Scientific Program Schedule
Your guide to this year's CME accredited courses and sessions!| 6:00am – 5:30pm | Registration | |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic | ANAT-603: Advanced Retroperitoneal Surgical Anatomy: The Solution to Difficult Surgery—Navigate, Dissect, Do No Harm |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic | HYST-605: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy from Basic to Complex |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic | ROBO-601: Robotics: Fundamentals Today—Mastery Tomorrow |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic / Simulation Lab | SUTR-607: You Can Do It! Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Suturing |
| 7:00am – 4:30pm | Didactic | YAN-600: Building Successful Lives and Careers |
| 7:00am – 6:00pm | Tour 1: Day in Whistler |
Afternoon
| 11:15am – 12:15pm | Expert Roundtable Luncheon | |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Cadaveric | ANAT-604: Anatomy: Hands-On Dissection for Simple and Complex Benign Gynecological Surgeries (includes ANAT-603 didactic) |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Didactic | ENDO-609: Endometriosis—The Whole Picture |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Didactic | HSC-612: Office-Based Procedures |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Cadaveric | HYST-606: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Systematic Approach to Conquer Complex Pathology (includes HYST-605 didactic) |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Didactic | LAPA-610: Laparoscopic Complications: Avoid, Repair, Resolve. Surgical and Communication Skills We Need to Have |
| 12:30pm - 4:30pm | Didactic | MYO-613: Multiple Modalities of Myomectomy |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Didactic | PELV-611: Pelvic Pain |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Cadaveric | ROBO-602: Robotics in Benign Gynecology (includes ROBO-601 didactic) |
| 12:30pm – 4:30pm | Didactic / Simulation Lab | SUTR-608: Laparoscopic Suturing |
Morning
| 6:00am – 7:00pm | Registration | |
| 6:00am - 7:00am | Didactic | YOGA-717: Physician, Heal Thyself: Enrich Your Work-Life Balance |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic | ANAT-700: Tips and Tricks in Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Surgical Anatomy to Perform Safe Gynecologic Surgery |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Simulation | MYO-715: Multiple Modalities of Myomectomy |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic | PEARLS-708: What You Want to Know from Your Oncologist: Revelations and Recommendations |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic | ROBO-704: Simplify the Complex: Advanced Robotics |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic / Simulation | SUTR-706: No Suture, No Surgery! Samurai “Goemon” Techniques to Master Laparoscopic Suturing |
| 7:00am – 11:00am | Didactic | URO-702: Critical Concepts for the Reconstructive Surgeon |
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Didactic / Simulation | HSC-709: Advancing Hysteroscopy Skills with Global Experts |
| 11:00am – 4:30pm | Tour 2: Foodie in You at Granville Island |
Afternoon
Morning
Afternoon
| 1:10pm – 2:10pm | Exhibit Hall Box Lunch | |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Didactic | Late Breaking News Panel Session 1: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Building the Ultimate ERAS Protocol! Plenary 2: Basic Science/Research/Education Open Communications 5: Basic Science/Research/Education Open Communications 6: Hysteroscopy Open Communications 7: Laparoscopy |
| 3:05pm - 4:05pm | Didactic | Surgical Tutorial 1: Before, During and After- Comprehensive Team Approach to Laparoscopic Management of Severe Endometriosis Open Communications 8: Laparoscopy Open Communications 9: Basic Science/Research/Education Plenary 3: Oncology Open Communications 10: Hysteroscopy Open Communications 11: Laparoscopy |
| 4:10pm - 5:10pm | Didactic | Surgical Tutorial 2: The Future of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse …What Now? Open Communications 12: Laparoscopy Panel Session 2: Menopause - Updates, Emerging Therapies and Challenging Cases Open Communications 13: Basic Science/Research/Education Plenary 4: Hysteroscopy Open Communications 14: Laparoscopy |
| 5:10pm – 6:10pm | Cadaveric Dissection | General Session III: Far from the Shallow Now, Deep Dissection in MIGS! |
| 6:10pm – 8:00pm | Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - Abbvie | |
| 6:10pm – 8:00pm | Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - MEMIC | |
| 6:10pm – 8:00pm | Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - TransEnterix |
Morning
| 6:00am – 7:00pm | Registration | |
| 6:00am – 7:45am | Industry Sponsored Breakfast - Medtronic | |
| Industry Sponsored Breakfast - Olympus | ||
| 6:00am – 7:00am | Didactic | YOGA-900: Physician, Heal Thyself: Enrich Your Work-Life Balance |
| 7:30am – 9:30am | Cadaveric Dissection | General Session IV: Game of Zones |
| 9:30am – 3:30pm | Exhibit Hall Open | |
| 11:00 am – 12:45 pm | Didactic | Surgical Tutorial 3: TLH-Everyone Is Doing It, But We Make It Look Good!! Plenary 5: Urogynecology Panel Session 4: Debate: “There Will Be an Answer, Let It Be” – Expert Debate on Treatments for Endometriosis Associated Pain Open Communications 15: Reproductive Open Communications 15: Basic Science/Research/Education Open Communications 16: Robotics Open Communications 17: Laparoscopy |
