16th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists

28 August - 2 September 2016
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Scientific committees and coordinators

WCA 2016 Scientific ConvenorTony Gin, Hong Kong 
WCA 2016 ConvenorMichael Irwin, Hong Kong 
WFSA Scientific Affairs CommitteePhilippe Scherpereel, France 
WCA 2016 Industry LiaisonSimon Chan, Hong Kong  
WCA 2020 representativeVladimir Cerny, Czech Republic 
WorkshopsPo Tong Chui, Hong Kong 

Sub committees

 
AmbulatoryChair:T. J. Gan, USA
Deputy-Chair:Peter Kranke, Germany
Coordinators:Frances Chung, Canada
Gwen Fok, Hong Kong
Beverly K. Philip, USA
Tatjana Simurina, Croatia
Martin Tramer, Switzerland
Chew Yin Wang, Malaysia
 
Arts and HumanitiesChairDouglas Richard Bacon, USA
Deputy-Chair:Andrew Morley, UK
Coordinators:Christine Ball, Australia
Carolina Haylock-Loor, Honduras
Xinhua Heng, China
Wulf Stratling, UK
Cindy Tsui, Hong Kong
David Waisel, USA
David Wilkinson, UK
 
CirculationChairDavy Cheng, Canada
Deputy-Chair:Colleen Koch, USA
Coordinators:Jae Hyon Bahk, Korea
Yee-Eot Chee, Hong Kong
David Daly, Australia
Subid Das, Hong Kong
Carlos Galhardo, Brazil
Fabio Guarracino, Italy
Nian Chih Hwang, Singapore
Yatin Mehta, India
Minoru Nomura, Japan
Florian Nuevo, Philippines
Justiaan Swanevelder, South Africa
Hugo Van Aken, Germany
Weipeng Wang, China
 
Education and DevelopmentCo-Chair:Wayne Morriss, New Zealand
Co-Chair:Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Norway
Coordinators:Mohamed Ben Ammar, Tunisia
Yoo Kuen Chan, Malaysia
Getulio de Oliveira Filho, Brazil
Juan Carlos Duarte, Venezuela
Brendan Finucaine, Canada
Quentin Fisher, USA
Angelina Gapay, Philippines
Shirani Hapuarachchi, Sri Lanka
Mikhail Kirov, Russia
Tsun Woon Lee, Hong Kong
Miodrag Milenovic, Serbia
Elizabeth Ogboli-Nwasor, Nigyeria
Dave Otieno, Kenya
 
Intensive CareChair:Charles Gomersall, Hong Kong
Coordinators:Hussain Al-Rahma, UAE
Fernando Bozza, Brazil
Gordon Choi, Hong Kong
Bin Du, China
Younsuck Koh, Korea
Jean-Louis Vincent, Belgium
Steve Webb, Australia
 
NeuroscienceChair:Matthew Chan, Hong Kong
Deputy-Chair:Cor Kalkman, Netherlands
Coordinators:Hari Dash, India
Kristin Engelhard, Germany
Ruquan Han, China
Patricia Kan, Hong Kong
Masahiko Kawaguchi, Japan
Kate Leslie, Australia
Piyush Patel, USA
 
ObstetricChair:Warwick Dean Ngan Kee, Hong Kong
Deputy-Chair:Paul Howell, UK
Coordinators:Yoo Kuen Chan, Malaysia
Rob Dyer, South Africa
Kim Khaw, Hong Kong
Mauricio Vasco, Colombia
Cynthia Wong, USA
 
PaediatricChair:Rob McDougall, Australia
Deputy-Chair:Pierre Fiset, Canada
Coordinators:Andrew Davidson, Australia
Randall Flick, USA
Theresa Hui, Hong Kong
Dusica Simic, Serbia
Yunxia Zuo, China
 
PainChair:Roger Goucke, Australia
Deputy-Chair:Stephan Schug, Australia
Coordinators:Phoon Chen, Hong Kong
Chi Wai Cheung, Hong Kong
Kate Grady, UK
Milton Raff, South Africa
 
Perioperative MedicineChair:Paul Myles, Australia
Deputy-Chair:Mike Grocott, UK
Coordinators:Adrian Alvarez, Argentina
Sophia B. Ang, Singapore
Bruce Biccard, South Africa
Lee Fleisher, USA
Monty Mythen, UK
Wanda Popescu, USA
Duminda Wijeysundera, Canada
Gordon Wong, Hong Kong
 
PharmacologyChair:Thomas W Schnider, Switzerland
Deputy-Chair:Talmage Egan, USA
Coordinators:Beatrice Beck Schimmer, Switzerland
Lars Erikson, Sweden
Mohamed Naguib, USA
Frederique Servin, France
 
Professional PracticeChair:Florian Nuevo, Philippines
Deputy-Chair:Berend Mets, USA
Coordinators:Pratyush Gupta, India
Arthus Rantloane, South Africa
Gavin Thoms, UK
Flavio Veintemilla, Ecuador
Libby Lee, Hong Kong
 
RegionalChair:Manoj K. Karmakar, Hong Kong
Deputy-Chair:Admir Hadzic, USA
Coordinators:Carlos Bollini, Argentina
Xavier Capdevila, France
Vincent Chan, Canada
Wing Hong Kwok, Hong Kong
John McDonnell, Ireland
Xavier Sala-Blanch, Spain
 
Research and PublicationChair:Anna Lee, Hong Kong
Deputy-Chair:Steven Shafer, USA
Coordinators:Angela Enright, Canada
Ann Moller, Denmark
Nathan Pace, USA
Tim Short, New Zealand
Hugo van Aken, Germany
 
Respiration and AirwayChair:Peter Slinger, Canada
Deputy-Chair:Sheila Myatra, India
Coordinators:Edmond Cohen, USA
Richard Cooper, Canada
Vera von Dossow-Hanfstingl, Germany
Andrew Levin, South Africa
Ellen O'Sullivan, Ireland
Irene Osborne, USA
Friedrich Puhringer, Germany
Chan Yau Wai, Hong Kong
 
Safety and QualityChair:Adrian Gelb, USA
Deputy-Chair:Alan Merry, New Zealand
Coordinators:Yu Fat Chow, Hong Kong
Rick Dutton, USA
Yuguang Huang, China
Pedro Ibarra, Colombia
Ravi Mahajan, UK
Yoshito Shiraishi, Japan
Sven Staender, Switzerland
Isabeau Walker, UK
Min Yan, China
 
TechnologyChair:Michel Struys, Belgium
Deputy-Chair:Maxime Cannesson, USA
Coordinators:Christa Boer, Netherlands
David Chong, Hong Kong
Lester Critchley, Hong Kong
Jan Hendrickx, Belgium
Patrick Purdon, USA
Leif Saager, USA
 
Chinese Society of AnesthesiologyLize Xiong, China
Jin Liu, China
Yuguang Huang, China
Contact person:Weifeng Yu, China
 
Anaesthesia and Cancer Day SymposiaChair:Vijaya Gottumukkala, USA
Deputy-Chair:Bernhard Riedel, Australia
Coordinators:Hans Huitink, Netherlands
Tim Wigmore, UK
 
Obesity and Sleep Medicine Day SymposiaChair:Mike Margarson, UK
Deputy-Chair:Stephanie B. Jones, USA
Coordinators:John Cousins, UK
Luc de Baerdermaeker, Belgium
Frances Chung, Canada


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