Congresses - European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EACTAIC)

The Annual Congress

The European Association of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (EACTAIC) Annual Congress focuses on the intersection of Human Factor and AI within intraoperative and intensive care settings. As we integrate more accurate and reliable monitoring techniques into our clinical practice, we must explore how artificial intelligence can enhance clinical safety and decision-making for cardiothoracic and vascular patients.

Program Highlights:

Specialized Sessions Dedicated tracks for patient safety, optimal monitoring, and cutting-edge research presented by international experts.

Collaborative Care Joint sessions with leading European societies in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Imaging, Perfusion, and Nursing.

New Perspectives We are proud to introduce a new session on Sustainability in healthcare, alongside our ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Hands-on Workshops Practical training in Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring, POCUS, Coagulation Testing, Airway Management, Regional Anaesthesia, and ECMO.

AI workshop for beginners

Upcoming

41st EACTAIC Annual Congress 2026: “Human Factor & AI”

📍 Maastricht, Netherlands • 📅 September 23-25, 2026

Maastricht University

Bidding Requirements

Every year, the EACTAIC Executive Committee calls for venue proposals from the National Societies by sending out the document “request for proposal”. The EACTAIC Executive Office receives the bids and evaluates them on the basis of objective criteria and makes a list of the top ranked venues recommended to the Board of Directors (BoD).

The BoD makes the decision for the forthcoming venues max. 8 years ahead of time and the Representative Council (RC) is informed about the decision. The first important issues is to select a LOC.

The application for 2025 EACTAIC Annual Congress are now closed.

The application for 2026 EACTAIC Annual Congress are now closed.

EACTAIC Awards Winners

1st place:
Dr Mahmoud Elnahas (Germany): “Title: Predictors of Job Satisfaction, Burnout, and Well-Being Among Physicians in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine in Germany: A Nationwide Survey”

2nd place:
Dr Benjamin Sartorius (Germany): “Title: Fast Track Cardiac ICU: Initiation, Implementation and single center experience of 9 years”
Dr Orestis Milonis (Greece): “Title: Is the hypotension prediction index with goal directed haemodynamic treatment the key to optimising outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement?”

3rd place:
Dr Amit Rastogi (India): “Title: Primary objective is to assess static and dynamic pain using mean VAS score in patients undergoing robotic- assisted and minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgeries.”

1st place
Dr. Yann Schwerzmann: “Early Maintenance of General Anaesthesia Depresses Ventricular Peak Strain and Aggravates Contractile Dyssynchrony”

2nd place
Dr. Kady Fischer: “Quantifying the Impact of Invasive Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation on Cardiovascular Haemodynamics with 4D Flow Imaging”
Dr. Dario Massari: “Intraoperative Cerebral and Renal Tissue Oxygenation to Predict Poostoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: a Prospective Observational Study”

1st place:
Dr. Lukas Gasteiger: “PECS II block as part of multimodal analgesia for minimally invasive cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass - a triple-blinded, randomized, controlled trial”

1st place:
“Cerebral autoregulation monitoring to reduce postoperative neurological complications from cardiac”, G. Kasputyte - LITHUANIA

1st place:
“Pulmonary Artery to Aorta ratio as preoperative predictor for severe right Heart Failure post left ventricular assist device implantation” , R.R. Ferrufino, A. Alfadhel, L. Gonzalez-Ciccarelli, B. Gebhardt, J. Ortoleva, M. Kawabori, F. Cobey - USA

2nd place:
“Mitochondrial Oxygenation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a pilot study”, C. de Wijs, R. Ubbink, M. Ligtenberg, M. ter Horst, E. Mik, F. Harms - The Netherlands

1st place:
“Ventricular Strain is compromised outside of the Coronary Autoregulatory Range - assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance” , M. Neuenschwander, K. Fischer, C. Jung, S. Hurni, B. Winkler, B. Jung, A. Vogt, B. Eberle, D. Guensch - Switzerland

1st place:
“Coronary Sinus Blood Flow estimated by Transesophageal Echocardiography correlates well with Transit Time Flowmetry after Coronary Artery Bypass grafting” , A. Choudhury, S. Joshi, R. Magoon, M.P. Hote - India

2nd place ex-aequo:
“The ideal sequence of didactic lectures and simulation in teaching Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) to anaesthesiologists” , S. Thampi, C.C.M. Lee, A. Rohit, B. Ashokka, G.G. Ponnamperuma, L.K. Ti - Singapore
“Early post-operative Vasoplegia in Lung Transplantation”, V. Manikavasagar, R. Romano, T.-C. Aw, E. De Waal, A. Simon, N. Marczin - United Kingdom, The Netherlands
“The association between anaesthetic technique and cancer specific survival following surgical resection of non-small cell lung cancer”, S. De La Motte Watson, D. Moran, K. Puxty, B. Shelley - United Kingdom

Best Oral Presentation

1st Prize:
Pulmonary hypertension and heart disease aft er pneumonectomy: the central role of endothelial cells - Pierre Sentenac (PhyMedExp laboratory, University of Montpellier, France)

2nd Prize:
Effects of hyperoxia on myocardial oxygenation and function in multi-vessel coronary artery disease - Dominik Günsch (Bern University Hospital Inselspital, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Switzerland)

3rd Prize:
The impact of non-pulsatile perfusion on cerebral blood flow and brain oxygenation - Cecilia Veraar (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)

Best Poster Presentation

1st Prize:
Incidence of postoperative acute pain in cardiac surgery aft er sternotomy and lateral thoracotomy - Elena Korsik (Herzzentrum Leipzig, Anaesthesia, Leipzig, Germany)

2nd Prize:
Influence of diastolic function parameters in predicting fluid responsiveness in cardiac surgery - Athanase Courbe (Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada)

3rd Prize:
Effect of the perioperative lowest haemoglobin level in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery - Hye-Bin Kim (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea)