FINAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Wednesday, May 18th
Thursday, May 19th
Friday, May 20th
Saturday, May 21st
Wednesday, May 18th
Registration Desk Opening
Simultaneaous Pre-Congress Courses (including 30 Min break)
Pre-Congress Course “Safe laparoscopy” – MC2
Chairs: George Pistofidis & Stelios Kogeorgos (Greece)
- Safeguarding the ureter during gynecological operations – Athanasios Protopapas (Greece)
- Managing ureteric injury – the urologists perspective – Evangelos Liatsikos (Greece)
- How to avoid bowel damage during endometriosis surgery – Mario Malzoni (Italy)
- Managing bowel complications – the general surgeons perspective – Spiros Andrikopoulos (Greece)
Coffee break
- How to perform nerve sparing operations in DIE operations – James English (Netherlands)
- How to prevent neurological injury during complex laparoscopic procedures: investigation & management – Horace Roman (France)
- How to prevent vascular complications and how to manage them when they occur – Valerio Gallotta (Italy)
- Safety of electrical current in laparoscopy and modern generators – Jens Bettin (Greece)
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy tips & tricks – Alexandros Lazaridis (Greece)
Pre-Congress Course “Imaging” – MC3 | Sponsored by 
Chairs: Anne-Elodie Millischer-Bellaiche (France) & Alessandra di Giovanni (Italy)
- Opening
- Keypoints for adnexal masses and endometrial diseases – UltraSound assessment – Ekaterini Domali (Greece)
- Keypoints for myometrial diseases- UltraSound assessment and ultrasound guided procedures – Kobe Dewilde (Belgium)
- Keypoints for pelvic endometriosis – UltraSound assessment: soft markers and anterior compartments – Cristina Ros Cerro (Spain)
- Keypoints for pelvic endometriosis- UltraSound assessment: posterolateral compartments – Alessandra di Giovanni (Italy)
- Keypoints about MRI assessment of sciatic nerve endometriosis. Fusion imaging of US and MRI in endometriosis – Anne-Elodie Millischer-Bellaiche (France)
Coffee break
- Hands-on session (Live Scanning)
Pre-Congress Course “Diagnosis and operative management of congenital uterine anomalies” – MC3.2
Chairs: Grigoris Grimbizis (Greece) & Minas Paschopoulos (Greece)
- Current classification proposals of female genital anomalies – Grigoris Grimbizis (Greece)
- Clinical consequences of congenital uterine anomalies – Sotiris Saravelos (France)
- Current diagnostic algorithms: the role of imaging – Alexandros Sotiriadis (Greece)
- Current diagnostic algorithms: the role of endoscopy – Fani Gkrozou (Greece)
- Surgical treatment of septate uterus: techniques and results – Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo (Italy)
- Surgical treatment of obstructive anomalies: techniques and results – Maribel Acien (Spain)
- Surgical treatment of vaginal aplasia – Lina Michala (Greece)
Coffee break
Pre-Congress Course “Assisted reproduction in women in uterine disorders” – MC3.3
Chairs: Pietro Santulli (France) and Gamal Serour (Egypt)
Session 1: ART and endometriosis
- Getting more eggs in endometriosis affected women: a real challenge – Jim Tsaltas (Australia)
- How to improve ART outcomes in presence of adenomyosis – Gamal Serour (Egypt)
- Fertility preservation and endometriosis – Mathilde Bourdon (France)
- What can we do in case of implantation failure ? – Antonis Makrigiannakis (Greece)
- Endometriosis and pregnancy outcomes – Aboubakr Elnashar (Egypt)
- Panelist discussion
Coffee break
Session 2: ART and fibroids
- Are we sure that myomas cause infertility? – Silvia Vannuccini (Italy)
- Should we remove fibroids before surgery:
- Yes, Surgery – Francisco Carmona (Spain)
- No, Medical treatment – Fernando Reis (Brazil)
- Fibroids and obstetrical outcomes – Louis Marcellin (France)
- Panelist discussion and pre-congress course close summary
Pre-Congress Course “Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Iron Deficiency: A silent pandemic” – MC3.4
Chairs: Hilary Critchley (UK) and Malcolm Munro (USA)
- Introduction
- Global Burden of Anemia and AUB – Malcolm Munro (USA)
- The Importance of Iron in our Clinical Practice – Michelle Lavin (Ireland)
