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IHC 2023 Brazil Scientific Program

Pra Frente (“Go Forward”)
May 9-11 – Meeting
May 12 – Optional Hands-On Lab
May 13 – Optional IHC “Hang Out”

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IHC 2023 Brazil Faculty & Program :

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DAY 1   FACULTY
8:00-10:30    
8:00 Registration  
8:30 Welcome Brian Jacob
     
8:45-10:30 VENTRAL HERNIA — SIMPLE Chair: Eric Pauli (USA); Moderator: Lindsay Vejarano (PER)
8:45 Umbilical Hernia: So many repair options Wolfgang Reinpold (GER)
9:00 MIS Ventral Options: IPOM, TAPP, eTEP, TARUP, LIRA. Charlotte Horne (USA)
9:15 Open Incisional Hernia Options: Chevrel, Rives, preperitoneal, etc. Sabrina Drexel (USA)
9:30 Panniculectomy and Other Skin Challenges Vedra Augenstein (USA)
9:45 Panel Q&A  
     
10:30-11:00 BREAK  
     
11:00-12:30 VENTRAL HERNIA — SIMPLE (Video/How I do It) Chair: Wolfgang Reinpold (GER); Moderator: Kathy Cordero (CR)
11:00 Laparoscopic IPOM/IPUM: Tips to master it Lindsay Vejarano (PER)
11:10 Robotic eTEP: Safety & Risks Alexander Morrell (BRA)
11:20 Spigelian and Other Rare Abdominal Wall Hernias Heitor Santos (BRA)
11:30 Standard Open Rives Stoppa and open TAR Yuri Novitsky (USA)
11:40 TAPP and TARUP Agustin Alvarez (CHI)
11:50 LIRA and REPA for diastasis Ezequiel Palmisano (ARG)
12:00 Panel DEBATE & Q&A: Why my technique is best  
     
12:30-1:30 LUNCH  
     
1:30-1:45 WELLNESS 1:  
1:30 Surgeon Wellness & Preventing Occupational Injuries Talar Tejirian (USA)
1:45-3:00 VENTRAL HERNIA — COMPLEX Chair: Sean Orenstein (USA); Moderator: Ezequiel Palmisano (ARG)
1:45 Multiply Recurrent Incisional Hernia: Open, lap, robotic, sandwich? Sergio Roll (BRA)
2:00 TAR vs Anterior Components Separation: Risks & benefits Yuri Novitsky (USA)
2:15 Incisional Hernia + Enteric fistula: Repair options and timing Sean Orenstein (USA)
2:30 Special Tools: Neurotoxin, pneumoperitoneum, expanders, etc Gustavo Soares (BRA)
2:45 Panel Q&A  
     
     
3:00-3:45 BREAK  
     
3:45-5:00 VENTRAL HERNIA — COMPLEX (Video/How I do It) Chair: Yuri Novitsky (USA); Moderator: Paula Volpe (BRA)
3:45 SCOLA for diastasis Luciana Guimarães (BRA)
3:55 eMILOS Wolfgang Reinpold (GER)
4:05 RoboTAR Conrad Ballecer (USA)
4:15 Lap TAR: & other advanced operations if you don’t have a robot Levon Grigoryan (ARM)
4:25 Hernias after Organ Transplantation Conrad Ballecer (USA)
4:35 Panel Q&A  
     
5:00 END OF DAY/Happy Hour  
6:30 WELCOME RECEPTION + DINNER + IHC 10-year Anniversary Celebration  
     
DAY 2    
8:00-10:30    
8:00 Registration  
8:30 Welcome Brian Jacob
     
8:45-10:30 INGUINAL HERNIA — SIMPLE Chair: Andreas Koch (GER); Moderator: Eva Barbosa (POR)
8:45 Groin Anatomy + the Nerves: In vivo  David Lourié (USA)
9:00 Tailoring the Inguinal Hernia Repair to the Needs of the Patient Sergio Roll (BRA)
9:15 Successful MIS repair: Technical tips (abandon the sac, fixation options, closure of defects) Sabrina Drexel (USA)
9:30 Femoral Hernia: Is anything new? Thamiris Marins (BRA)
9:45 Panel Q&A  
     
