37th Global Congress: Day-by-Day Coverage

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Resad P. Pasic, MD describes the scope of offerings-live telesurgeries, video sessions, and exhibit booths-at the 37th Annual Meeting of the AAGL.
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Wednesday, October 29

We're very excited this year to have many discussions on laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, lots of updates on urinary prolapse and incontinence, and more importantly, issues as it relates to uterine fibroids -alternatives to hysterectomy, and issues as it relates to oncology.

Linda D. Bradley, MD
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Thursday, October 30

It’s a brotherhood of international people who are interested in the same thing—taking care of women’s health and doing so in a minimally invasive manner.

Thomas L. Lyons, MD
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The video sessions this year have been, every one of them, have been packed. People can check out new techniques, new instrumentation, and they are very popular. Video education, I think, is an essential part of the AAGL experience.

Peter L. Rosenblatt
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It’s a very exciting time, in that the field of obstetrics and gynecology is changing, and it’s changing for a variety of reasons, most of them for the better. And what is happening is that there are many procedures that have previously been done in the operating room that can now be done safely and comfortably in an office-based setting.

Keith B. Isaacson, MD
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AAGL, if I had to describe it, would be a society of innovators. These are people who want to do things better. It’s not technology for technology’s sake, but it’s people who challenge the status quo. They don’t accept it and they’re willing to embrace disruptive technology.

Steven F. Palter, MD
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