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AAGL/KARL STORZ Webinar: Evolution of Hysteroscopy: Is it Time to Abandon the Resectoscope?
2023-05-18 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL/KARL STORZ Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Evolution of Hysteroscopy: Is it Time to Abandon the Resectoscope?
Presented by:
Keith B. Isaacson, MD, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA
Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, MD, PhD, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
(Moderator) Aarathi Cholkeri-Singh, MD, KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY, El Segundo, CA
Webinar Description: In this industry sponsored webinar, KARL STORZ Endoscopy has assembled a nationally and internationally recognized panel of hysteroscopic surgeons to discuss the utilization of various hysteroscopic tools to treat multiple intrauterine pathologies.

AAGL/Intuitive Webinar: Building a da Vinci Surgery Program in an Academic Setting
2023-06-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL/Intuitive Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Building a da Vinci Surgery Program in an Academic Setting
Presented by:
Arnold Advincula, MD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center – New York Presbyterian,
New York, NY
Sandra Madueke Laveaux, MD, MPH, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
Mireille Truong, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Webinar Description: In this industry sponsored webinar, Drs. Arnold Advincula, Sandra Madueke-Laveuax, and Mireille Truong will discuss how to build a successful da Vinci program in an academic setting. This discussion will cover how to establish and achieve program goals, the value of Total Practice with da Vinci Xi and how to elevate your program.

FMIGS Webinar: Intraop/Postoperative Complications Part 1, GI, GU
2023-06-21 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL FMIGS Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Intraop/Postoperative Complications Part 1, GI, GU
Presented by: R. Wendel Naumann, MD, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health/Wake Forrest, Charlotte, NC
Webinar Description: This webinar will discuss the ways to avoid GI or GU injury as well as recognition and management of these complications.

[ POSTPONED ] Advanced GYN Laparoscopic Anatomy & Hysterectomy Workshop
2023-06-23 08:00 - 2023-06-24 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
[POSTPONED: Check back later for new dates!]
Workshop Topic: Advanced Gynecologic Laparoscopic Anatomy & Minimally Invasive Surgery with Emphasis on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Presented by: Program Chair: Resad P. Pasic MD, Faculty: Megan A. Cesta MD, Joseph L. Hudgens, MD, Keith B. Isaacson MD, Grace M. Janik, MD, David J. Levine MD, Amira Quevedo MD, Linda Shiber MD
Course Description: This course is designed for gynecologists who desire to advance their laparoscopic skills. This extensive two-day course will expose the participants to the knowledge and expertise of FMIGS trained laparoscopic surgeons, who will guide them through didactics and hands-on laparoscopic suturing and cadaveric sessions. No more than three participants are assigned to each cadaver and s/he is closely supervised by experienced faculty instructors. Each participant will have the opportunity to operate, assist, and observe in a rotational format to optimize their learning experience and suturing technique. The course will focus on demonstration of pelvic sidewall dissection, localization of the ureter and retroperitoneal blood vessels, preparation for laparoscopic hysterectomy, and laparoscopic cuff closure. We will also focus on pelvic floor reconstruction procedures concomitant to laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Registration opening soon. More information: meetings@aagl.org

