Advances In Laparoscopic Surgery 31 January 2007 Ajman D/Fujairah A Dubai International Exhibition Centre

09.20	Inauguration and Opening Remarks Dr. Faruq Badiuddin, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon & President, Emirates Society of Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery, Dubai, UAE
Session 1 Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Chairmen : Dr. Abdul Salam Al Taie / Dr. Gabi Wazz,
09:30	Gastric Banding Complications and Long Term Results  Dr. Carlos Garcia, MD, FACS, Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Co-Director of the Center for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology (CASIT), Los Angeles, California, USA
09:50	Gastric Sleeve vs. Gastric Banding which is the Future Dr. Fahad Bamerza, Consultant Surgeon,  King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia
10:10	Gastric Bypass Dr. Abdul Salaam Al Taie, FRCS, FICS, MSAGES, Senior Consultant Surgeon, Director Laparoscopic Surgery and Obesity Centre, Al Noor Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
10:30	Bilio- Pancreatic Bypass ( Scopinaro Operation ) Dr. Giovanni Camerini, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
10:50	Discussion
11:00	Refreshment Break
Session 2 Updates in Technology Chairmen: Dr. Inderbir Singh Gill / Dr. Faruq Badiuddin
11:30	The Role of the Da Vinci In Abdominal Laparoscopic Procedures Dr Susan Lim, Senior Consultant General Surgeon, Group Surgical Practice, Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore
11:50	Radical Prostectomy Dr. Jim C. Hu, M.D.,M.P.H. Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, U.S.A.
12:10	Evolution in Robotic Surgery Dr Inderbir Singh Gill, Vice Chairman,, Glickman Urological Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western University, Ohio, USA
12:30	Online Learning Resources For Laparoscopic Surgery Professor Jacques Marescaux via video conference Chairman of the Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg,  And President, IRCAD/EITS (European Institute of Telesurgery) IRCAD / EITS Institute, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
12:50	NOTES - Trans-luminal Surgery Dr. G. V. Rao, MS., Chief of GI & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India, President of the Laparoscopic Society of India
13:10	Discussion
13:30	Refreshment Break
Session 3 Laparoscopic Gastric and Bowel Surgery Chairmen: Dr. Fawaz Torab, UAE University / Dr. Ralph Hartung, Rashid Hospital, Dubai
14:30	Colorectal Cancers - Laparoscopic Approach Dr. C K Kum, Senior Consultant Surgeon, Group Surgical Practice, Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore
14:50	Laparoscopic Colectomy for Benign, Colonic Pathologies Dr. Faruq M Badiuddin, MBBS, MS (General Surgery) FRCS (England) Specialist Surgeon, General, laparoscopic, Bariatric and Gastrointestinal    surgery Wellness Medical Centre, Dubai, UAE.
15:10	Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery Dr. Palanivelu, Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon, Director GEMS Hospital, Coimbatore, India
15:30	Discussion
15:45	Refreshment Break
Session 4 Hernias and Other Topics Chairman : Dr. Jay Mathias, Welcare Hospital  / Prof Branicki, Al Ain Hospital
16:05	Approach to Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Mr. Gordon Deans, Consultant Surgeon & Chairman of the Department of Laparoscopic Surgery, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK
16:30	Mesh Outcomes and Redo Surgery after Laparoscopic Treatment of Ventral and Incisional Hernia Dr. Elie Chelela, Consultant Surgeon, C.H.U. Tivoli, La Louvière, Belgium
16:50	Advances in Treatment of Rectal Prolapse Dr. Angelo Stuto, Head of the Colorectal Surgery Unit, Santa Maria Degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy; Co-Director of the Masters Degree Program in Coloprocology, Udine University Hospital, Italy
17:10	Laparoscopy in Trauma Dr. Abdulkarim Al Fahim, Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:30	Discussion
17:45	Close