The program

NOXForum: a pioneering conference for an emerging emergency

The NOXForum conference aims to bring together all those involved in the prevention and management of nitrous oxide poisoning, by encouraging exchanges between healthcare professionals, researchers, institutions and associations, to improve coordination, enhance knowledge and drive concrete action on a national scale.

Program: 

➤Plenary sessions and knowledge updates
➤Interactive roundtables and case presentations
➤Partner area and exchanges
➤Restitution of Protoside network data
➤Participative workshops on prevention tools

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – PROTOSIDE General Meeting

11 a.m. – Break and visit to the stands

12:30 p.m. - Press briefing

 

Horaires de début avancés

13h00 – Accueil des participants & café dans les salons
Visite libre des stands & mise en place des posters scientifiques

13h30 – Discours institutionnels et Conférence inaugurale

  • Docteur Cécile Bossaert, Présidente du Congrès
  • Docteur Guillaume Grzych, Président de PROTOSIDE
  • Monsieur Grégory Tempremant, Conseiller Régional – au nom du Président du Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France, Monsieur Xavier Bertrand
  • Madame Sandrine Williaume, Directrice Générale Adjointe de l’ARS Hauts-de-France – au nom du Directeur Général de l’ARS, Monsieur Hugo Gilardi
  • Madame Nathalie Ramdjee, Chargée de Mission Santé MILDECA
  • Monsieur Frédéric Boiron, Directeur Général du CHU de Lille

The production and marketing channels for proto: a European journalistic investigation – Arthur Sente (Belgium)

Moderator: Cécile Bossaert (Lille)

3:10 p.m. – Nitrous oxide: epidemiological overview

In Europe: Thomas Néfau (EUDA, Paris)

In France: Emmanuel Lahaie (Santé Publique France, Paris), Cécile Chevalier (CAP, Lyon), Alexandra Boucher (AddictoVigilance, Lyon)

Moderator: Théa Lamoine (Paris)

4:00 p.m. – Coffee break
☕ + Visit to the stands and posters

4:30 p.m. – Toxicity of nitrous oxide: how and what are the risks? – Bruno Megarbane (Paris)

Moderator: Cécile Bossaert (Lille)

17h00 – Diffusion de la campagne de prévention N2O Youtube – Tanguy Leroux (avec le soutien de la MACSF)

Présentation de PROTOSIDE et de ses missions et objectifs – Association PROTOSIDE

Campagne de prévention routière – association Antoine Alléno – Nathan Stern

Health & Biology" parallel session

09:00 - Welcome of participants
☕ + Visit of stands and posters

9:30 a.m. – SFNP Session – Presentation of neurological clinics and differential diagnoses – Julian Theuriet (Lyon)

Moderator: Céline Tard (Lille)

10:00 a.m. – FFA session: Nitrous oxide: an addiction? – Christophe Riou (Lyon)

Moderator: Damien Denimal (Dijon)

10:20 a.m. – Break, visit to the stands and posters

10:50 a.m. – Innovation/research session – Challenges of biomarkers for N2O poisoning: the example of homocysteine, MMA, and neurofilaments; research projects– Benjamin Touze (Lille)

Modération : Sébastien Anthérieu (Lille) & Emeline Gernez (Lille)

11:20 a.m. – Thrombosis linked to protozoa: diagnostic and treatment challenges, pathophysiology – Maxime Delrue (Paris)

Moderator: Cécile Bossaert (Lille)

11h50 – Prise en soins en ambulatoire : limites et conditions de réussite – François Loez (URPS Médecine, Lille) + Grégory Tempremant (URPS Pharmacie, Lille)

Moderator: Caroline Depauw (Lille)

12h10 – Prise en charge des intoxications au N2O aux urgences, filières de soins – Lily-Lou Noonan (Lille)

Moderator: Jean-Paul Niguet (Lille)

12:30 p.m. – Break

Parallel session: “Legal & Prevention”

09:00 - Welcome of participants
☕ + Visit of stands and posters

9:30 a.m. – Prevention Session  

  • Optimization and effectiveness of preventive measures – Yohann Gicquel (Paris-Saclay University)
  • Communication with young people: feedback from Gaston Berger High School – Véronique Bossaert and Cécile Coiseur (teachers) – BTS communication student
  • Prevention in prisons – Jean-Claude Guichard (Lille)

Moderator: Damien Scliffet (Lens)

10:20 a.m. – Break and visit to the stands and posters

10:50 a.m. – Legal session 

  • Civil action against nitrous oxide
  • Institutional commitment
  • Legislation

Moderator: Gwenaëlle Vautrin (Lille)

11:30 a.m. – Cities session

  • The challenge of the prototype within the MEL – speakers from MEL & VEOLIA
  • Actions dans les communes : retour des actions de la mairie de St Gratien – Kévin Tripied (Saint-Gratien)
  • Feedback from Loos Town Hall – Anne Voituriez (Loos)

Modération : Carole Poupon (Saint-Gratien) et Lise Abou Mansour (Paris)

12:10 p.m. – Road Safety Session

  • Nitrous oxide and driving: a cross-cutting issue – Nathalie Milan (DSR)
  • Table ronde prévention et sécurité routière – en présence de Madame la Ministre Marie-Pierre Vedrenne

Modération : Rémy Diesnis (Roubaix) & Bernadette Moreau (Fondation Vinci Autoroutes)

12:30 p.m. – Break

Cross-disciplinary & international plenary

1 :30 p.m. – Return to plenary session

Allocution de Madame Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Ministre Déléguée à la Citoyenneté auprès du Ministère de l’Intérieur

Session internationale : points et actions sur le N2O hors de France – modération T. Zima et K. Anseeuw – conférence en anglais

Belgique : Raphaël Denooz & Laura Vranken (Liège)

United Kingdom: Laura Smith (Neurologist)

United States: Evan Schwarz (Emergency physician, LA)

3:00 p.m. – Break and visit to the stands and posters

3:20 p.m. – SPECIAL CONFERENCE – Philippe Charlier (Paris)

Les drogues et mésusages dans l’Histoire : une autopsie des morts toxiques

Moderator: Cécile Bossaert (Lille)

16h00 – Communications libres orales (3 × 10 min)
Travaux cliniques, préventifs ou sociétaux issus de l’ appel à communication

16h30 – Clôture & remerciements
🏆 Prix posters & communications et Perspectives 2027

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Dr. Céline Tard

Member of the French Peripheral Nerve Society

Prof. Laurent Karila

Member of the French Federation of Addictology

Prof. Bruno Mégarbane

Member of the Society of Clinical Toxicology

Dr François Loez

General Practitioner and President of URPS ML HdF

Maitre Gwenaelle Vautrin

Lawyer, President of the Batonnier HdF

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