| 10:00am – 4:30pm | Tour 4: Vancouver City Tour and Lunch at Stanley Park |
Afternoon
| 1:10pm – 2:10pm | Exhibit Hall Box Lunch | |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Didactic | Surgical Tutorial 4: Controversies and Approaches to Tissue Extraction Panel Session 3: Gender Affirmation Surgery: Surgeon & Patient Interactive Session Plenary 6: Endometriosis Open Communications 18: Basic Science/Research/Education Open Communications 18: Endometriosis Open Communications 19: Robotics Open Communications 20: Laparoscopy |
| 3:05pm - 4:05pm | Didactic | Surgical Tutorial 5: Oncology: Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy: Where Do We Go from Here and What Are We Still LACC-ing? Open Communications 21: Urogynecology Open Communications 22 : Endometriosis Plenary 7: Reproductive Open Communications 23: Robotics Open Communications 24: Laparoscopy |
| 4:10pm - 5:10pm | Didactic | Surgical Tutorial 6: Hot Topics in Intra-uterine Surgery Open Communications 25: Urogynecology Open Communications 26: Endometriosis Open Communications 27: Endometriosis Plenary 8: Robotics Open Communications 28: Laparoscopy |
| 6:10pm – 8:00pm | Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - Gynesonics | |
| 6:10pm – 8:00pm | Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - Aesculap | |
| 8:00pm – 11:30pm | Presidential Gala – Casino Royale |
Morning
| 6:00am – 9:00am | Registration |
| 6:00am – 7:00am | YOGA-1000: Physician, Heal Thyself: Enrich Your Work-Life Balance |
| 9:00am – 12:00pm | General Session V: Telesurgery Sessions Uterine Harvest Neuropelveology – Nerve-Sparing Resection of Parametrial Endometriosis Bowel-Shaving Endometriosis Hysteroscopic Management of Uterine Malformations Laparoscopic Excision of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis with Bowel and Parametrial Involvement plus Live Preoperative Ultrasound Uterine Transplant |
- Saturday, November 9Postgraduate Day
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Morning
6:00am – 5:30pm Registration 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic ANAT-603: Advanced Retroperitoneal Surgical Anatomy: The Solution to Difficult Surgery—Navigate, Dissect, Do No Harm 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic HYST-605: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy from Basic to Complex 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic ROBO-601: Robotics: Fundamentals Today—Mastery Tomorrow 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic / Simulation Lab SUTR-607: You Can Do It! Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Suturing 7:00am – 4:30pm Didactic YAN-600: Building Successful Lives and Careers 7:00am – 6:00pm Tour 1: Day in Whistler Afternoon
11:15am – 12:15pm Expert Roundtable Luncheon 12:30pm – 4:30pm Cadaveric ANAT-604: Anatomy: Hands-On Dissection for Simple and Complex Benign Gynecological Surgeries (includes ANAT-603 didactic) 12:30pm – 4:30pm Didactic ENDO-609: Endometriosis—The Whole Picture 12:30pm – 4:30pm Didactic HSC-612: Office-Based Procedures 12:30pm – 4:30pm Cadaveric HYST-606: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Systematic Approach to Conquer Complex Pathology (includes HYST-605 didactic) 12:30pm – 4:30pm Didactic LAPA-610: Laparoscopic Complications: Avoid, Repair, Resolve. Surgical and Communication Skills We Need to Have 12:30pm - 4:30pm Didactic MYO-613: Multiple Modalities of Myomectomy 12:30pm – 4:30pm Didactic PELV-611: Pelvic Pain 12:30pm – 4:30pm Cadaveric ROBO-602: Robotics in Benign Gynecology (includes ROBO-601 didactic) 12:30pm – 4:30pm Didactic / Simulation Lab SUTR-608: Laparoscopic Suturing - Sunday, November 10Postgraduate / Congress Day
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Morning
6:00am – 7:00pm Registration 6:00am - 7:00am Didactic YOGA-717: Physician, Heal Thyself: Enrich Your Work-Life Balance 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic ANAT-700: Tips and Tricks in Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Surgical Anatomy to Perform Safe Gynecologic Surgery 7:00am – 11:00am Simulation MYO-715: Multiple Modalities of Myomectomy 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic PEARLS-708: What You Want to Know from Your Oncologist: Revelations and Recommendations 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic ROBO-704: Simplify the Complex: Advanced Robotics 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic / Simulation SUTR-706: No Suture, No Surgery! Samurai “Goemon” Techniques to Master Laparoscopic Suturing 7:00am – 11:00am Didactic URO-702: Critical Concepts for the Reconstructive Surgeon 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Didactic / Simulation HSC-709: Advancing Hysteroscopy Skills with Global Experts 11:00am – 4:30pm Tour 2: Foodie in You at Granville Island Afternoon
- Monday, November 11Congress Day
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Morning
Afternoon
1:10pm – 2:10pm Exhibit Hall Box Lunch 2:00pm - 3:00pm Didactic Late Breaking News
Panel Session 1: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Building the Ultimate ERAS Protocol!