- Evaluation of Women (& Girls) with AUB in the Reproductive Years – Hilary Critchley (UK)
Coffee break
- Rethinking Our Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Iron Deficiency – Michelle Lavin (Ireland)
- Therapy for AUB in the Reproductive Years: Evolution of the personalized approach to treatment – Mary Ann Lumsden (UK)
- Simultaneous Management of AUB and ID: A strategic approach – Hilary Critchley (UK) & Michelle Lavin (Ireland)
- Evidence Gaps – All of the experts
- Discussion and meeting close summary
Thursday, May 19th
Registration Desk Opening
SEUD Surgical Talk Show – Worldwide Expert Round table – Auditorium
International experts: Marcello Ceccaroni (Italy),Gaby Moawad (USA), Filipa Osorio (Portugal), George Pistofidis (Greece), Aleksander Popov (Russia), Athanasios Protopapas (Greece), Horace Roman (France) & Attilio di Spiezo (Italy)
- Recorded surgical cases, Debates, Strategies and Challenges
Simultaneous National Sessions
National Session – CANADA – MC3.2 | Sponsored by 
Chair: Philippe Laberge
- Welcome and introduction – Philippe Laberge
- Trilogy of endometriosis: Imaging for diagnosis and staging – Mathew Leonardi
- Medical options – Catherine Allaire
- Surgical approach – Madeleine Lemyre
- Panel discussion
- Hysteroscopic resection and complications – George Vilos
- Ambulatory hysteroscopic procedures – Philippe Laberge
- Discussion and conclusion
National Session – INDIA – MC3.3
Chair: Parul Kotdawala
- Medical management and alternative therapies – Parul Kotdawala
- Robots in endometriosis surgery – Rooma Sinha
- Cystic adenomyosis – Divyesh Shukla
- Adolescent Endometriosis – Priti Vyas
- Fertility preserving endometriosis surgery – Atul Ganatra
- ART in endometriosis – Making it right – Kuldeep Jain
- Endometrioma surgery – Nuances & ovarian reserve – Malvika Mishra
- Endometriosis in India – The challenges, survey & role of ESI – Pradip Mitra
- Panel discussion
National Session – IRAN – MC3.4
Chair: Saeed Alborzi
New insights in adenomyosis
- Ultrasound in adenomyosis – Saeed Alborzi
- MRI in adenomyosis – Mehrzad Lotfi
- Medical treatment of adenomyosis – Ziba Zahiri
- Surgical treatment of adenomyosis – Tahereh Poordast
- Minimaly invasive methods for treatment of adenomyosis – Elham Askari
- Adenomyosis and infertility – Saghar Salehpoor
Lunch Symposium – MC2 | Sponsored by
The Critical Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Endometriosis and Uterine Pathologies
- Use of Ultrasound vs. MRI in Endometriosis – Anne-Elodie Millischer Bellaiche (France)
- Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Uterine Disorders – Ekaterini Domali (Greece)
- Live Ultrasound Scan
Lunch break & Exhibition visit – Exhibition Hall
Opening Ceremony – Auditorium
SEUD President: Francisco Carmona (Spain)
SEUD Congress Presidents : George Pistofidis & Athanasios Protopapas (Greece)
Keynote Lecture – Auditorium
Chairs: Francisco Carmona (Spain) & Theodoros Theodoridis (Greece)
- How close are we to building an artificial uterus? – Alejandro Aguilera-Castrejon (Israel)
Plenary Session 1 – Pelvic Pain – Auditorium
Chairs: Felice Petraglia (Italy) & Dimitris Valsamidis (Greece)
- Mechanisms of chronic pelvic pain – Andrew Horne (UK)
- Endometriosis related pain – Charles Chapron (France)
- Endometriosis-related pain and surgical strategy – Marcello Ceccaroni (Italy)
- Central Sensitization of pelvic pain – Sawsan As-Sanie (USA)
Symposium – MC2 | Sponsored by
Strategies to maximize clinical outcomes when dealing with complex endometriosis scenarios
- Introductions
- How to maximize fertility outcomes using Ultra conservative surgery for deep endometriosis – Jean-Philippe Estrade (France)
- How to identify key structures and endometriotic disease during advanced endometriosis cases – Helder Ferreira (Portugal)
- Efficient and safe use of energy during deep endometriosis surgery – Francisco Carmona (Spain)
- Q&A
Symposium – Auditorium | Sponsored by 
Endometriosis management – Does geography matter?
Sharing best practice on different endometriosis management algorithms, the impact of culture on the perception of the disease, and the management options around the world.
