Whether you're a physician, nurse, researcher, or healthcare professional involved in pediatric procedural care, PROSA offers an unparalleled opportunity to advance your knowledge, expand your network, and contribute to improving comfort care for children worldwide.
Conference Directors
Şükrü Genco (MD)
Şükrü Genco (Turkey, 1968) served as a pediatrician and several chair positions at OLVG Hospital in Amsterdam until 2023. He is the Congress co-Director for PROSA conferences and holds positions as Chairman of the foundation for pediatric sedation NL. He has extensive clinical experience in pediatric procedural sedations and collaborates in the development of nationwide guidelines in this field.
Piet Leroy (MD; PhD; MSc)
Piet Leroy (Belgium 1969), MD, PhD, MSc is a senior consultant in pediatric critical care and director of the Pediatric Procedural Sedation Unit at Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. He is a professor in procedural sedation and analgesia in children (PROSA chair) at the School of Health Professions Education at Maastricht University and graduated in 2017 as a Master in Health Professions Education.
Scientific committee
Maala Bhatt
Grant Stuart
Silvia Bressan
Vera Thomassen
Giorgio Cozzi
Cyril Sahyoun
Baruch Krauss
Susanne Molin Friis
faculty
Egidio Barbi
Pediatrics/Anesthesia
IRCCS Ospedale Infantile Burlo Garofolo, Trieste
Sharron van den Berg
Pediatric Pain & Sedation Specialist
OLVG Amsterdam
Michael Brackhahn
Pediatric Anesthesia
Kinder- und Jugendkrankenhaus, Hannover
Gabriel Brändle
Pediatric Emergency Care
University Hospital Geneva
Lucy Bray
Child Health Literacy
Edge Hill University
Sophie Ebbeler
Psychology
Haaglanden MC
Stefan Friedrichsdorf
Pediatrics
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Rose-Marie Daly
Pediatric Dentistry
Inge de Vlieger
Psychology
OLVG Hospital Amsterdam
Martien Humblet
Pediatric Intensive Care
Maastricht University Medical Centre
Philip van Haren
Pediatric Pain & Sedation Specialist
Radboud UMC Nijmegen
Julia Höffe
Pediatric Emergency Care
Insel Spital, Bern
Annemieke kanninga
Anesthesia/Special Needs
Felix Kreier
General Pediatrics
OLVG Hospital Amsterdam
Mohamed Mahmoud
Pediatric Anesthesia
Cincinnati Chldren's Hospital
Kelsey Miller
Pediatric Emergency Care
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard University
Jessica Nijs
Pediatric Pain & Sedation Specialist
UZ Leuven
Mark Roback
Pediatric Emergency Care
Children's Hospital Colorado
Linda Schuite
Pediatric Pain & Sedation Specialist
OLVG Hospital Amsterdam
Anna Taddio
Clinical Pharmacologist
SickKids Hopital/University of Toronto
Heleen Veen-Hellendoorn
Optometrist
Bartimeus
Michèle Vranken
Pediatric Pain & Sedation Specialist
Maastricht University Medical Centre
Mats Eriksson
Neonatology
Örebro University
Anne-Sophie Vinck
ENT specialist
az Sint Jan Brugge
Joseph Cravero
Pediatric Anesthesia
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard University
Line Klingen Gjærde
pediatric resident
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Lien Dierickx
Child Life Specialist
AZ Sint Jan Brugge
Florine pilon
Optometrist
Bartimeus
Jakob Thestrup
paediatric communication
Myrthe Siertsema-Levering
Child Life Specialist
OLVG Amsterdam
Janne Vanhalst
clinical child psychologist
AZ Sint‑Lucas Hospital