We are delighted to announce the new edition of our famous and well known Hand's On Workshop organized by BAST-RBSS-BGES, taking place on Saturday 26th of April at 08H30 (following the BSW congress) for an half-day of pratical session for BAST-Members.

When: June 5 & 6, 2025

Venue: CETRAS – UZ Gent. Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent

Requirements for registration: Participants should be BAST & BGES member. Priority for 5th & 6th year residents with strong interest in abdominal surgery. Priority for residents who have not yet participated in previous cadaver course

Price: Since cadaver courses demand a lot of effort and financial resources, a deposit of €150 will be asked upon registration, to avoid no-shows. The deposit will be refunded upon attendance.

Places: Limited capacity of 20 residents

When: June 5 & 6, 2025

Venue: CETRAS – UZ Gent. Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent

Requirements for registration: Participants should be BAST & BGES member. Priority for 5th & 6th year residents with strong interest in abdominal surgery. Priority for residents who have not yet participated in previous cadaver course

Price: Since cadaver courses demand a lot of effort and financial resources, a deposit of €150 will be asked upon registration, to avoid no-shows. The deposit will be refunded upon attendance.

Places: Limited capacity of 20 residents

The next Expert in the Field Webinar will be hosted by dr. Dirk Vervloessem, general and pediatric surgeon at ZAS

Save the date for VATS Cadaver Course 2026, more info soon!

When: Thursday 22/01/2026 (full day course)
Where: Van der Valk Hotel Gent (Akkerhage 10, 9000, Gent, Belgium)
Faculty: Dr. P. Goverde
Language: English
Price: Free (50€ deposit, fully reimbursed after attendance)
Requirements for participation: None
Places: 10 (first come, first served). Focus on vascular surgery interested senior residents (year 4-6)
Registrations Open: 03/07/2025
Registrations Close: 15/01/2026

Impact of patient/surgeon gender on surgical outcome

RSWG-BAST trainer trainee session: special edition featuring robotic cases

📣 Call for abstracts! Are you a surgical trainee with experience in new robotic platforms, revisional or challenging robotic cases,

Do you want to practice surgery with an amazing team of experienced instructors? Don’t hesitate any longer, join us for