Education and Agenda
Please join us for a comprehensive look at Endometriosis and Oncofertility: Endometriosis, Cancer and Reproduction.
Fertility Sparing Science from Molecules to Robotics.
WSE 2014 will include live surgery transmissions, debates on key topics, interactive question and answer sessions with panels of experts, video and poster abstract presentations, an interactive video marathon and an in-depth analysis of topics, including:
Symposium Agenda
| Thursday, March 27, 2014 | |||
| 7:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors | ||
| 8:00 AM | Welcome and Introduction – Symposium Overview | Ceana Nezhat | |
| New and Emerging Science Moderators: Michel Canis, Clarisa Gracia, Ira Horowitz, Anthony Luciano |
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| Keynote Address | |||
| 8:10 AM | Introduction of Keynote Speaker | Benedict Benigno | |
| 8:15 AM | Cancer Arising from Endometriosis, Endometrioma and the Impact on Fertility: Our Theory | Farr Nezhat | |
| 8:40 AM | Embryonic Stem-cell Gametes: the New Frontier in Human Reproduction | Gerald Schatten | |
| 8:55 AM | Engineering a Cure – Tissue Engineering in Endometriosis and Cancer | Linda Griffith | |
| 9:10 AM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| 9:20 AM | Break with Exhibitors and Abstract Sessions | ||
| Modern Treatment of Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Myoma Moderators: Grace Janik, Charles Miller, Hafeez Rahman |
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| 9:45 AM | Strategies in the Treatment of Endometriosis and Methods to Decrease Adhesion Formation | Resad P. Pasic | |
| 10:00 AM | Impact of Robotic Surgery in Minimally Invasive Management of Oncofertility Patients | Farr Nezhat | |
| 10:15 AM | A New Approach to Adenomyosis: Hysteroscopic Evaluation of the Sub-Endometrial Myometrium | Keith Isaacson | |
| 10:30 AM | UAE in Benign and Malignant Patient and the Impact on Fertility | Jason Levy | |
| 10:45 AM | A New Surgical-Ultrasound Scoring System Helps in Mapping Pelvic Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis and Predicts Surgical Difficulties | Errico Zupi | |
| 11:00 AM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| 11:10 AM | Lunch with Exhibitors and Abstract Sessions | ||
| 12:40 PM | Live Surgery Transmission – Fertility Preserving Robotic Surgery | Moderator: Grace Janik, Charles Miller Surgeon: Ceana Nezhat |
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| Endometriosis and Cancer Moderators: Sahar Rosenbaum, Daniel Seidman, Jim Toner, Colleen Austin |
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| Keynote Address | |||
| 1:40 PM | Introduction of Keynote Speaker | Ceana Nezhat | |
| 1:45 PM | Evolution of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Fertility and Cancer | Victor Gomel | |
| 2:10 PM | Mechanism of Transformation of Endometriosis to Ovarian Cancer | Michel Canis | |
| 2:25 PM | Medical Management of Endometriosis: Agonists, Inhibitors and Beyond | Mary Ellen Pavone | |
| 2:40 PM | Endometriosis and Cancer: New Perspectives in Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain | Susheel Dua | |
| 2:55 PM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| 3:10 PM | Break with Exhibitors and Abstract Sessions | ||
| Oncofertility Moderators: Lisa Camp-Engelstein, Alan Gordon, Cihat Unlu, Norbert Gleicher |
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| 3:35 PM | Minimally Invasive Surgery for Fertility Preservation | Togas Tulandi | |
| 3:50 PM | Pitfalls in the Surgical Dissection of the Female Pelvis for Fertility Preservation | Benedict Benigno | |
| 4:05 PM | Fertility Management of Males with Malignancy | Scott Miller | |
| 4:20 PM | Damage to the Genital Tract due to Endometriosis and Cancer Treatment | Ira Horowitz | |
| 4:35 PM | Ovarian Preservation and Ovarian Transplantation in Patients with Cancer and Endometriosis | Olivier Donnez | |
| 4:50 PM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| Challenging Cases Chair: Cheryl Jones Panel: W. Hamilton Williams, Carla Roberts, Errico Zupi |
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| 5:00 PM | Presentation of Interesting Cases in Endometriosis and Oncology | ||
| 6:00 PM | Adjourn for the Day – Opening Reception | ||
| Friday, March 28, 2014 | |||
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast with Exhibitors | ||
| 8:00 AM | Opening and Overview | Ceana Nezhat | |
| Keynote Address | |||
| 8:05 AM | Introduction of Keynote Speaker | Ceana Nezhat | |
| 8:10 AM | Preservation and Growth of Human Follicles | Clarisa Gracia | |
| 8:35 AM | Live Surgery Transmission – Fertility Sparing Surgical Treatment of Extensive Endometriosis | Moderators: Arnaud Wattiez, Marco Aurelio Pinho de Oliviera Surgeon: Horace Roman |
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| 9:35 AM | Break with Exhibitors and Abstract Sessions | ||
| Social Issues in Oncofertility and Endometriosis Moderators: Vicki Barnett, Linda Griffith, Sahar Rosenbaum, Mark Perloe |
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| 10:05 AM | Introduction of Session | Patti Owen | |
| 10:10 AM | The Social Impact of Cancer and Endometriosis on the Patient and their Family | Margarett Ellison | |
| 10:25 AM | Setting up an Oncofertility Community | Hananel Holzer | |
| 10:40 AM | Discussing Fertility Preservation with Patients: The Role of the Patient in Medical Decision Making | Mary Ellen Pavone | |
| 10:55 AM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| 11:05 AM | Debate – Is it safe to preserve ovaries in young patients with early stage endometrial cancer? | Moderator: Linda Griffith Ceana Nezhat vs. Ira Horowitz |
