AAVIS 2007
Annual Scientific Meeting
Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia
Sydney Adventist Hospital
July 27th-29th, 2007
Final Program
WEDNESDAY 25th JULY 2007
Indonesian Australian Joint Meeting
This meeting is a joint meeting of AAVIS together with the Indonesian Society for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
Venue: Sydney Adventist Hospital - Level 2 Auditorium
Chairmen: Dr Budi Santoso/Dr Bruce Farnsworth
0830 Welcome to Sydney Adventist Hospital
0845 Personal experiences in Bandah Aceh .... Dr Peter Zelas
0900 Vaginal removal of bladder stone ...Dr Budi Santoso
0915 Ultrasound Update ... Dr Philippa Ramsay
0945 Discussion
1000 Morning Tea Break
1030 Vaginal Hysterectomy Update ... Assoc Prof Alan Hewson
1100 Laparoscopy in developing Countries .... Professor Felix Wong
1115 Defect Specific Repairs ..... Dr Richard Reid
1130 Fibroids and Endometriosis ..... Professor Peter Maher
1200 Discussion
FRIDAY 26th JULY 2007
AAVIS Colorectal Focus Meeting
Venue: Sydney Adventist Hospital
Friday 27th July 2007
Time: 0800-1200 hrs
Chairman: Dr Stuart Pincott
Sponsor: Medtronic
0900
The Multidisciplinary approach ….
Prof Giuseppe Dodi
0915
Vaginal Surgery for Colorectal Surgeons …… Dr Bruce Farnsworth
0930 Rectal Dysfunction and the Posterior IVS ..... Dr Burghard Abendstein
0945 Discussion
1000
Morning Tea
1030
Mesh Repair - Initial Experience .....…Dr Peter Stewart
1045
Neuromodulation for Faecal Incontinence ….Margaret Schnitzler
1100
Neuromodulation for Constipation
...... Dr Phil Denning
1115
PTQ injections ….Dr Peter Loder
1130
The Acticon Artificial Sphincter
Dr Stewart Skinner
1145
Complex perianal fistulae …. Dr Nick Rieger
1200 Close
FRIDAY 26th JULY 2007
AAVIS Urology Focus Meeting
Friday 27th July 2007
Time: 1400-1700 hrs
Chairman: Dr Lawrence Hayden
1400 The Multidisciplinary Approach ....... Dr Ken Vaux
1415 Integral Theory for Urologists ........ Dr Bruce Farnsworth
1435 Does fluoroscopy help in Urodynamics .............. Dr Caroline Dowling
1450 Operating on Prolapse .............. Dr Vincent Tse
1510 Discussion
1530 Tea break
1600 Scientific basis of Botox therapy .......... Dr Jeff Thavaseelen
1630 Update on the Artificial Sphincter .......... Dr Bill Lynch
1645 Anatomy of Complications ............ Dr John Taylor
1710 Discussion and Close
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1900 hrs AAVIS Welcome Cocktail Party Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Darling Harbour The Cocktail Part included in the Conference Registration. Your partner is welcome to attend as well but please let us know when you register for catering purposes. |
PLENARY SESSIONS
SATURDAY 28th JULY 2007
0800 Registration and Trade Displays
0830 New Options in Conservative Therapy....Dr Philip Hall
0840 What can physiotherapy offer in 2007 .... Dr Pauline Chiarelli
0850 Changing Obstetrics to stop leakage and prolapse ... Dr Mark Beale
0900 Is the Optimum Sling available in 2007 ? ... Prof Chris Benness
0910 Why do urologists still do fascial slings?.... Dr Samantha Pillay
0920 Latest generation sling technologies ...... Dr Vince Lucente
0930 Options in faecal incontinence ....... Dr Nick Rieger
0945 Discussion
1000 Morning Tea Break and Trade Displays
Session 2: Prolapse
1030 Anatomy - keep it simple ......Professor Tom Giudice
1045 MRI and Imaging - Will it ever have a practical role ?.... Dr Philippa Ramsay
1055 Experience with Posterior IVS ........ Dr Burghard Abendstein
1105 Human fascia - Veneto Regional Tissue Bank .... Dr Michele Parodi
1115 Controlling Constipation after prolapse surgery ...... Dr Margaret Schnitzler
1130 Evolution of mesh technique ..... Dr Vince Lucente
1150 Better results with Partially-absorbable implants .... Dr Florian Lenz
1205 Prolapse surgery in Japan ......... Dr Yuki Sekiguchi
1215 TFS Update ...... Professor Peter Petros
1230 Discussion
1300 Lunch and Trade Displays
1400 Keynote Speaker
Dr Bernie Brenner "Ethics and Incontinence"
Session 3: Evidence in Practice
1430 Randomised Controlled Trials in Pelvic Surgery ...... Professor Tom Giudice
1440 Episoft System for Practice Audit ...... Jenny Laffey
1450 Australian Pelvic Prosthesis Register ........... Dr Anne Pike
1455 Austrian Posterior IVS Registry ....... Dr Burghard Abendstein
1500 Integrated Pelvis Group ....... Professor Giuseppe Dodi
1515 Discussion
CME/PRCRM TRAINING MODULES
These modules are designed as 1 hour tutorials with an emphasis on cross discipline training and education. Each module has been approved by the RANZCOG as a PRCRM Training Project and points have been applied for.
1600 - 1700
PRCRM Module 1: POPQ Prolapse Assessment ..... Bruce Farnsworth
PRCRM Module 2: Office Proctology for Gynaecologists………Stuart Pincott
PRCRM Module 3: Pelvic Floor Assessment ………Pauline Chiarelli
1700 - 1800
PRCRM Module 4: Cystoscopy for Gynaecologists……… Vincent Tse
PRCRM Module 5: Ultrasound in Pelvic Surgery ……… Philippa Ramsay
PRCRM Module 6: Practical urodynamics…… Mark Krieger
1800 Close
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1900 -2300 AAVIS ASM Gala Dinner Sydney Opera House Details Dinner is not included in the Conference Registration and must be booked separately
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SUNDAY 29th JULY 2007
0730 GYRUS Breakfast Symposium
Breakfast is provided. Join Gyrus to explore the use of the NeoControl electromagnetic therapy chair. This symposium is free but please register for catering purposes.
0830 Session 5 - Fistulas
0830 A trip to Africa ...... Dr Peter Zelas
0840 The Hospital by the River ...... Dr Judith Goh
0850 Fistulas in Indonesia ..... Dr Budi Santoso
0900 Observations on Fistula ..... Dr John Taylor
0910 The Newcastle Experience ..... Professor Alan Hewson
0920 Anorectal surprise ..... Dr Nick Rieger
0930 Advances in Fistula Management ..... Professor Giuseppe Dodi
0945 Discussion
1000 Morning Tea and Trade Displays
Session 6: Future Visions
1030 Does laparoscopic pelvic floor repair have a future ? .... Prof Thierry Vancaillie
1040 Sacral Neuromodulation ...... Dr Margaret Schnitzler
1050 Starr Procedure Update ........ Dr Chip Farmer
1100 Tissue remodelling – is it for real ? .... Dr Richard Reid
1110 Slings for Men ... Dr Bill Lynch
1120 POPSITREG A new online Registry for Prolapse Surgery ..... Dr Burghard Abendstein
1125 Pelviperineology - A Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Journal ..... Prof Giuseppe Dodi
1130 Discussion
1200 AAVIS Annual General Meeting
1300 Lunch
SUNDAY 29th JULY 2007
1400 AAVIS PRIMARY CARE SYMPOSIUM
A separate symposium for GPs, physiotherapists, continence nurses and other interested health professionals. Full registration at AAVIS 2007 includes attendance at the Primary Care symposium
1400 Anatomy and Physiology of the Pelvis ... Dr Laurence Boshell
1420 Assessing prolapse - What is this POPQ thing ?..... Dr Bruce Farnsworth
1430 NeoControl – new kid on the block .... Dr Philip Hall
1440 Involve the Physio early ... Dr Pauline Chiarelli
1450 Ultrasound and the Pelvic Floor ... Dr Philippa Ramsay
1500 Urodynamics - still relevant? ... Dr Mark Krieger
1510 New approaches to Rectal Dysfunction .... Dr Stuart Pincott
1520 Hormones in Prolapse and Incontinence .... Dr Emmanuel Karantanis
1530 Afternoon Tea and Trade Displays
1600 Alternatives to Hysterectomy .... Professor Thierry Vancaillie
1610 New Developments in Contraception and HRT .... Dr Bevan Brown
1620 Excluding bladder and upper renal tract disease .... Dr Ruth Collins
1630 Choosing the right treatment .... Dr Bruce Farnsworth
1700 Discussion and Close
This program is subject to change. Please check this website for the latest information. Last updated May 3rd 2007
Registration
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