Scientific Program / March 20, 2026
07:30 - 8:30 | Registration, exhibits |
08:30 - 8:35 | Opening remarks; Prof. Dr. Beat Schnüriger, Bern |
SESSION 1: Sacred cows of Acute Care Surgery: Time for a reckoning?
Location | Main lecture hall |
Moderators | Prof. Dr. Thomas Lustenberger, Bern; Dr. Fabio Butti, Nyon |
08:35 - 08:55 | Rapid sequence intubation: always after trauma? |
Dr. Maximilian Feth, Ulm, Germany | |
08:55 - 09:15 | Traumatic spine injuries – MRI for everybody? |
PD Dr. Sebastian Bigdon, Burgdorf | |
09:15 - 09:35 | Anorectal emergencies: Should non-specialists step aside? |
PD Dr. Seraina Faes, Zürich | |
09:35 - 10:00 | Discussion |
10:00 - 10:30 | Refreshment break, exhibits |
SESSION 2: Podium: Severe thoracic trauma: Mastering management with the experts
Location | Main lecture hall |
Moderators | PD Dr. Patrick Dorn, Bern; Prof. Dr. Beat Schnüriger, Bern; Dr. Lukas Widmer, Freiburg |
10:00 - 10:20 | Chest drain insertion: common errors and expert tips |
PD Dr. Jon A. Lutz, Freiburg | |
10:20 - 10:40 | Occult pneumothorax – to drain or not to drain |
PD Dr. Fabrizio Minervini, Luzern | |
10:40 - 11:00 | Retained hemothorax – now what? |
PD Dr. Claudio Caviezel, Chur | |
11:20 - 11:40 | Emergent thoracotomy: When and who? |
Prof. Dr. Didier Lardinois, Basel | |
11:40 - 12:00 | Discussion |
12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch, exhibits |
SwissACS General Assembly
Location | Room Alpha |
12:15-12:45 | Annual General Assembly of the Swiss Association for Acute Care Surgery |
SESSION 3: State-of-the-Art Lecture
Location | Main lecture hall |
Moderator | Prof. Dr. Wolf Hautz, Bern |
13:00 – 13:30 | Pushing Limits: The Future of Prehospital Trauma Care |
Dr. Harriet Tucker, London's Air Ambulance, London |
SESSION 4: Pro-Con! Trauma Team Activation Criteria: Broad and Inclusive vs Strict and Targeted
Location | Main lecture hall |
Moderators | Dr. med. Beat Lehmann, Prof. Dr. Beat Schnüriger, Bern |
13:30 - 14:30 | Pro: Early activation improves outcomes |
Prof. Dr. Wolf Hautz, Bern | |
Con: Overtriage strains resources | |
PD Dr. Nicolas Bless, Basel |
14:30 - 15:00 | Refreshment break, exhibits |
SESSION 5: Case Presentations and Discussion
Location | Main lecture hall |
Moderators | Prof. Dr. Beat Schnüriger, Bern; Dr. Lukas Widmer, Bern |
Experts panel | Prof. Dr. Antonio La Greca, Rome; Dr. Matteo Cimino, Milan; Dr. Fabio Butti, Nyon; PD Dr. Tobias Haltmeier, Bern; PD Dr. Tobias Zingg, Lausanne |
15:00 - 16:00 | Presentations of Unusual and Tricky ACS Cases |
Dr. Alex Ochsner, Baden; Dr. Romain Seppey, Biel; Dr. Valentine Luzuy-Guarnero, Geneva |
16:00 | Closure, Prof. Dr. Beat Schnüriger |