Masterclasses
All masterclasses will take place on Wednesday, 12th June 2019. Participation only possible in combination with registration for the core congress.
MC1. EAES Research talent academy (workshop academic writing – reviewing)
Course directors: Sheraz Markar (UK), Stavros Antoniou (Greece), Nader Francis (UK)
Room: Pinta
| 10:00 - 12:30 | Morning session |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Introduction - Sheraz Markar (UK) |
| 10.10 - 10.30 | Development and implementation of Surgical RCTs - Sheraz Markar (UK) (Specialty UGI cancer) |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Formation of national audit and cohort investigations - Mark Van Berge Henegouwen (The Netherlands) (Specialty UGI cancer) |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Qualitative clinical research - Jeremy Huddy (UK) (Specialty Colorectal) |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | What journal editors are looking for in publications - Jessamy Bagenal (UK) (Senior Medical Editor for Lancet) |
| 12.00 - 12.20 | Building an academic career - George Hanna (UK) (Specialty UGI) |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| Afternoon program fully booked | |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Afternoon session Study design and development of Talent academy with mentors by subject area: |
| Group A Colorectal; Mentors: Dejan Ignjatovic (Norway), Nader Francis (UK) & Jeremy Huddy (UK) | |
| Group B UGI; Mentors: Sheraz Markar (UK) & Mark Van Berge Henegouwen (The Netherlands), Carmen Balagué Ponz (Spain) | |
| Group C HPB; Mentors: TBA (depends on participants fields of interest) | |
| Group D; Emergency or innovation; Mentors: Eugenia Yiannakopoulou (Greece) |
MC2. New trends in minimally invasive abdominal wall surgery (joint with EHS)
Course directors: Salvador Morales Conde (Spain), Filip Muysoms (Belgium)
Room: Triana 3+4
Robotic surgery with live procedures (sponsored by Intuitive)
Goal:
- An update on new trends in minimally invasive abdominal wall reconstruction
Objectives:
- Recognize and define why surgeons has changed their practices in MIS abdominal wall surgery.
- Acquire the necessary know-how on how to carry out the different procedures described in the literature recently
- Discuss the management of complex hernias by their size and location based on the concept of abdominal wall reconstruction
| 08.30 - 08.45 | Welcome message - Filip Muysoms (Belgium), Salvador Morales Conde (Spain) |
| 08.45 - 09.25 | An overview of MIS for ventral hernias |
| Chairs: Manuel López Cano (Spain), Inan Ihsan (Switzerland) | |
| 08.45 - 09.05 | From Lap IPOM to MIS abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR); Why? - Salvador Morales Conde (Spain) |
| 09:05 - 09:25 | Salvador Morales Conde (Spain) |
| 09:25 - 10:25 | Useful knowledge for minimal invasive AWR |
| Chairs: Pilar Hernández Granados (Spain), Jorge Daes (Colombia) | |
| 09:25 - 09:45 | Anatomy to understand MIS AWR - Isaias Alarcón (Spain) |
| 09:45 - 10:05 | SAGES fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery - Archana Ramaswamy (USA) |
| 10:05 - 10:25 | What mesh, what fixation for MIS AWR? - Andrew De Beaux (UK) |
| 10:25 - 10:55 | Coffee break |
| 10:55 - 12:10 | MIS - New techniques and approaches for MIS repair of midline ventral hernias “step by step” |
| Chairs: José Bueno (Spain), Andrew De Beaux (UK) | |
| 10:55 - 11:10 | MILOS - Wolfgang Reinpold (Germany) |
| 11:10 - 11:25 | e-TEP - Victor Radu (Romania) |
| 11:25 - 11:40 | LIRA - Julio Gómez Menchero (Spain), Salvador Morales Conde (Spain) |
| 11:40 - 11:55 | Sublay repair - Manuel López-Cano (Spain) |
| 11:55 - 12:10 | Preperitoneal dissection for rectus diastasis - Juan Bellido (Spain) |
| 12:10 - 13:00 | ROBOTIC - New techniques and approaches for MIS repair of midline ventral hernias “step by step” |
| Chairs: Frederik Berrevoet (Belgium), Juan Manuel Suárez-Grau (Spain) | |
| 12:10 - 12:25 | Robotic IPOM - Archana Ramaswamy (USA) |
| 12:25 - 12:40 | Robotic TAPP (preperitoneal repair) - Inan Ihsan (Switzerland) |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Lateral single dock robotic retromuscular rTARUP - Filip Muysoms (Belgium) |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 - 15:45 | Complex cases and MIS AWR - component separation and alternatives |
| Chairs: Archana Ramaswamy (USA), Jan Lambrecht (Norway) | |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Anterior vs posterior component separation: a critical analysis and physio pathologic impact - Manuel López Cano (Spain) |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Anterior component separation; endoscopic subcutaneous CS - Jorge Daes (Colombia) |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Anterior component separation; Endoscopic Retro-oblique CS - Frederik Berrevoet (Belgium) |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Posterior component separation; Laparoscopic TAR - Salvador Morales Conde (Spain) |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Posterior component separation; e-TEP Access for TAR - Victor Radu (Romania) |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Advantages of robotic surgery for component separation - Filip Muysoms (Belgium) |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Peritoneal flap technique for wide incisional hernias - Andrew De Beaux (UK) |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Botox to avoid component separation - José Bueno (Spain) |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 - 17:30 | Lateral hernias and hernias in complex locations; Role of MIS AWR |
