Department of Surgery Division of Visceral Surgery Prof Ph Morel, Head

Anatomy Sector Prof JHD Fasel, Head

Single Access Endoscopic Surgery (SAES)

Geneva International Course

PROGRAM

Course supported by:

June 15th, 2010 Geneva University Hospital – Switzerland

Course organisation: Dr P Bucher, Dr F Pugin

Chairman: Prof Ph Morel, Prof P Curcillo

SSC-SGC credit: 10 CME points

Overview, Objectives and Target Audience

The purpose of this scientific course is to provide extensive scientific experience in Single Access Endoscopic Surgery (SAES).

This course will include recorded live surgeries, and scientific session. Single Access Endoscopic Surgery application and data from key opinion leader will be discussed with international faculty.

Recorded live surgeries will demonstrate all aspects of specific surgical procedures.

Course faculty will demonstrate patient and operative room set-up, ports, and instrument use, surgical technique, as well as Tips & Tricks. Extensive demonstration of available instrumentation from various companies will be discussed with experts.

Course participants will (should!) be able to improve their performance, or start SAES clinical programs, when leaving the course.

Course is credited 10 CME points from SSC.

Further information: pascal.bucher@hcuge.ch

Cost and course settings:

One day course (15th June): 100 CHF or 70 Euro Course held at the Geneva University Hospital

You can register now!

For inscription please send email to Mrs. Myriam Vitali Capraro: myriam.vitali@unige.ch

Tel.: +41 (0)22 3795 153 Centre Multidisciplinaire d'Enseignement Chirurgical (CMEC) Faculté de Médecine - CMU 1 rue Michel-Servet CH-1211 GENEVA 4 / Switzerland

June, Tuesday 15th

HUG, Salle OPERA, ground floor Chairman: Prof Ph Morel & Prof P Curcillo

08h30-09h00 Welcome 09h00-09h10 Course Introduction (Prof Ph Morel) 09h10-09h30 SAES rational and history in Visceral surgery (Dr P Bucher) 09h30-09h45 SAES in Urology (Dr J Schwartz) 09h45-10h00 SAES in Gynecology (Dr P Dallenbach) 10h00-10h15 SAES patient’s point of view (Dr P Bucher) Break 10h40-11h00 Single port versus reduced port surgery: different philosophy from a pioneer (Prof P Curcillo) 11h00-11h20 Single port laparoscopy for advanced surgical procedures (Prof L Boni) 11h20-11h40 From bench to bedside: Development of a reusable device for Single Portal Surgery (Prof C Germer) 11h40-11h50 Industry’s view on SAES (Mr. M Zurek) 11h50-12h00 Robotic and SAES surgery (Dr F Pugin) 12h00-13h15 Lunch and sponsor exhibition 13h15-13h40 SAES Tips and tricks Round table with Prof L Aldrighetti, Dr P Bucher, Prof P Curcillo, Prof

C Germer, Dr T Langweiler and Prof H Weiss (moderator: Dr P Bucher)

13h40-14h00 SAES cholecystectomy (Dr P Bucher) Round table around SAES cholecystectomy (Surgeons)

(moderator: Dr F Pugin) Break 14h30-16h00 SAES techniques (video session, 10 minutes each) Ventral hernias (Dr F Pugin) Inguinal hernias (Prof H Weiss) Stomach (Dr T Langweiler) Colorectal (Dr P Bucher) Liver (Prof L Aldrighetti) Spleen (Dr P Bucher) 16h10-16h20 Registry for SAES: Euro-LESS Registry (Dr P Bucher) 16h20-16h30 Course conclusion (Prof Ph Morel)

Faculty Prof Luca Aldrighetti Chairman Liver Surgery Unit Department of Surgery Institute San Raffaele Milan Italy Prof Luigi Boni Associate Professor of Surgery Director of The Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center Department of Surgical Sciences University of Insubria Varese Italy Dr Pascal Bucher Chirurgie Viscérale Département de Chirurgie Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève Genève Suisse Prof Paul G. Curcillo Vice Chairman, Dept of Surgery Director, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia USA Dr Patrick Dallenbach Gynécologie-Obstétrique Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève Genève Suisse Prof Christoph-Thomas Germer Department of Surgery University Hospital Wuerzburg Wuerzburg Germany

Dr Thomas Langweiler Chairman Clinical Surgery Unit Ev. Amalie Sieveking-Krankenhaus GmbH Hamburg Germany Prof Philppe Morel Chirurgie Viscérale Département de Chirurgie Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève Genève Suisse Dr François Pugin Chirurgie Viscérale Département de Chirurgie Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève Genève Suisse Dr Julien Schwartz Chirurgie Urologique Département de Chirurgie Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève Genève Suisse Prof Helmut Weiss Department of Surgery Krankenhaus der Barmherzige Brüder Salzburg Salzburg Austria