agudo Ricardo Urtubia Ayten Saracoglu Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Pavel Michalek Xavier Onurubia Ulufer Sivrikaya Olivia Dow

11.00 - 12.00	AIRWAY SAFER COURSE
	How I can use ULTRASOUND to treat my patient’s
	Michael Kristensen (Lead) Özlem Sezen Ayten Saracoglu Tahsin Şimşek Daniele Paterno Funda Gök

12.00 - 12.30	LUNCH BREAK

12.30 - 19:00	TEACH THE AIRWAY TEACHER COURSE
	Gerardo Cortese (Lead) Pedro Charco Mora Ana Isabel Pereira Arnd Timmermann Ayten Saracoglu Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Xavier Onrubia Ricardo Urtubia Pavel Michalek Luigi La Via Francesco Filippone Olivia Dow Hans Huitink Andrés Roca de Togores Laura Reviriego Agudo

Thursday 15 October 2026
SAAT	MAIN HALL	HALL - B	HALL - C	HALL - D	HALL - E	HALL - F	HALL - G

08.15-08.45	OPENING CEREMONY
	Moderator Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Arnd Timmermann
	The future EAC & EAMS Arnd Timmermann
	Welcome to Istanbul: A Celebration of Excellence and Awards Kemal Tolga Saracoglu
	Wellcome message from 9^th EAC Congress Chair Ayten Saracoglu
	Wellcome message from Organizing Committee Chair Ramazan Güven
	Wellcome message from DAS, SAM, AIDAA, and IAMS Presidents
	Wellcome message from National Society Preesidents TARD, TYBD, GKDA, HSU Presidents
	Announcement of EAC2027 Marc Kriege

08.45-10.00	PLENARY SESSION 1
	Moderators Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Arnd Timmermann
	Two Specialties, One Airway: Optimising the ENT– Anaesthetic Collaboration in High-Risk Airways Imran Ahmad
	Safe(r) Perioxygenation - oxygen insufflation via flexible scopes, airway exchange catheters and other devices Michael Seltz Kristensen
	New toys – has any of them a potential to be included in airway management guidelines? Pavel Michalek
	Is awake flexible intubation still a mandatory skill for every anesthesiologist? Arnd Timmermann
	Q/A

10.00-11.00	ORAL PRESENTATIONS – 1	10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK & VISITATION OF VENDORS
			10:30-11:00 ESCAPE ROOM
			Xavier Onrubia Pedro Charco Mora Laura Reviriego Agudo

11.00-12.00	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	SIMULATION LAB	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT
	Meet The Expert Meetings 1	Moderators Ulufer Sivrikaya Lorenz Theiler	Meet The Expert Meetings 2	Meet The Expert Meetings 3	Meet The Expert Meetings 4	Meet The Expert Meetings 5	Meet The Expert Meetings 6
	How to do and Pitfalls of awake videolaryngoscopy Massimiliano Sorbello Arnd Timmermann	Faculty Martin Petzold Luigi La Via Daniele Paterno Laura Reviriego Agudo Pedro Charco Mora Ricardo Urtubia Özlem Sezen Gerardo Cortese Lorenz Theiler Ayten Saracoglu Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Olivia Dow Pavel Michalek Funda Gök Fethi Gul Ramazan Guven Tahsin Şimşek Hans Huitink Murat Sayın Mehmet Yılmaz Zeliha Alıcıkus Massimiliano Sorbello Philip Sasu Julide Sayın Marc Kriege Francesco Filipponei Nicola Disma Daniel Perin Thomazs Gaszynksi	Universial and Personalized Videolaryngoscopy Martin Petzold Ana Isabel Periera	Traheostomy Pitfalls Pavel Michalek Xavier Onrubia	Nasoendoscopic examination of upper airway black box Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Philip Sasu	Is awake flexible intubation still a mandatory skill for every anesthesiologist? Imran Ahmad	Visualization of SGA MingZhang Zuo

12.00-12.30	INDUSTRY SESSION - 1
	How to reduce risks in GA Daniel Perin Ensuring safety in procedural sedation Imran Ahmad

