Please note that this programme is still subject to change
Thursday 22nd January 2026
HO1 Advanced techniques in image-guided surgery: a hands-on workshop on porcine models
Course director: Hélder Ferreira (Portugal), Ludovica Baldari (Italy)
Location: Location: ICBAS – University of Porto
Whole day: 09.00 – 18.00 hrs
Tutors: Pedro Brandão (Portugal), Manish Chand (UK), Juan Gilabert (Spain), Michele Diana (Switzerland)
HO2 Bariatric hands-on course on human cadavers and porcine models
Course director: Paulo Soares (Portugal), Miloš Bjelovic (Serbia), Cătălin Copăescu (Romania)
Location: ICBAS – University of Porto
Whole day: 09.00 – 18.00 hrs
Tutors: Miljan Zindovic (Montenegro), Dragan Gunjic (Serbia), Isabel Mesquita (Portugal)
Friday 23rd January 2026
Location: Alfândega do Porto
| 08.15 – 08.30 | Welcome and introduction by technology committee chair Hans Fuchs (Germany), EAES president Nicole Bouvy (the Netherlands) and local hosts Helder Ferreira and Jaime Vilaça and Eurico Castro Alves (Portugal) |
| Session 1: Technologies for improving OR safety Chairs: Hans Fuchs (Germany), Guilherme Tralhão (Portugal), Ludovica Baldari (Italy) | |
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| 08.30 – 08.45 | AI-powered real-time cognitive aids for safe cholecystectomy – Pietro Mascagni (Italy) |
| 08.45 – 09.00 | Surgical black box – Hans Fuchs (Germany) |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | IGS for reducing adverse events during surgery – Michele Diana (Switzerland) |
| 09.15 – 09.30 | Augmented reality as a tool for error prevention – Martin Wagner (Germany) |
| 09.30 – 09.45 | Preop planning and simulation – Luigi Manfredi (UK) |
| 09.45 – 10.00 | Endoluminal assistance/quality control – Gadi Marom (Israel) |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee break |
| Session 2: Telementoring to improve patient safety and improve patient outcomes – live demonstrations Moderators: Hugo Pinto Marques (Portugal), Luigi Boni (Italy) | |
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| 10.30 – 11.30 | ESG live from IHU Strasbourg – Elisa Reitano (France) |
| 10.30 – 11.30 | Caresyntax telementoring live from Hamburg – Felix Nickel (Germany) |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Hugo LiveStream from Porto – Hélder Ferreira (Portugal) |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Toumai Telesurgery demo – Youness Ahallal (France) |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| Session 3: New Tools and Technologies Chairs: Ivone Silva (Portugal), Benjamin Babic (Germany), Jorge Correia-Pinto (Portugal) | |
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| 14.00 – 14.15 | Tips and tricks to reduce staff injuries during robotic surgeries – Rosa Jímenez-Rodríguez (Spain) |
| 14.15 – 14.30 | Quality that buys quality time – Amilcar Alzaga (Germany) |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | Semi-autonomous flexible endoscopy – Luís Lopes (Portugal) |
| 14.45 – 15.00 | New levels of robotic autonomy – are there already level 3 clinical examples? – Andrew Gumbs (France) |
| 15.00 – 15.15 | Factors contributing to successful medical device development – Kiyokazu Nakajima (Japan) |
| 15.15 – 15.30 | Discussion |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee break |
| Session 4: Endometriosis as a multidisciplinary treatment challenge Chairs: Fátima Faustino (Portugal), Manish Chand (UK) | |
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| 16.00 – 16.15 | Nerve-sparing techniques in endometriosis surgery – Hélder Ferreira (Portugal) |
| 16.15 – 16.30 | Bowel endometriosis surgery vs. colorectal cancer surgery: What are the differences? – Jaime Vilaça (Portugal) |
| 16.30 – 16.45 | Extra-pelvic endometriosis (diaphragm, Nuch canal, inguinal, etc) – José Reis (Portugal) |
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Managing complications in endometriosis surgery – Juan Gilabert (Spain) |
| 17.00 – 17.15 | Surgery guided by artificial intelligence – Pedro Gouveia (Portugal) |
| 17.15 – 17.30 | Discussion |
| 17.30 – 19.00 | Farewell drinks |
Saturday 24th January 2026
HO3 Remote access to the neck – hands-on course on human cadavers and porcine models
Course director: Jaime Vilaça (Portugal)
Location: University of Minho in Braga
Whole day: 09.00 – 18.00 hrs
Tutors: Barbara Seeliger (Germany), Oscar Vidal (Spain), Ozer Makay (Turkey), Carlos E Costa Almeida (Portugal), Susana Graça (Portugal), Carlos Serra (Portugal), Louis Couceiro (UK)
HO4 Wall surgery – hands-on course on human cadavers and porcine models
Course director: Ferdinando Agresta (Italy), Fernando Ferreira (Portugal)
Location: University of Minho in Braga
Whole day: 09.00 – 18.00 hrs
Tutors: Chi-Chuan Yeh (Taiwan), Emanuel Guerreiro (Portugal), Juan Bellido Luque (Spain)
