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Alix Boyle interviews Greggory DeVore, MD about the new GE Voluson I ultrasound machine |
Establish an interagency task force to develop a National strategy to combat the increase infertility In the United States [HR 5284 IH] - a speech by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Democrat from 6th District, New Jersey
Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2005 [H.R.3034.IH] - a speech by Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Democrat - 11th District - Ohio

President of OBGYN.net, Roberta Speyer, presents the History of OBGYN.net to kick off the meeting with China-OBGYN.net.  A collection of interviews with leading OB/GYNs on gynecology and obstetrics issues in China is available, see them here.  

Webcast: New Options for the Management of Fibroids in the Ob/Gyn Practice
Webcast: The AAGL Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide selected presentations from our Annual AAGL Global Congress

Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology (AAGL)

• Ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy from Green Journal article - William H. Parker, MD
  Read Dr. Parker's article: Keeping Your Ovaries if You Are Having a Hysterectomy for patients
  Read Dr. Parker's abstract: Benefits of Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease for medical professional
• Women's Options for Treating Uterine Fibroids - P. D. Indman, MD
• Mini lap with Elastic Retractors in the Treatment of Fibroids - D. Tsin, MD & P. D. Indman, MD

• Laparoscopic Skill Training & Robotics - L. Mettler, MD, PhD & W. L. Heinrichs, MD, PhD

• Opinion for Benchmarking Basic Skills of Laparoscopic Surgery for Residents - W. L. Heinrichs, MD, PhD &  L. Mettler, MD, PhD

• Building A Doctor/Patient Relationship -  R. W. Whitted, MD, MPH & P. A. Pietro, MD
• Alternatives to Treatment of Fibroids - H. Goldfarb, MD
• Less Invasive Treatments for Fibroids - R. Chudacoff, MD, PhD
  Physicians: View an archived webcast that focuses on the treatment of uterine fibroid tumors in the modern ob/gyn practice. A panel of experts discusses the role of traditional as well as more recent therapies, and introduces a novel device called ExAblate 2000, developed by InSightec Ltd.
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AUGS/SGS Joint Annual Meeting

• The Women's Pelvic Floor Health and Awareness Act (HR4979) - featuring Karl M. Luber, MD

• SGS (Society of Gynecologic Surgeons) Overview & Mission - Thomas E. Nolan, MD

• Current management of endometriosis: follow up in teenagers - Charles E. Miller, MD
• Endometriosis and pelvic pain - Charles E. Miller, MD
• Endometriosis pain: cause or causation? - Charles Miller MD and David Redwine MD
• Hysteroscopic management of submucous myomata in infertile patients - Philip G. Brooks, MD, OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor 
• Hysteroscopy Today - Stephen L. Corson, MD

11th World Congress of Gynaecological Endocrinology Firenze - February 2004

• Is Endometriosis Angiogenesis Dependent? - Dr Robert Greb and Professor Robert Taylor
• Mesoprogestins in the Treatment of Endometriosis - Professor Horacio Croxatto and Professor Thomas D'Hooghe

National Women's 9th Minimal Access Surgery Course Auckland - February 2004

• Adhesions in relation to laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis - Drs. Ossie Petrucco  and Robert O’Shea interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM
• Evidenced based approach to treating endometriomas - Dr. Michael Cooper and Professor Cindy Farquhar interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM
• Fertility Treatment and Management with Regard to Endometriosis - Dr Guy Gudex MD and Deborah Bush QSM
• A Call for Centres of Excellence to Treat Endometriosis - Drs. Charles Koh & Jim Tsaltas interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM
• Trial of Lipiodol Flushing - Dr Neil Johnson and Deborah Bush QSM
• The LUNAProcedure does not work on Endometriosis Pain - Dr Neil Johnson and Deborah Bush QSM

From the 32nd Annual American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists meeting held in Las Vegas, NV - November 2003

• Devices for Endometrial Ablation in Place of Resectoscope
  with Paul Indman, MD & Bruno van Herendael, MD
• Avoiding Hysterectomy 
  with Barbara Nesbitt & Herbert Goldfarb, MD 
• Sexual dysfunction following hysterectomy 
  with Barbara Nesbitt & Michael L. Moore, MD

