4 days of All Hands-on MIGS Simulation Training….
in Advanced Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Endometriosis Excision...
in a quintessential NH Monadnock Region Village at the peak of fall foliage.
Intended audience
This intensive course is designed for practicing gynecologic surgeons who want to achieve significant advancement of their gynecologic surgical skills and broaden their skill set to include endometriosis excision.
Training Schedule and Curricular Focus:
Monday October 6: 800a-400p - Suturing and Knot-Tying
730 -800a - Pre course OSATS Filming of attendee specific/selected skill or procedure
Laparoscopy focus-
8-12p - Skills Dry Lab: Geometric Fundamentals of Laparoscopic suturing and knot-tying with application to suturing challenges.
12-1p - Lunchpail Lecture: Don't be Afraid of Monopolar energy: learning safe and effective use of electrosurgical energy
1p-2p - Procedural Wet Lab: vaginal cuff closure, ovarian cyst defect closure, oopheropexy.
2p-4p Skills Wet lab: tissue dissection
Tuesday October 7: 800a-400p - Applied Suturing and Knot-tying
Laparoscopy focus
8-12p - Procedural Wet Lab: Review of Suturing and Knot-tying fundamentals with application to Real Tissue Model Myomectomy and TLH.
12-1p -Lunchpail Lecture: Changing paradigms of endometriosis surgery
1-4p - Skills Wet Lab: Site-specific excision of endometriosis Real Tissue Models
Hysteroscopy focus - (runs concurrently)
10a-4p - Procedural Wet Lab: Hysteroscopic resection of fibroids and polyps -
Wednesday October 8: 800a-500pm - Befriend the Ureter
Laparoscopy focus
8-12p - Skills wet lab: bilateral ureterolysis and pelvic sidewall dissection, lysis of pelvic adhesions, excision of peritoneal endometriosis (peritonectomy) with nerve sparing technique.
12-1p - Lunchpail Lecture - Endometriosis Excision Film Review #1
1p-5p - Skills Wet Lab: Dissection of the Female Pelvis - each attendee will dissect out and explore the complete retroperitoneum female pelvic anatomic simulation model.
Hysteroscopy focus - (runs concurrently)
10a-4p - Procedural Wet Lab: Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation/resection
1p-5p - Skills Wet Lab: Dissection of the Female Pelvis - each attendee will dissect out and explore the complete retroperitoneum female pelvic anatomic simulation model.
Thursday October 9: 800-330 - Endometriosis Excision
Laparoscopy focus
8-12p - Procedural Wet Lab: Excision of deep infiltrating endometriosis of
bowel, bladder, ureter with defect repair. Endometrioma cyst excision.
12-1p - Lunchpail Lecture - Endometriosis Excision Film Review #2
1p-330p - Requested individual skills and/or procedural training
330-4p - Post course OSATS Filming of attendee specific/selected skill or procedure
Cystoscopy focus -(runs concurrently)
8a- 2p-Procedural Wet Lab: Cystoscopy and ureteral stent placement
31.5 Cat 1 CME Credits
ABOG MOCIV Simulation Training Credit
Tuition: $3500 ($110 per CME Credit hr.)