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Pre-Congress Courses

It gives us pleasure to announce that the FIGO Committee for Capacity Building in Education and Training (CCBET) in conjunction with the Società Italiana di Ginecologia e Ostetricia (SIGO) will organise a number of pre-Congress courses on a variety of issues relevant to obstetrics and gynaecology. FIGO would like to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the presence of so many delegates who will attend the Congress to improve their knowledge and skills in the topics that will be presented. As these courses will be held in different hospitals in Rome, the Roman scientific community will be also involved in their organisation. The courses will be given by experienced speakers and will be based on practical and hands-on skills.

These courses will take place on Sunday 7th October 2012.
Please note no Congress transport will be provided to hospitals. Participants are requested to use public transport to reach the required location.

Course 1: Basic course on ultrasound.
Ospedale Sandro Pertini - click here to find out How to reach
In partnership with the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasounds, this course will develop the basis of ultrasonography, basic of machines, and specially will focus his attention in the possibilities that US can do in basic care as the diagnoisis of embryo/fetal viability, twins, placenta previa, fetal situation, ectopic pregnancies, ovary tumors, uter tunors (fibroids, polyps, etc).
Registration fee: EUR 100 (Inclusive of VAT)
PROGRAMME

Course chairs:
E Jauniaux (UK) / D. Paladini (Italy)
M. Giovannini (Italy) / E. Viora (Italy)

  • 08:30 Welcome and introduction
  • 09:00 Ultrasound in Women Health care: A world perspective - Eric Jauniaux, UK
  • 09:30 Universal six step approach to basic OB ultrasound - Dario Paladini, Italy
  • 10:00 Discussion
  • 10:30 Coffee break
  • 11:00 The role of ultrasound in managing fetal growth abnormalities - Federico Prefumo, Italy
  • 11:30 Ultrasound in the management of multiple pregnancy gestation - Eric Jauniaux, UK
  • 12:00 Placenta previa/accreta: ultrasound diagnosis of a 21st Century Iatrogenic disease - Dario Paladini, Italy
  • 12:30 Discussion
  • 13:00 Lunch Break
  • 14:00 Live ultrasound data collection and training in LIC - Natalie Greenwold, UK
  • 14:30 Measuring outcomes of outreach training programmes: a difficult task - Dario Paladini, Italy
  • 15:00 - 15:30 Discussion/Debate: Ultrasound in women health care at 45: Where do we go from here?
  • 15:30 Closure

 

Course 2: Diabetes and pregnancy in low-resource countries.
ATTENTION: PRE-COURSE VENUE CHANGED Ospedale Forlanini - click here to find out How to reach
In partnership with the World Diabetes Foundation this course will highlight the important influence that diabetes has on maternal health as a non-communicable disease which can lead to many causes of maternal mortality (pre-eclampsia, obstructed labour, postpartum haemorrhage, etc) and for newborns and adults on a long term basis. The course will also discuss the strategies of basic screening and the treatment of diabetes in low-resource countries.
Registration fee: EUR 100 (Inclusive of VAT)
PROGRAMME:

Chairmen:  Prof. Moshe Hod and Prof. Domenico Arduini  

  • 08:00 Registration and documentation
  • 08:30 – 08:40 The Chairmen - Greetings and Setting the Scene: Challanges of  Diabetic  Pregnancy Around the World
  • 08:40 – 10:00 Session 1
    Contemporary health issues facing the developing world: Diabetes and maternal mortality
    Chairman: Domenico Arduini and Gian Carlo Di Renzo       
    • Women's rights and access to health in the developing world – The FIGO View
      Luis Cabero-Roura , Spain, FIGO
    • Maternal Mortality in the developing world – The Inequity
      Luis Cabero-Roura , Spain, FIGO
    • Anemia during pregnancy - A controlled risk of maternal mortality 
      Gian Carlo di Renzo, Italy
    • Global burden of diabetes and related NCDs and links to maternal health – the opportunities and barriers
      Anil Kapur, Denmark (WDF) akap@worlddiabetesfoundation.org
    • Diabetic Pregnancy in the developing world - Today and Beyond
      Moshe Hod , IADPSG , Israel
  • 10:00 -10:30 Tea/Coffee Break
  • 10:30 – 12:30 Session 2
    Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; From a Hypothesis to a National Health Policy
    Chairman: Moshe Hod and Anil Kapur
    • GDM Diagnosis - The new IADPSG recommendations
    • Matteo Bonomo, Italy                                                                                      
    • Global adaptation of IADPSG recommendations: a National approach
    • Moshe Hod, Israel    
    • Is screening and integrated care for GDM cost effective?
      Nicolai Lohse, Denmark
    • Health system and societal barriers in improving diabetes related maternal health
      Anil Kapur
    • Improving maternal health outcomes - Is closer collaboration between NCD prevention and care and maternal and child health programs possible?
      M. Merialdi (WHO – Geneve)
  • 12:30 – 13:30 Working lunch
  • 13:30 – 14:30 Session 3
    New treatment modalities and technologies in the management of Diabetic Pregnancy
    Chairman: Luis Cabero, Spain, Matteo Bonomo, Italy
    • State of the art lecture: The use of new technologies in diabetic pregnancy
      Angela Napoli, Italy
    • Diabetes and pregnancy and the drug dilemma: Insulin analogues
      Moshe Hod, Israel (IADPSG)
    • Diabetes and pregnancy and the drug dilemma: Oral hypoglycaemic agents
      Anunziata Lapolla, Italy
  • 14:30 – 15:30 Session 4
    Chairman : P. Greco, Italy and Giorgio Mello, Italy
    • Antenatal Care; Sonographic evaluation
      H. Valensise, Italy
    • Labour and Delivery: Should we deliver all diabetic patients by CS? Is there an estimated fetal weight cut off?
      Gerard Visser, The Netherlands
    • Labour and Delivery; Management during labour and delivery
      S. Alberico (Italy)
  • Closing Remarks

 

Course 3: Postpartum haemorrhage.
Ospedale Fatebenefratelli - click here to find out How to reach
As everyone is aware, postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the most important cause of maternal mortality worldwide. The CCBET considers that this topic should be the focus of a hands-on training course. The course will present a practical use of balloons, using models, as well as a variety of videos on surgical treatments (B-Lynch sutures, hypogastric sutures, etc.). It will also include guidelines for holistic treatment of PPH.
Registration fee: EUR 100 (Inclusive of VAT)
PROGRAMME:

Course Chairs: Andre Lalonde, Canada / Elio Cirese, Italy
Workshop chair : Louis Keith, USA / Giuseppe Affronti, Italy

  • 07:30 Registration and continental breakast
  • 08:00 Welcome, objectives and outline - Andre Lalonde, Canada and  Louis Keith, USA
  • 08:10 FIGO PPH Guidelines - Andre Lalonde, Canada
  • 08:30 Misoprostol guidelines - Bruno Carbonne, France
  • 08:45 Active management of 3rd stage - Bruno Carbonne, France
  • 09:00 Surgical management of PPH - Christopher B Lynch, UK
  • 09:20 Placenta previa/ accrete - Giuseppe Affronti, Italy
  • 09:40 Tea/coffee break
  • 10.00 Workshops (6) 20 minutes each – participants to take part in each workshop:
    • 1- Tamponnade – Ahmed Ezzat, Canada / Giuseppe  Affronti, Italy /  Andre Lalonde, Canada
    • 2- Internal ilaic ligation/hysterectomy - Louis Keith, USA /  Dr Ferrazzani, Italy
    • 3- Shock garment – Suellen Miller, USA 
    • 4- Compression sutures – Christopher B Lynch, UK
    • 5- Emergency tray and drugs – Sheila Mane, India   Bruno Carbonne, France
    • Estimatiom of blood loss – Manhantesh Karoshi, UK
      UK Laedel demonstration
  • 12:00 Lunch and videos
  • 13:00 Plenary: case presentations and discussion - Elio Cirese, Italy  / Dr Ferrazzani, Italy
  • 14:30 Way forward - role of professional associations and FIGO - Andre Lalonde, Canada / Louis Keith, USA
  • 15:00 Closure
  • NB: Opening Ceremony of the FIGO Congress at Fiera di Roma at 18h00 (6pm)
    No transportation provided.