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| 11:35 AM | Lunch with Exhibitors | ||
| Endometriomas, Endometriosis and Reproductive Outcomes Moderators: Carolyn Kaplan, Fatih Sendag, Andrew Toledo, Camran Nezhat |
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| Keynote Address | |||
| 1:05 PM | Introduction of Keynote Speaker | Wayne Ambroze | |
| 1:10 PM | My 40-year Experience with Endometriosis Related Surgery | Camran Nezhat | |
| 1:35 PM | Excision of Endometriosis: How to Maximize Ovarian Function and Decrease Recurrence | Grace Janik | |
| 1:50 PM | Medical Management of Endometriosis in Patients with Pain and/or Infertility | Anthony Luciano | |
| 2:05 PM | HRT Post Hysterectomy for Endometriosis and Supracervical Hysterectomy: What should we know? | Cihat Unlu | |
| 2:20 PM | General Aspects of Endoscopic Surgery to be Applied in Severe Endometriosis | Arnaud Wattiez | |
| 2:35 PM | How do we help pathologists find pathology? | Dan Martin | |
| 2:50 PM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| 3:05 PM | Break with Exhibitors and Abstract Sessions | ||
| Effect of Endometriosis and Cancer on Ovarian Function and Reserve Moderators: Clarisa Gracia, Hananel Holzer, Olivier Donnez, Robin Fogle, Attila Vereczkey |
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| 3:35 PM | Strategies in Ovarian Cystectomy to Preserve Ovarian Function | Michel Canis | |
| 3:50 PM | The Adolescent: A Patient at Risk – Ovarian Failure in Adolescent Cancer Survivors | Avner Hershlag | |
| 4:05 PM | Ovarian Reserve in Women with BRCA Mutation | Norbert Gleicher | |
| 4:20 PM | Should we offer fertility preservation to all patients with severe endometriosis? | Daniel Seidman | |
| 4:35 PM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| Presentation of Select Abstracts | |||
| 4:50 PM | Presentation of Select Posters and Videos | Presenting Authors | |
| 5:50 PM | Award announcement | Ceana Nezhat | |
| 6:00 PM | Adjourn for the Day | ||
| Saturday, March 29, 2014 | |||
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00 AM | Opening and Overview | Ceana Nezhat | |
| Keynote Address | |||
| 8:05 AM | Introduction of Keynote Speaker | Farr Nezhat | |
| 8:10 AM | Directed Energy Surgery: Next Generation of Non-invasive Therapy, the Robot and Beyond | Richard Satava | |
| Technical Evolution in the Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis and Cancer related Infertility Moderators: Victor Gomel, Keith Isaacson, Margarett Ellison, Steven Palter |
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| 8:35 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | Chair: Steven Palter | |
| 8:38 AM | Technique of Cytoreductive Surgery in Patients with Myoma and Adenomyosis | George Pistofidis | |
| 8:53 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 8:56 AM | Single Incision Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in Endometriosis and Infertility | Fatih Sendag | |
| 9:11 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 9:14 AM | Adhesion Prevention Techniques in Gynecological Minimal-access Surgery | Rudy de Wilde | |
| 9:29 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 9:32 AM | When and How To Do Fertility Sparing Laparoscopic Surgery for Deep Infiltrative Endometriosis | Marco Pinho de Oliveira | |
| 9:47 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 9:50 AM | Update on Robotics:Endometriosis and Myoma – What is the Current State? | Charles Miller | |
| 10:05 AM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | Panel | |
| 10:15 AM | Debate – Should we shave or resect the bowel in cases of deep endometriosis? | Moderator: Resad Pasic Jacques Donnez v. Arnaud Wattiez | |
| 10:45 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 10:50 AM | Break | ||
| 11:05 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| A Multidisciplinary Fertility Preserving Approach to Treating Endometriosis and Cancer Moderators: Rudy de Wilde, Avner Hershlag, Gerald Schatten, Cheryl Jones |
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| 11:08 AM | Fertility Preservation, from Cancer to Benign Disease to Social Reasons: The Challenge of the Present Decade | Jacques Donnez | |
| 11:28 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 11:31 AM | Building a Multidisciplinary Team in Oncofertility | Lisa Campo-Engelstein | |
| 11:51 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 11:54 AM | A Call to Action to Primary Care Providers and Pediatricians – Early Detection and Treatment of Endometriosis, Uterine Fibroids and Cancer | Ceana Nezhat | |
| 12:14 AM | Surgical Surprises – Cases you may never see in your career | ||
| 12:17 AM | Interactive Question and Answer Session with Panel of Experts | PANEL | |
| 12:27 PM | Closing remarks | Ceana Nezhat | |
| 12:37 PM | Evaluation and Post-Testing | ||
| 12:45 PM | Adjourn | ||
Symposium Mission
The mission of this course is to increase awareness, amongst doctors and patients, for early detection and proper treatment of endometriosis in order to improve the quality of life, minimize adverse outcomes and reduce recurrence of disease of those suffering.
“Primum non nocere” or, “First do no harm”, is the very foundation of medical ethics and the basis for your practice. With the enigma of endometriosis, this principle must be applied to both treatment and the decision not to treat.
Live Case Transmissions
WSE 2014 will showcase live cases from national and international hospitals.
Thursday, March 27
Fertility Preserving Robotic Surgery
Friday, March 28
Fertility Sparing Surgical Treatment of Extensive Endometriosis
Please note, the agenda and faculty are subject to change without notice.
