MARCH 22 – 25 2017

Congress and Postgraduate Courses

***Requires registration for at least 1 postgraduate course

Congress Only

Registration Fees

Congress ***Postgraduate courses

Member* Non-member

Member* Non-member

Practicing Physician

$400 $600 Advanced Simulation training to improve hysteroscopic skills

$300 Practicing Physician

$500 $600

Affiliated Society Physician/ Retired Physician

$450 $550 New approaches to the uterine cavity: Innovative hysteroscopy

$400 Affiliated Society Physician/ Retired Physician

$400 $500

Fellow in training

$200 $400 LASTT Certification

$300 ISGE

Fellow in training

$350 $400

In Bag Morcellation

$ 400

Allied Healthcare professionals

$250

Practicing Physician (**Dev.Co.)

$350 $400 Knot tying techniques to advance your endoscopic skills

$400 Practicing Physician (**Dev.Co.)

$400 $500

Resident in training (**Dev Co.)

$200 Resident in training (**Dev Co.)

$200

Medical Students $150

*Member of ISGE or CAGES (Caribbean Association of Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgeons) ** Developing countries

All attendees who register early three months prior (Dec 31, 2016) receives an additional $50.00 discount, two month prior to conference receives $25.00 discount.

ISGE Congress in collaboration with Cages and the University of the West

Indies, Mona, Jamaica, March 22 – 25, 2017

Wednesday, March 22nd

Postgraduate Course 1(PGC1): Out Patient Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy: New Operative Technologies Faculty: Stefano Bettocchi, Giuseppe Bigatti

This workshop aims to give the participants an insight in the possibilities of out patient hysteroscopy combining

diagnosis and see and treat procedures. In operative hysteroscopy novel techniques will be demonstrated. At

the end of the course the participants will have knowledge of the possible use of hysteroscopy to diagnose and

to treat intrauterine pathology.

Postgraduate Course 2(PGC2): Laparoscopic Intracorporeal knot tying in the vertical

zone

Faculty: Alfonso Rossetti, Resad Pasic and Prashant Mangeshikar, Bashkar Goolab

Postgraduate Course 3(PGC3): Virtual Reality/Simulator Training at the Storz stand

Faculty: TBA Omar Alhalaque, Lilo Mettler

This workshop aims to give the participants an idea on the possibilities to learn actual procedures with virtual

reality tools. At the end of the course the participants will have the knowledge to judge on the possibilities of the

virtual reality training potential.

Postgraduate Course 4 (PGC4): LASTT certification Faulty:, Bruno van Herendael and Bart De Vree

The aim of the LASST is to certify these participants who will be allowed to pursue the Accreditation program

of the ISGE. The LASTT certification of hand eye coordination is the first step in the Accreditation for ISGE

Endoscopic Surgeon in collaboration with *he Academy (ESGE)

Postgraduate Course 5 (PGC5): In Bag Morcellation Faculty: Charles Miller

The aim of the in bag morcellation is to get the participants acquainted with the recommendations of the FDA

and to train hands on with bags as to get a feeling how to use the instruments in the bag without damnaging

it. At the end of the course the participants will have the knowledge to handle the bag during laparoscopic

surgery.

Wednesday, March 22

6.00-7.00pm: Congress opening / Welcome

Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor

Professor Archibald McDonald, Principal, University of the West Indies

Professor Horace Fletcher, Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Dr Vernon DaCosta, Director, Hugh Wynter Fertility Centre, Mona Em. Professor Dr Bruno van Herendael, President ISGE “ISGE its role in Minimal Invasive Gynaecological Surgery”

Franklin Löffer, Medical Director AAGL: ”Welcome from AAGL”

7.00 – 7.30 pm “Ornella Sizzi Memorial Lecture”

“Common sense should prevail in Minimal Invasive Surgery but this is not always the case”

Harry Reich (US)

7.30 – 7.45 Lecture of General Interest

“Gynecologist App & Website: the future of technology is already present!”

Mario Montanucci Pignatelli, Alfonso Rossetti (Italy)

(MedCollege in collaboration with ISGE)

7.45 pm – 9.30pm Opening Reception

Hotel Reservations: ISGE has negotiated reduced room rates at the main venue, The

Hilton Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies. It is a four star all inclusive resort at USD $280.00/night double occupancy and $330.00 per night triple occupancy. Above AIP rates include taxes and resort fees, inclusive of 10% Jamaican Government tax, $4 accommodation tax, 10% service charge and 5.75% resort tariff. These taxes and tariffs are subject to change. On the All Inclusive Plan, rates will apply for any additional children/adult in the room as follows: Children 5 & under Free Children 6 – 14 $75 per day Guests 15 and over $99 per day Other hotels in close proximity are also available. Day passes are available but does not include all inclusive meals or beverages.

