2009 COURSE
Designed for gynecologic surgeons and oncologists, this intensive 'how to' course will demonstrate four techniques of total laparoscopic hysterectomy and many advanced laparoscopic and vaginal support procedures using slides, videos, pelvic trainers and an optional cadaver lab.
2009 COURSE SCHEDULE
DAY 1 THURSDAY, MARCH 19 |
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| 7:00 | Breakfast, exhibits |
| 8:00 | Introduction, logistics, learning curve, challenge for practice – Dr. O’Hanlan |
| 8:15 | What every surgeon needs to know about electrosurgery – Dr. Hosford |
| 8:45 | Essential laparoscopic skills: repair of cystotomy, enterotomy, vaginotomy – Dr. O’Hanlan |
| 9:05 | TLH: effects, parametrial dissection, vaginal closure - Dr. O’Hanlan |
| 9:50 | Suture session and break: suturing and knot tying on pelvic trainers – All faculty |
| 10:30 | TLH, large uteri – Dr. Sobolewsky |
| 11:00 | Operative laparoscopy for extensive endometriosis and adhesions - Dr. Nezhat |
| 11:30 | TLH with unusual complications – Dr. Ramirez |
| 12:00 | Lunch and Exhibits |
| 1:00 | Surgical anatomy of the retroperitoneal spaces – Dr. Naumann |
| 1:40 | Surgical Anatomy of pelvic support – Dr. Stanford |
| 2:30 | Surgery planning for prolapse repair – Dr. Stepp |
| 3:10 | Suture session and break: suturing and knot tying on pelvic trainers – All faculty |
| 3:55 | Vaginal Hysterectomy: tips and tricks, A&P repairs – Dr. Levy |
| 4:35 | Anesthesia concerns: when to open, DVT prevention, nausea, pain - Dr. Parnell |
| 5:00 | Reception and suture session: suturing and knot tying on pelvic trainers – All faculty |
| 6:00 | TLH: Step-by-step – Dr. O’Hanlan and faculty |
| 7:00 | Videos of bloopers, anomalous anatomy, amazing procedures – All faculty + attendees |
| 8:00 | Adjourn |
| DAY 2 FRIDAY, MARCH 20 | ||
| 7:00 | Breakfast, exhibits, pelvic trainers | |
| 8:00 | TLH: set-up, trocars, fibroids, appendectomy, cystosufflation, cystoscopy – Dr. O’Hanlan |
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| 8:50 | The uterosacral ligament: anatomy, utility in prolapse repair and prevention - Dr. Stanford |
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| 9:20 | Hemorrhage, ureteral injury, cystotomy, oophorectomy, endometrioma – Dr. O’Hanlan |
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| 10:10 | Laparoscopic management of pelvic masses - Dr. Naumann |
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| 10:50 | Suture session and break: suturing and knot tying | |
| 11:30 | Intestinal injury: diagnosis and repair - Dr. O’Holleran |
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| 12:00 | Lunch and Exhibits, pelvic trainers | |
| Concurrent sessions: Urogynecologists and Gynecologists in Ballroom, Moderator: Dr. Stanford: |
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| 1:00 | Laparoscopic myomectomy and morcellation standards - Dr. Hoff |
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| 1:30 | Surgical sling procedures – Dr. Stanford |
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| 2:10 | Urodynamics and complications of slings - Dr. Stepp |
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| 2:40 | TLH in the obese woman - Dr. Allaire |
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| Concurrent sessions: Oncologists in Suture Café, Moderator: Dr. Naumann: |
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| 1:00 | Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, pelvic node dissection – Dr. Naumann |
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| 1:40 | Radical retroperitoneal aortic infrarenal lymphadenectomy – Dr. O’Hanlan |
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| 2:30 | Laparoscopic staging of cancers, transperitoneal aortic node dissection - Dr. Ramirez |
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| 3:10 | Suture session and break: suturing and knot tying: Final timing session | |
| 3:50 | Coding for TLH and advanced support procedures – Dr. Levy |
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| 4:30 | Ethical integration of newly learned laparoscopic skills into surgeon’s armamentarium - Drs. Beingesser , Sobolewski, Levy, Allaire, O’Hanlan, Stepp, Stanford, Hoff, Naumann, Ramirez, and Hosford |
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| 5:30 | Adjourn | |
| DAY 3 SATURDAY, MARCH 21 | ||
| 6:00 | Breakfast at hotel in scrub attire | |
| 6:30 | Briefing about dissection day | |
| 7:00 | Bus departs to laboratory. | |
| 8:00 | Group A: Cadaver lab: general gynecologists - laparoscopic procedures (60) |
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| Group B1 + B2 + B3: Classroom Sessions: Moderator Dr. Brill |
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| 8:30 | TLH challenges: anatomy – Dr. Brill |
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| 9:30 | TLH challenges: large fibroids – Dr. Sobolewski |
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| 10:30 | TLH challenges: adhesions - Dr. Allaire |
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| 11:45 | Lunch | |
| 1:15 | Group A: Classroom sessions - general gynecologists - Moderator: Dr. Brill |
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| 1:30 | TLH challenges: anatomy – Dr. Brill |
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| 2:30 | TLH challenges: large fibroids – Dr. Sobolewski |
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| 3:30 | TLH challenges: adhesions - Dr. Allaire |
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| Group B1: Cadaver lab: general gynecologists - laparoscopic procedures only. | ||
| Group B2: Cadaver lab: general gynecologists – laparoscopic then vaginal procedures, paravaginal sutures, laparoscopic colpopexy | ||
| Group B3: Cadaver lab: Oncology node dissections, radical hysterectomies | ||
| 5:00 | Adjourn. Bus to Airport and Nikko San Francisco. | |