12.30-13.30	ORAL PRESENTATIONS – 2	LUNCH BREAK & VENDOR VISITATION

13.30-14.30	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	SIMULATION LAB	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT	MINI WORKSHOPS MEET THE EXPERT
	Meet The Expert Meetings 7	Moderators Ulufer Sivrikaya Lorenz Theiler	Meet The Expert Meetings 8	Meet The Expert Meetings 9	Meet The Expert Meetings 10	Meet The Expert Meetings 11	Meet The Expert Meetings 12
	Airway management options in obese patients Arnd Timmermann Ayten Saracoglu Marc Kriege	Faculty Martin Petzold Luigi La Via Daniele Paterno Laura Reviriego Agudo Pedro Charco Mora Ricardo Urtubia Özlem Sezen Gerardo Cortese Lorenz Theiler Ayten Saracoglu Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Olivia Dow Pavel Michalek Funda Gök Fethi Gul Ramazan Guven Tahsin Şimşek Hans Huitink Murat Sayın Mehmet Yılmaz Zeliha Alıcıkus Massimiliano Sorbello Philip Sasu Julide Sayın Marc Kriege Francesco Filipponei Nicola Disma Daniel Perin Thomazs Gaszynksi	How to setup a clinical “airway rotation” Olivia Dow Ricardo Urtubia	DA in thoracic anesthesia: Updates and new devices Pedro Charco Mora Gerardo Cortese	Beyond Traditional Airway Evaluation: Redefining Risk Prediction Massimiliano Sorbello Huafeng Wei	Rethinking the Pediatric Difficult Airway: What Has Changed? Laura Reviriego Agudo Nicola Disma	co-chaired with Kemal Tolga Saraçoğlu The Safe Extubation Framework (SEF): Does It Make Sense for Clinical Decision-Making? Arunabha Karmakar

14.30-15.00	COFFEE BREAK

14.30-15.00			SALAD SESSION
			Simon Althaus (chair) Jan Grundgeiger Hans Huitnik Paul Kreis

15.00-16.00	INDUSTRY SESSION - 2
	On the road to awake intubation:from "just for the brave" skill to daily practice procedure - a theoretical/practical approach Gerardo Cortese

16.00-19.00	HANDS ON WORKSHOP
	Workshop Chair & Co-Chair: Xavier Onrubia Özlem Sezen
	WORKSHOP 1 Videolaryngoscopy (VL) & Bougies Martin Petzold Philip Sasu Gerardo Cortese Massimiliano Sorbello Fauzia Mir Ricardo Urtubia Marc Kriege
	WORKSHOP 2 Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Gabriele Casso Ana Isabel Pereira Julide Sayın Pedro Charco
	WORKSHOP 3 Supraglottic Airway Devices Pavel Michalek Arnd Timmerman Olivia Dow Zeliha Alıcıkus
	WORKSHOP 4 Oxygenation – HFNC & Jet Ventilation Hafeng Wei Hans Huitink Murat Sayın Mehmet Yılmaz Andrés Roca de Togores Akkan Avcı
	WORKSHOP 5 FONA Nicola Disma Fethi Gul Lorenz Theiler Francesco Filippone Laura Reviriego Agudo Daniel Perin
	WORKSHOP 6 Ultrasound Michael Kristensen Özlem Sezen Tahsin Şimşek Daniele Paterno Funda Gök Ramazan Güven
	WORKSHOP 7 Intubation Through SGA Ayten Saracoglu Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Luigi La Via Pavel Michalek Ayşe Zeynep Turan Civraz Arunabha Karmakar Tomasz Gaszynski

Friday 16 October
SAAT	MAIN HALL	HALL - B	HALL - C	HALL - D	HALL - E	HALL - F

08.30-09.45	KEYNOTE LECTURES
	Moderators Xavier Onurubia Ricardo Urtubia
	The new DAS Guidelines: what is really new? Fauzia Mir
	Presentation of the study AWARE (awake tracheal intubation worldwide survey) Gerardo Cortese
	High Flow Tracheal Oxygenation in OR Kemal Tolga Saraçoğlu
	Airways in the Movies Massimiliano Sorbello
	Q/A