AAGL Robotics SIG Webinar: Isthmocele, Bad Myoma, No Uterine Manipulator - No problem. Robo Can Do-Tips and Tricks!
2023-06-26 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL Robotics SIG Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Isthmocele, Bad Myoma, No Uterine Manipulator – No problem. Robo Can Do-Tips and Tricks!
Presented by:
Jeffrey J. Woo, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Traci Emi Ito, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Afshin Bahador, MD, South Coast Gynecologic Oncology, Inc, San Diego, CA
Moderator:
Peter C. Lim, MD, Center of Hope at Reno, Reno, Nevada
Webinar Description: This robotic webinar is designed to instruct robotic surgical management of 3 gynecologic disorders, isthmocele, management of myoma, and management of robotic hysterectomy without the uterine manipulator. The course will define and diagnosis of isthmocele and review symptoms and association with infertility. It will provide a comprehensive pre-op work-up for myoma, incorporating the necessary images to evaluate the condition, and review the anatomy and surgical steps that are required to perform the necessary robotic procedure successfully for myomectomy and isthmocele. It will also instill how to incorporate the “4th arm” as part of the surgical repertoire when performing a robotic surgical procedure for efficiency. Finally, the course will introduce tips and tricks of surgical robotic surgical management for isthmocele, myoma, and hysterectomy without the use of a uterine manipulator.
Course Objectives:
1. Define, and review symptoms and diagnosis of isthmocele.
2. Comprehensive preoperative work-up for myomectomy and isthmocele.
3. Utilization of preoperative imaging in evaluating condition: Myoma and isthmocele.
4. Review of retroperitoneal anatomy and controlling of blood supply to minimize blood loss in myomectomy.
5. Demonstrate the surgical steps in performing an isthmocele repair and tips and tricks of how to use the 4th arm without the uterine manipulator during a robotic hysterectomy.

AGES/AAGL Affiliated Society Meeting
2023-07-07 | Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit, 1 Soi Sukhumvit 13, Khwaeng Khlong Toei Nuea, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, 10110, Thailand
AGES/AAGL Affiliated Society Meeting
Advancing the Art: The Future of Endoscopic Surgery
Rachel Green, MD & Andrew I. Sokol, MD
Scientific Program Co-Chairs
July 6-7, 2023
Hyatt Regency Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

AAGL Fibroids SIG Webinar: Optimizing Outcomes of Fibroid Surgery: How to Set Yourself Up for Success!
2023-07-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL Fibroids SIG Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Optimizing Outcomes of Fibroid Surgery: How to Set Yourself Up for Success!
Presented by:
Kristen Pepin, MD
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York
Topic Title: Preoperative Optimization for Fibroid Surgery
Jose Gerardo Garza Leal, MD
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Monterrey, Mexico
Topic Title: Strategies to Decrease Bleeding During Myomectomy
Michael L. Moore, MD
Advanced Women’s Health Institute
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Topic Title: Choosing the Right Surgery for the Right Patient: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Moderator:
Jin Hee Kim, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
Webinar Description: Join us as three expert fibroid surgeons discuss surgical techniques and evidence-based methods to optimize outcomes
of fibroid surgery.
Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
1. Understand essential pre-operative considerations when preparing for fibroid surgery.
2. Review strategies to decrease bleeding during myomectomy.
3. Employ best practices for choosing the right surgery for the right patient.

FMIGS Webinar: Intraop/Postoperative Complications Part 2 (Risk of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence, Mitigating Risk, and Techniques for Dehiscence Repair)
2023-07-25 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL FMIGS Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Intraop/Postoperative Complications Part 2 (Risk of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence, Mitigating Risk, and Techniques for Dehiscence Repair)
Presented by: Hye-Chun Hur, MD, MPH, NYU Langone Health Center, New York, NY
Webinar Description: The benefits of minimally invasive hysterectomy are well established, and the rates of conventional laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomy have continued to rise over the past decade. Although many patients benefit from this approach, there is an increased risk of vaginal cuff dehiscence after robotic and laparoscopic hysterectomy compared to an abdominal or vaginal approach. In this discussion we will 1) discuss the risk of cuff dehiscence by mode of hysterectomy, 2) assess other risk factors for dehiscence, 3) review optimal techniques for cuff closure to minimize dehiscence risk, and 4) demonstrate techniques for dehiscence repair.

AAGL Hysteroscopy SIG Webinar: Office Hysteroscopy: Mastering the Basics
2023-08-31 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL Hysteroscopy SIG Webinar: Click here to register.
Click here to view the complete Syllabus for the webinar including the webinar description, objectives, credit info, moderator & faculty info, and financial disclosures. CME Disclosures can be found on page 5 of the Syllabus.
Should you have any questions regarding CME accreditation for this webinar, please contact Nancy Williams, AAGL CME Consultant, at nancy@cmeconsultants.com.

