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Under The Patronage Of
The Minister Of Public Health
Mr. Waël Abou Faour
The 18th International
Annual Meeting of
the Lebanese Society of
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Roadmap to Women’s Health
Screening and Prevention
&
nd
The 2 Course of
the Ian Donald
Inter-University School
of Medical Ultrasound
NOVEMBER 13TH - 15TH, 2014
HILTON HABTOOR HOTEL - BEIRUT
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
It is with a great pleasure that I announce to you the upcoming LSOG2014 international annual meeting. Colleagues, committees, and groups have
been mobilized to work hard to bring to you another glorious story of hard work, success, and high edge science. One year after the other, we are
drawing a beautiful painting of women’s health and wellness reflecting the complexity, yet the charm of our task and the sublime endeavor we are
undertaking. All through those years, we highlighted one main principle and philosophy: Woman's health is a continuum with many dimensions and
it is approached accordingly. That philosophy dictated much of our planning of yearly conferences and meetings.
This year, the meeting will take the preemptive challenge, focusing on the importance of screening and preventive measures in saving lives and
reducing morbidity of women. Topics focusing on screening tests and modalities in maternal, reproductive, oncologic, and infertility conditions will
be discussed. Hot topics in maternal health, high risk pregnancies as well as topics in the reproductive life of women (cancer, hormones, infertility,
sexual health) will be discussed. In addition, updated research and clinical practices will be presented by world renowned experts and local
speakers. As we have been doing every year also, specialized workshops will be offered to build capacity of colleagues in various clinical and
research practice skills, to be able to meet daily demands and global progress.
I invite you all to be part of this international event, meet old friends, make new ones, and enjoy a city that taught us all the art of survival,
resilience, and pleasure.
Sincerely
FAYEZ BITAR MD, FACS, FACOG
President, Lebanese Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology
President LSOG 2014 Meeting
Executive Board
Fayez Bitar - President
Wadih Ghanameh - Vice-President
Saadeddine Itani - Treasurer
Abdel Nasser Bou Khalil - General Secretary
Organizing Committee
Saadeddine Itani - Chair
Loubnan Abu Madi
Elie Attieh
Habib Barakat
Abdel Nasser Bou Khalil
Aline Abi Sleiman
Wadih Ghanameh
Zein Hashem
Zeinab Haydar
Jawdat Kassir
Jean Mouawad
Toufic Naba’
Rola Nakhal
Johnny Seoud
Ahmad Sraj
Roland Tannous
Georges Yared
Members
Antoine Abu-Musa
Camille Bou Saba
Rabih Chahine
Iman Charara
Joe Suidan
Scientific Committee
Antoine Abu-Musa - Chair
Abdallah Adra - Co-Chair
Faysal El-Kak - Co-Chair
David Atallah
Camille Bou Saba
Mustapha Chaaban
Rabih Chahine
Georges El-Kehdy
Ramzi Finan
Ziad Masaad
Said Mekkawi
Fadi Mirza
Joseph Nassif
Mohamad Ramadan
Muhieddine Seoud
Joe Suidan
Tony Zreik
International Speakers
Frank A. Chervenak USA
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos Portugal
Jacqueline Conard France
Abri De Bruin South Africa
Yvon Englert Belgium
Alessandra Graziottin Italy
Local Speakers
Georges Abi Tayeh
Antoine Abu-Musa
Reem Abu-Rustum
Abdallah Adra
Thalia Arawi
David Atallah
Mustapha Chaaban
Rabih Chahine
Mary Chammas
Faysal El-Kak
Georges El-Kehdy
Ramzi Finan
Georges Haddad France
Asim Kurjak Croatia
Adnan Munkarah USA
George Saade USA
Cihat Sen Turkey
Gamal Serour Egypt
Fadi Geara
Labib Ghulmiyyah
Edgard Haddad
Assaad Kesrouani
Fadi Mirza
Joseph Nassif
Anthony Sabbagh
Muhieddine Seoud
Elie Snaifer
Joe Suidan
Ihab Usta
Wassim Wazzan
THURSDAY November 13 / PRE-CONGRESS
8h30 – 9h00
registration pre-congress
Workshop I: Ian Donald
Inter-University School of
Medical Ultrasound Course
(Hall A)
Workshop II: Laparoscopy
Workshop III: Endometriosis
(Hall B)
(Hall C)
9h00 – 12h30
Capsule: Ian Donald Ultrasound Course
is designed to address the needs of the
clinician who has some experience in
diagnostic ultrasound but needs additional
knowledge and practice in recent
sonographic developments in obstetrics
and gynecology.
Capsule: Laparoscopic surgery is gaining
momentum. This course is designed to
highlight the role of endoscopic surgery
in reproductive medicine.
Capsule: Endometriosis remains to be
one of the most common gynecologic
diseases. Recent guidelines for the
management and treatment of the
disease will be discussed.
