ADVANCED HANDS-ON COURSE ON SURGICAL TUMOR ABLATION

CONFERENCE AGENDA

07:00 am Registration and Breakfast

08:00 am Laparoscopic and Open Ultrasound

08:30 am Laparoscopic and Open Radiofrequency Ablation

09:00 am Laparoscopic and Open Microwave Ablation: Emprint and Neuwave systems

09:30 am Coffee break

10:00 am Laparoscopic and Open Microwave Ablation: Solera system

10:20 am Surgical use of Irreversible Electroporation

10:50 am Use of ablation to assist in liver resection

11:10 am Modified live liver ablation procedure

12:00 pm Lunch

01:00 pm Hands on Lab: All ablation technologies, calf liver and laparoscopic bovine set up

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Ablation technologies are continuously evolving, with the emergence of new technologies that enable more effective and efficient tumor destruction.

Currently, surgeons face many options to choose from.

Furthermore, each technology and device utilize different ablation algorithms and require different principles for needle placement.

This 1-day course is an opportunity for an update in these technologies,
with a strong emphasis on procedural details and an animal lab to be able to master these techniques.
At the end of the course, the participants are expected to learn these procedures and introduce them to their practice.

TARGET AUDIENCE

General surgeons, surgical oncologists, HPB surgeons, liver transplant surgeons, fellows in training.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the differences between different ablation technologies
• Acquire the basic skills to perform radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, and IRE
• Acquire an understanding of the detailed surgical steps of laparoscopic and open hepatic and pancreatic tumor ablations
   

FREE REGISTRATION
 

For Online Registration: Click here

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Liaohai Leo Chen
Director
UIC Surgical Innovation
Training Laboratory
Phone: +1-312-996-1208
lhchen@uic.edu