DESIGN YOUR OWN CURRICULUM TRACK: GYN LAPAROSCOPY
17TH SLS ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2008
SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2008, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008                    
3:00pm-6:00pm MASTER'S CLASSES REGISTRATION      
           
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 • MASTER'S CLASSES AND OPENING CEREMONIAL DAY
MASTER'S CLASSES include Simulation Practice Center & Luncheon (8:00am-4:30pm)
7:00am-9:00am MASTER'S CLASSES REGISTRATION

HALF DAY MASTER'S CHOICES:
Morning Choices:                   
#1 9:00am-12:00pm Master's Class Prevention and Management of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgical Complications   

Afternoon Choices: 
#2 1:00pm-4:30pm Master's Class Adhesions/Abdominal Pelvic Pain                               
FULL DAY MASTER'S CLASSES:                                    
#3 8:00am-4:30pm Master's Class in Laparoscopic Suturing      
#4 9:00am-4:30pm Master's Class in Robotic Surgery (SLS MIRA)          
#5 8:45am-4:30pm Master's Class in Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery(SLS AAGL)   

12:00pm-1:00pm Master's Class Luncheon "How to Prepare for the Coming of Simulation Certification"                  
5:00pm-6:30pm Opening Ceremony                   

6:30pm-8:30pm Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall                   

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008                   
6:30am-5:00pm Registration                   
7:00am Exhibit Hall Open                   
7:00am-4:30pm Poster Gallery Open
Best of Lap Updates
7:30am-7:45am The Current Status of Transvaginal HydroLaparoscopy                            
7:45am-8:00am Robotic Surgery: Coming to a Hospital Near YOU Soon
8:00am-8:15am Pelvic Pain and the Reduction of Adhesions 
8:15am-8:30am Infertility/Fertility                                       
8:30am-10:00am Multidisciplinary Approach to Adhesions                  
10:30am-11:30am Hysterectomy Debate: With or Without Removing the Cervix or Ovaries      

10:00am-10:30am Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibits/Special Presentations by Exhibitors
11:30am-12:30pm Poster Townhall                  
11:45am-12:00pm Best Gynecology Poster Presentation
12:15pm-12:30pm Best MultiSpecialty Poster Presentation
12:30pm-12:30pm Complimentary Light Snacks and Refreshments/Visit Exhibits/Special Presentations by Exhibitor

1:45pm-5:30pm Scientific Sessions 
      
See below for a list of all Scientific Sessions to be presented during this time on Thursday and Friday afternoons for this track.
See below for a list of related exhibitors.     

2:00pm Exhibits Close                   
2:00pm-4:00pm  Refreshments                  

6:30pm-9:00pm SLS Group Event with Faculty   
Guest Speaker: Dave R. Williams, MD
Title: TBD            

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008           
6:30am-5:00pm Registration
7:00am Exhibit Hall Open                  
7:30am-8:30am Pay for Performance (P4P)                    
8:30am-11:30am Live Telesurgeries                   
10:30am-11:00am  Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibits                  

11:30am-12:30pm Complimentary Light Snacks and Refreshments in Exhibit Hall    

12:00pm-12:30pm New Product Presentation by Exhibitors                
12:30pm-12:45pm Awards and Award Winning Paper   
12:45pm-1:45pm Excel Award Lecture - Harrith Hasson, MD, Evaluating Surgical Performance

1:45pm-5:30pm Scientific Sessions        
See below for a list of all Scientific Sessions to be presented during this time on Thursday and Friday afternoons for this track.
See below for a list of related exhibitors.

2:00pm Exhibits Close                   
2:00pm-4:00pm  Refreshments                   

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008                   
7:30am-10:30am Future Technology Session with Sit Down Breakfast    
10:30am-10:45am Closing Ceremony                   
10:45am-11:15am SLS Members Business Meeting                   
11:15am-1:00pm SIG Committee Meetings                   

SPECIAL INTEREST EXHIBITORS:

Cambridge Endo - Autonomy™ Laparo-Angle™: Hysterectomy, Robotics 

CIVCO Medical Solutions - showcasing the Laparostat™: Robotics, Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases

GENICON® - MultiSpecialty

Haptica, Inc. - ProMIS: Abdominal Pelvic Pain, MultiSpecialty

Innovamed, Inc. - Laprostop®: Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases, MultiSpecialty

Minnesota Medical Development, Inc. – Rebound HDR® : Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases

