WCA 2020 - Track Chairs and Co-chairs

Track Chairs and Co-chairs

Acute and Chronic Pain Medicine

Track Chair
Carolina Haylock-Loor (Honduras)
Track Co-chairs
Cong Thang (VietNam); Roger Goucke (Australia)

Airway Management and Vascular Access

Track Chair
Flavia Petrini (Italy)
Track Co-chairs
Pavel Michalek (Czech Republic); Hiro Otake (Japan)

Ambulatory Anaesthesia

Track Chair
Beverly Philip (USA)
Track Co-chairs
Patricia Yazbeck (Lebanon); Samy Raheem (UAE)

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia

Track Chair
George Silvay (USA)
Track Co-chairs
Jae-Hyon Bahk (Korea); Daniel Bainbridge (Canada)

COVID-19

Track Chair
Janet Martin (Canada)
Track Co-chairs
Il-Ok Lee (Korea); Vladimir Cerny (Czech Republic)

Education and Training

Track Chair
Zeev Goldik (Israel)
Track Co-chairs
Vanda Abi Raad (Lebanon); Miodrag Milenovic (Serbia)

Ethics & History of Anaesthesiology

Track Chair
Douglas Bacon (USA)
Track Co-chairs
Andrew Hartle (United Kingdom)

Fundamentals in Physiology and Pharmacology

Track Chair
Dan Longrois (France)
Track Co-chairs
Jin Liu (China); Florian Nuevo (Phillipines)

Geriatric Anaesthesia

Track Chair
Mark Coburn (Germany)
Track Co-chairs
HuShan Ao (China); Pastor Luna (Mexico)

Global Anaesthesia & Surgery

Track Chair
Angela Enright (Canada)
Track Co-chairs
Yuguang Gery Huang (China); Adrian Gelb (USA)

Innovations in Anaesthesiology

Track Chair
Michael G. Irwin (Hong Kong)
Track Co-chairs
Andrew Klein (United Kingdom); Marc Samama (France)

Intensive Care and CPR

Track Chair
Jean-Louis Vincent (Belgium)
Track Co-chairs
Yatin Mehta (India); Thea Koch (Germany)

Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care

Track Chair
Lize Xiong (China)
Track Co-chairs
Kristin Engelhard (Germany); Matthew Chan (Hong Kong)

Obstetric Anaesthesia

Track Chair
Mauricio Vasco (Colombia)
Track Co-chairs
Ruth Landau (USA); Yoo Kuen Chan (Malaysia)

Palliative Care

Track Chair
Ioana Grigoras (Romania)
Track Co-chairs
Valerie Schulz (Canada); Kris Vissers (Netherlands)

Pediatric Anaesthesia

Track Chair
Michael Cooper (Australia)
Track Co-chairs
Mark Newton (USA); Bisola Onajin-Obembe (Nigeria)

Perioperative Medicine

Track Chair
Chee Yee-Eot (China)
Track Co-chairs
Jan Benes (Czech Republic); Michael (Monty) G Mythen (United Kingdom)

Problem Based Learning Discussions (PBLD)

Track Chair
Idit Matot (Israel)
Track Co-chairs
Daniela Filipescu (Romania); Kirk Lalwani (USA)

Professionalism and Wellness

Track Chair
Christina Lundgren-Steele (South Africa)
Track Co-chairs
Gastao Duval (Brazil); Gregory Hammer (USA)

Quality and Patients Safety

Track Chair
Fauzia Khan (Pakistan)
Track Co-chairs
David Whitaker (United Kingdom); Colleen Koch (USA)

Regional Anaesthesia

Track Chair
Balavenkat Subramanian (India)
Track Co-chairs
Vincent Chan (Canada); Sandra Kopp (USA)

Research & Practice Guideline Development

Track Chair
Davy Cheng (Canada)
Track Co-chairs
Janet Martin (Canada); Tony Gin (Hong Kong)

Respiratory & Sleep Medicine and Obesity

Track Chair
Frances Chung (Canada)
Track Co-chairs
David Hillman (Australia); Roman Schumann (USA)

Transplant Anaesthesia

Track Chair
Berend Mets (USA)
Track Co-chairs
Nian-Chih Hwang (Singapore); Carlos Galhardo (Brazil)

Trauma and Critical Emergency Medicine

Track Chair
Jean-Francois Pittet (USA)
Track Co-chairs
Elma Wong (United Kingdom); Hugo Van Aken (Germany)