Media invitation – UK’s first ever course in Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery
Monday 23 June 2008
The University of Surrey at Guildford invites members of the media to the Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit at its Postgraduate Medical School to attend the first ever course in Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery to be held in the UK on June 27 – 28. The course will demonstrate the use of the body’s own natural orifices in the use of keyhole surgery.
The hands-on course, which will be directed by a pioneer in keyhole surgery Professor Michael Bailey, will see a number of renowned surgeons from around the world converge to lecture, discuss and demonstrate advances in the field of surgery using the body’s own natural orifices rather than making any incisions (cuts) on the skin. A full schedule is below. The course will include talks on major advances as well as a video transmission of a live operation.
The advantages of keyhole surgery are now well-known; it is less invasive and enables quicker patient recuperation times than traditional surgery techniques. It is thought that the use of the body’s own natural orifices will multiply these benefits to patients.
COURSE PROGRAMME
June 27 and 28, 2008
Option 1: Lectures and Live Surgery
Option 2: Lectures, Live Surgery and Hands on Training
Director:
Professor Michael Bailey
Faculty:
R. Austin United Kingdom
J. Correia – Pinto Portugal
A. Costanzi United Kingdom
C. Ho Germany
D. Ladd USA
P.O. Park Sweden
S. Perretta France
R. Pugliese Italy
P. Swain United Kingdom
N. Waters United Kingdom
T Arulampalam United Kingdom
ATTU NOTES COURSE - PROGRAM
Day 1
8.30 am Welcome and Coffee
9 am LECTURES: AN INTRODUCTION TO NOTES AND ACCESS
Chairman: Professor Michael Bailey
Michael Bailey Introduction
Paul Swain The development, research and current status of NOTES
Silvana Perretta NOTES access. Trans gastric
Trans vaginal
Trans colonic
Jorge Correia- Pinto The Trans vesical approach: the advantages and limitations
Natasha Waters Performing a safe colpotomy for the trans vaginal approach
11 am LIVE SURGERY
Professor Raffaele Pugliese, ILCAM – Ospedale Niguarda, Milan, Italy
Trans vaginal NOTES hybrid cholecystectomy (Live link)
12.30 Lunch at the MATTU
1.30 pm LECTURES: NOTES RESEARCH
Chairman: Professor Michael Bailey
Per Ola Park - From benchtop to bedside
Silvana Perretta - Single port approach.
Jorge Correia Pinto - The rationale for multiple ports in NOTES
Silvana Perretta - Retroperitoneal and mediastinial NOTES.
Doug Ladd - Instrument development :The new Ethicon NOTES toolbox
Discussion
Day 2
09.00 am LECTURES: DEVELOPMENTS IN NOTES
Chairman: Professor Michael Bailey
Andrea Costanzi - What are the rates of infection in NOTES?
Silvana Perretta - Endoscopic Suturing Methods Magnets, exposure and retraction
Andrea Costanzi - Visceral closure: The over the scope clip experience [OTSC]
Silvana Perretta - NOTES in colonic resection
THE HUMAN APPLICATION OF NOTES
Per Ola Park - Peritoneoscopy: benefits and pitfalls.
Silvana Perretta - Trans vaginal cholecystectomy: Live Link to Hamburg
The Strasbourg experience
Andrea Costanzi - Trans vaginal cholecystectomy
The Milan Experience
Ralph Austin - NOTES where are we going?
12.15 Lunch in the MATTU
1 pm HANDS-ON TRAINING ON PORCINE TISSUE 1. Laparoscopy and stapling of the duodenum
2. Gastrotomy with needle knife (PEG Technique) – balloon dilatation
3. Transgastric peritoneoscopy
4. Transgastric or transvaginal cholecystectomy
5. Closure of gastrotomy with the Over The Scope Clip
6. Laparotomy and assessment of closure.
5 pm End of the Session – Delivery of certificates of attendance