Chairpersons
F. Chervenak (USA), A. Kurjak (Croatia)
A. Adra (Lebanon)
A. De Bruin (South Africa)
D. Chamsy (Lebanon)
J. Nassif (Lebanon)
K. Nawfal (Lebanon)
A. Abu-Musa (Lebanon)
J. Nassif (Lebanon)
9h00 – 10h30
Session I
Moderators
Nisreen Hamad, Malek Nassar
The Four-Chamber Heart: Normal & Abnormal Views R. Chahine (Lebanon)
The Fetal Heart: Beyond the 4-Chamber View R. Abu-Rustum (Lebanon)
Tips for Scanning the Fetal Heart
C. Sen (Turkey)
10h30 – 11h00
Zulfikar Hashash, Toufic Nakad
Course description:
Prevalence, awareness and diagnosis of
endometriosis A. De Bruin (South Africa)
Infertility and medical treatment of
endometriosis A. Abu-Musa (Lebanon)
Pain and surgical treatment of
endometriosis J. Nassif (Lebanon)
Coffee Break
11h00 – 12h30 Session II
Moderators
Mohamad Ramadan, Anthony Sabbagh
3D HD Ultrasound in Early
Detection of Fetal Malformations
A. Kurjak (Croatia)
The Fetal Face: What Can Be Seen?
G. Haddad (France)
Prevention of the Misconception of the Perfect Baby F. Chervenak (USA)
Registration Fees: $100 per person
Course description:
Level I: Pelvic anatomy, eye-hand
coordination, basic hysteroscopy
Level II: suturing, hysterectomy
Deadline for registration: Nov 7 2014
Registration Fees: $150 per person
Places are limited to 25 persons
Deadline for registration: Nov 7 2014
Registration Fees: $50 per person
Deadline for registration: Nov 7 2014
THURSDAY November 13
12h30 – 13h30
Opening Ceremony
The Lebanese National Anthem
Master of Ceremony
Dr. Rabih Chahine
The President of the Lebanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Fayez Bitar
Director of the Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medical Ultrasound Prof. Asim Kurjak
The President of the Lebanese Order of Physicians Dr. Antoine Boustany
The Lebanese Minister of Public Health
Mr. Waël Abou Faour
Enjoy the symphony of a variety of music with an exceptional performance by “Layal Nehme Matar”
The ceremony will be followed by a Cocktail Reception
13h30 – 14h30
Lunch
Hall A
14h30 – 16h00 Session 1A: Ian Donald Ultrasound Course
Moderators
Imad Abou Jaoudé, Zein Hashim, Assaad Kesrouani
Ultrasound of Fetal Skeletal Dysplasia G. Haddad (France)
Ultrasound in Labor & Delivery L. Ghulmiyyah (Lebanon)
Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy for CCAM, Sequestration and Hydrothorax C. Sen (Turkey)
Cervical Length Measurement: Why, How, When & Who
J. Suidan (Lebanon)
Hall B
Session 1B: Roche Sponsored Workshop
Janah El Hassan, Georges Wehbé
AMH: Introducing the First Fully Automated Test for Assessing
Ovarian Reserve
S. Sawfat Sherif (Roche Diagnostics Middle East FZCO)
The Roche Cervical Cancer Screening Portfolio
L. Dannenberg (Roche Diagnostics Middle East)
Moderator
16h00 – 16h30
Georges El-Kehdy
Roche Satellite Symposium (Hall A): Role of HE4 in diagnosis and monitoring clinical outcome in ovarian cancer patients, Elena Ioana Braicu (Germany)
16h30 – 17h00
Coffee Break
17h00 – 18h30
Moderators
Session 2: Debates in OB/GYN (Hall A)
Farid Bedran, Jawdat Kassir, Ahmad Sraj
Debate I: Keeping ovaries during hysterectomy for benign disease R. Finan (Lebanon), G. El-Kehdy (Lebanon)
Debate II: Induction of labor 39 vs. 41 weeks G. Abi Tayeh (Lebanon), A. Kesrouani (Lebanon)
Debate III: The controversies in PCOS treatment: Role of metformin and drilling M. Chaaban (Lebanon), E. Snaifer (Lebanon)
Friday November 14
8h00 – 9h00
registration
9h00 – 10h00
Plenary I (Hall A)
Moderators
Mohamad Mansur, Joseph Nassif, Nakhleh Shallita
Laparotomy for endometriosis: Outdated A. De Bruin (South Africa)
Aspirin and prevention of thromboembolism: An update J. Conard (France)
Prevention of medical errors: A global imperative F. Chervenak (USA)
Moderator
Salah Al Jurdi
10h00 – 10h30 Roche Satellite Symposium (Hall A): First trimester screening of Aneuploidy: Still a challenge? Bernard Nasr (Lebanon)
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee Break
11h00 – 12h30 Plenary II (Hall A)
Moderators
Faysal El-Kak, Walid Itani, Joe Suidan, Ihab Usta
Pregnancy as a window to future health G. Saade (USA)
Screening for cerebral palsy in utero: Is it possible? A. Kurjak (Croatia)
Screening for Gyn cancers A. Munkarah (USA)
Female Sexual Disorders: Key biological etiologies A. Graziottin (Italy)
Moderator
Ramzi Finan
12h30 – 13h00 NEW AllPharma Satellite Symposium (Hall A): Vaginitis and vaginal atrophy: The new clinical approach
Faysal El-Kak (Lebanon)
Friday November 14
13h00 – 14h00
Lunch
Hall A
14h00 – 15h30 Session 3A: Ian Donald Ultrasound Course
Moderators
Simon Chalhoub, Nabil Daou
Fetal DNA in Maternal Blood: Trisomy and Di-George Syndrome
C. Sen (Turkey)
The Fetal Intra-abdominal Cyst: A Challenging Diagnosis
A. Adra (Lebanon)
SIUGR and TTTS in Monochorionic Twins and Triplets
C. