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13th Annual Conference of British & Irish Association of Robotic Gynaecological Surgeons
BIARGS educational meeting on 26th June 2023 at RCOG Union Street
Programme BIARGS Educational day 26th June 2023.pdf
| Speakers | |
| Nick Elkington
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Mr Nick Elkington FRCOG BIARGS Past President Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Frimley Park Hospital Surrey |
| Marielle Nobbenhuis
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Marielle Nobbenhuis MD PhD BIARGS President Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon and Oncologist The Royal Marsden & St George’s hospitals |
| Alec McEwan
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Consultant Gynaecologist Head of School Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham |
| Nahid Gul
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Miss Nahid Gul FRCOG Vice President & Chair of BIARGS Educational training portfolio subgroup Consultant Gynaecological Pelvic Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon Gynae Oncology & Advanced Endometriosis Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Northwest, UK |
| Mark Slack
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Chief Medical Officer CMR Surgical Consultant Urogynaecology, Cambridge |
| Kevin Burton
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Gynae oncologist Gynaecology Oncology Department. Royal Infirmary, Glasgow |
| Jeffrey Ahmed
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Consultant Gynaecologist, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, England |
| Richard Peevor
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Consultant Gynae oncologist, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Bangor, Wales |
| Uzma Mohammad
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Miss Uzma Mahmood FRCOG Consultant Gynaecological SurgeoncUniversity Hospital group, Limerick, Ireland |
| Emad Nasr | Milton Keynes University Hospital |
| Gemma Owens | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff |
| H Nicks | Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust |
| RaneeThakar | President RCOG Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist at Croydon University Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George’s University of London |
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President RCOG Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist at Croydon University Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George’s University of London |
| Peter Barton-Smith
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Consultant Gynaecological robotic surgeon, Princess Grace Hospital London |
| Horace Roman
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Professor in Endometriosis surgery. Bordeaux, France Remote presentation |
| Manou Manpreet Kaur
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Miss Manou Manpreet Kaur, MD Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London |
| Marie Taniacao | Marie Heane D. Taniacao Surgical Care Practitioner |
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London |
| Denis Tsepov
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Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon, HCA London |
| Kevin Burton | |
| For: Zeiad El-Gizawy Consultant
Zeiad El-Gizawy Consultant Gynaecologist University Hospitals of North Midlands Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire |
Against
Mr. Tom Coia MRCOG Specialist trainee Royal Stoke University Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire |
| Ariane Sickinghe | The Royal Marsden Hospital/Utrecht University |
| Mickey Buckingham | St George’s Hospital University of Oxford |
| Facilitators: | |
| Mr Nick Elkington FRCOG Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey
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| Marielle Nobbenhuis MD PhD Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon and Oncologist The Royal Marsden & St George’s Hospitals
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| Miss Nahid Gul FRCOG Consultant Gynaecological Pelvic Surgeon Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Northwest, UK
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| Miss Uzma Mahmood FRCOG Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon University Hospital group, Limerick, Ireland
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| Mr Amer Raza Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon. Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London
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| Miss Sujata Gupta FRCOG Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester foundation trust. Manchester
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| Zeiad El-Gizawy Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon. University Hospitals of North Midlands Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire
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BIARGS Training Courses
Meeting registration
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PREVIOUS EVENT
Biargs Online Teaching Programme
(First Tuesday of the Month)
| Month | Speaker | Topic | Date* | Time* | Speaker’s resume | Event Registration |
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| February | Mr Nick Elkington | Introduction | 8/2/22 | 19:00 | ||
| March | Miss Marielle Nobbenhuis | Equipment | 1/3/22 | 19:00 | ||
| April | Dr Mike Smith | Setup | 5/4/22 | 19:00 | ||
| May | Miss Nahid Gul | Role of surgical assistant & training curriculum / certification | 16/5/22 | 19:00 | ||
| June | Miss Manou Kaur | Emergencies | 7/6/22 | 19:00 | ||
| July | Dr Mike Smith | Energy sources | 5/7/22 | 19:00 | ||
| August | Summer Break | |||||
| September | Miss Nahid Gul | Surgical Procedures | 6/9/22 | 19:00 | ||
| October | Mr Nick Elkington | Endometriosis | 4/10/22 | 19:00 | ||
| November | Prof Barry O’Reilly | Urogynaecology | 1/11/22 | 19:00 | ||
| December | Mr Simon Butler-Manuel | Inter-specialty collaboration | 6/12/22 | 19:00 | ||
BIARGS 11th Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual ASM) on 24th and 25th June 2021
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BIARGS Basic Robotic Gynaecology Surgical Skills Course
Minimal Access : Minimal conversion to conventional surgery
Register: Registrations is now closed!
Abstracts : Submission is now closed!
Topics covered include : Robotic surgical training, RCOG ASM, gynaecological oncology, complex gynaecolo-gy, endometriosis, urogynaecology and impact of COVID-19 on robotic service and surgical training.