Webinar Topic: Office Hysteroscopy: Mastering the Basics
Presented by:
Sergio Haimovich MD, PhD
Head, Gynecology Department, Laniado University Hospital, Netanya, Israel;
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad de la Republica del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
Director, International School on Laser Hysteroscopy (ISLaH), Nadezdha Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
Chair, AAGL Hysteroscopy Surgery Special Interest Group (SIG)
Title of Talk: “Counseling for Office Hysteroscopy Initiation”
Jose “Tony” Carugno, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences;
Chief, Division Minimally Invasive Surgery/Robotics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Title of Talk: “From Vaginoscopy All the Way into the Uterine Cavity: The Journey”
Amira Quevedo, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
Title of Talk: “Office Hysteroscopy Biopsy Techniques”
Christina Salazar, MD (Moderator):
Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin, TX
Immediate Past Chair, AAGL Hysteroscopy Surgery Special Interest Group (SIG)
Webinar Description:
This webinar will introduce office hysteroscopy as the first-line option for diagnosis and management of intrauterine pathology. Considerations for ensuring success with appropriate patient selection and counseling will be reviewed. Expert surgeons will demonstrate the critical skills and methods that can reduce pain and anxiety during office hysteroscopy and enhance patient satisfaction. Participants will learn safe and effective techniques to perform vaginoscopy as well as visually directed biopsies.
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:
1. Review indications for office hysteroscopy
2. Demonstrate understanding of the critical components of appropriate patient selection and pre-procedure counseling
3. Demonstrate the surgical skillsets needed to perform vaginoscopy and safe visually directed biopsies
The AAGL is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AAGL designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Diplomates who successfully complete this approved CME activity will receive 1.0 Part IV Practice Improvement credits for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Should you have any questions regarding CME accreditation for this webinar, please contact Nancy Williams, AAGL CME Consultant, at nancy@cmeconsultants.com.

AAGL 23 Pre-Congress Webinar: Necessity is the Mother of Invention – How Cost and Environmental Mindfulness May Help Improve the Future of MIGS
2023-09-09 07:00 - 08:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL 23 Pre-Congress Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Necessity is the Mother of Invention – How Cost and Environmental Mindfulness May Help Improve the Future of MIGS
Presented by:
Sassi Boughizane, MD, PhD, Hôpital Universitaire Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
Title of your Talk: MIGS in LMICS Current Situation and Limitations, Designing a Teaching Model, Smartphone Endoscope Gadget or Mandatory Tool for the Future
Noel Aruparayil, MD, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Talk Title: Global Surgical Technologies and Frugal Innovations: Lessons from the RAIS Device
Jenny Dankelman, PhD, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
Talk Title: May We Adapt Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology to Low and Middle-Income Countries and Improve High-Income Countries Practice
Mahmood Bhutta, MD, PhD, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom
Talk Title: Moving to a Circular Economy for Medical Goods: Issues and Solutions
Webinar Description: In all countries the cost of medicine and of surgery are a major problem. In developed countries the costs are becoming too high for national health systems as well as for individuals covered by private insurances. In low- and middle-income countries the concerns about costs are essential as less money is available for national health coverage and most patients cannot pay a personal coverage.
On the other hand, the climate costs of surgical procedures are becoming a major concern as operative rooms carbon footprint is very high.
Access to surgical care is known as a major problem in low and middle income countries, whereas in high income countries the problem is often overlooked and or intentionally neglected, although patients do not have an equal access to care throughout these countries as in remote geographical areas competent surgeons are lacking and patients with limited economical resources are for instance less likely to benefit from minimally invasive surgical techniques.
These problems are more serious for minimally invasive surgical procedures which require a more complex technological environment and specific surgical abilities not always acquired during the initial surgical curriculum.
To overcome these major problems, economically and ecologically sustainable surgical techniques should be developed while insuring optimal patient care. Imagination is always more productive when the situation is more demanding. Therefore, current developments ongoing in countries with more difficult economical situations will likely be essential to help minimally invasive surgeons to provide access to care worldwide as well as to decrease the carbon footprint of surgery.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to: 1) Participants will understand how the situation is difficult for many patients who have little or no access to minimally invasive techniques; 2) Participants will discover that many affordable alternatives are being develop all around the world; 3) Participants will understand that these alternatives are the results of collaborations lead by surgeons working in the countries where access to care is difficult. As they are the only surgeons able to design solutions adapted to their settings to provide safe and effective treatment to most patients; 4) Participants will understand that many of these more sustainable approaches may or even should be adopted in most countries to maintain healthcare and particularly surgical costs at reasonable levels; 5) Participants will know that carbon footprints of each specific procedure may be decreased in more economically constraints practice. So that climate objectives will likely be more easily reached when effective collaborations between surgeons all around the world will become a daily reality. Indeed, recent technological progresses have the potential to improve surgical care, but these progresses will have to be adapted to bring these progresses to most patients whatever their economical level; 6) Participants will be able to convince industry partners, that these changes are unavoidable and will be mandatory within the next few years, that these cheaper approaches will be spread worldwide and that industry partners who will engage early in these strategies will soon benefit from their choices. Proposing a more ethically and ecologically sustainable technology will soon be the major marketing argument, patients and female surgeons will be the main ambassadors of these changes.

