DAY 2
February 27
Venue: Oude Vismijn
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Two parallel program channels will take place, allowing attendees to switch between sessions freely.
TRACK 1: SURGICAL AI
Session 5A: Physical AI
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VLAs - Mahdi Azizian (Nvidia | USA)
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Towards autonomous edoluminal surgery - Manu Vander Poorten (KU Leuven | Belgium)
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The way to automated surgery - Axel Krieger
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Simulation as a roadmap towards automation - Raimundo Sierra (VirtaMed | Switzerland)
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Automation and miniaturization - Duke Herrel (Virtuoso Surgical | USA)
TRACK 2: TELESURGERY
Session 5B: If you cannot measure it, you cannot prove it
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Measuring surgical performance through simulation - Flemming Bjerrum (University of Copenhagen | Denmark)
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The engineering POV: measuring algorithmic performance - Bart Elen (VITO | Belgium)
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Data driven robotic liver surgery - Mathieu D'Hondt (AZ Groeninge | Belgium)
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The clinical POV:
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Tracking your surgical progress​
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Proficiency Based Progression
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BREAK
Session 6A: What can we learn from other industries
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Designing for Trustworthy Automation: What Cities, Cars, and Clinics Have in Common - William Riggs (USFCA | US)
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Space exploration and telesurgery
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Drone applications for agriculture - Hiep Luong (Imec | Belgium)
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AI in Radiology and radio-oncology - Stephane Willaert (Robovision | Belgium)
Session 6B: Bringing surgical AI to the market
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Bringing surgical AI to the market - Tom Kimpe (Barco | Belgium)
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Navigating regulatory compliance - Leon Doorn (MedQAIR | The Netherlands)
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Use of eQMS systems in the design and development of MDSW with AI - Yve de Buysscher (Qity | Belgium)
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Certification Roadmap for Startups under EU MDR and EU AI Act - Osman El-Koubani (Scarlet Notified Body | UK)
LUNCH
Session 7: Live surgeries
​Confirmed cases
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Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN) - AZORG Hospital (BE)
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Teleproctoring session with Dr. Geert De Naeyer - AZORG Hospital (BE)
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Further live cases to be announced​​
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Best Abstract Session
During the Best Abstract Session, a selection of authors is invited to present their abstract on the main stage. One abstract will be selected as the winner and awarded an NVIDIA DGX Spark supercomputer.
END OF THE DAY
Please note that the program is subject to change as we approach the event.
