General and digestive surgery:

• Robotic-assisted subtotal gastrectomy with extended lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer
• Laparoscopic TAPP repair for a right Nyhus type IVa inguinal hernia in a male patient
• Tips and tricks: standard case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an obese patient with a BMI of 49
• Laparoscopic small bowel resection for Meckel's diverticulitis
• Complication of fundoplication: esophageal stenosis at the hiatal orifice
• TAPP (transabdominal preperitoneal) repair of a right infraumbilical Spiegelian hernia

WeBSurg Award videos from our award-winning laureates:

• Laparoscopic sigmoid vaginal replacement First prize
• Retrocaval ureter: right laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy Second prize
• Thoracoscopy in children Third prize

Apply now for one of the following 2008 laparoscopic courses:

Digestive Surgery:

Intensive course in Laparoscopic General Surgery
September 22-26, 2008 FULL
December 8-12, 2008 FULL

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery
November 27-29, 2008 Only option A is available

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
November 7-8, 2008: Only option A is available

Advanced Course on NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery)
October 3-4, 2008 Only option A is available

Pediatric Surgery:

Advanced Course in Pediatric Urology
October 16-18, 2008

Urological Surgery:

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
December 1-5, 2008 FULL

Cours intensifs en Chirurgie Laparoscopique Urologique
October 6-10, 2008

International Advanced Symposium: Laparoscopic Treatment of Urological Pelvic Cancers: Prostate and Bladder
September 18-20, 2008 Only option A is available

Gynecologic Surgery:

Advanced Techniques in Operative Gynecological Endoscopy
December 15-17, 2008

Current Techniques in the Treatment of Severe Endometriosis
September 8-10, 2008 FULL

Following the inauguration and the first course held in Taiwan (May 27-30, 2008), we are pleased to release the complete calendar of 2008 courses held at the ASIA IRCAD TAIWAN and the CME accreditation received for each course.

CME accreditation is provided for all programs to be held at ASIA IRCAD - Taiwan: AMA Category 1 credits™ and MAINCERT credits will be delivered.

Click here to access the 2008 calendar of courses.

Make sure you do not miss out on this unique opportunity and register now for one of the few remaining places!

来る9月10日から12日に第一回NOTESコースがアジアの心臓ASIA IRCADにて開催されます。すべてのIRCADのエキスパートと世界の良く知られたエキスパートが台湾へ行きNOTESのデモンストレーションとそのテクニックを参加者に伝授いたします。The course will unravel in a similar way to the one at the IRCAD, コースはIRCADでのコースと同様に、理論授業、カンファレンスルームと実験手術室とを結んだライブ手術にて行われます。手術室は最新の設備が整ったすばらしい23の手術台を擁しております。

Do not miss this chance and register now for your ticket by clicking here.

IRCAD-EITSは以下の2008 meetingsに参加します

IRCAD-EITS-WeBSurg will be present as an exhibitor hosted by Karl Storz and will be happy to welcome you at the forthcoming events:

• 11^th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Yokohama, Japan (September 2-5, 2008)
• 2008 Annual Clinical Congress of the ACS, San Francisco, California, USA (October 12-16, 2008)

EATSの初年度は大成功を収めました。いまやオンラインのコンテンツを２０００名を超えるメンバーと分かち合ってます！ To これを記念し、また６月６-７日に開催された第５回NOTESアドバンスドコースを記念し、今月はEATSのメンバーとWeBSurgメンバーに新しいメディアを公開します。ぜひEATSウェブサイトをチェックして頂き最新のNOTES情報を楽しんでください！

Register now for the first NOTES course at the ASIA-IRCAD in Taiwan (10th to 12th of September, 2008). Find the course program and registration details here.

 4 New lectures:

• Magnetically anchored deployable instruments for NOTES - D Scott (US)
• Transvesical port: creation, closure and applicability in NOTES procedures - J Correia-Pinto (PT) 
• Transvaginal access - J Nassif (FR) 
• NOTES: diagnostic human studies - J Hazey (US) 

New expert interviews and debates: 
Debate between Prof. Daniel SCOTT and Dr. Mehran ANVARI:
Are there any problems related to the use of magnetic devices in your surgical environment?

Debate between Dr. Jorge CORREIA-PINTO and Prof. Jeffrey HAZEY:
What is your opinion of the indications for the transvesical access in humans? Is there a future for human applications or is it uniquely a laboratory experimentation?

Prof. Nobuhiko TANIGAWA:
Can you talk us through the latest technical and instrumental developments for NOTES in Japan?
Do not miss out on these!

New reading suggestions: please check our update!

By becoming an EATS member, you will take full advantage of our exclusive NOTES content on www.eats.fr, as well as other membership rights.

Calendar for 2008 NOTES courses at IRCAD-EITS:

• October 3-4, 2008 Only option A is available

Option A limited to 50 participants
Option B limited to 34 participants

International Symposium and Advanced Course in NOTES at ASIA IRCAD - TAIWAN Training Center:
From Endoluminal to Transluminal Surgery
September 10-12, 2008
For further details, click here

Due to the enormous success of the first four NOTES Hands-on courses, priority will be given to people that are on the waiting list and to EATS members. This will operate on a first come, first served basis.

Please click here to download registration form.

MAINCERT and AMA Category 1 CME credits™ available for the 2008 NOTES courses:
8.75 credits (option A)
25.25 credits (option B)

12 European CME credits (ECMEC) are also available. These credits have been provided by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

ご意見承っております。e-mail　info@eats.fr　または webmaster@websurg.com  までよろしくお願いします。

Yours faithfully,

Prof. Jacques MARESCAUX, MD, FRCS, FACS
President of IRCAD/EITS
President of EATS
WeBSurg Editor-in-Chief