The Congress program will feature a diverse slate of plenary, concurrent, and round table sessions to engage and inform participants of the advances in prehabilitation.
International speakers including:
- Dr Dan McIsaac, University of Ottawa
- Dr Janius Tsang, McGill University
- Dr Franco Carli, McGill University
- Dr Chelsia Gillis, McGill University
- Dr Duminda Wijeysundera, University of Toronto
- Dr Lindi Thibodeau, University of British Columbia
- Dr Denny Levett, University of Southhampton
- Dr Mike Grocott, University of Southhampton
- Dr Gerrit Slooter, Maxima Medical Center
Preliminary Program at a Glance
(subject to change)
| November 3-5 | 2025 World Congress of Prehabilitation and Perioperative Medicine |
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| Monday November 3 | Innovations in Perioperative Care: Shaping the Future of Surgery |
| 2:00-2:45 | World Prehabilitation Congress Registration |
| 2:45-2:50 | Opening Remarks |
| 2:50-3:30 | Why Prehabilitation: Resilience to Surgical Stress |
| 3:30-4:15 | Panel Discussion: Where does prehab end and periop care begin? |
| 4:15-4:30 | Transition |
| 4:30-5:30 | Breakout Sessions: Starting, growing, and spreading prehab programs |
| “START” = Starting a prehab clinic or program | |
| “GROW” = Establishing and growing a small clinic or program | |
| “SPREAD” = Established programs and clinics with a research and or QI mandate | |
| 5:30-7:00 | Welcome reception |
| Tuesday November 4 | Innovations in Perioperative Care: Shaping the future of Surgery |
| 8:00-8:10 | Opening Remarks |
| 8:10-8:50 | Reflection of the last decade of ERAS and Prehabilitation |
| 8:50-9:20 | Efficacy of Prehabilitation |
| 9:20-9:40 | Break |
| 9:40-11:20 | Learnings from BC Prehab Programs |
| 11:20-12:20 | Lunch (Poster Presentations) |
| 12:20-1:40 | Prehab Screening and Assessment |
| 1:40-2:00 | Transition Break |
| 2:00-3:30 | Breakout Sessions: Developing the components of your Prehab Program |
| Nutrition Component | |
| Exercise Component | |
| Psychological Component | |
| 3:30-3:40 | Transition Break |
| 3:40-4:30 | Panel Debate: Prehabilitation: Who should lead it? Surgery, Anesthesiology, Physio, Nutrition, Nursing? |
| 4:30-6:30 | Congress Social Reception |
| Wednesday November. 5 | Innovations in Perioperative Care: Shaping the future of Surgery |
| 8:00-8:10 | Opening Remarks |
| 8:10-8:50 | Review of Updated Guidelines for Prehabilitation for Cancer MacMillian |
| 8:50-10:10 | Exploratory Approaches to Prehab Interventions |
| 10:10-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:50 | Medical Optimization |
| 11:50-12:40 | Lunch (Poster Presentations) |
| 12:40-2:00 | Troubleshooting Barriers and Common Problems |
| 2:00-2:15 | Transition Break |
| 2:15-3:35 | Breakout Sessions: Getting Into the Prehab Weeds |
| Evaluating Prehabilitation: Current Developments | |
| Intervention: Prehab in special populations | |
| 3:35-3:45 | Transition Break |
| 3:45-4:45 | Prehab Abstract Competition |
| 4:45-5:00 | Abstract awards, Conference Close |