Early Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis Associated Pain
2023-09-12 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Early Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis Associated Pain
Presented by:
Lauri Silver Hochberg, MD, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
Talk Title: The Impact and Diagnosis of Endometriosis
Noor Dasouki Abu-Alnadi, MD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Durham, NC
Talk Title: Management of Endometriosis Associated Pain, The Big Picture
Webinar Description: Delays in diagnosis and management of endometriosis negatively impact affected individuals, their families, and the health care system. This webinar will review the key components of the evaluation of those with endometriosis related pain to help guide timely access to management options. A focused history, physical examination and expert guided imaging can help improve timely diagnosis. Management of endometriosis requires a personalized approach based on the patient’s goals for treatment. Understanding the interplay of medical, surgical and complementary therapies for managing endometriosis related pain is essential to providing short- and long-term support for patients.
Objectives:
• Describe the approach to history, physical examination and imaging for the clinical diagnosis of endometriosis
• Identify the impact of delayed diagnosis of endometriosis associated pelvic pain
• Review the approach and options for managing endometriosis associated pelvic pain
• Discuss the importance of endometriosis and pain education for health care providers and patients
Supported by an independent education grant from Pfizer/Myovant.

AAGL/Intuitive Webinar: Establish Early Success in Practice with da Vinci Xi
2023-09-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL/Intuitive Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Establish Early Success in Practice with da Vinci Xi
Presented by:
Nita Desai, MD, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
Olga Muldoon, MD, AdventHealth Porter Hospital, Denver, CO
Webinar Description: In this industry-sponsored webinar, join Drs. Nita Desai and Olga Muldoon to learn how to leverage da Vinci surgery to accelerate success early in practice. The discussion will include:
-How to get the most out of da Vinci in fellowship
-Tips for optimizing job search and negotiations
-Leveraging your da Vinci training in practice
-Best practices for getting started

AAGL Oncology SIG Webinar: Anatomic Landmarks and Tips for Non-Oncologists
2023-09-19 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL Oncology SIG Webinar: Click here to register.
Click here to view the complete Syllabus for the webinar including the webinar description, objectives, credit info, moderator & faculty info, and financial disclosures. CME Disclosures can be found on page 5 of the Syllabus.
Should you have any questions regarding CME accreditation for this webinar, please contact Nancy Williams, AAGL CME Consultant, at nancy@cmeconsultants.com.

