EACCME® Accreditation
The 22nd Congress of the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology, Bangkok, Thailand 04/07/2025 – 05/07/2025, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 14.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognized by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Date:
July 4-5, 2025
Time schedule
See the program below
Location:
Pullman Bankok King Power | Bankok, Thailand
Parvin Akbarov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Agata Andrzejewska
Poland
Poland
Daruj
Aniwattanapong
Thailand
Aniwattanapong
Thailand
Dana Boering
Germany
Germany
Panu Boontoterm
Thailand
Thailand
Bassem Boulos
Egypt
Egypt
Krishnapundha
Bunyaratavej
Thailand
Bunyaratavej
Thailand
Kollatee
Buranarach
Thailand
Buranarach
Thailand
Pradit Chaiyabud
Thailand
Thailand
Alexandru V. Ciurea
Romania
Romania
Dongyoung Cho
South Korea
South Korea
Catalina Crisan
Romania
Romania
Stefanie Duchac
Germany
Germany
Mohamed Eltantawy
Egypt
Egypt
Duong Dai Ha
Vietnam
Vietnam
Volker Hömberg
Germany
Germany
Rovshan Khalil-zada
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Jung Ook Kim
South Korea
South Korea
Witsanu
Kumthornthip
Thailand
Kumthornthip
Thailand
Peter Lackner
Austria
Austria
Guillermo V.
Liabresv
the Philippines
Liabresv
the Philippines
Lynne L.
Lucena
the Philippines
Lucena
the Philippines
Christian Matula
Austria
Austria
Makhkamjon
Makhamov
Uzbekistan
Makhamov
Uzbekistan
Wasineenart
Mongkolpun
Thailand
Mongkolpun
Thailand
Sombat
Muengtaweepongsa
Thailand
Muengtaweepongsa
Thailand
Dafin F. Muresanu
Romania
Romania
Tewajetsada
Paruang
Thailand
Paruang
Thailand
Doungporn
Ruthirago
Thailand
Ruthirago
Thailand
Siraruj
Sakoolnamarka
Thailand
Sakoolnamarka
Thailand
Dorel Sandesc
Romania
Romania
Theethawat
Sathirarat
Thailand
Sathirarat
Thailand
Bunpot
Sitthinamsuwan
Thailand
Sitthinamsuwan
Thailand
Do Ngoc Son
Vietnam
Vietnam
Nicole von
Steinbuechel
Germany
Steinbuechel
Germany
Kullapat Veerasarn
Thailand
Thailand
Johannes Vester
Germany
Germany
Theerapol Wittiwej
Thailand
Thailand
Parit Wongphaet
Thailand
Thailand
Vich Yindeedej
Thailand
Thailand
Program times refer to Central European Time (GMT+1)
| 07:45 - 08:15 | Registration | ||
| 08:15 - 08:30 | Welcome Address | Kullapat Veerasarn (Thailand), Dafin Muresanu (Romania), Johannes Vester (Germany) | ||
| 08:30 - 09:40 | Session 1 - Presidential Lecture | Keynote Lectures 1. The AMN and its Mission and Vision - How to transform traditional into multidisciplinary trauma care with long-term follow-up | Dafin Muresanu/Johannes Vester (Romania/Germany) 2. The global burden of TBI with special emphasis on the APC region | Kullapat Veerasarn (Thailand) 3. The relevance of acute neurorehabilitation after neurotrauma | Volker Hoemberg (Germany) | ||
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Session 2 - Pre-hospital and ICU-care after TBI Chairperson: Theethawat Sathirarat (Thailand) 1. Head trauma in Vietnam - How Improved EMS responses correlate with outcome | Do Ngoc Son (Vietnam) 2. Road Traffic Accident (RTA) and Head Trauma in Egypt – Clinical Presentation and Prognosis | Bassem Boulos (Egypt) 3. Guideline recommendations in Critical care after TBI | Sombat Muengtaweepongsa (Thailand) | ||
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Special Keynote Lecture Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions after neurotrauma | Dafin Muresanu (Romania) | ||
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Session 3 - DEBATE 1 | The Use of Decompressive Craniectomy in Neurotrauma: Life-saving intervention or is it too aggressive? Chairperson: Doungporn Ruthirago (Thailand) & Rovshan Khalilzade (Azerbaijan) Pro: GV Liabres (the Philippines) Con: Panu Boontoterm (Thailand) | ||
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | ||
| 13:45 - 15:10 | Session 4 - You can’t improve what you cannot measure - Data and Quality indicators in TBI Chairperson: Pradit Chaiyabud (Thailand) 1. The PRESENT REGISTRY - aims and objectives | Peter Lackner (Austria) 2. Quality indicators in pre-hospital care and ICU | Dorel Sandesc (Romania) 3. The Neuropsychologists’ Perspective on Essential Quality Indicators after TBI | Nicole von Steinbüchel (Germany) 4. Quality indicators in neurosurgery | Makhkamjon Makhamov (Uzbekistan) 5. Quality indicators in post-TBI rehabilitation | Parvin Akbarov (Azerbaijan) | ||