Preliminary Scientific Program March 22-25, 2017

Wed, March 22, 2017 Postgraduate Day 1 Registration 7:00 am-

8:00am Breakfast 8:00am –8.45 am Surgical anatomy and dissection techniques of the pelvic sidewall- Andrew Brill

9:00 am-12.30 pm Hysteroscopy Endoscopic Suturing

In Bag Morcellation

LASTT Certification by ISGE

12:30-1:30 pm Luncheon: Discussion with Experts

1:30pm-5:00 pm Hysteroscopy Endoscopic Suturing

In Bag Morcellation

LASTT Certification by ISGE

9.00 am- 5.00 pm Hysteroscopic Virtual Reality training Karl Storz Booth

7:00pm-9.30 pm

Opening Ceremony

Thurs, March 23, 2017 Congress Day 1 7:00- 8:00am Inscription and Breakfast 8:00- 10.30 am

Karl Storz Nearly live video session (unedited)–Chair: TBA

10:30-11:00am Coffee Break and Trade Exhibition 11:00-12:30 pm

Interactive Case Discussion (ICD1) - Myoma: MIGS and fertility : Chair Kurian Joseph

(India) Expert Lilo Mettler (Germany)

12:30-1:30pm Luncheon and Trade Exhibition

Technology and fertility Chair; Chair: TBA

Ovarian pathology and Fertility-Chair: TBA

Tubal disease and Fertility- Chair: TBA

1:30-1.50pm The use of Two and Three mm laparoscopic instruments in daily practice concentrated on Fertility. Fabio Ghezzi (Italy

Laparoscopic cystectomy : evidence based influence on fertility-Bruno van Herendael (Belgium)

Robotic tubal reconstruction - Michel Degueldre (Belgium)

1:50-2:10pm The role of indocyanine green fluorescence in laparoscopic approach to severe endometriosis Helder Ferreira (Portugal)

Surgical techniques to preserve ovarian reserve- Andrew Brill (USA)

Tubal reconstructive surgery for Infertility- Paya Pasic (USA)

2:10-2:30pm Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis to enhance fertility-Alfonso Rossetti (Italy)

Laparoscopic ovarian drilling revisited- Hisham Arab (Saudi Arabia)

Hysteroscopy and tubal canalization- Vernon DaCosta (Jamaica)

2:30-2:50pm Mini laparoscopy in infertility management-Jessica Shepherd (USA)

Laparoscopic management of ovarian endometrioma’s and ovarian reserve- Prashant Mangeshikar (India)

Controversy on salpingectomy prior to IVF and embryo embryo transfer- John Harriott (Jamaica)

2:50-3:00 pm Palestinian Jericho simulation training center on laparoscopy quantifying benefits – Omar Alhalaque Questions and answers

3:00-3:15 pm Coffee Break +Trade Exhibition 3:15-3:45pm

Keynote: Should robotic surgery be the new paradigm for fertility

enhancing surgery -Michael Pitter (USA) Chair: Michel Degueldre

3:45-5:10pm

Interactive Case Discussion (ICD2)- PCOS; MIGS and Fertility- Chair: A.

Yazdani (Australia) Facilitator Kurian Joseph (India)

7:00-8:00pm

Inaugural CAGES meeting

Fri, March 24, 2017 Congress Day 2

7:00-8:00am Breakfast 8:00-10:30am Olympus nearly live video surgeries (unedited) 10:00-10:30am Coffee Break and Trade Exhibition

10:30-11:00 am Keynote: Asherman Syndrome, the difference in endometrial physiology and advantages to centralize the treatment – The Dutch

Experience. Mark Hans Emanuel (The Netherlands)

11:00-12:00pm

Interactive Case Discussion (ICD3)- PID: MIGS and Fertility-Chair

Facilitator Kurian Joseph (India) 12:00-12:30pm

Keynote: Modern hysteroscopic techniques in infertility

Stefano Bettocchi (Italy) 12:30-1:30pm

Luncheon and Trade Exhibition

1:30 pm-4:00pm

Nurses Session (Room4)

Adhesions and Fertility Chair TBA

Hysteroscopy: MIGS and Fertility-Chair: A Loddo

1:30-1:50pm Simplifying adhesion prevention as consequence of 25 years of follow up-Daniel Kruschinski (Germany)

