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Register Online • Summit Website • Download a Conference Brochure (PDF)Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception - Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Kick off the summit with the Opening Ceremony, followed by an informal reception. Open to all registrants.
Surgical Surprises and Video Session - Thursday, February 2, 2012
In this unusual video format, a multispecialty panel of invited experts will invoke their specialty backgrounds in discussing surgical accidents, mishaps, and surprises with attention given to lessons learned and appropriate action/reaction.
SLS Luau Under the Stars - Thursday, February 2, 2012
Prof. Dr R K Mishra has started Robotic Surgery Training for Surgeons, Gynecologist, Urologist at World Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon, India.
Consensus Development Conference of the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e Nuove Tecnologie (SICE); Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani (ACOI); Società Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC); Società Italiana di Chirurgia d'Urgenza e del Trauma (SICUT); Società Italiana di Chirurgia nell’Ospedalità Privata (SICOP); and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
by Ferdinando Agresta, MD, Board Member - Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery
On the behalf of the members of the panel and the societies involved in the Consensus
More than five years have passed since the EAES published guidelines on emergency laparoscopy (Laparoscopy for abdominal emergencies: evidence-based guidelines of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery. Surg Endosc. 2006;20(1):14-29. Epub 2005 Oct 24). In January 2010, the SICE Scientific and Educational Committee, affiliated with the EAES, had the idea to revisit the clinical recommendations for the role of laparoscopy in adult abdominal emergencies with the intent being to update the EAES indications and to supplement the existing guidelines on specific diseases.
With an all new 54,000 square foot training facility the Florida Hospital Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement is designed to host major medical training and educational events. It is expected that the center will be used to train about 20,000 clinicians per year in the latest robotic and mininally invasive surgical techniques. The center is designed for face to face events as well as distance learning in remote locations. Visit www.nicholsoncenter.com to learn more about the center and to take the tour of the new facililty.
by Cihat ÜNLÜ
President of the Turkish - German Gynecological Foundation
The integration of robotic surgery for routine use in gynecological surgeries, its advantages, disadvantages and cumulating experience on complications was one of the hot topics at the IX Congress of the Turkish German Gynecological Foundation held in Antalya-Turkey, May 4 - 8, 2011. Robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery has the potential to revolutionize the existing standards of the gynecological surgical procedures, especially the oncological interventions, both by greatly reducing postoperative morbidity and by preservation of the radicality and principles of oncological surgery.
Report of the First Combined Congress between the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) and the Colombian Federation of Associations of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FECOLSOG)
by Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
The Congreso Satélite - Society of Laparoendscopic Surgeons (SLS) II Congreso Colombiano de Endoscopia Ginecológica was held in Cartagena, Colombia from June 1-4, 2011.
This was the first combined Congress between SLS and the Colombian Gynecology and Obstetrics Society. It was organized by Dr. Juan Diego Villegas, President of the Congress, and Dr. Rafael Padron Burgos, President of the Colombian Gynecology and Obstetrics Federation (FECOLSOG). This was the first multidisciplinary meeting for our Colombian colleagues.
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The Summit was held February 16–19, 2011. Attendee feedback included the following:
I really enjoyed the meeting, congrats on a successful one. --Urologist, Virginia
This activity significantly changed my views. --General Surgeon, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Get involved. Join the AsianAmerican MultiSpecialty Summit V–Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery Organizing Committee. Organizing Committee members receive a reduced registration fee and are asked to assist in the selection of presentation topics and representative organizations at this multicultural, multispecialty conference. To request participation on the committee, please complete the organizing committee form. Click here to read more about the Summit.
Get a glimpse of this remarkable text in the excerpt on Surgical-Site Infection Prevention at the end of this post.
Now in it's 3rd edition with over 70 chapters (15 more than the previous edition), Prevention and Management of Laparoendoscopic Surgical Complications comprehensively covers the techniques of minimally invasive surgery for general, endourological, and gyncecological surgeons. From port placement and anatomical landmarks to pediatrics and simulation, this book covers the basics and beyond. Not only will readers learn how to best prepare patients for surgery but also how to warm up and prepare themselves.
PLUS, in keeping with SLS' endeavors to improve patient outcome around the world, this book will be accessible via the SLS website! Keep an eye out for the official launch of the 3rd edition in coming weeks!
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Michel Gagner, MD, PhD
2011 SLS Excel Award Recipient
Established in 1991, the Excel Award has been presented to 25 surgeons who have made outstanding contributions to laparoscopy, endoscopy, and minimally invasive surgery. The Excel Award may be presented to an individual, in any field, who has made outstanding contributions to laparoscopy, endoscopy, and/or the field of minimally invasive surgery. Previous recipients have been from various specialties and various nationalities.
