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Agenda
Wednesday, May 13 | Thursday, May 14 | Friday, May 15 | Saturday, May 16
| WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 | ||
| 7:25 am | Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits | |
| Session: Advances in Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and Menstrual Disorders |
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| 8:00 am | Introductory Remarks | |
| Work-Up of The Patient With Menstrual Disorders | ||
| 8:15 am | Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation - Elizabeth Stewart, MD |
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| 8:35 am | Imaging Evaluation - Andrea Magen, MD | |
| 9:20 am | Diagnostic Hysteroscopy - Linda Bradley, MD | |
| 9:50 am | Questions and Answers | |
| 10:00 am | Refreshment Break / Exhibits | |
| 10:20 am | Medical Management of Menstrual Disorders - Marjan Attaran, MD | |
| 10:50 am | Endometrial Ablation - Margaret McKenzie, MD | |
| 11:20 am | UFE: Technical Factors, Indications, and Complications - James Newman, MD | |
| 12:00 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch / Exhibits | |
| 1:15 pm | Live Case: UFE - Eunice Moon, MD | |
| 2:00 pm | MRI-Focused Ultrasound - Elizabeth Stewart, MD | |
| 2:30 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 2:40 pm | Refreshment Break / Exhibits | |
| 3:00 pm | Open vs. Laparoscopic Myomectomy - Jeffrey Goldberg, MD | |
| 3:30 pm | Hysteroscopic Myomectomy - Linda Bradley, MD | |
| 4:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Which Procedure for Which Patient? | |
| 4:45 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn | |
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| THURSDAY, MAY 14 | ||
| Session: Advances In Gynecological Surgery | ||
| 7:15 am | Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits | |
| 7:50 am | Welcome / Introduction | |
| 8:00 am | Keynote Address: The Technological Transformation of Surgery - Steven Palter, MD | |
| 8:45 am | Energy Sources in Gynecologic Surgery - Chad Michener MD | |
| 9:15 am | Robotics - History and Future Applications - Tommaso Falcone, MD | |
| 9:45 am | Questions and Answers | |
| 10:00 am | Refreshment Break / Exhibits | |
| 10:20 am | Single-Port Laparoscopy and Natural Orifice Surgery (NOTES) - Pedro Escobar, MD | |
| 10:50 am | Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Risks vs. Benefits - Matthew Barber, MD |
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| 11:20 am | Hysteroscopic Sterilization - Jonathan Emery, MD | |
| 11:50 am | Questions and Answers | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch / Exhibits | |
| 1:15 pm | Adhesion Barriers in Gynecologic Surgery - Jeffrey Goldberg, MD | |
| 1:45 pm | Novel Approaches to Avoiding Managing Surgical Bleeding - Chad Michener, MD | |
| 2:15 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 2:25 pm | Refreshment Break / Exhibits | |
| 2:45 pm | Ethics of Surgical Innovation - Carmen Paradis, MD |
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| 3:15 pm | Panel Discussion: Adopting Novel Technologies into your Practice
Panelists: Steven Palter, MD, Tommaso Falcone, MD, Pedro Escobar, MD, |
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| 4:00 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 4:15 pm | Adjourn | |
| 4:30 pm | Reception | |
| Back to Top | ||
| FRIDAY, MAY 15 | ||
| Session: Advances In Gynecological Surgery (continued) | ||
| 7:15 am | Continental Breakfast / Exhibits | |
| 7:50 am | Welcome | |
| 8:00 am | Evidence-Based Preoperative Evaluation - Collin Kroen, MD | |
| 8:40 am | Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism - Douglas Joseph, DO | |
| 9:20 am | Questions and Answers | |
| 9:30 am | Refreshment Break / Exhibits | |
| 9:50 am | The Difficult Abdominal Hysterectomy - Pedro Escobar, MD | |
| 10:20 am | The Difficult Vaginal Hysterectomy - Mark Walters, MD |
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| 10:50 am | Laparoscopic and Robotic Hysterectomy - Viviane Connor, MD | |
| 11:30 am | Panel Discussion: Choosing the Route of Hysterectomy
Panelists: Pedro Escobar, MD, Mark Walters, MD, Viviane Connor, MD |
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| 12:00 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch / Exhibits | |
| 1:30 pm | Surgical Therapy for Infertility in 2009: Is There a Role? - Steven Palter, MD | |
| 2:00 pm | Surgical Management of Endometriosis - Tommaso Falcone, MD |
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| 2:40 pm | Surgical Management of Mullerian Anomalies - Marjan Attaran, MD |
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| 3:10 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 3:20 pm | Refreshment Break / Exhibits | |
| 3:40 pm | Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery - Viviane Connor, MD |
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| 4:10 pm | Evaluation and Management of the Adnexal Mass - Chad Michener, MD |
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| 4:40 pm | Endometrial Cancer – Work-up and Optimal Management - Richard D. Drake, MD | |
| 5:10 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 5:30 pm | Adjourn | |
| Back to Top | ||
| SATURDAY, MAY 16 | ||
| Session: Advances in Gynecological Surgery (contined) | ||
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast / Exhibits | |
| 7:30 am | Welcome | |
| 7:40 am | Evaluation of Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse: An Evidence-Based Approach - Beri Ridgeway, MD |
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| 8:10 am | Surgery for Prolapse: Tradition vs. Innovation - Matthew Barber, MD |
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| 8:40 am | Laparoscopic and Robotic Sacrocolpopexy - Marie Fidela Paraiso, MD | |
| 9:10 am | Complications of Prolapse Surgery: Prevention and Management - Eric Jelovsek, MD | |
| 9:40 am | Mesh Complications and Surgical Removal – Mark Walters, MD | |
| 10:10 am | Questions and Answers | |
| 10:20 am | Refreshment Break / Exhibits | |
| 10:40 am | Panel Discussion: Choosing the Route and Approach for Prolapse Surgery
Panelists: Matthew Barber, MD, Mark Walters, MD, |
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| 11:00 am | Surgery for Stress Incontinence – Tradition vs. Innovation - Matthew Barber, MD | |
| 11:40 am | Bulking agents and Stem Cell Implantation - Marie Fidela Paraiso, MD | |
| 12:10 pm | Surgery for Urge Incontinence: Botox and Neuromodulation - Eric Jelovsek, MD | |
| 12:40 pm | Questions and Answers | |
| 1:00 pm | Adjourn & Wrap Up | |
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