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Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery


COURSE OBJECTIVES of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

  • To cover a broad spectrum of surgical procedures in morbid obesity surgery
  • To provide indications for surgical treatment and discuss operative complications
  • To highlight technical asprects 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 the practice on live tissue under experts' tutorials
  • To describe postoperative clinical results and practical applications of evidence-based clinical medicine.

Educational methods of Bariatric and Metabolic 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.

TARGET AUDIENCE of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

Laparoscopic digestive surgeons.


Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
  • 2013, December 05 - 07
Contact us
+33 3 88 11 90 07
Register & pay online

Registration
form (offline)

Course
programme


Course directors

J. Marescaux (F), K. Higa (USA), M. Vix (F) B. Dallemagne (B), J. Leroy (F), D. Mutter (F), S. Perretta (I)

Faculty

J. Alves Terra JR (BR), P. Angelos (USA), G. Ballantyne (USA), H. Buchwald (USA), GB. Cadiere (B), A. Cardoso Ramos, JM. Chevallier (F), G. Costamagna (I), M. Galvao Neto (BR), D. Herron (USA), K. Higa (USA), J. Himpens (B), CK. Huang (TW), K. Kasama (J), L. Katz (USA), N. Kawahara (BR), K. Kim (USA), WJ. Lee (TW), K. Miller (A), J. Morton (USA), G. Präger (A), A. Pryor (USA), P. Schauer (USA), S. Shah (IND), N. Scopinaro (I), M. Suter (CH), A. Talvane de Oliveira (BR)

Registration fees

2013 Option A - 925 Euros Euros: limited to 50 participants
The fees include:
  • live and pre-recorded operative demonstrations
  • lectures and workshops
  • coffee breaks and lunches
  • one evening meal
  • shuttle bus service provided

2013 Option B - 1798 Euros: limited to 34 participants
The fees include:
  • live and pre-recorded operative demonstrations
  • lectures
  • practical training on live tissue (mini pigs)
  • coffee breaks and lunches
  • one evening meal
  • shuttle bus service provided

Visit Auditorium

Visit Experimental Lab

Accommodation

is available at special EITS rates at the following hotels, depending on the course:

  • Hilton Hotel ****
  • Mercure Palais des Congrès Hotel ****
2013 : 110 € per night, in a single room, breakfast included (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.


Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: Course program

Thursday

7.30 am Shuttle-bus Hotel – IRCAD/EITS

8.00 am Welcome of participants
LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED OPERATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS

FOR OPTION A AND OPTION B
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Gastric Bypass
- Gastric Plication
- Mini Gastric Bypass
- Gastric Banding
- NOTES™ Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Single Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy

1.00 pm Lunch at the Institute

2.00 pm

OPTION A
Workshops: "SURGICAL TIPS AND TRICKS VIDEO" COMMENTED BY THE FACULTY
Discussion around short presentations of difficult or particular cases, pitfalls and technical details in colorectal surgery through pre-recorded operative demonstrations.

OPTION B ONLY
TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS)
- Jejunojejunal anastomosis
- Gastric Banding
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Gastric Bypass
- Gastric Plication

6.00 pm
End of the session
Shuttle-bus IRCAD/EITS – Hotel

8.00 pm Shuttle-bus Hotel – Restaurant

8.30 pm Dinner in honor of participants

11.00 pm Shuttle-bus Restaurant – Hotel

Friday

7.30 am Shuttle-bus Hotel – IRCAD/EITS

8.00 am

For OPTION A and OPTION B
PLENARY SESSIONS - LECTURES
SELECTION OF PATIENTS & PREOPERATIVE WORKUP

- Who are the right candidates for bariatric surgery?

CURRENT SURGICAL TECHNIQUES IN BARIATRIC PROCEDURES
- Particularities in OR setup for obese patients
- Adjustable gastric band
- How to perform a safe sleeve gastrectomy ?
- Principles & surgical steps of Gastric Bypass
- Is Mini-Gastric Bypass easier and efficient?
- Rationale & technique of Biliary Pancreatic Diversions (BPD)

LONG-TERM RESULTS
(Banding, Bypass, Sleeve...)

BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY IN ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN

QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY

1.00 pm Lunch at the Institute

OPTION A
Workshops: "SURGICAL TIPS AND TRICKS VIDEO" COMMENTED BY THE FACULTY
Discussion around short presentations of difficult or particular cases, pitfalls and technical details in colorectal surgery through pre-recorded operative demonstrations.

OPTION B ONLY
TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS)
- Jejunojejunal anastomosis
- Gastric Banding
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Gastric Bypass
- Gastric Plication


Saturday

7.30 am Shuttle-bus Hotel – IRCAD/EITS

8.00 am

For OPTION A and OPTION B
PLENARY SESSIONS - LECTURES

MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS
- Intra- and Peri-operative:
– Gastric perforations
– Bleeding
- Specific short- and long-term complications
– Banding: Pouch dilatation, gastric erosion
– Sleeve: Leaks, pouch stenosis, pouch dilatation, GERD, pain
– Bypass and BPD: Gastro-gastric fistula, gastro jejunal perforated ulcer, internal herniations

NEW TRENDS
- NOTES™ and Single Port Bariatric Surgery
- Robotic bariatric surgery

WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FAILURES?
- Redo strategies in Bariatric Surgery
- Redo procedures
- Endoluminal procedures

ENDOLUMINAL BARIATRIC PROCEDURES

FROM BARIATRIC TO METABOLIC SURGERY: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NON-OBESE TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS?

1.00 pm
End of course
Delivery of the certificates of attendance
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.
UEMS

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™:
  1. Visit the EACCME website to ensure the activity was certified for EACCME credit
  2. Download the Application for EACCME Credit Conversion, and submit:
    • the completed application by fax or mail
    • a copy of the EACCME credit certificate
    • non-refundable processing fee.
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

Course Endorsement

IFSO
 
SAGES
 
  • 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.