London 2010 Course Programme
WEDNESDAY 14 JULY 2010
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Module
Moderator: Ami Shukla
| AN INTRODUCTION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.30 am | The scope of the problem | Reid | |
| 8.55 am | Why childbirth damages the vaginal fascia, and where the defects are found | Zimmerman | |
| 9.20 am | Should we offer elective LSCS to preserve pelvic floor function | Shukla | |
| 9.50 am | Discussion | Panel | |
| -- coffee -- | |||
| SURGICAL PRINCIPLES OF SITE SPECIFIC REPAIR | |||
| 10.30 am | ’Site-specific’ cystocoele repair. Ten year data | Reid | |
| 11.00 am | Why prolapsed organs must be re-suspended to the axial skeleton | Zimmerman | |
| 11.30 am | Hernia principles – what can we learn from general surgeons? | Reid | |
| 12.00 pm | Discussion | Panel | |
| -- lunch -- | |||
| BIOMATERIALS – ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS | |||
| 1.30 pm | The hard science governing biomaterials use | Reid | |
| 1.55 pm | Histology of implanted polypropylene mesh | Lander | |
| 2.00 pm | Histology of implanted biomesh | Reid | |
| 2.05 pm | Trocar driven mesh. Repair kits | Lander | |
| 2.25 pm | The French experience | Von Theobald | |
| 2.45 pm | Tissue engineering – How to evoke permanent healing without implanting a foreign body | Reid | |
| 3.15 pm | Discussion | Panel | |
| -- coffee -- | |||
| BIOMATERIALS – PRACTICAL ASPECTS | |||
| 4.00 pm | Misuse of biomaterials – A gallery of surgical misadventure |
Zimmerman | |
| 4.30 pm | Viscus erosions a) The bladder | Lander | |
| 4.40 pm | b) The urethra | Reid | |
| 4.50 pm | c) The bowel | Harmston | |
| 5.00 pm | Discussion | Panel | |