CONMED EMEA Class 1 Training
General Surgery
9-11 March 2026 - AirSeal® part
12-13 March 2026 - Smoke part
Register
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
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
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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.
please contact katarinamajtnerova@conmed.com.