Medical Conference 2012: Tapping the Roots for the Next Generation

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Third Annual Endometriosis Conference March 15, 2012

Hosted by the Endometriosis Foundation of America

March 14, 2012 | FREE Education Day for Residents, Specialists and Fellows
March 15, 2012 | 3rd Annual EFA Congress | Science & Surgery Lectures

REGISTRATION FEES
Registration fees include access to all educational lectures, live surgery podcast, breakout sessions, discussion groups PLUS breakfast, lunch and refreshments each day of attendance.

March 14, 2012 - FREE (Seating is limited and you MUST pre-register for confirmed admittance)
March 15, 2012 - $100 (Open to physicians, health practitioners, patients and general public)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE. To register by mail, click here to download a form.

Precongress Education Day Endometriosis Conference

Join the Endometriosis Foundation of America as we explore provocative and compelling topics regarding endometriosis in future generations of women!

March 15, 2012
Einhorn Auditorium at Lenox Hill Hospital
131 E. 76th Street | between Park & Lex
New York City

Program Chair
Tamer Seckin, MD | President, EFA

Scientific Program Chair
Harry Reich, MD
CY Liu, MD

Lectures Include:

*The Role of Hysterectomy in Treatment of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
*Doctor, Can You Hear Me? Challenging Case Panels presented by Patients
*The Future of Endometriosis Research
*Genetics, Epigenetics and Stem Cell
*Excision Surgery That Gives, Not Takes Away
*Laparoscopic Surgery in Adolescents
*Simple Procedures to Reduce Unnecessary Surgeries

And much more!

SEATING IS LIMITED. PER-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Endometriosis 2012: Tapping the Roots for the Next Generation
March 14, 2012 Wednesday

HONORARY CHAIR: John Sciarra, MD CONFERENCE CHAIR: Tamer Seckin, MD, EFA Co-Founder & President SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM CHAIRS: CY Liu, MD \| Harry Reich, MD

Time	Topic	Speaker
7:30 am – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast \| Sponsor Exhibits \| Faculty Meet & Greet
8:00am – 9:00am	GRAND ROUNDS	John Sciarra, MD
9:00am – 9:10am	Welcome Remarks Update on Endometriosis Foundation of America	Michael Divon, MD Tamer Seckin, MD
SESSION I Moderators: Adam Romoff, MD Panel: Douglas Heymann MD, Lone Hummelshoj, Christos Stavropolous MD
9:10am – 9:30am	Why Motion Pictures Were a Key for Excellency in Laproscopic Surgery		Antonio Setubal, MD
9:30am – 9:50am	Deep Fibrotic Endometriosis of Cul de Sac and Bowel		Harry Reich, MD
09:50am – 10:10am	Indications and Technique of Hysterectomy in Treatment of Endometriosis		Harry Reich, MD
10:10am– 10:30am	Group Discussion and Q&A		Faculty and Panel
10:30am – 10:45am	Refreshment Break & Sponsor Exhibits
SESSION II Moderators: Irving Buterman MD Panel: Janusz Plawner MD, Parswa Ansari MD
10:45am – 11:10am	Simple Procedures to Reduce Unnecessary Surgeries		Maurice Chung, RPh, MD
11:10am – 11:35am	Endometriosis of the Retroperitoneum: Bladder, Ureter and Pelvic Floor		Tamer Seckin MD
11:35am – 12:15pm	The Technological Transformation of Surgery: Film & Medicine		Steven Palter, MD
12:15pm – 12:30pm	Group Discussion Q&A		Faculty and Panel
12:30pm – 12:45pm	Boxed Lunch Service
SESSION III LUNCH & LEARN: Doctor Can You Hear Me?
12:45pm – 1:10pm	Endometriosis: My Journey	Padma Lakshmi
1:10pm – 2:15pm	Doctor Can You Hear Me? Endometriosis patients share their extraordinary experiences for group discussion	Jhumka Gupta, PhD Ekta Misra, PhD Noemi El Hadad, PhD
2:15pm – 2:45pm	Group Discussion General Q&A	Lunch & Learn Panel
2:45pm – 3:05pm	Refreshment Break & Sponsor Exhibits
SESSION IV Moderator: Lone Hummelshoj Panel: Harry Reich, MD \| Tamer Seckin, MD \| Maurice Chung, MD \| Antonio Setubal, MD Steven Palter, MD \| Charles Koh, MD \| Juan Morales-Salgado, MD
3:05pm – 3:25pm	What is Informed Consent?	Lone Hummelshoj
3:25pm – 4:25pm	Panel Discussion: What is Informed Consent?	Panel
4:25pm – 4:45pm	Summary and Conclusion: What is Informed Consent?	Lone Hummelshoj
4:45pm – 5:00pm	Closing Remarks & Adjournment	Tamer Seckin MD
Faculty & Agenda Subject to Change.

