08:15 - 00:00
Spirit of Trusted Surgery
Guido Beldi - Bern, CH
Trusted Surgery Congress
Leading Teams to Excellence in the Operating Room
The Trusted Surgery Congress brings together international experts, clinicians, and healthcare leaders to advance patient safety, teamwork, and non-technical skills in surgery.
WHEN:
Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 7.45am – 17.30am
WHERE ON-SITE:
SITEM Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 3, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
WHERE ONLINE:
On Congress Platform with Live Streaming
ADDON RECORDING until 25 Juni 2026
On Congress Platform for on-site and virtual attendees
REGISTRATION RATES for On-site and Online Participation:
- Regular registration: CHF 300
- Resident / In-training rate: CHF 150
- StOP? II Study participants: free registration
- Addon Recording until 25 June 2026: CHF 50
Speakers
Learn from internationally recognized experts in patient safety, surgical teamwork, and operating room performance.
Brigid Gillespie - Brisbane, AUS
Web Developer
Franziska Tschan - Neuchâtel, CH
Web Developer
Guido Beldi - Bern, CH
Web Developer
Hugo Guillen Ramirez - Bern, CH
Web Developer
Julien Maillard - Geneva, CH
Web Developer
Matthias Weigl - Bonn, DE
Web Developer
Minou Afzali - Nidau, CH
Web Developer
Paul Barach - Philadelphia, US
Web Developer
Peter McCulloch - Oxford, UK
Web Developer
Sandra Keller - Bern, CH
Web Developer
Tanja Manser, Moderator
Web Developer
Teodor Grantcharov - Stanford, US
Web Developer
Program
Morning Topic: Non-technical skills in the OR
07:45 - 08:15•Welcome Coffee
08:30 - 09:00
Trust and Safety in the OR: an international perspective
Paul Barach - Philadelphia, US
09:00 - 09:30
Teamwork in the OR: a nursing perspective
Brigid Gillespie - Brisbane, AUS
09:30 - 10:00
Communication under pressure: Lessons from the OR and beyond
Franziska Tschan - Neuchâtel, CH
10:00 - 10:30•Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
Do Intra-operative Briefings Improve Patient Outcomes? First results of the StOP? II
Sandra Keller - Bern, CH
11:00 - 11:30
From insight to action: Implementing efficient teamwork
Peter McCulloch - Oxford, UK
11:30 - 12:15Roundtable
Leadership Roundtable: Patient Safety a system perspective
Moderated by Tanja Manser, Moderator
12:15 - 13:30•Lunch Break
Afternoon Topic: Let’s make it happen
13:30 - 14:00
Determinants of Team Performance: What does it take to excel
Matthias Weigl - Bonn, DE
14:00 - 14:30
Inside the Black Box: Measuring performance in the OR
Teodor Grantcharov - Stanford, US
14:30 - 15:00
From insight to action: Training teams for real ORs
Julien Maillard - Geneva, CH
15:00 - 15:45•Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:15
Data as a Team Member
How data can augment and support team performance.
Hugo Guillen Ramirez - Bern, CH
16:15 - 16:45
Designing Trust: How space, tools, and systems shape OR teamwork
Minou Afzali - Nidau, CH
16:45 - 17:30•Farewell Apero
About us
Prof. Dr. med. Guido Beldi
Founder of Trusted Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Michel Adamina
Co-Founder Trusted Surgery
