昨年、WeB Surgプログラムは大きな変革を行いました。2007年新たにスペイン語と中国語でWeB Surgが利用可能となりました。

WeBSurg会員は62,000人を突破し、さらに平均して毎月3,500人が新たに会員となっています。例として、このニュースレターは今や82,500件の送り先の明らかなメールアドレスに届けられています。2007年WeBSurgは延べ980000回、800万ページ閲覧され、2600000回のビデオへのアクセスを記録しました。

サイトへの訪問者の内訳は以下の通りです。: ヨーロッパ (36%), 北米地域 (25%), アジア (20%), 南米地域 (12%), アフリカ (6%) and　オセアニア (1%). 

General and digestive surgery:

• Robotic-assisted removal of a gastric band
• Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy with initial splenic flexure mobilization for diverticular disease 
• Dealing with vascular variation: laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Endocrine surgery:

• Minimally invasive video-assisted right parathyroidectomy: lateral approach, variation of Miccoli's technique 
• Laparoscopic right adrenalectomy for Conn's adenoma using ultrasonic shears

Gynecologic surgery:

• Laparoscopic trachelectomy and partial cystectomy for the management of recurrent bladder endometriosis after subtotal hysterectomy 

Thoracic surgery:

• Full thoracoscopic lingulectomy

Videosurgery in Pediatric Urology:

• Retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy – A El Ghoneimi (FR)
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: retroperitoneal approach – A El Ghoneimi (FR)
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy by transperitoneal approach – S Geiss (FR)
• The retroperitoneal prone approach for laparoscopic nephrectomy – MD Leclair (FR)

• Minimally invasive surgery for neuroblastoma in children – MD Leclair (FR)
• Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for hydronephrosis in horseshoe kidneys  – P Philippe (LU)
• Peritoneal dialysis and importance of correct catheter placement  – M Schlobach (BR)

Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy
V Gomel (CA)

Apply now for one of the following 2008 laparoscopic courses:

Digestive Surgery:

Intensive course in Laparoscopic General Surgery
February 4-8, 2008 FULL
March 10-14, 2008 FULL
May 19-23, 2008 FULL
September 22-26, 2008 FULL
December 8-12, 2008

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery
April 3-5, 2008
November 27-29, 2008

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
June 27-28, 2008: Only option A is available
November 7-8, 2008

Advanced Course on NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery)
January 18-19, 2008: Only option A is available
March 28-29, 2008: Only option A is available
June 6-7, 2008 Only option A is available
October 3-4, 2008 Only option A is available

Advanced Course in Interventional GI Endoscopy Techniques
July 3-5, 2008 Only option A is available

Pediatric Surgery:

Advanced Course in Pediatric Endosurgery
October 16-18, 2008

Urological Surgery:

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
June 9-13, 2008 FULL
December 1-5, 2008

Cours intensifs en Chirurgie Laparoscopique Urologique
January 21-25, 2008 FULL
October 6-10, 2008

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery: Laparoscopic Treatment of Kidney Tumors
April 24-26, 2008

International Advanced Symposium: Laparoscopic Treatment of Urological Pelvic Cancers: Prostate and Bladder
September 18-20, 2008

Gynecologic Surgery:

Gynecologic Surgery: Tips and tricks, anatomy suture and more...
March 25-27, 2008

Advanced Techniques in Operative Gynecological Endoscopy
May 5-7, 2008

Gynecological Cancer and Laparoscopic Approach: State of the Art
June 23-25, 2008

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

Techniques Avancées en Endoscopie Gynécologique Opératoire
December 15-17, 2008

IRCAD-EITS courses are accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the CME activities for medical specialists in their home European Country.

The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

2008年のEITSコースプログラムでのそれぞれのCME　creditsの割り当てを確認するにはhereをクリックして下さい。

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:

• SAGES 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (April 9-12, 2008)
• 16^th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Stockholm, Sweden (June 11-14, 2008)
• 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)

The 30^th International Congress of the European Hernia Society will be taking place in Sevilla, Spain, from the 7^th to the 10^th of May 2008.

For further details, click here.

NOTESに関する最新の発展を1200名を超えるメンバーに公開出来る事を喜ばしく思います。この新年を祝って、新しいエキサイティングなeditorial（論説）と、"a one trocar sleeve gastrectomy in an experimental model"のビデオを提供します。EATSウェブサイトをチェックしてNOTESのコンテンツを存分にお楽しみ下さい。

親愛なるメンバーへ、  もしEATS会員の証明書が必要であれば、www.eats.frから直接発行しております。必ず、log inした後に会員証明のセクションをご覧下さい。

1 new editorial for NOTES: NOTES, TUES, TULA, NOTUS... authored by B Dallemagne, S Perretta, J Marescaux
NOTES on TUES: will TransUmbilical Endoscopic Surgery bridge the gap between laparoscopy and NOTES? The action behind the attraction

1 new video:

• One trocar sleeve gastrectomy in an experimental model using the air-seal device - C Solano (FR)

New reading suggestions: please check our update!

EITSのメンバーになることにより、www.eats.frでのNOTESコンテンツの優先的な権利が持てます。

Calendar for 2008 NOTES courses at IRCAD-EITS:

• January 18-19, 2008: Only option A is available
• March 28-29, 2008: Only option A is available 
• June 6-7, 2008 Only option A is available
• October 3-4, 2008

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

Due to the enormous success of the first and second 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.

申込書をご希望のかたはここをクリックして下さい。

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
Editor-in-Chief-WeBSurg