Clinical Operational Research Unit, London, United Kingdom
Ettie Ben-Shabat
Ettie Ben-Shabat
Australia
Dr. Ettie Ben-Shabat is a clinician, educator, and researcher with a PhD in Brain Imaging and Neuroscience. As the founder of the Brain Rehab Academy, she has empowered clinicians worldwide to integrate brain imaging into rehabilitation care. With over 25 years of experience, Ettie combines practical clinical insights with neuroscience to enhance patient assessments, goal setting, and treatment planning. Her dynamic education programs attract nurses and other health professionals, equipping them with tools to improve care and streamline discharge planning. Ettie’s expertise offers a fresh approach to using brain imaging, helping clinicians provide more targeted and effective rehabilitation.
Orestis Ioannidis
Orestis Ioannidis
Greece
Dr. Ioannidis is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He studied medicine in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduated at 2005. He received his MSC in “Medical Research Methodology” in 2008 from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in “Surgery of Liver, Biliary Tree and Pancreas” from the Democritus University of Thrace in 2016. He received his PhD degree in 2014 from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as valedictorian for his thesis “The effect of combined administration of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in ulcerative colitis. Experimental study in rats.” He is a General Surgeon with special interest in laparoscopic surgery and surgical oncology and also in surgical infections, acute care surgery, nutrition and ERAS and vascular access. He has received fellowships for EAES, ESSO, EPC, ESCP and ACS and has published more than 180 articles with more than 3000 citations and an H-index of 28
Tom Treasure
Clinical Operational Research Unit, London
United Kingdom
Keynote speech on The beginnings of effective heart surgery: History of an Anglo-American collaboration from 1947-1950