| Chairs: Pilar Hernández Granados (Spain), Wolfgang Reinpold (Germany) | |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Options for parastomal hernias - Frederik Berrevoet (Belgium) |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Parastomal hernias in the context of AWR - Jan Lambrecht (Norway) |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Suprapubic hernias - Salvador Morales Conde (Spain) |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Spigelian hernias - Filip Muysoms (Belgium) |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | TAR for lateral hernias - Jorge Daes (Colombia) |
| 17:30 | Closing remarks - Filip Muysoms (Belgium), Salvador Morales Conde (Spain) |
MC3. Ta-TME: Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
Course director: Michel Adamina (Switzerland)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
- understand the surgical indications and limits of performing a transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
- recall the operative room set up and patient positioning, the recommended instruments and surgical devices
- recognize the anatomical landmarks of pelvic surgery and describe the key surgical steps of a
- transanal total mesorectal excision for cancer
- know the most common technical pitfalls and how to troubleshoot them
- know the common surgical complications, how to avoid them and how to deal with them
- describe the requirements to start a transanal total mesorectal excision program at their institution
- be optimally prepared to participate to a practical taTME cadaver course and attend a mentoring programme
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Course outline & objectives - Michel Adamina (Switzerland) |
| 10:05 - 10:20 | An overview of rectal cancer surgery; current evidence - Nicolas Buchs (Switzerland) |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Rationale, indications, and benefits of ta-TME - Michel Adamina (Switzerland) |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | The perfect operation: operative room setup, devices, and instruments - Frederic Ris (Switzerland) |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | The perfect operation: surgical technique step by step - Antonino Spinelli (Italy) |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | The less than perfect operation: pitfalls and complications - Jurriaan Tuynman (The Netherlands) |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Discussion - all faculty |
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 13:20 | Pelvic anatomy revisited / pelvic nerve preservation - Isacco Montroni (Italy) |
| 13:20 - 13:40 | Beyond cancer: other indications for the transanal approach - Jurriaan Tuynman (The Netherlands) |
| 13:40 - 14:25 | Unedited videos - all faculty |
| 14:25 - 14:45 | Introducing Ta-TME at home: advice and tricks of the trade - Marta Penna (UK) |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Discussion - all faculty |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Practical course and post course mentoring program - Michel Adamina (Switzerland) |
| 15:45 - 16:10 | Discussion - all faculty |
| 16:10 - 16:20 | Course evaluation and certificate |
| 16:20 - 16:30 | Closure |
MC4. FUSE project theoretical (principles of electro surgery)
Course director: Pascal Fuchshuber (USA)
Room: Triana 1+2
Tutors in training: Ana Senent (Spain), Mauro Verra (Italy), Audrey Jongen (The Netherlands), Suzanne Pruijssers (The Netherlands), Sebastiaan van Steensel (The Netherlands)
About FUSE: The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) developed the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ (FUSE) program to meet the need for increased education and training in the principles and properties of operating electrosurgical instruments safely. FUSE consists of an interactive, web-based, multimedia-enhanced, didactic curriculum and a computer-based, multiple-choice assessment to certify knowledge.
For additional information about the FUSE Program, please visit: www.fuseprogram.org
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Introduction - Pascal Fuchshuber (USA) |
| 15:15 - 15:35 | Fundamental principles of radiofrequency electro surgery - Amin Madani (Canada) |
| 15:35 - 15:50 | Electrosurgical safety in laparoscopy - Pascal Fuchshuber (USA) |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | Monopolar devices - Manuel Sanchez Casalongue (Argentina) |
| 16:10 - 16:25 | Bipolar devices - Yoav Mintz (Israel) |
| 16:25 - 16:45 | Implantable devices and electro surgery - Jaisa Olasky (USA) |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Discussion panel: Pascal Fuchshuber, Amin Madani, Jaisa Olasky, Manuel Sanchez Casalongue, Yoav Mintz |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Closure |
Note: FUSE faculty will also run the hands on part in the FUSE booth on Thursday and Friday
International test takers residing outside of the United States may now take the FUSE assessment at Kryterion authorized Test Centers worldwide (1,000+ global locations).
For a list of current Kryterion Test Centers, including those in Europe, please visit: www.kryteriononline.com/Locate-Test-Center.
Click here to download the FUSE promotional flyer on international testing.