10:30-11:00 BREAK  
     
11:00-11:15 WELLNESS 2:   
11:00 Ergonomics in the OR and Office: What is the evidence? Andrea Pakula (USA)
11:15-12:30 INGUINAL HERNIA — SIMPLE (Video/How I Do It) Chair: Alexander Morrell (BRA); Moderator: Sabrina Drexel (USA)
11:15 Tissue-Based Repairs: The perfect Shouldice & Bassini Renato Miranda (BRA)
11:30 Sports Hernia: How I Do It Andreas Koch (GER)
11:45 Lap TEP and TAPP with Limited Resources Levon Grigoryan (ARM)
12:00 Robotic Tissue-Based Inguinal Hernia Repair: r-IPT Shirin Towfigh (USA)
12:10 Panel DEBATE & Q&A: Why my repair is best (open tissue vs Lichtenstein vs TEP/TAPP)  
     
12:30-1:30 LUNCH  
     
1:30-3:00 EMERGENCIES & COMPLICATIONS Chair: Marcio Cavaliere (BRA); Moderator: Andrea Pakula (USA)
1:30 Emergency Surgery: Inguinal & Ventral Hernias Kathy Cordero (CR)
1:45 Inguinal Hernia Surgery Gone Wrong: A video exposé David Lourié (USA)
2:00 Bowel Injuries during Hernia Repairs: Tips on how to handle them Eva Barbosa (POR)
2:15 Mesh Infections: Tips on how to plan the care Charlotte Horne (USA)
2:30 Panel Q&A  
     
3:00-3:30 BREAK  
     
3:30-5:00 TOOLS FOR THE HERNIA SURGEON Chair: Agustin Alvarez (CHI); Moderator: Tereza Fernandes (BRA)
3:30 What is the Role of Biologic Mesh? Vedra Augenstein (USA)
3:45 Radiology of the Groin Eric Pauli (USA)
4:00 Radiology of the Abdominal Wall Christiano Claus (BRA)
4:15 Optimization, Prehabilitation & ERAS: Improving Surgical Outcomes Marleany  Mohallem (BRA)
4:30 Panel Q&A  
     
     
5:00 END OF DAY/Happy Hour  
6:30 WOMEN IN SURGERY DINNER  
     
     
DAY 3    
8:00-10:30    
8:00 Registration  
8:30 Welcome Brian Jacob
     
8:45-10:30 HERNIA — MISCELLANY Chair: Luciana Guimaraes (BRA); Moderator: Sergio Roll (BRA)
8:45 Mesh: Everything you need to know Sean Orenstein (USA)
9:00 Parastomal Hernia Repairs: Which option to choose? Eric Pauli (USA) 
9:15 Obesity & Hernias: Is it a Risk? When to Repair Hernias? Luiz Gustavo Oliveira (BRA)
9:30 Diaphragmatic Hernia Repairs Paula Volpe (BRA)
9:45 Hiatal Hernia: Is mesh use safe? Rodrigo Galhego (BRA)
10:00 Panel Q&A  
     
10:30-11:00 BREAK  
     
11:00-11:15 WELLNESS 3:   
11:00 Physical and Mental Health Activities to your Daily Schedule Brian Jacob (USA)
11:15-12:00 INGUINAL HERNIA — COMPLEX Chair: Osvaldo Santilli (ARG); Moderator: Charlotte Horne (USA)
11:15 Are Some Countries Overusing Mesh? A view from Brazil Leandro Totti (BRA)
11:30 Complications after Inguinal Hernia Repair: Mesh-related and non-mesh causes Marcelo Furtado (BRA)
11:45 Mesh Implant Illness Shirin Towfigh (USA)
12:00 Chronic Post-Inguinal Herniorrhaphy Pain: An expert’s approach David Chen (USA)
12:15 Panel Q&A  
     
12:30-1:30 LUNCH  
     
1:30-3:00 INGUINAL HERNIA — COMPLEX (Video/How I Do It) Chair: Christiano Claus (BRA); Moderator: David Lourie (USA)
1:30 Sports Hernia Repairs: Technique Osvaldo Santilli (ARG)
1:40 Lap eTEP : Tips for giant inguinoscrotal hernia Agustin Alvarez (CHI)
1:50 reTAPP: Handling recurrent inguinal hernias Pablo Medina (ARG)
2:00 Open Mesh Removal with Triple Neurectomy David Chen (USA)
2:10 MIS Mesh Removal: A step by step guide Andrea Pakula (USA)
2:20 Panel Q&A  
     
2:45 *Talking To The Wall* – Homage to IHC Rodrigo Galhego (BRA) & Conrad Ballecer (USA)
     
3:00 END OF DAY  

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