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General Surgery

9-11 March 2026 - AirSeal® part
12-13 March 2026 - Smoke part

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Agenda

12:00
Registration & LUNCH (Katarina Majtnerova)
13:00
Committed to Excellence (David Kearns)
13:30
EMEA CLASS I New Hire Training (Ashley Henderson)
14:00
EMEA GS Business Overview (Laurent Lagarde)
14:30
BREAK
15:00
History of Insufflation (Sebastian Iglesias)
15:30
The Fundamentals of AirSeal® (Sebastian Iglesias)
18:00
Clinical Paper Handout + Ppt. Templates
18:30
CLOSE

08:00
Success Story: Accelerating AirSeal® Sales (Evelynn Jewell)
08:30
AirSeal® Robotic Solution (Peter Mannero)
09:00
AirSeal® Sales Strategy (Sebastian Iglesias)
09:30
BREAK
10:00
Selling with Clinical Evidence (Laurent Lagarde)
11:00
AirSeal® Marketing Strategy (Ashley Henderson)
12:00
LUNCH
13:00
AirSeal® Clinical Studies (Laurent Lagarde)
14:00
Surgeon Presentation (TBC)
15:30
BREAK
15:45
Exam
16:30
CLOSE

07:15
Bus Transfer
08:00
Step by Step AirSeal® In-Service (Peter Mannero)
09:00
AirSeal® Lab In-Service (Roleplay) 3 Stations (Sebas, Bjorn & Peter)
10:30
BREAK
11:00
AirSeal® Lab In-Service (Roleplay) 3 Stations (Sebas, Bjorn & Peter)
12:00
LUNCH
13:00
Sales Pitch / Clinical Paper Prep (Attendees)
15:00
Group Presentations (20 mins each) (Attendees)
16:30
CLOSE & Bus Transfer
20:00
GROUP DINNER

07:15
Bus Transfer
08:30
Introduction to Energy (Carl Ellis)
09:00
CONMED Energy Portfolio (Carl Ellis)
10:00
BREAK
10:30
Introduction to Surgical Smoke (Duncan Carlisle)
11:00
CONMED Surgical Smoke Portfolio (Duncan Carlisle)
12:30
Surgical Smoke Clinical Studies (Ashley Henderson)
13:00
LUNCH
14:00
CONMED Instruments Portfolio (Patrick Carrig)
15:30
BREAK
16:00
EMEA Marketing Strategy (Ashley Henderson)
16:30
Product Fair - 3 Stations (Carl, Duncan, Patrick)
17:30
CLOSE & Bus Transfer

07:00
Bus Transfer (Group 1 & 2)
08:00
Group In-Service Final Prep (Group Work)
09:00
Lab Rotations - Energy (Carl Ellis)
10:00
Lab Rotations - Surgical Smoke (Duncan Carlisle)
11:00
Lab Rotations - Instrument (Patrick Carrig)
12:00
LUNCH
13:00
CLOSE

Venue & Accommodation: Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof
Hoogstraat 36, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof Facade
Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof Lobby
Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof Bedroom
Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof Ghent is situated in Gent, only 500 metres from the historical city centre. The central space, in the heart of the hotel offers a welcome area, bar and lounge with a fireplace where guests can enjoy eating any time of the day.
Rooms at Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof Ghent include high ceilings, large windows, original artworks and has a contemporary touch. The air conditioned rooms and suites feature a Nespresso coffee machine, a smart flat-screen TV and a wireless sound system. The bathroom comes with a rain shower, a separate toilet, a bathrobe and slippers.

Room rate: € € 200,00/room/night
City tax: € 3,50/person/night excluded

*Booking is made by CONMED. Please do not make any reservations to avoid double bookings.
*Distributors need to cover their costs upon check out

Transportation:

Arrival

Please note that NO central transfers are provided on arrival. If you need an individual transfer, please send your flight details to: tealobjanidze@conmed.com.

How to get to Gent?

  • By train - there is a direct line from Brussels International Airport to the main station Gent-Sint-Pieters which takes 43min. Tickets can be purchased online (https://www.belgiantrain.be/en) or at the airport.
  • By taxi - depends on traffic it can take 45-1h and the price is approximately 185 -225 EUR
  • By Uber - depends on traffic it can take 45-1h and the price is approximately 95 -175 EUR
  • Transfer ordered by Téa
    Price BXL 1-3 pax : 150 EUR
    Price BXL 4-8 pax: 175 EUR

    Price Charleroi 1-3 pax: 175 EUR
    Price Charleroi 4-8 pax: 200 EUR
  • Please note that prices are approximate and subject to quotation.

Departure

The following transfer will be provided:

Friday 3 October at 2:30pm from ORSI Academy to the airport, hotel or train station.

If you have any specific requirements (invitation letter and/or hotel confirmation),
please contact katarinamajtnerova@conmed.com.