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Thursday - January 18, 2007
TIME EVENT SPEAKER
07:30 - 12:00 Registration
07:45 - 08:00 Welcome Arnold Byer
Garth Ballantyne
Moderator: Anvari, Peabody
08:00 - 08:15 Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Malignancies: Short term results - General C. Anderson - USA
A. Pigazzi
08:15 - 08:30 Digital Video Archival and Tele-retrieval (DIV-ART) for Robotic Surgury - Urology A. Shrivastava - USA
08:30 - 08:45 A Navigation System for Telemanipulator-based minimally Invasive Esophagectomy - General H.G. Kenngott - DEU
08:45 - 09:00 Robot Assisted Radical Cystectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: The Roswell Park Cancer Institute Experience - Urology K. Guru - USA
09:00 - 09:15 Laparoscopic Spleen-Perserving Splenic Hilar Lypmh Node Dissection using da Vinci System - General WJ Hyung - KOR
09:15 - 09:30 Purely Laparoscopic Robotic (da Vinci) Liver Donor Nephrectomy (RNLD): experience in 38 cases - Urology J. Hubert - FRA
09:30 - 09:45 Robotic Gastric Banding - General A. Aldahian - KSA
09:45 - 10:00 Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Pyeloplasty Using a Remote-Controlled Robotic Surgical System (da Vinci) 97 Cases and One Year Follow Up - Urology J. Hubert - FRA
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 11:30 Live Case - Telerobotic Total Mesorectal Excision A. Pigazzi - USA
Moderator: Kelly, I. Sawczuk
11:30 - 11:45 Early Results of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Ileovesicostomy - Urology M. Kia - USA
11:45 - 12:00 Robotically Sewn Anastomoses for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: First experiences with a single-layer technique and review of literature - General Ph. Morel - CH
12:00 - 12:15 Robot-Assisted Radical Cystoprostatectomy with Intracorporeal Ileal Loop Diversion - Urology L. Eichel - USA
12:15 - 12:30 ROLAF-Robotic assisted vs. Laparoscopic fundoplication - long term outcome of a randomized controlled trial - General M. Reiter - DUE
12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH & Presidential Address Prof. P.C. Giulianotti - ITA
Moderator: D'Annibale, Tewari
13:30 - 13:45 Outcome Comparison: RPEH vs RF - General WJ Dunnican - USA
13:45 - 14:00 Robotic Radical Nephrectomy (RRN) - Urology A. Shrivastava - USA
14:00 - 14:15 Short Phase Training on a Virtual Reality Simulator: Improves Technical Performance in tele-robotic Surgery - Surgical Trainging R. Aggarwal - UK
14:15 - 14:30 Laparocscopic Robotic Assisted (da Vinci) Partial Nephrectomy (LRAPN) - Urology J. Hubert - FRA
14:30 - 14:45 What are the Optical Barriers Limiting Robotic NOTES Surgery with the da Vinci System? - General S. Belsley - USA
14:45 - 15:00 Robotic da Vinci Prostatectomy: The Greek Experience - Urology N. Pardalidis - GRC
15:00 - 15:30 BREAK
15:30 - 16:30 Live Case - Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy A. Tewari - USA
Moderator: Horgan, Ost
16:30 - 16:45 Conversion from Open to Robotic Surgery - Urology R. Madeb - USA
16:45 - 17:00 Paraesophageal Hernia Repair - General A. Yiengpruksawan - USA
17:00 - 17:15 Early Onocological Outcomes after Robotic Radical Prostatectomy for pT2 Prostate Cancer: A Single Center Experience - Urology J. Salamanca - USA
17:15 - 17:30 Benign Diseases of the Esophagus - General I. Broeders - NLD
17:30 - 17:45 Nerve Advancement Graft with End to End Reconstruction during Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A New Challenge - Urology A. Tewari - USA
18:00 Cocktail Reception
19:30 Faculty Dinner (By Invitation)


Friday - January 19, 2007
TIME EVENT SPEAKER
07:30 - 12:00 REGISTRATION
Moderator: Melvin, Esposito
08:00 - 08:15 Early Experience of Robotic Surgery in Children - Peds B. Antao - UK
08:15 - 08:30 The Difficult Hilum in Major Robotic Heptatectomies - General P.C. Giulianotti - ITA
08:30 - 08:45 Robotic-Assistesd Urologic Surgery: Safety and Feasibility in Infants and Children - Urology J. Stock - USA
08:45 - 09:00 Robotic Surgical Repair of Rental Duplication Anomalies - Peds J. Stock - USA
09:00 - 09:15 Cardiac Physiology and Robotic Prostatectomy - Urology A. Falabella - USA
09:15 - 09:30 Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Initial Experience - General GW Taylor - UK
09:30 - 09:45 Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Technical Refinements, Esstenial to Success - Urology K. Shah - USA
09:45 - 10:00 Comparison of a Novel Surgical Assistant to the da Vinci Robotic System - Surgical Training M. Kiea - USA
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 10:30 Early Experience of Robotic Surgery in Children - Peds A. Najmaldin - UK
10:30 - 11:30 Live Case - Telerobotic Right Hemicolectomy G. Ballantyne - USA
Moderator: Patel, Meehan
11:30 - 11:45 Soft Tissue Navigation for Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: Initial Results - Urology M. Baumhauer - GER
11:45 - 12:00 Robotic Surgery for Treatment of Colorectal Diseases - General A. D'Anniable - ITA
12:00 - 12:15 Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: "Tricks of the Trade" - Urology K. Shah - USA
12:15 - 12:30 Full Robotic Rectal Resection v/s Hybrib Laparo-Robotic Precedure - General P.C. Giulianotti - ITA
12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH - Guest Speaker Jacques Marescaux
13:30 - 13:45 Robot and Vascular Surgery - Vascular P. Stadler - CZE
13:45 - 14:00 Robotic Kasai Portoenterostomy: An ideal procedure for infants with biliary atresia - Peds J. Meehan - USA
14:00 - 14:15 Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer: 2 Year Experience in a Cancer Center - General M. Hellan - USA
14:15 - 15:15 Live Case - Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy V. Patel - USA
15:15 - 15:30 BREAK
Moderator: Kumar, Sbrana
15:30 - 15:45 Operating Room without People - Misc. R. Satava - USA
15:45 - 16:00 Cooperative Robotic Procedures: da Vinci need not stand alone - Misc. D. Oleynikov - USA
16:00 - 16:15 Early Experience with Robotic Technology in Laparoscopic General Surgery in Greece - General K. Konstantinidis - GRC
16:15 - 16:30 Repair of Rectal Prolapse - General N. Selim - USA
16:30 - 16:45 Telematic-Assisted Procedures - General C. Jacobi - BER DEU
16:45 - 17:00 Robot Hand Assist Total Proctocolectomy with J-Pouch - General S. Marecik - USA
L. Prasad - USA
17:00 - 17:15 NEEMO 9: Evaluation the Impact of 2 Second Time Delay in Telementoring and Telerobotic Surgery - Surgical Training M. Anvari - CAN
17:15 - 17:30 Pulmonary Resections using Robotic Surgery in Children - Peds J. Meehan - USA
18:30 Cocktail Reception followed by Dinner - Advance Reservation Required


Saturday - January 20, 2007
General Surgery
TIME EVENT SPEAKER
07:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION
Moderator: G. Ballantyne, R. Satava
08:00 - 08:15 Laparoscopic Robotic Assisted Gastrointestinal Surgery: The Geneva Experience - General C. Soravia - GE, CHE
08:15 - 08:30 Digital Video Archieval and Tele-retrieval A. Shrivastava - USA