09.45-10.45	ORAL PRESENTATIONS – 3	09:45-10:15 COFFEE BREAK

10.15-10.45			SALAD SESSION
			Simon Althaus (chair) Jan Grundgeiger Hans Huitnik Paul Kreis

10.45-12.00	NATIONAL AIRWAY PROGRAMS	SIMULATION LAB
	Moderators Xavier Onurubia Ana Isabel Periera	Moderators Ulufer Sivrikaya - Lorenz Theiler
	The 5-Minute Decisions That Define Airway Outcomes Helena Salgado Andrés Roca de Togores Gabriele Casso Marina Stojanovic Gerald Perneder Daniele Godoroja Q&A	Faculty Martin Petzold Luigi La Via Daniele Paterno Laura Reviriego Agudo Pedro Charco Mora Ricardo Urtubia Özlem Sezen Gerardo Cortese Lorenz Theiler Ayten Saracoglu Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Olivia Dow Pavel Michalek Funda Gök Fethi Gul Ramazan Guven Tahsin Şimşek Hans Huitink Murat Sayın Mehmet Yılmaz Zeliha Alıcıkus Massimiliano Sorbello Philip Sasu Julide Sayın Marc Kriege Francesco Filipponei Daniel Perin Thomazs Gaszynksi Arunabha Karmakar MingZhang Zuo

12.00-13.00	LUNCHEON WORKSHOP SESSION
	Course Director / Lead Faculty Ayten Saraçoğlu Co-Faculty / Instructors Kemal Tolga Saraçoğlu
	Competency-Based Training in Difficult Airway Management Using Videolaryngoscopy: A Hands-On Workshop with the McGRATH MAC Video Laryngoscope

13.00-14.00	ORAL PRESENTATIONS – 4	VISITATION OF VENDORS

14.00-14.30	INDUSTRY SESSION - 3
	igel Plus -expanded indications tba

14.30-15.45	LIGHTNING TALKS
	Moderators Hans Huitink Martin Petzold Imran Ahmad
	Negative Pressure ventilation - airway - ventilatory and hemodynamic - benefits Michael Seltz Kristensen
	Supraglottic Jet Oxygenation and Ventilation (SJOV) in Difficult Airway Management Huafeng Wei
	Regional Anaesthesia in Difficult airway management Lorenz Theiler
	Non-Operating Room Anesthesia: Airway Management Challenges Lorraine Foley
	Q&A

15.45-16.45	ORAL PRESENTATIONS – 5	15:45-16:15 COFFEE BREAK & VISITATION OF VENDORS
			16:15- 16:45 ESCAPE ROOM
			Xavier Onrubia Pedro Charco Mora Laura Reviriego Agudo

16.45-18.00	SYMPOSIUM
	Advancing Airway Management: Prediction, Performance, and Outcomes
	Moderators Pavel Michalek Fauzia Mir
	Common Pitfalls in Airway Research and Publication: Lessons from Editors Rakesh Garg
	Advanced Airway Devices in Morbidly Obese Patients: Do They Improve Outcomes? Ayten Saracoglu
	Digital Transformation in Airway Management: From Classification to Decision Support Martin Petzoldt
	Crisis Management and Team Performance in Physiologically Difficult Airway Marc Kriege
	Q&A

18:00-19:00	EAMS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Saturday 17 October
SAAT	MAIN HALL	HALL - B	HALL - C	HALL - D	HALL - E	HALL - F

09:00-10:30	BEST ABSTRACTS COMPETITION
	Chairs Pavel Michaleck Kemal Tolga Saracoglu
	Jury Martin Petzold Ricardo Urtubia Arnd Timmermann Daniel Perin Marc Kriege Hans Huitink

10:30-11:00	COFFEE BREAK

11.00-12.15	PLENARY SESSION 2
	Airway Nightmares: What Still Goes Wrong in 2026 (and Why)
	Moderators Daniel Perin Huafeng Wei
	Pediatrics: The Narrow Airway Where Seconds Matter Nicola Disma
	Obstetrics: The Unpredictable Difficult Airway Ana Isabel Periera
	Airway Management in Air and Land Transport Hans Huitink
	Q/A

12.15-13.00	EAMS AWARDS & CLOSING CEREMONY
	Moderation of Closing Event Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Arnd Timmermann

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