3-6th February 2026, Zermatt
THE EVENT
Welcome to TBS26, the eighth edition of the TBS event series.
TBS is a small and informal conference about critical care and emergency medicine. It is specifically about the first hours of managing the sickest patients. We invite the biggest names in our fields of medicine to provide state of the art teaching.
TBS is a social event. In Zermatt, speakers and guests interact seamlessly not only during the sessions but also during the evenings. Key to achieving our kind of learning, networking and discussions is to keep TBS small. Seats are limited.
TBS26 is accredited by SGNOR (Swiss Society for Emergency and Rescue Medicine) for 32 CME credits,
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LOCATION AND VENUE
Getting to Zermatt is fairly straightforward. Those of you travelling from abroad are likely to come in through Geneva or Zurich airports. From there you simply take the train, via Visp, to get to Zermatt. We recommend you to book the train tickets on-line in advance as it is cheaper.
The four-star Hotel Alex is the venue and the heart of the event. It is only a minute’s walk from the Zermatt railway station. All lecture sessions will be held in the Alex main conference facility. With the exception of the occasional off-site session, most workshops happen here as well.
PROGRAMME
We base ourselves on themed sessions in the mornings and evenings in the Hotel Alex conference room. Between sessions we have the afternoon workshops.
As for the social programme, don’t miss the chaotic Wednesday night workshop nor the infamous cheese fondue on Thursday.
On Friday, after we conclude the last workshop session you are welcome to join us at the nearby Cervo for the mandatory debrief workshop in their outdoor bar area.
Afternoon workshops
Workshops will be announced here as we get closer to the event.
Tuesday
The Literature
0800 - 0830 Welcome to TBS
0830 - 0900 Iain Beardsell
0900 - 0930 Simon Carley
0930 - 1000 Brian Burns
Critical Care
1030 - 1100 Katya Evans
1100 - 1130 James Price
1130 - 1200 Eleanor O. Brown
1200 -1230 Emily Holmes
Workshops/Own time
1300 - 1600 Workshop TBA
Airways
1700 - 1730 Rasmus Hesselfeldt
1730 - 1800 Soren Rudolph
1800 - 1830 Michael Friis Tvede
1830 - 1900 Jelsche Apel
1900 - 1930 Camilla Strom
10Workshop night
1900 - Open end
Wednesday
Ventilation
0800 - 0830 Melody Bishop
0830 - 0900 Jouni Nurmi
0900 - 0930 TBA
0930 - 1000 Jeff Kerrie
Circulation
1030 - 1100 Darren Braude
1100 - 1130 Michael Heller
1130 - 1200 Sean Bilodeau
1200 -1230 Sheldon Cheskes
Workshops/Own time
1300 - 1600 Workshop TBA
Various
1700 - Open enFireside sessions
Thursday
Trauma
0800 - 0830 Craig Wylie
0830 - 0900 Katya Evans
0900 - 0930 Eric Akrish
0930 - 1000 Claire Park
Trauma
1030 - 1100 Andrew Nicol
1100 - 1130 Cosmo Scurr
1130 - 1200 Mike Abernethy
1200 -1230 Anne Weaver
Workshops/Own time
1300 - 1600 Workshop TBA
Behaviour
1700 - 1730 Nathalie Pattyn
1730 - 1800 Loredana Bessone
1800 - 1830 Dave Weber
1830 - 1900 Rich Diviney
Fondue
Friday
Extremes
0800 - 0830 Pierre Muller
0830 - 0900 Jennifer Dow
0900 - 0930 Dr. B
0930 - 1000 Aebhric O’Kelly
Future
1030 - 1100 Michael Broomé
1100 - 1130 John Kheir
1130 - 1200 Leo Anthony Celi
1200 - 1230 Peter Brindley
Mountain Rescue
1300-1500 Air Zermatt workshop
Cervo!
SPEAKERS
Presenters A-Z. Please note that this roster, as well as the programme, will be in some flux up until the event.
REGISTER
Update 1/11-26: TBS26 is now SOLD OUT and the reserves list is full. Further registrations will go on our TBS26 waiting list. A small number seats will be made available as we process the applications we have received.
Please use this form to apply for TBS26. The registration fee is 1750 EUR.
For any questions or concerns, before or after registration, please email us at info@tbs-zermatt.org.