EURO-NOTES 2010

Programme

Thursday, September 9

12.00 - 14.30
  • Working Groups (Lunch will be served)
  • Platforms and robotics
  • Chairs: H. Feussner (Germany), P. Swain (UK), G-Z Yang (UK)
  • Access and closure
  • Chairs: A. Meining (Germany), O. Wagner (USA), K. Lehmann (Germany)
  • Indications and interdisciplinarity
  • Chairs: G. Costamagna (Italy), A. Lacy (Spain), R. Zorron (Brazil)
  • Infection and immunity
  • Chairs: H. Martiny (Germany), N. Reddy (India), J. Ponsky (USA)
  • Training and education
  • Chairs: J.R. Armengol-Miro (Spain), A. Fingerhut (France), P. Fockens (The Netherlands)
14.30 – 16.00
  • The Industry Forum: New Developments for NOTES, Endoscopic Surgery and Interventional Endoscopy
  • Chairs: G. Costamagna (Italy), A. Fingerhut (France)
16:00 – 16.30
  • Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00
  • Reports from the Ethicon EURO-NOTES grants 2008,
  • Free paper session PART I
  • Chairs: P. Fockens (The Netherlands), A. Lacy (Spain)
18.00 – 20.00
  • Welcome Reception (with poster sessions)

Friday, September 10

08.30 – 10.00
  • Working groups reports
  • Chairs: K-H. Fuchs (Germany), E. Vazquez-Sequeiros (Spain)
10.00 – 10.45
  • Live Demonstration (PART I)
  • Chairs: I. Rácz (Hungary), B. Dallemagne (France)
10.45 – 11.15
  • Coffee Break
11.15 – 11.45

11.15

11.30
  • NOTES: Infection and Immunity
  • Chairs: J. Ponsky (USA), N. Di Lorenzo (Italy)
  • Antibiotic chemotherapy pre and post-procedural, disinfection of entry points - A. Lacy (Spain)
  • Requirements for tools and endoscopes with respect to sterility and disinfection - H. Martiny (Germany)
11.45 – 12.45

11.45
12.00
12.15
12.30
  • Updates from NOTES-registers and activities around the world
  • Chairs: M. Morino (Italy), S. Meisner (Denmark)
  • Europe - K. Lehmann (Germany)
  • United States - O. Wagner (USA)
  • South America - R. Zorron (Brazil)
  • Asia - N. Reddy (India)
12.45 – 13.45
  • Lunch break (with poster sessions)
13.45 – 14.30
  • Live Demonstration (PART II)
  • Chairs: G. Hanna (UK), A. Montori (Italy)
14.30 – 15.40

14.30
14.45
15.00
15.15
  • Platforms, tools and robotics for NOTES
  • Chairs: I. Rácz (Hungary), S. Uranüs (Austria)
  • New therapeutic endoscopes - K-H. Fuchs (Germany)
  • Lessons from robotic systems - G-B. Cadiere (Belguim)
  • An engineer’s perspective on NOTES - G-Z. Yang (UK)
  • Keynote lecture: How new developments for NOTES can improve daily routine practice - N. Reddy (India)
15.40 – 16.10
  • Coffee Break
16.10 – 17.10
  • Free paper session PART II
  • Chairs: P. Fockens (The Netherlands), A. Lacy (Spain)
17.10 – 18.00

17.10
17.35
  • NOTES-related procedures in Surgery and Gastroenterology
  • Chairs: H. Feussner (Germany), P. Swain (UK)
  • Single Port Surgery, Hybrid-NOTES - B. Dallemagne (France)
  • High-end therapeutic endoscopy - P. Fockens (The Netherlands)
18.00 – 18.30
  • Announcement of Olympus EURO-NOTES-Foundation Grant Winners 2010
  • Chair: G. Costamagna (Italy)

Saturday, September 11

08.30 – 12.30
  • Hands-on courses using various simulators for practising different NOTES techniques. Limited number of participants.