Courtesy of EndometriosisZone.org - Free one-time registration is required to access content on EndometriosisZone.org

• What to do when the doctor says it's endometriosis - Paul Indman, MD & Tom Lyons, MD
• The accuracy of laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis  
  with Peter Maher, MD & Liselotte Mettler, MD
• Surgical management of the frozen pelvis  - Dr Alan Lam, Dr Charles Koh, Dr Kai Yin See Toh, and Dr Paul Indman

• Laparoscopic hysterectomy techniques - Dr Harry Reich and Professor Liselotte Mettler

59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Seattle, Washington, October 2003

• Highlights from the ASRM 2003, and Plans For The Future:  The Importance of Safety and Efficacy
  Robert Rebar MD PhD and Hugo Verhoeven, MD 

• A Critical Appraisal of Endometriosis - David Olive MD and Dan Martin MD

• Adolescent Endometriosis - Mary Lou Ballweg and Marc R. Laufer MD

• PGD: A New Tool for Infertile Patients - Hugo Verhoeven, MD and Professor Luca Gianaroli MD

• The Theory of Origin of Endometriomas - Camran Nezhat MD and Hugo Verhoeven, MD

• Endometriosis Surgery: Dos and Don'ts - Camran Nezhat MD and Hugo Verhoeven, MD

From the 24th Annual American Urogynecology Society Meeting, Hollywood, FL - September 2003

Vaginal repair using organic and synthetic mesh; two viewpoints:

• Surgical treatment of prolapse and incontinence - Professor Bernard Jacquetin, MD, interviewed by Dennis Miller, MD

• The Usage of Grafts in Reconstructive Surgery  - G. Willy Davila, MD with Fah Che Leong, MD & Mary McLennan, MD

• The Incontinence Solution -Amy Rosenman, MD & Barbara Nesbitt

• Treatment of Incontinence and Pelvic Prolapse - Barbara Nesbitt interviews Dennis Miller, MD & David B. Robinson, MD

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), 19th Annual Meeting of ESHRE - Madrid, Spain - 2003
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Future research directions in endometriosis - Lone Hummelshøj interviews Professor Thomas D'Hooghe, MD, PhD and Associate Professor Agneta Bergqvist, MD, PhD

Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility, Berlin, Germany - May 2003
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Should laser vaporisation and electro-coagulation of endometriosis be banned? - David Redwine, MD interviewed by Andrew Prentice, MD

The diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in teenagers - Professor Karl-Werner Schweppe, MD interviewed by Hugo Verhoeven, MD

Lesions et Endométriose Profond [Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis] - French  - Charles Chapron, MD interviewed by Professor Jacques Donnez, MD
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XII Annual Meeting of the ISGE, Cancun, Mexico - April 2003

New Breakthroughs in Flexible Hysteroscopy  
Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD interviews Professor René Marty, MD

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Acceptance of Laparoscopy for the Treatment of Endometriosis - Lip Kee Yap, MD interviewed by Hugo Verhoeven, MD 

The impact of adhesions on endometriosis  - Hugo Verhoeven, MD interviews Robert Franklin, MD

Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis - Grace Janik, MD interviewed by Thomas Lyons, MD

The challenges of endometriosis – clinical examination, surgical excision, adhesions, and should surgery be videoed?
Harry Reich, MD talks with Alan Johns, MD

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United States Surgical, A division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP. presents interviews from the IVS Tunneller™ Device Training Course held in Norwalk, Connecticut January 27, 2003

• Lauri E. Budnick, MD discusses Surgical Treatment Options for Urinary Stress Incontinence

• Bruce Farnsworth, MD is interviewed by Kathy Carlson about New Surgical Techniques for the treatment of Vaginal Prolapse

• David B. Robinson, MD interviews Dennis Miller, MD on the Uses and Advantages of The IVS Tunneller for the Surgical treatment of Vaginal Prolapse