 

Course 4: Basic course on endoscopy: Laparoscopy today for gynaecologists
Policlinico A. Gemelli - click here to find out How to reach
This will also be a hands-on training course that will be organised in collaboration with the Catholic University of Rome and SIGO. During this course delegates will be presented with the basic materials of endoscopy, the different basic surgical approaches (diagnosis, cystectomies, ectopic pregnancies, etc.), and also the most important complications of endoscopy. Participants will have an opportunity to take part in teleconferences with different surgical theatres and will be able to speak directly with the surgeons.
Registration fee: EUR 100 (Inclusive of VAT)
PROGRAMME:

Chairmen: M. Abrao, G. Scambia, M. Vignali

  • 08.30 – 08:55: Ergonomy and instruments for gynecological procedures. V. Chiantera
  • 08:55 – 09.20: Laparoscopic management of benign ovarian masses. M. Vignali
  • 09.20 – 09:45: Management of endometriosis. M.S. Abrao
  • 09:45 – 10:00: Discussion. M. Candiani
  • 10.00 – 10-30: Break
  • 10.30 – 10.55: Laparoscopic segmental and discoid resection for intestinal endometriosis. L. Minelli.
  • 10.55 – 11.20: LESS surgery: overview. P. Escobar
  • 11:20 – 11:45: LESS surgery and ovarian disease. A. Fagotti
  • 11:45 – 12:00: Discussion. G.Scambia
  • 12.00 – 13.00: Lunch.
  • 13.00 – 13.25: Laparoscopic hysterectomy: standard, LESS and 3 – mm approach. F. Fanfani
  • 13.25 – 13.50: Robotic surgery in gynecology: application, advantages and limits. F. Landoni
  • 13.50 – 14.15: Laparoscopic myomectomy. R. Seracchioli
  • 14:15 – 14:30: Discussion. P.A. Margariti
  • 14.30 – 14:55: Laparoscopic management of sterility. R. Marana
  • 14:55 – 15.20: Laparoscopic management of pelvic floor diseases. A. Ercoli
  • 15:20 – 15:35: Discussion. L. Muzii
  • 15:35 – 16:00: Break
  • 16:00 – 18:00: Hands on courses at Experimental Center of Catholic University of Sacred Heart. M.L. Gagliardi, V. Gallotta, P. Messori, C. Rossitto

Course 5: Basic course on colposcopy.
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena e Istituto Dermatologico San Gallicano, Mostacciano - click here to find out How to reach
Colposcopy is an important tool used to diagnose different problems of the cervix, vulva and vagina, but the training on this topic is insufficient in many centres. This course will present the methodology of exploration, the correct use of colposcopes, the basic images of the normal and the abnormal presentations, in particular, premalignant and malignant imagery. The content of the course will be presented in a very practical and hands-on form.
Registration fee: EUR 100 (Inclusive of VAT)
PROGRAMME:

