Upcoming Medical Conferences in Strasbourg

Gynecological Surgery Course - Current Techniques in the Treatment of Severe Endometriosis is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Sep 16 - 18, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 22 European CME credits (ECMEC). Course Objectives: • To review the different options for pathophysiology • To understand the different classifications and their limits • To be able to refer the patients who need bowel resection • To know the guidelines for ablation of severe endometriosis • To understand the complications, their management and prevention • To know the prognosis and the postoperative management. Registration: Option A: The fees include live and pre-recorded operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, VIDEO WORKSHOP, coffee breaks, lunches and one dinner. Option B: The fees include live and pre-recorded operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE, coffee breaks, lunches and one dinner. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Laparoscopic General Surgery Intensive Course is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Sep 23 - 27, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. The target audience for this medical event is Laparoscopic digestive surgeons. This CME Course has been approved for a maximum of 38 CME Credits. Course Objectives: • to provide the basic knowledge required for safe use of laparoscopic surgery • to describe all technical (instruments, trocars, energy sources...) and physiology principles of laparoscopic surgery • to critically review the most common laparoscopic surgical procedures • to learn or improve laparoscopic skills by repeatedly practicing suturing, knots tying and surgical procedures during hands-on sessions. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Intensive Course in Urological Laparoscopic Surgery is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Oct 07 - 11, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. The target audience for this medical event is Laparoscopic urological surgeons. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 37 European CME credits (ECMEC). Course Objectives: • To provide the basic knowledge required for clinical applications • To describe all the basic principles (instruments, materials, anaesthesia equipments) and present the most widely used basic laparoscopic urological techniques • To provide hands-on training sessions to learn or improve performance of basic technical tasks in laparoscopic urological surgery • To describe results and potential complications of laparoscopic procedures. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Course in Proctological Surgery is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Oct 14 - 15, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. Course Objectives: The course will be focused on the treatment of patients suffering from proctological disorders with the following objectives: • To improve surgical outcomes in proctology • To learn about modern technologies for preoperative diagnosis and planning • To learn about new technologies for intraoperative navigation and manipulation • To improve multimodal surgical treatment in the field of proctology • To undertake hands-on practice on pelvic trainer, live tissue (mini-pigs) and models in the experimental lab Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Hands-on Flexible Endoscopy for Surgeons Advanced Course is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Oct 15 - 16, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. The target audience for this medical event is Surgeon-endoscopists. This CME Course has been approved for a maximum of 16 CME Credits. Course Objectives: At the end of this course, the student should be able to: • identify current indications for flexible and hybrid endoscopy in a broad spectrum of digestive diseases • discuss recent developments in flexible endoscopy techniques and devices • list the essential steps of postoperative care and management of postoperative complications • acquire/improve surgical performances in flexible and hybrid interventional endoscopy Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery Advanced Course is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Oct 17 - 19, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. This CME Course has been approved for a maximum of 21 CME Credits. Course Objectives: • to cover a broad spectrum of surgical procedures in digestive surgery • to describe the technical stpes required for advanced surgical procedures • to describe surgical indications and management of patients, according to evidence-based medicine • to provide/improve the skills required for good progress in laparoscopic advanced surgery through practice under experts' tutorial Registration: Option A: The fees include pre-recorded live broadcasts, live operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, coffee breaks, lunches and Friday dinner. Option B: The fees include pre-recorded live broadcasts, live operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS) , coffee breaks, lunches and Friday dinner. Option C: The fees include pre-recorded live broadcasts, live operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (HUMAN CADAVERS) , coffee breaks, lunches and Friday dinner Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Upper Airway Surgery is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Oct 24 - 25, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. Course Objectives: •  To provide training for the use of different technological options to perform upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea •  To practice on anatomical specimens in order to give participants the technical tools to improve their practice. •  To perform nasal surgery, adenoidectomy, pharyngoplasty, tongue surgery, and palatal surgery •  To review the upper airway anatomy. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Gynecological Surgery Course - New Insights in Prolapse Surgery - Vaginal and Laparoscopic Routes is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Oct 28 - 30, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 23 CME Credits. Course Objectives: •  To review the pathophysiology of the urogenital prolapse •  To learn about the actual preoperative work-up •  To review all the current laparoscopic techniques available •  To know about current vaginal techniques •  To learn the results and compare the laparoscopic and vaginal ways •  To practice the basics of dissection and to master suturing techniques •  To learn all the operative maneuvers in both global and specific approaches in pelvic floor disorders Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.  

New Perspectives in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Advanced Course is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held from Nov 07 - 09, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. The target audience for this medical event is Surgeons. This CME Course has been approved for a maximum of 24 CME Credits. Course Objectives: • to cover a broad spectrum of surgical procedures in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery • to provide indications for surgical treatment and discuss operative complications  • to highlight technicalities of surgical interventions through the broadcasting of pre-recorded live procedures  • to allow discussion between the operators and the surgeon trainees to provide hands-on sessions  • to improve skills in laparoscopic surgery through practice on live tissue under experts’ tutorials  • to describe postoperative clinical results and practical applications of evidence-based clinical medicine. Registration: Option A: The fees include live or pre-recorded live operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, coffee breaks, lunches and Friday dinner. Option B: The fees include live or pre-recorded live operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, PRACTICAL TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (mini-pigs), coffee breaks, lunches and Friday dinner. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Robotic Colorectal Surgery Course is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) and will be held on Nov 13, 2019 at Hotel Les Haras, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. Course Objectives: • To cover a broad spectrum of surgical procedures in robotic colorectal surgery • To provide indications for robotic surgical treatments and discuss operative complications • To highlight technical aspects of robotic surgical interventions through the broadcasting of live procedures • To allow real-time discussion between the operators and the trainee surgeons • To provide hands-on sessions to improve skills in robotic surgery through practice on anatomical specimens under expert tutorial Registration: Option A: Registration fees include live or pre-recorded operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, coffee breaks and a lunch. Option B: Registration fees include live or pre-recorded operative demonstrations, theoretical presentations, TRAINING ON ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS, coffee breaks and a lunch Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.