Webinar Topic: Anatomic Landmarks and Tips for Non-Oncologists
Presented by:
Yukio Sonoda, MD
Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; Attending Surgeon, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Disease, New York, NY; Gynecologic Surgeon, Gynecologic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY,
Vice-Chair, AAGL Oncology Special Interest Group
Title of Talk: Getting in the Pelvis – Secrets to Unlock Retroperitoneal Anatomy and Lessons from Oncologic Cases
Dario F. Roque, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Northwestern University – The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Gynecologic Oncologist, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, NMH – Prentice Women’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Title of Talk: The Role of Uterine Artery Dissection in Benign Hysterectomies
Yvette Williams-Brown, MD, MMS
Gynecologic Oncologist; Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women’s Health and the Department of Oncology, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; Director, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Program at Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
Title of Talk: Fear the Ureter: Anatomic Relations and Tricks to Find and to Make a “Ureter-Sparing” Surgery
Fernando Heredia, MD (Moderator)
Gynecologic Oncologist Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidad de Concepción, Chile; Staff Minimally Invasive and Robotic Gynecology Division at Clinica Andes Salud Concepción, Chile; Chair, AAGL Oncology Special Interest Group
Webinar Description:
This webinar is designed to provide technical surgical guidelines to tackle difficult cases a General Gynecologist doing minimally invasive surgery could encounter during his/her daily practice. Three experienced gynecologic oncologists will describe their tips and tricks to manage anatomically challenging cases.
Webinar Course Objective(s):
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:
1. Identify safer ways to unlock the pelvic retroperitoneum
2. Identify and develop the vesiocouterine and vesicovaginal space
3. Perform transient uterine artery ligation and to mobilize the ureter
The AAGL is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AAGL designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Diplomates who successfully complete this approved CME activity will receive 1.0 Part IV Practice Improvement credits for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Should you have any questions regarding CME accreditation for this webinar, please contact Nancy Williams, AAGL CME Consultant, at nancy@cmeconsultants.com.

19th Annual AAGL International Congress on MIGS
2023-09-21 - 2023-09-23
Description:
19th Annual AAGL International Congress on MIGS
Mauricio Abrao, MD, PhD, Scientific Program Chair
Agnaldo Lopes, MD, Co-Chair
Contact: Mauricio Abrao email: msabrao@mac.com

52nd Global Congress on MIGS
2023-11-05 - 2023-11-08 | Music City Center, 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN, 37064, United States
52nd Annual Global Congress on MIGS
November 5-8, 2023
Music City Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Contact: meetings@aagl.org
To learn more, please visit: https://congress.aagl.org/

Researchers in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and REproductive ScienceS (PROGRESS) Course. Application Deadline June 15!
2023-11-05 00:00 - 2023-11-10 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N Resort Dr, Tucson, AZ, 85750, United States
The Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology (SASGOG) announces that applications are being accepted for the 2023 Program for Researchers in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and REproductive ScienceS (PROGRESS) Course.
Led by:
Co-Director – Kristen Matteson, MD, MPH
Professor, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, and Research Division Chief, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health
Co-Director – Emily DeFranco, DO, MS
Professor, Vice Chair of Obstetrics, Research and Faculty Development, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
The Course will establish, augment, and solidify foundational research knowledge and skills of early career obstetrician gynecologist specialist faculty and subspecialist faculty and fellows. PROGRESS will also establish and engage a network of experienced and emerging researchers that together will promote, sustain, and empower course participants’ research careers while furthering the health and welfare of women and genderdiverse persons cared for by obstetricians and gynecologists.
Application Deadline is Thursday, June 15, 2023
More Information https://sasgog.org/progress-overview/

Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing and Knot-tying Course 17 hrs all hands-on all-the-time, intensive training
2023-12-02 08:00 - 2023-12-03 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Cambria Houston Downtown Convention Ctr, 1314 Texas Ave., Houston, 77002, United States
Who: This course is designed for MIS surgeons who want to transform their surgical skill and confidence by developing the ability to reliably suture and tie knots
Course Goals: To build surgical skill and confidence.
– Understand essential geometric concepts fundamental to laparoscopic suturing and knot tying.
– Develop facility and flexibility in laparoscopic suturing and knot-tying with a variety of techniques, equipment and approaches to progressively more complex surgical simulation challenges.
– Have performed on Real Tissue Models: myomectomy (focusing on defect closure) and/or TLH and/or Sacrocolpopexy (focusing on procedure steps, cuff closure and resuspension suturing).
COURSE CURRICULUM HERE
Course Fee (includes morning coffee, snacks and lunch):
Practicing Surgeons: $1250
Resident/Fellow: $950

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Course and Cadaver Lab
2024-01-12 - 2024-01-14 | Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), 124 S. Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida, 33602
The minimally invasive surgery course is a cadaver based, hands-on educational course for gynecologic surgeons who desire to advance their skills and knowledge in laparoscopic surgery. Participants will learn and practice surgical techniques for efficient and safe total laparoscopic hysterectomy and advanced pelvic dissection. A laparoscopic suturing lab will be available throughout the entire course for participants to practice the skills of laparoscopic suturing and knot tying. The course will also cover laparoscopic surgical dissection, effective use of laparoscopic instrumentation, electrosurgery and prevention and repairing of incidental bladder and bowel injuries. There will be a pre course hysteroscopy lab on 1/12/2024.

AAGL PAG SIG Webinar: What the MIGS Surgeon Needs to Know About Prior Pediatric Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery in the Adult Gynecology Patient
2024-02-26 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL PAG SIG Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: What the MIGS Surgeon Needs to Know About Prior Pediatric Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery in the Adult Gynecology Patient
Presented by:
Y. Frances Fei, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Topic Title: Embryology & Background on Complex Anorectal Surgeries in the Pediatric Population
Stephanie Cizek, MD, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Topic Title: What Goes Where? (Diversions, Vaginoplasties, and More)
Allison C. Mayhew, MD, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, D.C
Topic Title: Case Presentations: MIGS Preoperative Considerations and Examples
Webinar Description:
This webinar will focus on describing complex anorectal and pelvic malformations and reconstructive surgeries done in the pediatric and adolescent patient that will impact adult gynecologic medical and surgical care. During this course, listeners will gain knowledge on the embryology and diagnosis of anorectal and pelvic malformations in the pediatric patient; surgical considerations for urinary diversion, fecal diversions, mullerian anomalies, and vaginoplasty; discuss case examples of adult gynecologic patients with prior complex surgical history including understanding differences in anatomy and important considerations for pre-operative and intra-operative planning.
1. Describe the embryology and background on complex anorectal and pelvic surgeries in the pediatric and adolescent
population
2. Understand the surgical considerations for urinary diversion, fecal diversion, vaginoplasty types, required for complex
anorectal malformation patients.
3. Understand how prior complex pelvic reconstructive surgeries can impact adult gynecologic surgeries including
differences and other considerations in anatomy.
Webinar Course Objective(s):
1. Describe the embryology and background on complex anorectal and pelvic surgeries in the pediatric and adolescent
population
2. Understand the surgical considerations for urinary diversion, fecal diversion, vaginoplasty types, required for complex
anorectal malformation patients.
3. Understand how prior complex pelvic reconstructive surgeries can impact adult gynecologic surgeries including
differences and other considerations in anatomy.