Nicholas Leyland (Canada)
Uri Dior (Israel)
Jessica Opuku-Anane (USA)
Coffee break & Exhibition visit – Exhibition Hall
Experts’ Discussion “Linzagolix: a new oral GnRH antagonist” – Auditorium
Sponsored by 
Chair: Charles Chapron (France)
- Linzagolix in uterine fibroids – Jacques Donnez (Belgium)
- Linzagolix and endometriosis – Felice Petraglia (Italy)
Plenary Session 2 – Pelvic Surgery and uterine disorders – Auditorium
Chairs: James English (Netherlands) & Athanasios Protopapas (Greece)
- The value of ICG during surgery for deep endometriosis – Horace Roman (France)
- New energy tools during pelvic surgery – Francisco Carmona (Spain)
- The essentials of multi-disciplinary input in surgical management of deep infiltrative endometriosis – Alan Lam (Australia)
- Obstetric outcome and complications following myomectomy or resection of adenomyosis – Tasuku Harada (Japan)
Welcome cocktail – Patio
Friday, May 20th
Registration Desk Opening
Plenary Session 3 – Recurrence of endometriosis and uterine disorders – Auditorium
Chairs: Charles Chapron (France) & George Pados (Greece)
- Recurrence of pain in endometriosis – Michael Mueller (Swiss)
- Endometriosis: progressive or not? – Sun Wei Guo (China)
- Imaging for follow-up of adenomyosis and fibroids – Alessandra Di Giovanni (Italy)
- How to best prevent recurrence of myomas? – Jacques Donnez (Belgium)
SEUD Innovation Session – Auditorium
Chair: Jean-Philippe Estrade (France)
- FEMTECH: The new paradigms – Afchine Fazel (France)
- Endometriosis digital therapy: LUNA project – Jean-Philippe Estrade (France)
Coffee break & Exhibition visit – Exhibition Hall
Debate
Radical surgery for endometriosis vs conservative surgery combined with medical treatment – Auditorium
Chairs: Engin Oral (Turkey) & Giannis Koutoukos (Greece)
- Alexander Popov (Russia)
vs - Mauricio Abrao (Brazil)
Simultaneous Free Communications
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Keynote Lecture – Auditorium
Chairs: Jacques Donnez (Belgium) & Kostas Mavromatis (Greece)
- “Adenomyosis surgery yes… but when? how? How much? By whom?” George Pistofidis (Greece)
Lunch Symposium – Auditorium | Sponsored by 
Relugolix Combination Therapy, the 1st GnRH Antagonist in Europe for the management of Uterine Fibroids
Chair: Francisco Carmona (Spain)
- Relugolix Combination Therapy in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids – Ayman Al-Hendy (USA)
- Management of Bone Mineral Density in Pre-Menopausal Women – Peyman Hadji (Germany)
Lunch break & Exhibition visit – Exhibition Hall
Plenary Session 4 – Hormonal Medical Management for uterine disorders – Auditorium | Supported by an educational grant by 
Chairs: Michael Mueller (Switzerland) & Minas Mastrominas (Greece)
- Endometriosis – Felice Petraglia (Italy)
- Myoma – Ayman Al-Hendy (USA)
- Adenomyosis – Yutaka Osuga (Japan)
- AUB – Fernando Reis (Brazil)
Symposium – Auditorium | Sponsored by 
The IRONy of HMB: Improving patient’s outcomes
HMB-ID: ValIDAting the Relationship – Malcolm G. Munro (USA)
Patient Blood Management: The IDeAal care of the HMB Patient – Daniel Surbek (Switzerland)
Coffee break & Exhibition visit – Exhibition Hall
Debate
Is it necessary to systematically check for chronic endometritis in infertility? – Auditorium
Chairs: Gamal Serour (Egypt) & Minas Paschopoulos (Greece)
- YES – Antonis Makrigiannakis (Greece)
- NO – Jim Tsaltas (Australia)
Simultaneous Free Communications
Find the program on the dedicated page
Simultaneous Free Communications
Find the program on the dedicated page
SEUD Gala Dinner
Saturday, May 21st
Registration Desk Opening
Plenary Session 5 – Infertility and Pelvic disorders – Auditorium
Chairs: Pietro Santulli (France) & Dimitris Loutradis (Greece)
- Microbiota and human reproduction – Inmaculada Moreno (Spain)
- Is unexplained female infertility a reality? – Antonio Pellicer (Spain)
- Endometrioma management in cases of fertility preservation – Juan Garcia Velasco (Spain)
- ART protocol in endometriosis/adenomyosis patients – Engin Oral (Turkey)
SEUD Grant Research Result – Auditorium
Chair: Francisco Carmona (Spain)
- 2020 Grant research winner – Olga Bougie (Canada)
Brunch break & Exhibition visit – Exhibition hall
Keynote lecture – Auditorium
Chairs: Paola Vigano (Italy) & Antonis Makrigiannakis (Greece)
- Endometriomas : Etiopathogenesis and Management to maximize ovarian function. – Ceana Nezhat (USA)
Plenary Session 6 – Abnormal Uterine Bleeding – Auditorium
Chairs: Fernando Reis (Brazil) & Angelos Danilidis (Greece)
- Haemostatic mechanisms during menstruation in healthy and diseased uterus – Hilary Critchley (UK)
- Is there a participation of stem cell in AUB? – Hugh Taylor (USA)
- How do you investigate women with AUB? – Philippe Laberge (Canada)
- Uterine-sparing surgical techniques for the management of AUB – James English (Netherlands)
Awards & Closing Ceremony – Auditorium
SEUD President: Francisco Carmona (Spain)
SEUD Congress Presidents : George Pistofidis & Athanasios Protopapas (Greece)