Chairmen: L.S. Massad, E. Vizza

  • 08:00 – 08:30 Registration and documentation, welcome. Enrico Vizza/Italy Stewart Massad/USA/ASCCP
  • 08:30 – 08:50 Essentials of colposcopy: terminology, equipment and supplies. Patrick Walker/UK/IFCPC
  • 08:50 – 09:10 Cytology: Terminology across borders. Christine Bergeron/France/IFCPC
  • 09:10 – 09:30 Epidemiology and molecular basis of HPV infection. Silvio Tatti/Argentina/IFCPC
  • 09:30 – 10:30 3D ultrastructural anatomy of cervical tissue. Enrico Vizza/Local
  • 10:00 – 10:30 Break
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Low grade findings on colposcopy. Luciano Mariani/Local
  • 11:00 – 11:30 High grade findings on colposcopy. Mario Sideri/Italy/IFCPC
  • 11:30 – 12:00 Assessing cervical lesions: Where to biopsy. Stewart Massad/USA/ASCCP
  • 12:00 – 13:00 Working lunch
  • 13:00 – 13:20 Colposcopic findings in adolescence and menopauser. Davide De Vita/Local
  • 13:20 – 13:40 Colposcopy of glandular lesions. Silvano Costa/Local
  • 13:40 – 14:10 Colposcopy of invasive cancer. James Bentley/IFCPC/Canada
  • 14:10 – 14:40 Treatment: cryotherapy, LEEP/LLETZ, conization. Walter Prendiville/Ireland/IFCPC
  • 14:40 – 15:10 Colposcopy of vulva and vagina. Hope Haefner/USA/IFCPC
  • 15:10 – 15:30 Questions. All faculty
  • 15:30 Closure course

PLEASE NOTE: All the pre-Congress courses are scheduled to start on the morning of Sunday October 7th, 2012. It is not possible to register for more than one course. You need to register for the main Congress in order to participate in the pre-Congress course of your choice.

 

Course 6: The FIGO Fertility Tool Box ™: Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment in Low Resource Settings.
Ospedale G. B Grassi, Ostia - click here to find out How to reach
The FIGO Committee on Reproductive Medicine (CRM) is focused on helping infertile women become pregnant and/or on alleviating the burden of infertility. The major activity of the FIGO CRM is development of The FIGO Fertility Tool Box™ which is a document intended for use by stakeholders in infertility to provide a comprehensive and integrated set of tools that will increase access to treatment and prevention, and so reduce the global burden of infertility. The Tool Box focuses on universal principles, recognizing that each country and region will decide how to utilize this resource in a unique way that is most appropriate for them. In other words, it has been designed for maximum flexibility in its application by many different stakeholders in many different global situations.
This program will address the impact of infertility globally and introduce and explain in detail how The FIGO Fertility Tool Box™ can be used to expand access to fertility treatment in low resource settings.
Registration fee: EUR 100 (Inclusive of VAT)
PROGRAMME:
CHAIR: David Adamson, MD       
CO-CHAIRS: Dr. Pierluigi Palazzetti (GB Grassi-Ostia) and Prof Giuseppe De Placido (Universita degli Studi di Napoli)

  • 08:00 Registration 

HEALTH POLICY

  • 08:30 – 08:50 FIGO RMC: Vision, Mission and Strategy - David Adamson
  • 08:50 – 09:15 WHO Perspectives: Addressing Universal Access to Fertility Services - Sheryl Vanderpoel
  • 09:15 – 09:40 Integration of Fertility Services Into Women's Healthcare: the Chile experience - Fernando Zegers

EPIDEMIOLOGY

  • 09:40 – 10:00 Management of the Infertile Couple: From a Diagnostic to a Prognostic Approach - Egbert te Velde
  • 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee/Tea Break

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee/Tea Break

CLINICAL MEDICINE: MANAGEMENT

  • 10:30 – 10:50 Expectant Management – A Cost Effective Approach to Infertility - Siladitya Bhattacharya
  • 10:50 – 11:10 Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility in Low Resource Settings - Klaus Diedrich

THE FIGO FERTILITY TOOL BOX™

  • 11:10 – 11:30 The FIGO Fertility Tool Box™ - David Adamson
  • 11:30 – 11:40 Country Case Report: Chile - Fernando Zegers
  • 11:40 – 11:50 Country Case Report: India - Siladitya Bhattacharya
  • 11:50 – 12:00 Country Case Report: South Africa - David Adamson
  • 12:00 – 13:00 WORKING LUNCH: The FIGO Fertility Tool Box™ - LUNCH PANEL and DISCUSSION: DavidAdamson, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Diedrich, Egbert te Velde, Fernando Zegers

CLINICAL MEDICINE: MANAGEMENT

  • 13:00 – 13:20 HIV and Fertility Management - Sheryl Vanderpoel

CLINICAL MEDICINE: COMPLICATIONS

  • 13:20 – 13:40 Costs and Consequences of Multiple Pregnancies - Siladitya Bhattacharya