AAGL Endometriosis SIG Webinar: Hot Topics in Surgical Management of Endometriosis
2024-03-26 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL Endometriosis SIG Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Hot Topics in Surgical Management of Endometriosis
Presented By:
Marcello Ceccaroni, MD, PhD, Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona, Italy
Topic Title: Laparoscopic Eradication of DE with Parametrial and Segmental Bowel Resection, According to the “Negrar Method” with Nerve-Sparing, “Touch-Less” Technique
Nicholas Fogelson, MD, Northwest Endometriosis and Pelvic Surgery, Portland, Oregon
Topic Title: Surgical Management of Sciatic Nerve Endometriosis
Moderated By:
Shanti Mohling, MD
Webinar Description:
Two leading experts discuss pearls of wisdom in the management of Endometriosis: Dr. Marcello Ceccaroni discusses nerve sparing surgery for invasive endometriosis of the bowel, and Dr. Nicholas Fogelson discusses surgical management of endometriosis of the sciatic nerve.
Webinar Course Objective(s):
Discover surgical techniques for treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis and awareness of the possibility for surgical management of endometriosis involving the sciatic nerve.

The AAGL/ESGE Webinar Series - Webinar #1: Role of Hysteroscopy in Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
2024-04-08 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The AAGL/ESGE Webinar Webinar Series – Webinar #1
Click here to register.

Webinar Topic: Role of Hysteroscopy in Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
Presented By:
Howard Curlin, MD (AAGL), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Topic Title: Anatomic Contributions to AUB: Role of Hysteroscopy in Diagnosis
Luis Alonso Pacheco, MD (ESGE), Hospital Quironsalud Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Topic Title: Ultrasound and Hysteroscopy: Against or Together?
Jovana Tavcar, MD (AAGL), MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Topic Title: How to Eliminate Blind Procedures
Moderated By:
Linda D. Bradley, MD (AAGL) and Ursula Catena, MD, PhD (ESGE)
Webinar Description: Multiple diagnostic modalities are commonly employed to describe intrauterine pathology, many of which rely on subjective interpretation of indirect or incomplete information. This webinar explores evidence-based improvement in diagnostic accuracy and planning for appropriate procedural interventions by making hysteroscopic assessment of the uterine cavity a component of your diagnostic evaluation.
Webinar Objectives:
1. List the ways in which hysteroscopy improves diagnostic accuracy on intrauterine pathology
2. Describe the synergies afforded by ultrasonic and hysteroscopic evaluation of the uterine cavity
3. Discuss evidence supporting hysteroscopic guided biopsies of endometrial pathology

Pelvic Anatomy Expo 2024 - Endorsed by the AAGL and ESGE
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-20 | St, Louis University, 3839 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63108, United States
Five different advanced courses, with theory and hands-on cadavers labs. Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education
Expo Director: Nucelio Lemos, MD, PhD
Course Directors: Justin Brown, Cristian Campian, Jose D. Eugenio, William Kondo, Armando Menocal, Ally Murji, Meir Jonathan Solnik

AAGL Hysteroscopy SIG Webinar: Hysteroscopy: Expanding Your Toolkit
2024-04-24 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AAGL Hysteroscopy SIG Webinar: Click here to register.
Webinar Topic: Hysteroscopy: Expanding Your Toolkit
Presented By:
Jovana Tavcar, MD, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Topic Title: Incorporating Office Hysteroscopy into Your Practice
Cynthia Arvizo, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
Topic Title: Optimizing Pain Management and Anxiety in the Hysteroscopy Patient
Christina Salazar, MD, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas
Topic Title: Update on Asherman’s Syndrome
Lara Harvey, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Topic Title: Advancements in Hysteroscopy
Moderated By:
Erica F. Robinson, MD
Webinar Description:
This webinar will be broadly applicable in providing real strategies to incorporate office hysteroscopy into practice. With that, we will review ways to optimize pain management for patients and patient selection. Expert surgeons will then review some techniques to navigate Asherman’s and complex scarring. Finally, we will take time to look at where technology and advancements may be taking us as hysteroscopists in the coming years.
Webinar Course Objective(s):
1. Demonstrate how incorporation of office hysteroscopy can expand patient management options.
2. Evaluate evidence of interventions to reduce pain and anxiety in the hysteroscopy patient
3. Review techniques to navigate the scarred uterus.
4. Glimpse into the future with upcoming advances in the world of hysteroscopy.
