• 8:00 a.m. – Welcome Remarks – Dr. Reitan Ribeiro (Canada)

Optimizing Access to the Cavity in Gynecologic Surgery

• 8:15 a.m. – How to Perform an Abdominal Incision and Reduce Complications – A General Surgeon’s Perspective – Dr. Leandro Totti Cavazolla (online – Brazil)

• 8:30 a.m. – How to Position Trocar Sites to Optimize Your Laparoscopic Surgery: Different Positioning Strategies, Advantages, and Disadvantages – Dr. Reitan Ribeiro (Canada)

• 8:45 a.m. – Vaginal access: how to perform it, its challenges, and how to avoid complications – Dr. Octacilio F. Netto (Brazil)

• 9:00 a.m. – Optimizing the Aesthetic Outcomes of Abdominal Incisions – A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective – Dr. William Itikawa (Brazil)

• 9:15 a.m. – Discussion

Advances in anatomical knowledge that have transformed gynecologic surgery

• 9:30 a.m. – Retroperitoneal Anatomy and the Pelvic Spaces – Dr. Marco Puga (Chile)

• 9:40 a.m. – Surgical Anatomy of the Ureter – Dr. Joel Laufer (Uruguay)

• 9:50 a.m. – Pelvic Neuroanatomy for the General Gynecologist – Dr. Alejandro Gonzales (Argentina)

• 10:00 a.m. – Discussion

• 10:15 to 10:30 – Coffee Break

Difficult Access to the Pelvis

• 10:30 a.m. – Strategy for Exposing the Pelvic Organs in Minimally Invasive and Open Surgery – Dr. Fabio Fin (Brazil)

• 10:45 a.m. – Frozen Pelvis: Surgical Management – Dr. Fernando Heredia (Chile)

• 11:05 a.m. – Tips and tricks for dealing with pelvic adhesions and blockages – Dr. Reitan Ribeiro (Canada)

• 11:20 a.m. – Overcoming Exposure Challenges During Vaginal Hysterectomy – Dr. Francisco Nogueira (Brazil)

• 11:35 – Discussion

• 12:00 p.m. – Lunch

Advances in Hysterectomy Techniques

• 1:00 p.m. – Open Hysterectomy: Step-by-Step Guide, Tips, and Tricks – Dr. José Saadi (Argentina)

• 1:15 p.m. – Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy: Step-by-Step Guide, Tips, and Tricks – Dr. Fabio Fin (Brazil)

• 1:30 p.m. – Vaginal hysterectomy: step-by-step guide, tips, and tricks – Dr. Octacilio F. Netto (Brazil)

• 1:45 p.m. – Discussion

Challenges in Hysterectomy

• 2:00 p.m. – Complex Hysterectomy in Endometriosis – Dr. Fernando Heredia (Chile)

• 2:15 p.m. – Laparoscopic hysterectomy in complex cases: multiple cesarean sections and large uteri – Dr. Santiago Scasso (Uruguay)

• 2:30 p.m. – Open Hysterectomy: When Open Surgery Is the Best Option – Dr. Aldo López (Peru)

• 2:45 p.m. – Vaginal hysterectomy for a large uterus – Dr. Octacilio F. Netto (Brazil)

• 3:00 p.m. – Strategies for Reducing Bleeding During a Myomectomy – Dr. Jordanna Diniz (Brazil)

• 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Coffee Break

• 3:30 p.m. – Open myomectomy – Dr. Santiago Scasso (Uruguay)

• 3:45 p.m. – Laparoscopic myomectomy – Dr. Joel Laufer (Uruguay)

• 4:05 p.m. – Techniques for Morcellation and Vaginal Removal of Fibroids – Dr. Francisco Nogueira (Brazil)

• 4:15 p.m. – Discussion

Surgical Management of Adnexal Masses

• 4:30 p.m. – Surgical Management of Suspected and/or Giant Adnexal Masses – Dr. Florencia Noll (Argentina)

• 4:45 p.m. – Large ovarian teratoma – Dr. Santiago Scasso (Uruguay)

• 5:05 p.m. – Large Ovarian Cysts: Minimally Invasive Strategies – Dr. José Saadi (Argentina)

• 5:20 p.m. – Ovarian Cancer Treatment – Dr. Audrey Tsunoda (Brazil)

• 5:35 p.m. – Discussion

• 6:00 p.m. – Closing Ceremony

• 8:00 a.m. – Live surgery (São Vicente Hospital) – Dr. Fabio Fin (Brazil)

• 9:00 a.m. – Live surgery (Albert Einstein Hospital) – Dr. Renato Moretti and Dr. Vanessa Alvarenga (Brazil)

• 10:00 a.m. – Live surgery (São Vicente Hospital) – Dr. Fernando Heredia (Chile)

• 11:00 a.m. – Live surgery (São Vicente Hospital) – Dr. Reitan Ribeiro (Canada)

• 12:00 p.m. – Lunch

Endometriosis Surgery for the General Gynecologist

• 1:00 p.m. – Mild to Moderate Peritoneal Endometriosis – Dr. Marco Puga (Chile)

• 1:15 p.m. – Endometrioma Surgery – Dr. Santiago Scasso (Uruguay)

• 1:30 p.m. – Laparoscopic Isthmus Hernia Repair – Dr. Fernando Heredia (Chile)

Surgery for Prolapse and Urinary Dysfunction

• 1:45 p.m. – Vaginal repair for prolapse – Dr. Francisco Nogueira (Brazil)

• 2:00 p.m. – Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy – Dr. Joel Laufer (Uruguay)

• 2:15 p.m. – Sacrospinal Ligament Fixation – Dr. Octacilio F. Netto (Brazil)

• 2:30 p.m. – Discussion

Urinary Complications in Gynecologic Surgery

• 3:00 p.m. – A Challenging Bladder – Dr. Reitan Ribeiro (Canada)

• 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Coffee Break

• 3:30 p.m. – Management of Bladder Injuries – Dr. Murilo de Almeida (Brazil)

• 3:45 p.m. – Difficult Ureter – Dr. Alejandro Gonzales (Argentina)

• 4:05 p.m. – Management of Ureteral Injuries – Dr. Murilo de Almeida (Brazil)

• 4:20 p.m. – Discussion

Complications in Gynecological Surgery

• 4:35 p.m. – Colorectal Complications – Dr. Reitan Ribeiro (Canada)

• 4:50 p.m. – Vascular Complications – Dr. Reitan Ribeiro (Canada)

• 5:05 p.m. – Complications of the Abdominal Wall – Dr. Leandro Totti Cavazolla (Brazil)

• 5:20 p.m. – Complications of Vaginal Hysterectomy – Dr. Francisco Nogueira (Brazil)

• 5:35 p.m. – Discussion

• 5:50 p.m. – Closing Ceremony