EndoForum Armenia 2024

The target audience:

Radiologists
Gynaecologists
Obstetricians
Oncologists
Residents in obstetrics and gynaecology, radiology

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

Study new approaches and methods for diagnosing endometriosis
Apply new methods in daily practice
Use ultrasound as the main method for diagnosing endometriosis in clinical practice.
Become familiar with the common and complicated forms of endometriosis.
Become familiar with modern methods of management and treatment of patients with endometriosis

The teaching format is based on lectures, interactive classes, and discussion of simple and alternative cases.

Agenda:

Day 1 19 October

09.00 – 09.15 – Opening ceremony

Session 1 – Imaging in diagnosis of endometriosis

09.15 – 10.00 - How to identify important structures during transvaginal ultrasound? – L.Hovsepyan

10.00 – 10.45 Superficial endometriosis – is it possible by ultrasound? - L.Hovsepyan

10.45 – 11.30 Step by step how to diagnose endometriosis by ultrasound – L.Hovsepyan

11.30 – 12.15 – Coffee break

12.15 – 12.45 - Endometriosis in postmenopause, how often? How it looks on ultrasound? Is it dangerous and what to do? – L.Valentin

12.45 – 13.15 - Natural history of endometriosis in pregnancy – N.Asilbekyan

13.15 – 14.15 Dinner

14.15 – 14.45 Transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in the rectosigmoid – A. Aubakirova

Session 2 – Ovarian Endometriosis

14.45 – 15.15 - Ovarian endometriosis – features, variants, and the use of risk models. Ultrasound diagnosis of endometrioma. Is it easy always? – L.Valentin

15.15 – 15.45 - Surgery for ovarian endometriosis – how sonography guided my practice and what you need to consider? – A.Stepanyan

15.45 – 16.15 - Risk of malignant transformation of endometriosis – how to consult patients? – L.Valentin

16.15 – 16.45 – Ovarian endometriosis - What are we doing? Where are we going? – A.Drampyan

Session 3 – Individualized targeted diagnosis and therapy based on genetic profiling – what’s the future

16.45 – 17.15 - Inflammatory processes in endometriosis. Molecular and cell biology inside – A.Saradyan

17.15-18.15 – Live scan

Day 2 20 October

Session 4 – Adenomyosis

09.00 -09.30- Ultrasound diagnosis and classification for adenomyosis – L.Valentin

09.30-10.00 - Is there an optimal medical treatment in adenomyosis – L.Valentin

10.00 – 10.30 - Prevalence of adenomyosis in women with subfertility. Influence of adenomyosis on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes –Z.Manukyan

10.30 – 11.15 The role of hysteroscopy in adenomyosis – O.Shawki

11.15 -12.00 - Coffee break

Session 5 – Classification of endometriosis

12.00 - 12.30 Terms and definitions for description of disease – the IDEA protocol - L.Valentin

12.30 – 13.00 - The #Enzian оr AAGL classification – which is the best for describe endometriosis – N.Asilbekyan

13.00 -14.00 – Dinner

Session 6 – Fertility outcomes

14.00 -14.30 - Indications for presurgical oocyte cryopreservation in patients with endometriosis – М.Grigoryan

Session 7 – Surgical treatment of endometriosis

14.30 – 15.00 Laparoscopic surgical anatomy of visceral and somatic pelvic innervation for a safe and nerve-sparing radical pelvic surgery - M.Ceccaroni

15.00 – 15.30 Laparoscopic eradication of deep endometriosis with segmental rectosigmoid resection and bilateral posterior parametrectomy with nerve-sparing “touchless” technique according to the “Negrar Method" - M.Ceccaroni

Session 8 – Medical treatment of endometriosis

15.30 – 16.00 Chronic pelvic pain in adolescents – What to do? – R. Vardanyan

16.00 – 16.30 - The multidisciplinary approach in a treatment of endometriosis – E.Gevorkova

16.30 – 17.00 - Ziwig Endotest Why? For whom? When?

17.00 – 18.00 – Live scan

Speakers:

Marcello Ceccaroni

- From January 2017 to December 2018 he was a member of the Board of Directors of AAGL (Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide).
- Former Adjunct Professor, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (2003-2011)
- Former Adjunct Professor, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (2012-2014)
- Visiting Professor, University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
- Profesòr Asociado “Clinica de excelencia en Endometriosis”, Hospital San Javier, Guadalajara (Jalisco), Mexico
- Adjunct Professor University Milano Bicocca, Italy
- Adjunct Professor, Eastern Piedmont University, Novara, Italy
- Recurring Professor, International Institute of Metabolic Medicine (IIMM), School of Medicine, Center for the future of Surgery, University of California San Diego (UCSD), USA.10:07

Osama Shawki

Prof. Osama Shawki is a Gynecology Surgery Professor at Cairo University’s School of Medicine.

Dr. Shawki, a pioneer in endoscopic surgery, has not only advanced the possibilities of minimally invasive procedures but has also revolutionized the field of hysteroscopy.

Board member of the International Society Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE).

Director of Ebtesama center for advanced endoscopic surgery.

Director of H.A.R.T, Hysteroscopy Academy for Research and Training.

Lil Valentin

Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University, Sweden.

Her major research interest is in Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound, Gynecological Ultrasound and Doppler in particular.

More than 200 scientific publications.
Invited speaker at more than 100 scientific meetings since 2005
Teacher at more than 100 national and international courses in obstetrics and gynecology (mainly ultrasound courses)

Assem Aubakirova

MD,

MSc in ART,

Embryology and Biotechnology.

Gynaecologist, ultrasound specialist, IVF clinic “Persona”, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Lilit Hovsepyan

MD,

PhD,
Associate Professor of ob-gyn National Institute of Health Obstetrician - gynecologyst, specialist of ultrasound diagnosis - Erebuni Medical Center
Head of Glasbo Clinic Yerevan
Nairi MC Gynecological Oncology Tumor Board Member

Artem Stepanyan

MD,

PhD Associate Professor.
Head of Gynecologic Oncology Service, NAIRI Medical Center.
Head of Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, National Institute of Health.

Ara Drampyan

PhD
Head of Department of Endoscopic Gynecology IRHPOG
Professor of Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, National Institute of Health.