| 15:10 - 16:00 | Session 5 - Interactive case discussions - Acute care/Neurosurgery Chairpersons: Christian Matula (Austria), Do Ngoc Son (Vietnam) CASE 1 - Severe brain trauma with elevated ICP Duong Dai Ha (Vietnam) CASE 2 - Spinal cord injury | Mohamed Eltantawy (Egypt) CASE 3 - TBI with subarachnoid hemorrhage and brain contusion in acute subdural hematoma | Vich Yindeedej (Thailand) | ||
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:20 – 17:00 | Session 6 - Panel Discussion 1 - TBI and healthcare politics - One of the largest healthcare burdens globally has no political lobby - how can it change for the better? Moderator: Dafin Muresanu (Romania) Lynne Lucena (the Philippines) Tewajetsada Paruang (Thailand) Peter Lackner (Austria) Stefanie Duchac (Germany) | ||
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Session 7 – DEBATE 2 | "The Role of Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Should It Be Standard Practice?" Pro: Vicentiu Saceleanu (Romania) Con: Agata Andrzejewska (Poland) |
| 08:00 - 08:45 | Training Course | Essential rating scales in post-neurotrauma cognitive and psychiatric assessment incl practical rating exercises Speakers: Wasineenart Mongkolpun (Thailand) & Catalina Crisan (Romania) | ||
| 08:45 -10:00 | Session 8: Neurosurgical Management after TBI Chairperson: Makhkamjon Makhamov (Uzbekistan) 1. Change Management in Innovative Neurotrauma Treatment – Roadmap to Increase Success | Christian Matula (Austria) 2. Functional surgery for post-traumatic Neurological disorders | Bunpot Sitthinamsuwan (Thailand) 3. Neurosurgical Management of Spinal Trauma | Rovshan Khalilzade (Azerbaijan) | ||
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:20 – 12:20 | Session 9 - Guideline & Recommendation through the phases of TBI patient care and Discussions Chairpersons: Volker Hoemberg (Germany) and Vlad Ciurea (Romania) 1. Pharmacological Interventions in TBI | Volker Hoemberg (Germany) 2. Guideline recommendations for severe TBI patients with special focus on ICU Care | Lynne Lucena (the Philippines) 3. Guidelines in surgical/non-surgical Treatment – When TO operate and when NOT TO operate? | Dongyoung Cho (South Korea) 4. Goal-setting and long-term prognosis – Essential elements of the rehabilitation process after TBI | Dana Boering (Germany) 5. Guideline recommendations in post-TBI rehabilitation | Parit Wongphaet (Thailand) | ||
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Discussions | ||
| 12:20 - 13:00 | Session 10 - Panel discussion 2 | AMN Charter Initiative & AMN as a globally impactful medical society - what are your expectations? Chairpersons: Kullapat Veerasarn (Thailand), Johannes Vester (Germany) and Dafin Muresanu (Romania) Participants: Delegates from participant countries | ||
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 - 15:20 | Session 11 - Neurotrauma Rehabilitation - Patient Management and Post-Traumatic Complications Chairperson: Krishnapundha Bunyaratavej (Thailand) 1. Goal setting and long-term prognosis - essential elements of the rehabilitation process | Witsanu Kumthornthip (Thailand) 2. Neuropharmacology in TBI with cognitive-behavioural problems | Daruj Aniwattanapong (Thailand) 3. Spasticity prevention management | Kollatee Buranarach (Thailand) 4. Dysphagia after TBI – A multifactorial mosaic of function, cognition and control | Stefanie Duchac (Germany) | ||
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:40 – 16:40 | Session 11 - Research in Traumatic Brain Injury Chairperson: Therapool Wittiwaj (Thailand) 1. Essential biometric principles in neurotrauma research | Johannes Vester (Germany) 2. The relevance of biomarkers in neurotrauma clinical research | Jung Ook Kim (South Korea) | ||
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Session 13 - Free paper (Selected from general paper submission) Chairperson: Siraruj Sakoolnamarka (Thailand) | ||
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Closing and pictures | ||
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Parallel Session Cross Training for nurses - Essential rating scales in neurotrauma performed by nurses Speaker: Nicole von Steinbüchel (Germany) |
Hybrid Event
4-5 July, 2025
40+ Speakers
13 Themed Sessions
2 Interactive Pannels
3 Debate Sessions
Interactive Case Discussions
