MISC - Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre

28 - 29 November 2008

Course Objective

Provide a platform for discussion among clinicians who are interested in developing this new technology
Exchange experiences and ideas on this new surgical approach
Understand the challenges and rationale to translate NOTES from bench to clinical practices
Explore future directions and establish collaborative projects in the region

Faculty

Davide Lomanto
Lawrence KY Ho
Jimmy BY So

Who Should Attend

The workshop is designed for teams of experts in flexible endoscopy and
laparoscopic surgery to explore and set a course of action to resolve the
challenge involved in bringing transluminal therapy into clinical.
Experts will address the current “ state-of-the-art” and the new development
of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery.

Programme

Day 1

08:30	Registration

Session 1: Technical Aspect
09:00	A Brief History of NOTES
09:15	Endoscopes and Instruments for NOTES
09:30	Intubation and Infection Prevention
10:00	Entering the Abdomen:Which ways?
10:15	Single or Combined Access
10:30	Coffee Break

Session 2:From Outside to Inside
11:00	Intra-abdominal Navigation and Spatial Orientation
11:10	Challenges in Retraction and Dissection
11:25	Suture and Anastomotic Devices
11:40	Which Procedures?
12:00	Handling Complications
12:15	Entry Point Closure

Session 3: Future Directions
13:30	Multitasking Platform
13:45	Challenges in Retraction and Dissection
14:00	Robotic Instruments
14:20	Transgastric Peritoneoscopy
14:35	Transgastric Tubal Ligation and Oophorectomy
15:00	Transvaginal Cholecystectomy
15:30	Discussion
16:00	End of the day

Day 2

09:00 - 16:00	Hands-on Practice on Live Tissue :
	Instrumentation
	Access : Intubation and overtube
	Transgastric
	Transvaginal
	Navigational Procedural Skill
	Diagnostics Laparoscopy
	Liver Biopsy
	Tubal digestion
	Oophorectomy
	Cholecystectomy

Course Fees

	Full Programme	Lecture
NUH/NHG/NUS staff	S$1284	S$428
Others	S$1605	S$535
Course fees are inclusive of 7% GST and non-commissionable.

*This fee is applicable to ELSA Member (Singapore Chapter) and NUH/ NHG/ NUS Staff NHG Medical Officers and Registrars can use their Personal Training Account for this course. Cheque is to be made payable to “National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd” and on the reverse side of the cheque, please indicate "Basic Laparoscopic Surgery”.

Cheque should be made payable to“National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd”

For more information, please contact:

Secretary,
Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre (MISC)
c/o The Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Advanced Surgical Training Centre
Department of Surgery National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074
Tel: (65) 6772 2897
Fax: (65) 6774 6077
Email: misc@nuh.com.sg

Registration