ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
We are pleased to invite you to participate in a prestigious international conference focused on the current challenges and new directions in pediatric surgery. Under the scientific leadership of Prof. Piotr Czauderna, MD, PhD, the event will bring together leading experts from across Europe and USA. The meeting will rely on invited
lectures format with plenty of time for discussions and no free papers and posters from the participants.
THE CONFERENCE WILL COVER TOPICS SUCH AS:
Centralization of pediatric surgery
Optimal training model in pediatric surgery
Role of ERNs in pediatric surgery
Esophageal atresia – progress and future directions
Presence and future of AI endosurgery
And many others
SPEAKERS
SESSIONS
PARTICIPANTS
COUNTRIES
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
MONDAY, 24.11.2025
9.00 - 9.30
Official Opening and Welcome speeches
Rector of the Gdansk Medical University – prof. Michal Markuszewski
National Consultant in Pediatric Surgery – prof. Beata Jurkiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)
Introductory lecture – Piotr Czauderna (Gdansk, Poland) : « Our ancestors and roots. History of surgery and pediatric surgery in Gdansk ».
9.30 - 14.15
SESSION I - PEDIATRIC SURGERY - ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING
9.30 - 10.00
Training in pediatric surgery throughout Europe and European Training Requirements
Prof. Udo Rolle (Frankfurt, Germany)
10.00 - 10.30
Comparison of American, Australian and UK systems of training
Mr. Shailinder Singh (Nottingham, UK)
10.30 - 11.00
Neonatal Surgery for Congenital Anomalies: Is Centralization the Key to Better Outcomes? — Personal Reflections
Dariusz Patkowski (Wrocław, Poland)
11.00 - 11.30
DISCUSSION ON THE OPTIMAL SYSTEM OF TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY
11.00 - 11.15
COFFEE BREAK
11.15 - 11.45
Centralization of pediatric surgery in Sweden
Prof. Tomas Wester (Stockholm, Sweden)
11.45 - 12.15
The Finnish Pediatric Surgery Hub
Mikko Pakarinen (Helsinki, Finland)
12.15 - 13.00
Centralization of pediatric surgery in the Netherlands and the role of ERNICA in pediatric surgery
Prof. Rene van Wijnen (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
13.00 - 13.30
Fundation and development of Pediatric Surgery Expert Center
Prof. Piotr Kaliciński (Warsaw, Poland)
13.30 - 14.15
DISCUSSION ON THE OPTIMAL ORGANIZATION OF CARE IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY
14.15 - 15.00
LUNCH
15.00 - 17.30
SESSION II – STATE OF THE ART - 1
15.00 - 15.30
Minimally Invasive Surgery for congenital cystic lung malformations in children
Martin Metzelder (Vienna, Austria)
15.30 - 16.00
State of the art in the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Juan de Agustin (Madrid, Spain)
16.00 - 16.45
Chest wall deformations – state of the art
Manuel Lopez (Barcelona, Spain)
16.45 - 17.00
DISCUSSION HOW TO DEAL WITH CHEST, LUNG AND DIAPHRAGM MALFORMATIONS IN 2025
TUESDAY, 25.11.2025
8.00 - 11.00
SESSION III – STATE OF THE ART - 2
8.00 - 8.30
Future of pediatric MIS – Esophageal atresia (PRELIMINARY TITLE) – Online lecture
Steve Rothenberg (Denver, USA)
8.30 - 9.00
DISCUSSION HOW TO DEAL WITH ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA IN 2025
Speaker + Dariusz Patkowski
9.00 - 9.20
Giant omphalocoele – current management
Prof. Rene van Wijnen (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
9.20 - 9.30
DISCUSSION
9.30 - 10.10
History of cloacal repair
Stuart Hosie (Munich, Germany)
10.10 - 10.30
Long-term outcomes of anorectal malformations
Mikko Pakarinen (Helsinki, Finland)
10.30 - 11.00
DISCUSSION ON ANORECTAL ANOMALIES
11.00 - 11.15
COFFEE BREAK
11.15 – 15.00
SESSION IV – PROGRESS AND NEW PERSPECTIVES
11.15 - 11.45
Regenerative medicine in pediatric surgery : where we are and where we heading ?
Paolo Coppi (London, UK)
11.45 - 12.00
DISCUSSION
12.00 - 12.30
Image based machine learning AI in Endosurgery: Present Industrial Solutions and Academic Research for Future Developments
Holger Till (Graz, Austria)
12.30 - 12.45
DISCUSSION
12.30 - 13.00
Robotic surgery, where we are and where we are going?
Naved Alizei (Leeds, United Kingdom)
13.00 - 13.30
Evolving Role of Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Patients: Advantages, Limits and Future Prospects
Ciro Esposito (Naples, Italy)
13.30 - 14.00
DISCUSSION – ROBOTICS IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY. IS IT A HOLY GRAIL
All speakers
14.00 - 14.30
Fetal Surgery – state of the art and where are we heading ?
Jose Peiro (New York, USA)
PRESENCE TO BE CONFIRMED shortly before the symposium / Possibly ONLINE
14.30 - 14.45
DISCUSSION
ORGANIZERS
HONORARY PATRONAGE
His Magnificence of the Medical University of Gdansk, Rector Professor Michał Markuszewski
SPEAKERS
REGISTRATION
The fee includes 23% VAT and covers participation in the conference sessions, conference materials, conference meals (coffee break, lunch), and access to the medical exhibition (for eligible participants).
Cancellation Policy:
1. If a cancellation is submitted no later than 14 days before the scheduled date of the Event, the participant is entitled to a refund of the fee paid, less PLN 30 gross for handling fees.
2. If a cancellation is submitted between 13 and 5 days before the Conference date, the participant will receive a 50% refund.
3. If a cancellation is submitted less than 5 days before the Conference date, the fee will not be refunded.