08:30 - 08:45 Enhanced Patient Safety with Computer Assisted Instrumentation during Endoscopic Transaxillary First Rib Recection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - Vascular D. Martinex - USA
C. Wiegand - USA
08:45 - 09:00 Laparoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Upside-Down Stomach with the da Vinci System - General C. Braumann - BER, DEU
09:00 - 09:15 Robotic Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (RATS) - The Innsbruck Experience - Surgical Training T. Schmid - AUT
09:15 - 09:45 Guest Lectuer - A. Darzi
09:45 - 10:00 BREAK
Moderator: P.C. Giulianotti, Mueller
10:00 - 10:30 Debate - "Robotic Bariatric Surgery" Horgan vs. Higa
10:30 - 11:00 Debate - Laparoscopic vs Robotic Colectomy Whelan vs. Ballantyne
11:00 - 11:30 Guest Lecture - Telerobotic GI Surgery: Perspective Won Over the Last decade J. Himpens - BEL
11:30 - 11:45 Impact of IQ, Computer-Gaming, General Dexterity and Laparoscopic Experience on the Performance with the da Vinci Surgical System - Surgical Training M. Hagen - CH
11:45 - 12:00 Insertable Pan/Tilt Endoscopic Camera with Integrated Light Source - Misc. D. Fowler - USA
12:00 - 12:30 Questions, Answers, Discussion
12:30 MIRA Executive Committee Meetting


Saturday - January 20, 2007
Cardio-Thoracic Program
TIME EVENT SPEAKER
07:30 - 12:00 REGISTRATION
Moderator: Chitwood, Schmid
08:00 - 08:15 The Robotic Lobectomy as a Procedure of Choice for Pulmonary Resections K. Lee - USA
08:15 - 08:30 Robotic Lung Surgery P.C. Giulianotti - ITA
08:30 - 08:45 Robotic Approach for CRT M. Zenati - USA
08:45 - 09:00 TEE Measurements for Annuloplasty Band Sizing in Robotic Mitral Repairs L.W. Nifong - USA
W.R. Chitwood - USA
09:00 - 09:15 Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting using the da Vinci Telemanipulation System - What have we learned after 100 cases? J. Bonatti - AUT
09:15 - 09:30 Minimally Invasive Epicardial Interventions using a Miniature Crawling Robotic Device T. Ota - USA
09:45 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 11:15 Live Case - Robotic Assisted MIDCAB S. Masroor - USA
Moderator: DeRose, R. Ashton
11:15 - 11:30 Superior Neurological Midterm Results after Robotic Extended Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis J. Bodner - AUT
11:30 - 11:45 Validity of the Subxyphoid Window in da Vinci-Assisted Extirpation of a Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumor DJ Kim - KOR
11:45 - 12:00 The Advantage of Robotic Assisted Thymectormy J. Rueckert - BER, DEU
12:00 - 12:15 Site-Directed Robotic LV Lead Placement for Cardiac Resynchronization is Superior to Coronary Sinus Lead Placement for Clinical Response Rate and LV Remodeling J. DeRose - USA
12:15 - 12:30 Questions, Answers, Discussion
12:30 MIRA Executive Committee Meetting


Saturday - January 20, 2007
Urology
TIME EVENT SPEAKER
07:30 - 12:00 REGISTRATION
Moderator: D. Samadi
08:00 - 08:10 Intro, Transfer of Skills of a Urologic Oncologic Surgeon to Robotics I. Sawczuk - USA
08:10 - 08:40 Advances in the Nerve Sparing Approach to Robotic Radical Prostatectomy V. Patel - USA
08:40 - 09:10 Complex Robotic Prostatectomy with the 4th Arm Assitance M. Esposito - USA
09:10 - 9:40 Athermal Robotic Technique of Prostatectomy A. Tewari - USA
09:40 - 10:00 Questions & Panel
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK
Moderator: L. Kavoussi - Novel Applications of robotic Surgery in Urology
10:15 - 10:45 Pyeloplasty R. Munver - USA
10:45 - 11:15 Robotic Radical Cystectomy: Evolution or Extinction B. Fulmer - USA
