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Innovations in Ablation - Cutting-Edge Techniques and Tools in Practice24 March 2026 • Hotel Dolce Brussels • La Hulpe

This interactive symposium will bring together (interventional) radiologists and specialists to discuss the latest developments in ablation therapies, practical approaches to service setup, and clinical experiences from across Belgium and beyond. The agenda includes focused sessions on thorax, renal, and liver ablations, as well as updates on imaging, ventilation, and reimbursement.

Innovations in Ablation: Cutting-Edge Techniques and Tools in Practice
Date: Tuesday 24 March 2026 | 09:00 - 18:00
Venue: Hotel Dolce Brussels – La Hulpe

Price: 
125 Euro for physicians
50 Euro for assistants and technologists

Program

Accreditation points have been requested.

Moderators
Prof. Dr. Geert Maleux (UZ Leuven)
Dr. Christophe Valkenborgh (CHU de Liège)

9:00

Welcome Coffee

9:30

Introduction & overview of ablations

  • Welcome and opening remarks
    Dokus Mertens, CEO Siemens Healthineers
  • Introduction to ablation therapies: Overview of ablation modalities and their role in modern treatment
    Dr. Christophe Valkenborgh, CHU Liège

 Setting Up an Ablation Service: Tools, Techniques & Reimbursement

  • Launching an ablation service: Reimbursement in Belgium 
    Dr. Alberts, ZOL Genk
  • Imaging modalities compared: Moving from CT to the multimodal angio room
    Dr. Laurens Hermie, UZ Gent 
  • Jet ventilation in ablation procedures
    Dr. Florian Beck, CHU Liège 
  • Clinical experience with Siemens Healthineers’ comprehensive ablation solution
    Dr. Charles Roux, Pitié-Salpêtrière - APHP (Paris)

12:45

Lunch Break

13:45

Ablation in clinical practice. How to proceed?

  • Thorax ablations
    Dr. Christophe Valkenborgh, CHU Liège
  • Renal ablations
    Prof. Dr. Geert Maleux, UZ Leuven
  • Liver Ablations: Closing the gap with surgery. New advances in percutaneous ablation for small liver tumors 
    Dr. Laurens Hermie, UZ Gent 
  • Broader perspectives on ablation
    Dr. Luigi Cazzato, CHRU de Strasbourg (Virtual)
  • Wrap-up & Closing
    Prof. Dr. Geert Maleux & Dr. Christophe Valkenborgh 

17:00

Wrap up and closing drink