ESGE 30th Annual Congress Call For Abstracts
Abstract Submission opens 25th February!
On Thursday 25th February 2021 our official abstract submission opens. You can then submit your clinical and scientific work for the ESGE 30th Annual Congress to be held in Rome, Italy on 3rd – 5th October 2021.
The ESGE Annual Congress is now one of the most important congresses in the field of gynaecological endoscopy and is attended by an ever growing number of healthcare professionals as well as the industry.
Hybrid Congress: Onsite + virtual presentations
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are designing the Congress with the aim to reach all participants, by hosting a hybrid event (onsite and virtual) over three days; Sunday 3rd to Tuesday 5th October 2021. If your abstract is selected for inclusion in the programme as oral presentation, you will be required to provide a pre-recorded presentation for inclusion in the virtual part of hybrid congress this year.
If the COVID-19 situation improves to allow onsite presentation, the Best Selected Oral and Best Selected Video presenters will be invited to present onsite. All posters, videos and free communications will be presented virtually on the congress platform.
Be aware that we will have two portals to submit an abstract:
1. Regular Abstract Submission (oral, video and poster)
Deadline
The deadline for abstract submission is 17th May 2021 midnight CET and registration deadline to Congress for abstract submitters is 7th July 2021.
More information can be found on our congress website: www.esgecongress.eu
Looking forward to receiving your abstracts!
ESGE Scientific Committee
Prof. Giovanni Scambia
ESGE President
Prof. Enrico Vizza
Congress President
Dr. Rudi Campo
Honorary Congress President
Prof. Ertan Saridogan
Scientific Chair
Prof. Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo
Scientific Chair
The ESGE, in collaboration with Facts, Views and Vision in ObGyn, organised a webinar on Controversies in Deep Endometriosis on Saturday 30th January 2021 at 12:45-14:45 hrs CET.
Login via your personal link and rewatch the webinar or enrol now and enjoy it for the first time!
During the ESGE Live Event 2020 abstract submitters had the opportunity to present their scientific work virtually. You can find here the official abstracts publication with all Best Selected Abstracts, Best Selected Video Abstracts, Free Communications and ePosters.
The official abstracts publication is published online as a supplement of the ESGE journal Facts, Views and Vision in ObGyn.
ESGE, in collaboration with Facts, Views and Vision in ObGyn present a new webinar: Controversies in Deep Endometriosis: from Diagnosis to Surgery, an Interdisciplinary Challenge.
Date: Saturday 30th January, 12:45-14:45 hrs CET
Moderator: Nazar Amso, Ertan Saridogan
Discussants: Philippe Koninckx, moderators and faculty
More information soon!
The ESGE, in collaboration with Facts, Views and Vision in ObGyn, organises a webinar on Septum Incision on Saturday 11th July, 2020 from 12:45 – 14:45 hrs CET.
It is generally accepted that septate uterus is related to impaired reproductive outcome. Although septum incision could be applied as a safe and successful treatment option for at least the symptomatic patients (recurrent pregnancy loss, infertility), there is a continuous debate if there is a real indication for treating patients with septate uterus. A recent publication in Human Reproduction opened again the discussion.
ESGE is organising a high-level webinar on this hot issue: internationally recognized experts representing different scientific approaches in the field will debate in front of the audience reviewing the available data.
The participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance and they will be included exclusively in an ESGE List of Specialists interested in Female Genital Anomalies, who will be used by priority in ESGE research on that issue (Delphi procedures, surveys, etc.).
Join us for this topical webinar and be included in the ESGE List of Specialists.
*** Limited number of places available ***
Complete your form and return to centraloffice@esge.org
We have decided to release this issue of ESGEVISION with some delay this year due to the significant changes we all had to make in our lives in the era of coronavirus pandemic. ESGE responded promptly to the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after it hit Europe and released its guidance to clinicians on gynaecological endoscopic surgery in March. These recommendations have since been published in our official journal Facts, Views and Vision.
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Our Editorial I co-wrote with Professor Grimbizis can also be found in the same issue. These resources are likely to be useful to colleagues during a possible second wave of the pandemic. As with many congresses and annual meetings, our 29th Congress which was due to take place in Lisbon has been converted to an online meeting under the title of ‘ESGE Live 2020’ and will take place on 6-8 December 2020. Further information on this event and registration details can be found in this issue and also on the ESGE website. The registration is now open and free for ESGE members.
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In this issue of ESGEVISION we have an interview with one of the pioneers of hysteroscopic surgery, Professor Stefano Bettochi. Professor Attilio Di Spiezo Sardo interviewed him on behalf of ESGEVISION on the evolution of hysteroscopy. We also have an interview with Dr. Bernd Holthaus and Prof. Uwe Ulrich from AGE, one of the corporate societies of ESGE. You will find regular contributions from our corporate societies in future issues of ESGEVISION. Professor Lilo Mettler, one of the living legends of gynaecological endoscopic surgery and her colleagues have contributed with a very interesting article to this issue entitled ‘Women surgeons and women artists: History, power, challenges and opportunities’. I recommend everyone to read this article in its entirety as it provides detailed insight to the history of women in art and surgery.
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Lastly, you will find the message of our outgoing President Professor Grigoris Grimbizis who worked tirelessly and has led many significant advances we have seen in our field. I thank Grigoris for his contributions to our society and journal and for his support during his reign. Grigoris will remain an important figure in our society in his role within the Board of Directors. We hope to prepare and release our next issue after the ESGE Live 2020 Event and I wish you remain healthy and safe during the course of the pandemic.
The ESGE Board of Directors and Executive Board were saddened to hear the passing of Luca Minelli. Luca was at the forefront of gynaecological endoscopic surgery and has made a huge contribution to the care of women and training of many gynaecologists. Professor Arnaud Wattiez and Dr Armando Romeo pay tribute to Luca Minelli on behalf of the ESGE in the following text:
The COVID-19 outbreak has dominated our lives for most of this year. Now that the outbreak seems to be slowing down and the rules of the lockdown are being relaxed, we have been planning resuming surgical activities again. This may not be very straightforward, as the risk of infection is still around us. We also need to organise the services to minimise the risk to our patients and healthcare professionals.
The next issue of Facts, Views & Vision contains two articles dealing with the subject of restarting surgery in the coming days. The article by Mallick et al provides a detailed European perspective of the challenges ahead and outlines a proposal of how to organise benign gynaecological surgery services, whilst the article by Moawad et al discusses the North American perspective.
Global coronavirus pandemic has become the dominant issue throughout the world whilst the governments, nations and health services are trying to deal with its impact. Many countries are in either complete or partial lockdown to reduce the speed of transmission and save lives. Meanwhile healthcare systems are diverting their resources to looking after patients infected by the coronavirus. At the same time, women continue to present with gynaecological emergencies or are diagnosed with cancer treatment of which cannot be postponed. In order to guide our members and other colleagues organise their priorities and minimise the risk to themselves and their patients, the ESGE Executive Board has decided to release this statement.