Endometriosis 2012: Tapping the Roots for the Next Generation
March 15, 2012 Thursday

CONFERENCE CHAIR: Tamer Seckin, MD, EFA Co-Founder & President HONORARY CHAIR: John Sciarra, MD SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM CHAIRS: CY Liu, MD \| Harry Reich, MD KEYNOTES: Charles Koh, MD \| Hugh Taylor, MD

Time	Topic	Speaker
7:30 am – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast \| Sponsor Exhibits \| Faculty Meet & Greet
8:00 am – 8:10 am	Welcoming Remarks		Tamer Seckin, MD Padma Lakshmi
SESSION I Moderator: Franklin Loffer, MD Panel: Lone Hummelshoj \| Harry Reich, MD
8:10am – 8:35am	Endometriosis is Not a Benign Disease		Linda Griffith, PhD
8:35am – 9:00am	Early Diagnosis and Complete Excision: Can Endometriosis be Eradicated?		Patrick Yeung, MD
9:00am – 9:25am	Can Early Detection and Treatment of Adolescent Endometriosis Prevent Adult Endometriosis?		Thomas D’Hooghe, MD, PhD
9:25am – 9:50am	Endometriosis in Adolescents: What We Do Now Matters Later		Stacey A. Missmer, ScD
9:50am-10:10am	Group Discussion and Q&A		Panel
10:10am – 10:30am	Refreshment Break & Sponsor Exhibits
SESSION II Moderator: Thomas D'Hooghe MD, PhD Panel: Pinar Kodaman MD, Samuel Levin MD
10:30am – 11:10am	Science KEYNOTE Genetics, Epigenetics and Stem Cells		Hugh Taylor, MD
11:10am – 11:35am	Applied Anatomy for the Treatment of Endometriosis		Grace Janik MD
11:35am – 12:00pm	Role of Sonography in Early Diagnosis of Endometriosis		Juan Salgado-Morales, MD
12:00pm-12:10pm	Group Discussion and Q&A		Panel
12:10pm – 12:25pm	Boxed Lunch Service
12:25pm – 1:25pm Lunch Breakout Sessions	CANCER Examining the Fingerprints of Endometriosis in Ovarian Cancer Farr Nezhat, MD Elizabeth Poynor MD, PhD PANELISTS: William Rodgers, MD Thomas Lallas, MD Melinda Huang, MD Iris Orbuch, MD Hayama Brill, MD	PAIN Moving on in Your Life After Endometriosis Surgery Karlene ChinQuee, MD Deborah Coady, MD Donna Kesselman, MD PANELISTS: Dena Harris, MD Sallie Sarrel DPT, ATC, MEd Nancy Fish, MSW MPH Stacey Futterman, PT Amy Stein, PT	INFERTILITY Saving Ovaries, Rescuing Eggs Khalid Sultan, MD Steven Palter, MD PANELISTS: Joel Batzofin, MD Norman Gleicher, MD G. David Adamson, MD
SESSION III Moderator: Michael Strongin, MD Panel: G. David Adamson, MD \| Steven Palter, MD
1:30pm – 2:10pm	SURGERY KEYNOTE: Excision Surgery That Gives Rather Than Takes Away		Charles Koh, MD
2:10pm – 2:35pm	Laparoscopic Surgical Treatment for Pelvic Pain		Charles Miller, MD
2:35pm – 3:00pm	Endometriosis Surgery: The Next Frontier in Robo-Assisted Surgery		Arnold Advincula MD
3:00pm – 3:20pm	Why we need new classification systems		G. David Adamson, MD
3:20pm – 3:35pm	Group Discussion and Q&A		Panel
3:20pm – 3:30pm	Closing Remarks		Tamer Seckin MD
Faculty & Agenda Subject to Change.

While in town for the EFA Medical Conference, be sure to attend the magnificent Blossom Ball.
Hosted by EFA Co-Founder and Top Chef star, Padma Lakshmi, the Blossom Ball is the EFA’s signature fundraising event.

For ticket information, please call the EFA office at 212.988.1444

EFA'S 2012 BLOSSOM BALL HONOREES

Charles Koh, MDis an infertility microsurgeon who merged the art of microsurgery to laparoscopic surgery, and performed the world's first laparoscopic microsurgical tubal anastomosis in 1992. He has applied this convergence to the art of radical endometriosis surgery with fertility preservation and organ repair for the past 20 years. He has created many innovations, inventions, and techniques for advances laparoscopic surgery--he lectures and performs demonstration surgeries around the world. In 2009, Dr. Koh was awarded the Distinguished Surgeon Award from the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, American Society of Reproductive Medicine. He is the former President of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (2009).

Professor Hugh S. Taylor, MD is the Director of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility and a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Sciences, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University, as well as Director of the Yale Center for Endometrium & Endometriosis. He is considered among the world's foremost authorities on stem cell research and is an expert in infertility; in vitro fertilization; reproductive surgery; congenital anomalies; diethylstilbesterol (DES) exposure; implantation/endometrial receptivity; endometriosis; menopause; polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS); recurrent pregnancy loss (1st trimester) and fibroids.

PREVIOUS BLOSSOM BALL HONOREES:

	2009

	Dr. Harry Reich
	2010

	Linda Griffith, PhD	Dr. Camran Nezhat
	2011

	Dr. Caroline Gargett, BAppSci, MAppSci, PhD	Dr. David Redwine

Video Gallery / Medical Conference 2012

Disclaimer: The opinions shared by each of our panelists and speakers belong to each of them respectively and
may not accurately reflect the beliefs of the EndoFound organization as a whole.