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.
PRESENTED BY
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 TBA
0900 - 0930 TBA
0930 - 1000 TBA
Critical Care
1030 - 1100 Peter Brindley
1100 - 1130 Max Bell
1130 - 1200 Katya Evans
Workshops/Own time
1300 - 1600 Workshop TBA
Airways
1700 - 1730 TBA
1730 - 1800 TBA
1800 - 1830 TBA
1830 - 1900 TBA
Workshop night
1900 - Open end
Wednesday
Ventilation
0800 - 0830 Melody Bishop
0830 - 0900 TBA
0900 - 0930 TBA
0930 - 1000 TBA
Circulation
1030 - 1100 Sheldon Cheskes
1100 - 1130 Darren Braude
1130 - 1200 Michael Heller
Workshops/Own time
1300 - 1600 Workshop TBA
Various
1700 - ???? Meet the Experts
Thursday
Trauma
0800 - 0830 Craig Wylie
0830 - 0900 Katya Evans
0900 - 0930 Eric Akrish
0930 - 1000 Christopher Edmunds
Trauma
1030 - 1100 Andrew Nicol
1100 - 1130 TBA
1130 - 1200 Mike Abernethy
Workshops/Own time
1300 - 1600 Workshop TBA
Behaviour
1700 - 1730 Emily Holmes
1730 - 1800 Loredana Bessone
1800 - 1830 Dave Weber
1830 - 1900 TBA
Fondue
Friday
Extremes
0800 - 0830 TBA
0830 - 0900 Aebhric O’Kelly
0900 - 0930 Jennifer Dow
0930 - 1000 Pierre Muller
Future
1030 - 1100 Michael Brooméé
1100 - 1130 John Kheir
1130 - 1200 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 1/8-26: TBS26 is now booked out. 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.
TBS is now a four day event and will be accredited by The Swiss Federation of Emergency Medicine (SGNOR) for CME credits.
For any questions or concerns, before or after registration, please email us at info@tbs-zermatt.org.