Prosurgics - showcasing Prosurgics’ FreeHand Robotic Camera Holder: Adhesion Prevention, Oncology, Hysterectomy - Myomectomy, Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases, Robotics, MultiSpecialty

Surgical Science - LapSim®: MultiSpecialty

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS - GYN LAPAROSCOPY:                   

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) COMMITTEES LAPAROSCOPY UPDATES:

Abdominal/Pelvic Pain/Adhesions
Core Competencies
Fibroids/Abdominal Uterine Bleeding
Multidisciplinary
Office Cosmetic Procedure Robotics
Pediatric Gynecology
Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery/Stress Incontinence
The Future of Abdominal Surgery-The Natural Orifice Surgery

ADHESION PREVENTION - ABDOMINAL / PELVIC PAIN:             

Scientific Papers: 
Scientific Paper, Eboh James Chidozie, Dr Med

The Presence of Endometriosis Increases the Risk for Myofascial Pain and Pelvic Floor Tension Myalgia in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain, Bradforf W. Fenton, MD, PhD

Key Points of the Arterial Vascularization of the Main Biliary System - The Right Importance to a Correct Procedure in all Surgicals Attitudes, Jose M. Ferreira-Coelho, Prof Dr Med

Profile of Lupron Use in the Community Setting for Pelvic Pain, Sangeeta Senapati, MD

Poster Presentation:
Laparoscopic Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure, Sotero E. Peralta, MD

CASE STUDIES:
          
Scientific Papers:
The Prognosis of Surgical Treatment Using Laparoscopy in Patients with Endometrial Cancer----The Result of 15 Years' Follow Up, Yan Liu, MD

Treatment and Survival Analysis of Ovarian Cancer Discovered by Laparoscopy Unexpectedly, Jun Xiao Liu, MD

Poster Presentations:
A Case Report of CO2 Gas Embolism in the Laparoscopic Myomectomy, Yasuyuki Asakawa, MD, PhD

Comparative Evaluation of Tubal Sterilization by Two Methods: Laparoscopy-Filshi Clips and Minilaparatomy Pomeroy Technique, Nafiseh Saghafi, Prof Dr Med

Endometrial Ablation for the Treatment of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Using Hysteroscopic Resectoscope, Nafiseh Saghafi, Prof Dr Med

Vulvar Hematoma Following Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy? Mehrnaz Valadan, Prof Dr Med

Clinical Comparison of Classic Intrafascial Semm Hysterectomy and Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy, Shaojuan Wang, MD

A Case of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis After Laparoscopic Surgery, Takashi Yamada, MD, PhD

ENDOMETRIOSIS - ONCOLOGY:   
         
Scientific Papers: 
Preoperative Parameters of Increased Surgical Risk in Patients with Endometriosis, Ilana B. Addis MD, MPH

A New Narrow Band Imaging Endoscopic System for the Detection of Surface Pathology Including Endometriosis: A Series of 75 patients, Stephanos Chandakas, MD, MBA, PhD

Consistent Outcomes of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Paraaortic Lymphadenectomy Support Incorporation into Fellowship Training Program Curricula, Farr Nezhat, MD

The Comparison of Postoperative Re-adhesion Formation After Previous Laparoscopic and Laparotomic Adhesiolysis for Stage IV Endometriosis, Sung-Tack Oh, MD, PhD

Open Forum:
The Result of Laparoscopic Cure of the Ovary Endometriosis, Khusen Narzullaev, MD

The New Theory of Carcinogenesis - The Theory of Gene Multiple Hits, Xu Han-You, DO

Video Presentations:
Laparoscopic Vascular Injury Repair, Masaaki Andou, MD, PhD

Different Approaches to Identifying the Obturator Nerve during Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymphadenectomy, Connie Liu, MD

Robotic Assisted Total Pelvic Exenteration, Farr Nezhat, MD

Robotic Assisted Ovarian Transposition and Pre-Treatment Surgical Staging in Cervical Cancer, Farr Nezhat, MD

Full Thickness Bladder Endometriosis. Bloodless Excision Using Ultracision, Johannes J. van Beek, MD, MBA

HYSTERECTOMY - MYOMECTOMY:    
       
Scientific Papers: 
Take It or Leave It: A Clinical Outcomes Comparison Between Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy and Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Amy M. Bruton, MD

The Use of Bipolar Energy and Saline in Hysteroscopic Surgery: A Series of 65 Patients, Stefanos Chandakas, MD, MBA, PhD