11:15 - 11:45 Pediatric Urology M. Ost - USA
11:45 - 12:00 Questions, Answers, Discussion
12:30 MIRA Executive Committee Meetting


Saturday - January 20, 2007
GYN
TIME EVENT SPEAKER
07:30 - 12:00 REGISTRATION
Moderator: A. Advincula, J. Boggess
08:00 - 08:15 Assessment of Durability of Robotic Sacrocolpopexy for the Treatment of Vaginal Vault Prolapse D. Elliot - USA
08:15 - 08:30 Robotic Hysterectomy and Pelvic-Aortic Lymphadenectomy for the Surgical Management of Endometrial Cancer: The initial Ohio State University experience D. Cohn - USA
08:30 - 08:45 Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy: An Assessment of Learning Curves S. Senapati - USA
08:45 - 09:00 Robotic Vesicovaginal Fistual Repair: An Alternative Method R. Madeb - USA
09:00 - 09:15 The Comparing Results between Total Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and Robotic-Assisted Radical Hysterectomy in Early Stage Cervical Carcinoma Patients. The future is now! B. Sert - NO
09:15 = 09:30 Operative Time as a Function of Experience in Gynecologic Robotic Surgery M. Pitter - USA
09:30 = 10:30 Taped Video Presentation - Robotic Assisted Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Uterosacral Vaginal Vault Suspension M. Pitter - USA
10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
10:45 - 11:00 Robotic Myomectomy Updates A. Advincula - USA
11:00 - 11:15 Use of da Vinci Robotic System for Staging of Endometrial Cancer J. Boggess - USA
11:15 - 11:30 Robotics in Gynecologic Oncology W. Burke - USA
11:30 - 11:45 Robotic Sacronolpopexy P. Culligan - USA
Moderator: M. Pitter
11:45 - 13:00 Breakout Debate - Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Gyn Robotic Surgery S. Flaherty, P. Anderson, A. Advincula, J. Boggess, W. Burke, P. Culligan


Poster Presentations
General Surgery
Author
L.Maier-Rein, S.Miller, F.Pianka, I.Wolf, B.Miller, C.Gutt, G.Richter, B.Schmied, R.P.Meinzer - USA
WJ Hyung, CM Kang, WJ Lee, SH Choi, SH Noh, HS Chi - Korea
D Langer, M Ryska, E Loszikovo, J Pudil, R Dolehel - Czech Republic
A.Lombardi, G Pernazza, F Bianco, G Caravaglios, JH Palep, M Gualtierotti, F Sbrana, PC Giulianotti - Italy
Y Hirano, N Ishikawam, K Omura, N Inaki, C Hiranuma, R Waseda, G Watanabe - Japan
M Ryska, J Fronek, B Jurenka, E Laszikova, D Langer, J Pudil - Czech Republic
A Pigazzi - USA
A Aldahian, O Alobeid, M Alnaemia - KSA
C Schunfelder, J Raczkowsky, B Muller, C Gutt, H Wurn - Germany
JH Palep, G Caravaglios, A Lombardi, F Bianci, G Pernazza, M Annechiarico, F Sbrana, PC Giulianotti - Italy
C Braumann - Germany
A RT Joshi, J Spivak, E Rubach, G DeNoto - USA
K Konstantinidis, A Xiarchos, M Vorias, G Sambalis, M Georgiou, K Anastasakou - Greece
G Caravaglios, A Coratti, G Pernazza, F Biance, A Lombardi, JH Palep, F Sbrana, PC Giulianotti - Italy
N Selim - USA
A. D'Annibale, SM Tosato, N Menin, B Termini, G Sovernigo - Italy
L Sun - Hong Kong
V Patel, G Box, K Shah, R Thaly - USA
Urology
K. Shah, R Thaly, V Patel - USA
C Q Le, KLV Ho, JM Slezak, ML Blute, MT Getman - USA
MA Grenstein, D Savatta - USA
KA Guru - USA
JR Valvo, G Oleyourryk, L Eichel, J Joseph - USA
M Fred, J. Lewis, K Badani, S Kaul, A Hemal, JO Peabody, RM Sahabudin, M Bhandari, M Menon - USA
M Fred, J. Lewis, K Badani, S Kaul, A Hemal, JO Peabody, RM Sahabudin, M Bhandari, M Menon - USA
JI Martinez-Salamanca, S Rao, A Mandhani, R Leung, R Ramanathan, M Kukar, J Tu, A Tewari - USA
J Hubert, M Chammas, C Egrot, B Feuillu, A Coissard - France
Cardic
N. Ishikawa - Japan