Plenary 2: Basic Science/Research/Education
Open Communications 5: Basic Science/Research/Education
Open Communications 6: Hysteroscopy
Open Communications 7: Laparoscopy3:05pm - 4:05pm Didactic Surgical Tutorial 1: Before, During and After- Comprehensive Team Approach to Laparoscopic Management of Severe Endometriosis
Open Communications 8: Laparoscopy
Open Communications 9: Basic Science/Research/Education
Plenary 3: Oncology
Open Communications 10: Hysteroscopy
Open Communications 11: Laparoscopy4:10pm - 5:10pm Didactic Surgical Tutorial 2: The Future of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse …What Now?
Open Communications 12: Laparoscopy
Panel Session 2: Menopause - Updates, Emerging Therapies and Challenging Cases
Open Communications 13: Basic Science/Research/Education
Plenary 4: Hysteroscopy
Open Communications 14: Laparoscopy5:10pm – 6:10pm Cadaveric Dissection General Session III: Far from the Shallow Now, Deep Dissection in MIGS! 6:10pm – 8:00pm Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - Abbvie 6:10pm – 8:00pm Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - MEMIC 6:10pm – 8:00pm Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - TransEnterix - Tuesday, November 12Congress Day
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Morning
6:00am – 7:00pm Registration 6:00am – 7:45am Industry Sponsored Breakfast - Medtronic Industry Sponsored Breakfast - Olympus 6:00am – 7:00am Didactic YOGA-900: Physician, Heal Thyself: Enrich Your Work-Life Balance 7:30am – 9:30am Cadaveric Dissection General Session IV: Game of Zones 9:30am – 3:30pm Exhibit Hall Open 11:00 am – 12:45 pm Didactic Surgical Tutorial 3: TLH-Everyone Is Doing It, But We Make It Look Good!!
Plenary 5: Urogynecology
Panel Session 4: Debate: “There Will Be an Answer, Let It Be” – Expert Debate on Treatments for Endometriosis Associated Pain
Open Communications 15: Reproductive
Open Communications 15: Basic Science/Research/Education
Open Communications 16: Robotics
Open Communications 17: Laparoscopy10:00am – 4:30pm Tour 4: Vancouver City Tour and Lunch at Stanley Park Afternoon
1:10pm – 2:10pm Exhibit Hall Box Lunch 2:00pm – 3:00pm Didactic Surgical Tutorial 4: Controversies and Approaches to Tissue Extraction
Panel Session 3: Gender Affirmation Surgery: Surgeon & Patient Interactive Session
Plenary 6: Endometriosis
Open Communications 18: Basic Science/Research/Education
Open Communications 18: Endometriosis
Open Communications 19: Robotics
Open Communications 20: Laparoscopy3:05pm - 4:05pm Didactic Surgical Tutorial 5: Oncology: Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy: Where Do We Go from Here and What Are We Still LACC-ing?
Open Communications 21: Urogynecology
Open Communications 22 : Endometriosis
Plenary 7: Reproductive
Open Communications 23: Robotics
Open Communications 24: Laparoscopy4:10pm - 5:10pm Didactic Surgical Tutorial 6: Hot Topics in Intra-uterine Surgery
Open Communications 25: Urogynecology
Open Communications 26: Endometriosis
Open Communications 27: Endometriosis
Plenary 8: Robotics
Open Communications 28: Laparoscopy6:10pm – 8:00pm Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - Gynesonics 6:10pm – 8:00pm Industry Sponsored Evening Symposia - Aesculap 8:00pm – 11:30pm Presidential Gala – Casino Royale - Wednesday, November 13Congress Day
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Morning
6:00am – 9:00am Registration 6:00am – 7:00am YOGA-1000: Physician, Heal Thyself: Enrich Your Work-Life Balance 9:00am – 12:00pm General Session V: Telesurgery Sessions
Uterine Harvest
Neuropelveology – Nerve-Sparing Resection of Parametrial Endometriosis
Bowel-Shaving Endometriosis
Hysteroscopic Management of Uterine Malformations
Laparoscopic Excision of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis with Bowel and Parametrial Involvement plus Live Preoperative Ultrasound
Uterine Transplant
AAGL has been a crucial part of my life for over a decade. The organization and educational events at the Annual Congresses have allowed me to expand my medical knowledge and surgical skills as well as provide me with several opportunities to educate and mentor others with similar interests. The long-term relationships formed and the knowledge gained are what keep bringing me back to the meeting every year.
Aarathi Cholkeri-Singh, MD, FACOG