BIARGS focus on training : Listen to Tom Cecil Colorectal Surgeon talk about
“How to train your dragon in robotic surgery”
BIARGS welcome all grades of Gynaecology trainees/ surgical assistants and Nurses
Today’s Trainees are our future surgeons; hence BIARGS main focus is on safe robotic service and surgical training including surgical assistants, nurses who are integral part of our multidisciplinary team
Registration:
Register free for BIARGS 11th Annual Scientific Meeting virtual ASM on 24th and 25th June 2021. www.biargs.org.uk
Membership is FREE for 2021!(only for Nurses and Trainees) Register here: https://biargs.org.uk/become-a-member/
Invited RCOG & International speakers:
- Sue Ward, Vice President RCOG
- Jo Mountfield, Vice President RCOG
- Rainer Kimmig, Germany
- Roman Horace, France
- Taner Usta, Turkey
- Shailesh Puntambekar, India
- Barry O’Reilly, Ireland
- Matt Hewitt, Ireland
Scientific Committee:
Nick Ellkington, President BIARGS
Thomas Ind, Past President BIARGS
Marielle Nobbenhuis , Vice President BIARGS
Nahid Gul, Treasurer/Secretary BIARGS
Johnathan Lippiatt , Council member BIARGS
Helen Smith , Trainee rep BIARGS
Doreen Contreras , Nurse rep BIARGS
Nick Ellkington, President BIARGS
Thomas Ind, Past President BIARGS
Marielle Nobbenhuis , Vice President BIARGS
Nahid Gul, Treasurer/Secretary BIARGS
Johnathan Lippiatt , Council member BIARGS
Helen Smith , Trainee rep BIARGS
Doreen Contreras , Nurse rep BIARGS
Programme: Day 1 Thursday 24th June 2021
| Online Registration, Virtual Lecture Theatre | ||
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| 12:00-12:10 | Introduction and welcome | Nahid Gul, Nick Elkington , Marielle Nobbenhuis Conference Chairs |
| Session 1: | Moderators: Marielle Nobbenhuis, Simon Butler-Manuel | |
| 12:10 – 12:25 | Effect of The Covid-19 Pandemic on Gynaecology robotic services in UK | Nick Elkington |
| 12:25 – 12:40 | COVID in robotic theatres, what measures were taken to deliver safe surgery? | Doreen Contreras |
| 12:40 – 12:55 | Robotics in Gynaecological Oncology during COVID-19 pandemicEnhanced Recovery outcomes following 1,550 cases in the Guildford Epicentre Program and impact on resource utilisation and patient care |
Alex Tan |
| 12:55 – 13:05 | Panel discussion | |
| Session 2: | Moderators: Jo Mountfield, Mike Smith | |
| 13:05 – 13:25 | RCOG vision for the future of gynaecological surgery | Sue Ward |
| 13:25 – 13:45 | Training programme in gynaecology robotic surgery (RCOG ASM) | Jo Mountfield |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | How to become recognized robotic surgeon and achieve BIARGS certification? Robotic annual dataset and governance. | Nahid Gul |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Trainee’s perspective of robotic surgery | Helen Clarke |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | A robotic teaching programme for trainees, designed by trainees | Tom Coia |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Panel discussion | |
| 14:40 – 14:50 | Break: Virtual Poster Viewing; Industry Stands | BIARGS 2021 Poster_Chandrasekaran_ExtremeObesity [8450].pdf BIARGS Poster 2021- Obesity (Natasha DSouza).pdf BIARGS Poster- Elderly[1441376].pdf BIARGS_2021_BMI50_v2 (1).pdf Lusine Sevinyan – DASI poster.pdf Poster 4 BIRAGS – final template 21-06-2021-.pdf poster 5 BIARGS 2021 Poster_settingup_Rob_programme_D.El-Hamamsy.pdf |
| Session 3: | Moderator: Thomas Ind | |
| 14:50 – 15:35 | John Shepherd Lecture: “How to train your dragon in robotic surgery”. | Tom Cecil |
| Session 4: | Moderators: Jonathan Lippiatt, Nick Elkington, | |
| 15:35 – 15:55 | Robotic radical hysterectomy and exenteration | Shailesh Puntambekar |
| 15:55 – 16:15 | Role of robotic intraoperative ICG fluorescence in resection of parametrial disease (In cancer or extensive endometriosis) | Rainer Kimmig |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | The role of robotic surgery in uterine pathology | Christina Uwins |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Robotic pelvic lymph node dissections for endometrial cancer: what is the actual complication rate? |
Michael Alvin Floreskou |
| 16:45 – 16:55 | Panel discussion | |
| Session 5: | Moderators: Orfhlaith O’Sullivan, Nahid Gul | |
| Platinum sponsors: Intuitive surgical | www.intutivesurgical.com | |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Gold sponsors: CMR Surgical “Versius-Concept, Training and Implementation |
Mark Slack |
| 17:10 – 17:25
Free |
ACS NSQIP – Personalised Risk Prediction Tool for Postoperative Complications in Gynaeoncology Robotic Surgery (Review of 917 patients) |
Lusine Sevinyan |
| 17:25 – 17:40
Free |
Total Robotic Diaphragmatic Stripping in ovarian cancer | Christina Uwins |
| 17:40 – 17:55
Free |
Efficiency in Robotic Theatres; a mixed-methods study. | Dina El-Hamamsy |
| 17:55 – 18:10
Free |
A case of robotic-assisted uterine niche resection | Chou Phay Lim |
| 18:10 – 18:20 | Panel discussion, Close | |
| 18:20 | Day 1 meeting close | |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | BIARGS AGM (Members only -via separate link) | |
| AGM Programme | ||
| 18:30 | President/Vice presidents report | |
| To 19:30 | Secretary/treasurer report/elections | |
Programme: Day 2 Friday 25th June 2021
| Registration, Virtual Lecture Theatre | ||
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| 12:00 – 12:10 | Introduction, Welcome | Nahid Gul, Nick Elkington , Marielle Nobbenhuis Conference Chairs |
| Session 6: | Moderators: Nick Elkington, Orfhlaith O’Sullian | |
| 12:10 – 12:25
Free communication |
Current national guidance considers that: The presence of a Surgical Care Practitioner in the perioperative team is of benefit both to the patient and the consultant-led surgical care teams within which they work |
Marie Heane D. Taniacao |
| 12:25 – 12:40 Free communication |
Trainees’ experience of robotic gynaecological surgery in Wessex deanery |
Hannah Pierce |
| 12:40 -12:55 Free communication |
Low ‘draped-not-docked’ rate reflects appropriate case selection for robotic-assisted surgery, enabling effective theatre utilisation |
Dhivya Chandrasekaran |
| 12:55 -13:10 Invited presentation |
Emergency protocol in robotic theatre | Manou Kaur |
| 13:10 -13:30 Invited presentation |
Tips and tricks in robotic surgery | Matt Hewitt |
| 13:30 -13:40 | Panel discussion | |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Break: Virtual Poster Viewing; Industry Stands | |
| Session 7: | Moderators : Nahid Gul, Mike Smith | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 Invited presentation |
Robotic management of diaphragmatic endometriosis | Roman Horace |
| 14:30 – 14:50 Invited presentation |
Exploring Pelvic Pain with the Robot; Deep to ischial Spines including Pre-Sacral Roots. | Taner Usta |
| 14:50 – 15:10 Invited presentation |
Robotic surgery in deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) UK endometriosis Centre | David Rowlands |
| 15:10 -15:35 Free Communication |
A retrospective review of Robotic vs Laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease over a 4-year period at a Tertiary Hospital |
Julia Parton |
| 15:35 – 15:50 Free Communication |
Robotic stapler disc bowel resection for DIE of the recto-sigmoid colon. Case study and outcomes. |
Denis Tsepov |
| 15:50 – 16:00 | Panel discussion. | |
| Session 8: | Moderators: Marielle Nobbenhuis. Nick Elkington | |
| 16:00 – 16:20
Invited |
Robotic surgery in urogynaecology. A single centre experience | Barry O’Reilly |
| 16:20 – 16:40
Invited |
Digital training and Augmented virtual reality | Mohamed Mabrouk |
| 16:40 – 17:00 Invited presentation |
Future robotic research study MIRRORS | Simon Butler-Manuel |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Panel discussion | |
| 17:15-17:30 | Prize announcement and Close | Nahid Gul |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | John Shepherd Prize for best oral presentation Jeremy Wright Prize for best poster presentation |
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| 17:30 | Annual scientific meeting Close: | |
BIARGS 2021: 11th Annual Scientific Meeting
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Annual Scientific Meetings
| Date | Location | Organiser | File |
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| 2020 | 10th BIARGS/SERGS online | Online | SERGS BIARGS cork |
| 2019 | 9th Newcastle | Tony Chalhoub | BIARGS 2019 Newcastle |
| 2018 | 8th Guildford | Simon Butler-Manuel | |
| 2017 | 7th Leicester | Esther Moss | Proposal for 2016 BIARGS by University Hospitals of Leicester |
| 2015 | 6th The Wirral | Nahid Gul | BIARGS Newsletter 2016 |
| 2014 | 5th Wolverhampton | Alaa Elghobashy | BIARGSNewsletter2015 |
| 2013 | 4th London | Thomas Ind & Peter Barton-Smith | |
| 2012 | 3rd Manchester | Ahmed Ahmed | |
| 2011 | 2nd Cork | Matt Hewitt | |
| 2010 | 1st RCOG, London | Peter Barton-Smith |
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