About this event
What started as Het Greet Rouffaer Huis, a meeting place for people with burns and scars, grew into a centre for aftercare, research and knowledge sharing. Behind that growth are people: patients and their loved ones, care providers, researchers, volunteers, partners and supporters. Together they make Oscare what it is today.
We would love to celebrate this anniversary with everyone who feels connected to Oscare. Come and listen, be inspired and celebrate with us.
Programme
- 13.30 Welcome with sandwiches
- 14.00 25 years of Oscare: past and present
- 14.45 Integrated burn care in Belgium, with a keynote on Crans-Montana
- 15.30 Coffee break
- 16.00 International collaborations
- 16.45 The future: AI in burn care
- 17.45 Closing conclusions
- 18.00 Reception with appetisers (until 8 pm)
On stage
Director Koen Maertens and chair Yolande Avontroodt open the afternoon. Prof. Dr Jill Meirte (UAntwerpen / Oscare) looks back on 25 years of growth, research, scar care, knowledge sharing and patient involvement. Dr Lieve De Cuyper and Dr Britt Jacobs (ZAS Cadix / Oscare) then talk with Luk and Ragna about how patients have seen Oscare evolve.
In the panel discussion on integrated burn care, Patrick Persoons (Queen Astrid Military Hospital) explains the Burn Mass Casualty Plan using the Crans-Montana case. Doctors Erwin Lemmens and Saskia De Smet, a couple who were on holiday nearby when the disaster struck, share their story.
International experts share their insights: Dr RuthAnn Fanstone (United Kingdom), Prof. Dr Esther Middelkoop (Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Beverwijk), Prof. Dr Paul Van Zuijlen (Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk) and Dr Orlando Flores (Coaniquem, Chile).
Finally, Peter Moortgat (Oscare / BridgewAI) and Seth Moortgat (J&J / BridgewAI) show us what artificial intelligence can do for the burn care of tomorrow.
A small gesture, a warm future
To mark 25 years of Oscare, we are also looking ahead. Together with the Kinderbrandwondenfonds, we are looking for 1,000 people who will each give € 15 to support children with burns.