CLINICAL MEDICINE: PREVENTION OF INFERTILITY

  • 13:40 – 14:00 WHO Infertility Evidence and Guidelines Project - Sheryl Vanderpoel
  • 14:00 – 14:20 Lifestyle factors and infertility: a global perspective - PANEL: David Adamson, Diedrich, Dyer, Robinson

SOCIOCULTURAL

  • 14:20 – 14:40 Challenges of affordable and ethical ART in low resource settings - Siladitya Bhattacharya
  • 14:40 – 15:00 Infertility: a global disease - Egbert te Velde

HEALTH POLICY

  • 15:00 – 15:30 Should infertility be treated in the primary healthcare setting in low resource settings?- PANEL: David Adamson, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Klaus Diedrich, Egbert te Velde, Sheryl Vanderpoel, Fernando Zegers
  • 15:30 Closure

 

Course 7: The Global Obstetrics Network (GONet): Designing a Clinical Trial in Obstetrics.
Policlinico Tor Vergata University Hospital - click here to find out How to reach
The Global Obstetrics Network (GONet) is a group of international investigators that perform clinical trials and observational studies in obstetrics.  The group aims to improve the health of women and babies through the co-ordinated completion and implementation of clinical trials.  This one day educational course is suitable for anybody who is interested in planning a clinical trial.  The specific learning objectives of the day are:

  1. Understand the underlying principles of bias in a clinical investigation and the benefits of randomisation.
  2. Understand the principles and advantages and disadvantages of different methods of randomisation.
  3. Participate in the design of a clinical trial.  Learn how to formulate a clinical question, how to decide upon inclusion/exclusion criteria, understand the principles on which to base the choice of a primary outcome for a trial, and the challenges inherent in different designs.
  4. Be able to complete a sample size calculation to guide the planning of a study.
  5. Understand some of the issues in finalizing and implementing a clinical trial protocol.

The format of the workshop will be short plenary talks interspersed with small group sessions facilitated by members of GONet, all of whom are experienced in designing and conducting clinical trials.  The small groups will go through the exercise of designing a randomised trial on a topic in obstetrics.  There will be a minimum of six faculty member who will be facilitators for small groups of up to 8 participants. 
Registration fee: EUR 100 (Inclusive of VAT)
PROGRAMME:

  • 08:00 Registration 
  • 08:30 – 08:50 Lecture:  Introduction. Elizabeth Asztalos
    The importance of randomised trials, the need to eliminate bias and the process of randomisation. 
  • 08:50 – 09:20 Lecture:  Introduction to the Trial Topic. Lucilla Poston
    Background information on a specific clinically relevant topic in obstetrics (to be determined), which the participants will use to design a trial  
  • 09:20 – 10:00 Lecture:Clinical trial design. Elizabeth Thom
    Principles of clinical trial design.
  • 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
  • 10:30 – 10:50 Small Gruop Session
    Is a trial needed? Deciding upon the clinical question, determining a trial hypothesis, determining inclusion and exclusion criteria, randomisation processes, determining the primary and secondary outcomes..
  • 12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH
  • 13:00 – 13:20 Lecture: Sample Size Determination. Elizabeth Thom
    Deciding on the magnitude and type of effect to be detected, power and type I error.  How to determine sample size, examine feasibility.
  • 13:20 – 14:20 Complete study protocol including the calculation of a sample size.
  • 14:20 – 15:00 Expert panel:  Feedback. Lucilla Poston, Chair.
    Small groups report back on their trial designs.  The expert panel discusses the proposed protocols and answers questions.
  • 15:00 – 15:30 Lecture: Next steps: Elizabeth Asztalos
    Finalising a clinical trial protocol, registration and implementation.

PLEASE NOTE: All the pre-Congress courses are scheduled to start on the morning of Sunday October 7th, 2012. It is not possible to register for more than one course. You need to register for the main Congress in order to participate in the pre-Congress course of your choice.