Hysteroscopic myomectomy -Linda Bradley (USA)

Niche treatment after caesarean section and fertility outcome- Bart De Vree (Belgium)

1:50-2:10 pm Laparoscopic entry with significant adhesions – Robert O’Shea (Australia)

Placental remnants and the advantage of using mechanical means – morcellation - by hysteroscopy -Mark Hans Emanuel (The Netherlands)

Modified Laparoscopic cervical Cerclage –Prof Leyland (Canada)

2:10-2:30 pm Abdominal entry: The ISGE consensus Bashkar Goolab (South Africa)

Hysteroscopy before IVF-Alessandro Loddo(Italy)

Laparoscopy in the obese patient-Jessica Shepherd (USA)

2:30-2:50 pm How can Fertiloscopy come in aid to the fertility surgeon? Antoine Watrelot (France)

Obstetric outcome after hysteroscopic metroplasty- Stefano Bettocchi (Italy)

MIGS and fertility preservation in patients with malignancies –Matthew Taylor (Jamaica)

2:50-3:10 Adhesion prevention what is the evidence – Robert O’Shea (Australia)

Diagnosis and treatment of endo-cavitary lesions by hysteroscopy- Jorge Dotto (Argentina)

Endometrioma’s: to remove or not… prior to IVF? –Loxley Christie (Jamaica)

3:10-3:20 pm Questions and Answers

3:20-3:30pm Coffee break

3:30-5:00pm

Interactive Case Discussion (ICD4)- Adhesions: MIGS and Fertility – Chair: Daniel

Kruschinski Facilitator Kurian Joseph (India)

5:00 pm-5:30pm

Keynote “To treat, how to treat or not to treat endometriosis prior to IVF”

Mauricio Abrao (Brazil) Chair: Michael Pitter

5:30-6:30pm Presentation of the Progress of the ISGE Task Forces Bruno van Herendael and the presidents of the Task Forces

8:30pm-12:30am

Social Event

Sat, March 25, 2017 Congress Day 3

7:00-8:00am Breakfast

8:00 - 9:30am

Interactive case discussion(ICD5)- Endometriosis: MIGS and Fertility – Chair:

Mauricio Abrao (Austria) Facilitator Kurian Joseph (India) Experts Bashkar Goolab (South Africa) Lilo Mettler (Germany) Adel Shervin (Iran)

9:30 – 10:00 am

Keynote: Transvaginal Endoscopy for the early evaluation of the Female

Reproductive Tract– Hugo Verhoeven (Germany) Chair Antoine Watrelot (France)

10:00-10:30am Coffee Break

Endometriosis and Fertility-Chair: TBA

Technology and fertility Chair;:TBA Myoma: MIGS and Fertility-Chair: TBA

YEP SESSION Chair :Ichnandy Rachman

10:30-11:00am Endometriosis in infertility: ART vs. surgery-Adel Shervin (Iran)

Laparoscopic myomectomy-Rosanne Kho (USA)

Adenomyosis surgery and fertility enhancement-Sherifa Frederick (Jamaica)

11:00-11:30am Laparoscopic fertility enhancing endometriosis surgery: Jamaican experience: -Shaun Wynter (Jamaica)

Routine in-bag morcellation: experience after 350 applications-Gunther Noe (Germany)

Outpatient setting transvaginal hydro-laparoscopy combined with office hysteroscopy for infertility management- Ichnandy Rachman (Indonesia

11:30-12:00pm Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis to enhance fertility-Alfonso Rossetti (Italy)

Laparoscopic myomectomy for dummies-Prashant Mangeshikar (India)

Hysteroscopic tubal Cannulation: Jamaican experience -Patrice Montrope (Jamaica)

12pm-12:30pm Is treatment of DIE necessary in every fertility patient - Mauricio Abrao (Brazil)

Laparoscopic and Vaginal Morcellation Myths and Reality Robert Zurawin (USA)

Polyps, MIGS and Infertility Michelle Bailey – (Jamaica)

12:30-1:00pm Can a trivial Laparoscopic finding be an Infertility Trojan? Hisham Arab (Saudi Arabia)

Adnexal surgery and Infertility compared to IVF Lilo Mettler (Germany)

Laparoscopic hysterectomy: Jamaican experience- Glendon Strachan (Jamaica)

1:00-1:10pm Questions and Answers 1:10 pm Prize Presentation and Closing Ceremony