Scientific program

Thursday 24th of September 2009

16.00 - 19.00     Working Groups

WG1: Platforms - P. SWAIN / H. FEUSSNER
WG2: Closure; Anastomosis - A. MEINING / K-H. FUCHS
WG3: Infection; Contamination - PO PARK / MIRO
WG4: Training; from lab to patient - P. SYLLA / P. BUCHER 

20.00 - 21.30     Welcome Reception

Friday 25th of September 2009

08.00 - 08.10      Opening

08.10 - 10.00      Experience around the world

- Current activities from NOSCAR - L. SWANSTROM, USA
- Current activities from South America - R. ZORRON, BRASIL
- Current activities from D-NOTES - H. FEUSSNER, GERMANY
- Current activities from EURO-NOTES - R.CORCELLES, SPAIN
 

10.00 - 10.30      Coffee Break

10.30 - 12.30      Different solutions for reducing access trauma

- The transvaginal and transumbicical cholecystectomy. Results and experience - C. ZORNIG, GERMANY
- Transvaginal colon resections - A. LACY, SPAIN
- The basics of using Mini-instuments - KH FUCHS, GERMANY
- What is possible by intraluminal or transluminal endoscopy - G. COSTAMAGNA, ITALY
- What is possible with the transesophageal approach - A. FRITSCHER-RAVENS, UK
- Single Port Surgery - an advantage? - P. BUCHER, SWITZERLAND
- Special solutions in bariatric cases - P. SWAIN, UK
 

12.30 - 14.00       Lunch

14.00 - 15.30       NOTES approaches

- Transvaginal - S PERRETTA, FRANCE
- Transgastric - P. FOCKENS, NETHERLANDS
- Transurethral - E. LIMA. PORTUGAL
- Transcolonic - A. MEINING, GERMANY
- Transanal - P. SYLLA, USA
 

15.30 - 16.00      Nomenclature up-date for minimal access therapy

L. Swanstrom, P Fockens, A Lacy, KH Fuchs, A Meining

Presentation of NOSCAR and EURO-NOTES
Round table Open Discussion

16.00 - 16.30      Coffee Break 

16.30 - 17.30     The EURO-NOTES Grants session

Chairs: P. Fockens, Netherlands; A. Lacy, Spain; G. Costamagna, Italy

Winners presentation of status
 

17.30 - 18.30      Free Paper Session (click here for a full outline of the session and abstracts)

Saturday 26th of September 2009

08.00 - 10.00      Free Paper Session (click here for a full outline of the session and abstracts)

10.00 - 10.30      EURO-NOTES Registry

Moderator: M Morino

- Requirements for a good registry - S. GANZERA, GERMANY
- Current activities - A. AREZZO, ITALY / C. HOFF, NETHERLANDS
 

10.30 - 11.00      Coffee Break

11.00 - 13.30      The Industry-Forum - moving forwards

Latest innovations in stapling, imaging, energy and robotics will be presented. Discussion will be put forward by the panelists, in a coordinated effort to make the future of NOTES and SILS a reality.

Chairs: JR Armengol; G Fernández-Esparrach; P. Fockens

Introduction: Current limitations of MAS – A. Fingerhut, France

Participants: Karl Storz, Olympus, Ethicon Endosurgery, Covidien
                  Cook, Boston Scientific, Apollo,

Panel: G. Costamagna, K-H Fuchs, E. Lima,  A. Meining,  M. Morino S. Perretta, P. Sylla, R. Zorron