to cover a broad spectrum of surgical procedures in digestive surgery
to provide indications for surgical treatment and discuss operative complications
to highlight technical aspects of surgical interventions through the broadcasting of live procedures
to allow real-time 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
EDUCATIONAL METHODS of Digestive surgery
Interactive theoretical and video sessions between faculty and course participants Live and pre-recorded operative demonstrations Hands-on training on live tissue (mini-pigs) in experimental lab
is available at special EITS rates at
the following hotels, depending on the course:
Hilton Hotel ****
Mercure Palais des Congrès Hotel **** (formerly Holiday Inn)
110 € per night, in a single room, breakfast and city tax included
Registration
To register, please send us your registration form duly completed
by fax (+33 (0)3 88 11 90 28) and/or postal mail.
Registration is confirmed upon receipt of the form duly filled out, signature affixed, with payment enclosed.
WARNING !
Online registration is only for individuals.
Any company (travel agencies, laboratories, industrials, etc.) should contact the person in charge of the course directly.
Please note that, out of organizational reasons, any registration cancelled less than one month before the course will NOT be reimbursed or postponed.
EITS courses special offer: Discounted travel with Lufthansa
Lufthansa German Airlines offers a comprehensive global route network
linking major cities around the world. As an airline partner, Lufthansa
offers special prices and conditions to participants, visitors,
exhibitors and invited guests as well as employees of the Contracting
Partner and their travel companions.
To make a reservation, please click on www.lufthansa.com/education and enter the access code DEZPMR in the "Access to Event Booking" area. This will open an online booking
platform that will automatically calculate the discount offered or
provide you with an even better offer if another promotional fare is
available. NOTE: Pop-ups must be enabled otherwise the booking platform window will not open.
These promotional fares are also available through your IATA / ARC
travel agent. Travel agents can obtain ticketing instructions by sending
an email to lufthansa.mobility@dlh.de and providing the access code as a reference.
Digestive surgery: Course programme
Thursday
7.30 am Shuttle-bus Hotel – IRCAD/EITS
8.00 am Welcoming of participants LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED OPERATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE
FOR OPTION A AND OPTION B - Inguinal hernia repair: TAPP, TEP - Incisional hernia - Fundoplication – redo - Esophageal myotomy - Para-esophageal hernia repair - Gastrectomy for cancer - Bariatric surgery: sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass - Single Port Surgery
1.30 pm Lunch at the Institute
2.30 pm PERSONALIZED TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS)
OPTION A: AFTERNOON FREE OPTION B ONLY - Procedure and program proposed by experts and chosen by each surgeon according to personal objectives: hernia repair, biliary surgery, gastric surgery, colonic resection, adrenal and renal dissection, resection, sutures, use of new technologies (Ligasure®, Ultrasonic dissection)
6.30 pm End of the session
6.35 pm Shuttle-bus IRCAD/EITS – Hotel
Evening free
Friday
7.30 am Shuttle-bus Hotel – IRCAD/EITS
8.00 am LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED OPERATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
FOR OPTION A AND OPTION B - Colectomy for benign and malignant diseases - TME for rectal cancer - Splenectomy - Pancreatectomy - Liver surgery - Single Port Access Cholecystectomy - NOTES™ Cholecystectomy
1.30 pm Lunch at the Institute
2.30 pm PERSONALIZED TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS)
OPTION A: AFTERNOON FREE OPTION B ONLY - Procedure and program proposed by experts and chosen by each surgeon according to personal objectives: hernia repair, biliary surgery, gastric surgery, colonic resection, adrenal and renal dissection, resection, sutures, use of new technologies (Ligasure®, Ultrasonic dissection), Single Port Surgery on request, Discovering Robotic Surgery
6.30 pm End of the session
6.35 pm Shuttle-bus IRCAD/EITS – Hotel
8.00 pm Shuttle-bus Hotel – Restaurant
8.30 pm Dinner in honor of the participants
11.00 pm Shuttle-bus Restaurant – Hotel
Saturday
7.30 am Shuttle-bus Hotel – IRCAD/EITS
8.00 am WORKSHOP WITH EXPERTS GUIDELINES – TIPS & TRICKS – RESULTS – COMPLICATIONS – CONTROVERSIES
FOR OPTION A AND OPTION B - Inguinal Hernia – TAPP or TEP? - Incisional Hernia - Biliary Tract Surgery – Cholecystitis – Biliary tract injuries: prevention, diagnosis and management - Antireflux Surgery – GERD – para-esophageal hernia – controversies on short esophagus – mesh or not? – complications - Foregut Surgery – Bariatric Surgery – Gastrectomy for cancer - Pancreas and Liver Surgery – Pancreatic resection – Hepatic resection - Single Port Surgery - Colon-Rectum – Tips and tricks for colectomy – Principles of TME for rectal cancer – Management of intra operative complications – Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) - Hybrid Image-guided Minimally Invasive Surgery
1.30 pm End of the course
1.35 pm Lunch buffet at the Institute
2.00 pm Shuttle-bus IRCAD/EITS – Hotel
This Program may be subject to modifications
EACCME accreditation
EITS courses are accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists in their home European Country.
The EACCME is an institution of the European Union
of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net.
EACCME Credits convertible into AMA PRA category 1 Credits™
Surgeons interested in getting AMA PRA category 1 Credits™ credits may contact info@eits.fr.
EACCME approved credits for e-learning activities are recognized by the American Medical Association for conversion to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians may apply to convert EACCME credits into AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ by submitting the following form and attaching an EACCME credit certificate, and processing fee. Please click here to download application form for EACCME credit conversion into AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Processing fees directly payable to the American Medical Association are as follows: AMA member $30 and non-AMA member $75 (see information stated in application form).
As a rule, the conversion to AMA category 1 credit(s)™ is 1:1 for all EACCME credit(s).
Further details can be obtained by clicking on the current link.
Instructions for converting EACCME Credit to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To apply for conversion of EACCME credit to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™:
Visit the EACCME website to ensure the activity was certified for EACCME credit
A certificate awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be emailed within four weeks.
By fax
Attn: CPPD
+1 (312) 464-4669
By mail
American Medical Association
Continuing Physician Professional Development (CPPD)
515 N. State Street, 7th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60654
If you have questions, please contact CPPD at pra@ama-assn.org
EITS courses have been endorsed by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.
The EAES Education Committee aims to ensure that appropriate endoscopic
training courses are available for residents in training and certified surgeons
who wish to be trained in endoscopic surgery.
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