WCA2028 Scientific Programme Tracks
The WCA2028 Scientific Programme is shaped by 18 Tracks, each led by two or three internationally recognised Track Chairs. Together, they are building a programme that reflects the full breadth of anaesthesiology — from airway management to planetary health.
01: Airway Management
Elizabeth Behringer, United States
Jigeeshu Divatia, India
Anil Patel, United Kingdom
02: Ambulatory Anaesthesia
Girish Joshi, United States
Suraphong Lorsomradee, Thailand
Karine Nouette Gaulain, France
03: Circulation
André Dénault, Canada
Palesa Motshabi, South Africa
David Story, Australia
04: Critical Care
Bernd Böttiger, Germany
Flavia Machado, Brazil
Sheila Myatra, India
05: Education and International Development
Maria Alejandra Echeto, Honduras
Ekta Rai, India
Carolyn Weiniger, Israel
06: Neuroscience
Rafael Badenes, Spain
Yuming Peng, China
Jamie Sleigh, New Zealand
07: Obstetric Anaesthesia
Ronald George, Canada
Nuala Lucas, United Kingdom
Ban Leong Sng, Singapore
08: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Vinicius Caldeira Quintão, Brazil
Susan Goobie, United States
Bertille Kélan Ki, Burkina Faso
09: Pain Medicine
Gauhar Afshan, Pakistan
Amany Ayad, Egypt
Nabil Elkassabany, United States
10: Perioperative Medicine
Luciana Paula Cadore Stefani, Brazil
Frances Chung, Canada
Dong-Xin Wang, China
11: Pharmacology
Beverley Orser, Canada
Antonello Penna Silva, Chile
Michel Struys, Netherlands
12: Planetary Health
Vivian Ip, Canada
Christian Eduardo Nilo Schultz, Chile
Jodi Sherman, United States
13: Professional Practice
Rodrigo López Barreda, Chile
Vojislava Neskovic, Serbia
Eugène Zoumenou, Benin
14: Publication and Research Methods
Takashi Asai, Japan
Evan Kharasch, United States
Liana Maria Tôrres de Araújo Azi, Brazil
15: Regional Anaesthesia
Peñafrancia Cano, Philippines
Clara Lobo, United Arab Emirates
Philip Peng, Canada
16: Respiration
Mike Grocott, United Kingdom
Sabrine Hemmes, Netherlands
Simon Mitchell, New Zealand
17: Safety & Quality
Fredy Ariza Cadena, Colombia
Elizabeth Rebello, United States
Le Shen, China
18: Technology, AI, Data Science
Elena Bignami, Italy
Maxime Cannesson, United States
Jens Meier, Austria