Congrès SFAR · 2026

Agoris analysis · updated October 2026

Key takeaways

• The Congrès SFAR is the leading annual gathering for French-speaking anaesthesia and intensive care, organised by the Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation (SFAR) and run by the agency Hopscotch Congrès.
• 2026 edition: from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 September 2026, at the Palais des Congrès de Paris (Porte Maillot). Scope: anaesthesia, intensive care, peri-operative medicine and pain (source: sfar-lecongres.com).
• 2025 figures: more than 7,500 attendees, 350+ speakers, 100+ exhibitors and partners and 20+ industry sessions (source: sfar-lecongres.com).
• A scientific and medical congress: attendees are anaesthetist-intensivist physicians, nurse anaesthetists (IADE), residents, allied health professionals and industry players from the healthcare sector.
• A sustainable development commitment underpinned by the SFAR GREEN charter and a dedicated committee (source: sfar-lecongres.com).

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Medical device and monitoring manufacturers, pharmaceutical laboratories, makers of operating theatre and intensive care equipment, software publishers and digital health solution providers, insurers and organisations protecting healthcare professionals. The attendee base is strictly professional: anaesthetist-intensivist physicians, nurse anaesthetists (IADE), residents, allied health professionals and researchers.

Notable exhibitors

List of exhibitors and partners on the official website: sfar-lecongres.com.

Quality of the attendee base

• More than 7,500 attendees in 2025, the professional community of French-speaking anaesthesia and intensive care (source: sfar-lecongres.com).
• A qualified audience brought together around scientific sessions, expert recommendations, update conferences and simulation workshops.
• Industry players present through 100+ exhibitors and partners and 20+ industry sessions in 2025 (source: sfar-lecongres.com).

Activities & community

Conference programme

The 2026 programme covers anaesthesia, intensive care, peri-operative medicine and pain. The format combines expert recommendations, update conferences, live simulations, workshops and continuing professional development sessions. For 2026, the organisers are announcing the opening of a new auditorium and new exhibition areas to ease interaction (source: sfar-lecongres.com).

Community and networks

The congress is led by SFAR, the learned society of anaesthesia and intensive care, and brings together the French-speaking community of the speciality as well as invited partner colleagues.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the listing for the Palais des Congrès de Paris.

Specific to the congress:

• Visitor badge: online registration required, reserved for professionals. Free registration for SFAR members (source: sfar-lecongres.com/content/inscriptions).
• Registration: open via sfar-lecongres.com. All paid registrations are settled online.
• Contacts: inscriptions@sfar-lecongres.com (registration), sfarlecongres@hopscotch.one (general information, Hopscotch Congrès).

How much it costs to exhibit

Published exhibitor badges (2026 edition): €32 for the basic badge, €415 for the badge with access to sessions (source: sfar-lecongres.com/content/inscriptions). For stand booking and partnership packages, sales enquiries go through the operator Hopscotch Congrès.

For reference, on the attendee side in 2026: free registration for SFAR members, €750 for a non-member physician, €200 for a resident or another non-member speciality, €250 for a non-member allied health professional, €50 for a nursing or IADE student (source: sfar-lecongres.com/content/inscriptions).

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 12 months out: get in touch with the operator Hopscotch Congrès, choose a location among the exhibition areas (expanded in 2026).
• 6 months out: design the stand in line with the SFAR GREEN charter (sustainable development commitments).
• 3 months out: finalise industry sessions and on-stand demonstrations.
• 6 weeks out: confirm appointments with practitioners and brief the sales team.

For the decision-maker visitor

• Advance online registration on sfar-lecongres.com, free for SFAR members.
• Target scientific sessions, simulation workshops and update conferences in advance according to your practice (anaesthesia, intensive care, peri-operative medicine, pain).
• Allow 1 to 3 days depending on the scope covered.

CSR policy & initiatives

The Congrès SFAR is built on a SFAR GREEN charter and a dedicated sustainable development committee. The charter and its criteria are documented on sfar.org (sustainable development committee).

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

The Congrès SFAR is consolidating its position as the leading annual gathering for French-speaking anaesthesia and intensive care. Following the success of the 2025 edition (more than 7,500 attendees), the organisers are expanding the 2026 setup with a new auditorium and new exhibition areas. Remaining at the Palais des Congrès de Paris anchors the event in a central, well-served venue, well suited to a format combining scientific sessions, simulation workshops and an industry exhibition.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (sfar-lecongres.com).