A Multicentered Series of 850 Daycase Laparoscopic Subtotal Hysterectomies in the UK and Greece: The New Approach to Hysterectomy, Stefanos Chandakas, MD, MBA, PhD

Mylosis Revisited, Herbert A. Goldfarb, MD

Analysis of Operative Indication of TVH and LAVH, Tang Jiasong, MD

Poster Presentations:
Five Year Prospective Follow Up of the Results of Roller Ball Endometrial Ablation for Women with Menorrhagia, Atieh Mansouri, Associated Professor

LTH Report for 150 Cases With No Complications With the RUMI System and Koh Cup, Manuel Mota, MD

Five Year Prospective Follow Up of the Results of Roller Ball Endometrial Ablation for Women with Menorrhagia, Atieh Mansouri, Associated Professor

Retrospective Analysis of Laparoscopic Myomectomy: 750 Cases, Mineto Morita, MD

Comparison of Laparoscopic-assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy with Traditional Hysterectomy in Omolbanin Hospital (2005 Jan-2007 Sep), Monireh Pourjavad, Professor in OB/GYN

Video Presentations:
Laparoscopic Assisted Myomectomy Using Mobius Retractor, Herbert A. Goldfarb, MD

Laparoscopic Myomectomy for Large Cervical Fibroids- Repair for the Lacerated Endocervical Mucosa, Tomonori Hada, MD

Laparoscopic Approach for the Large Cervical Leiomyoma, Jonathan Y. Song, MD

INNOVATIONS - TRICKS - SIMPLE METHODS - UNUSUAL CASES:

Scientific Papers: 
Single Port Transaxillary Endoscopic Excision of Benign Breast Lumps? Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study, Brij B. Agarwal MS, Dip Yoga, FIMSA

23,600 Cases of Study on the Reforming Open Trocar First-puncture in Multiple Centers, Haifang Liu, MD

The Effect of Two Kinds of Insufflator with Different Work Principles on Intra-abdominal Pressure of Patients During Gynecological Laparoscopic Operations, Yan Liu, MD

17 100 Cases of Study on the Modified Open Trocar First-puncture in Multiple Centers, Yan Liu, MD

Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Tumors, Liselotte Mettler, Prof Dr Med

Outcomes of Retroperitoneal Uterine Artery Ligation During Laparoscopic Hysterectomy:  A Retrospective Review of 419 Cases, Ruchi Puri, MD

Fertiloscopic Ovarian Drilling: Review of 160 Cases, Antoine A. Watrelot, Prof Dr Med

Poster Presentations:
A Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Two Standardized Closure Methods of Laparoscopic Port Sites, Kai Chen, MD

Open Forum:
Her Option FOR Her, Jaswant S. Chaddha, MD

Laparoscopic Colposuspension with Round-Infundibulopelvic Ligament in High Grade Procidentia Uteri, Dong Ho Kim, MD

Laparoscopic Assisted Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Placement: Aiding An Old Technique, Gustavo Lopes, DO

Scarless (Microlaparoscopic) Prophylactic Oopherectomy with NOTES Technique, Tamer Seckin, MD

Laparoscopic Surgery in the Obstetric Patient: A Case Series of Thirteen Patients, Linda Szczurek, DO

Video Presentations:
Laparoscopic Colposuspension with Round-Infundibulopelvic Ligament in Procidentia Uteri, Dong Ho Kim, MD

Laparoscopic Tubal Anastomosis, Jonathan Y. Song, MD

Laparoscopic Resection of Cervical Stump, Jonathan Y. Song, MD

Cystoscopic Removal of Transvesical Sling with Holmium Laser, Joseph Wyatt, MD

ROBOTICS:

Scientific Paper: 
Comparison of Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy to Laparoscopic Assisted Hysterectomy, Ceana Nezhat, MD

Video Presentation:
Video, Bladimir Muñoz Gonzales, Dr Med

MULTISPECIALTY:

Scientific Papers: 
A Practical Guide to Teaching Residents Laparoscopic Surgery, Joy Brotherton, MD

Medico-legal Problems with Advanced Gynaecological Operative Endoscopy, Mark Erian, MD

Poster Presentation:
Content and Face Validity of a Cost-Effective Personal Laparoscopic Trainer Designed for At Home Use, Gregory W. Hruby BA

Video Presentation:
Laparoscopic Ultra-radical Parametrectomy (Piver type 5), Masaaki Andou, MD, PhD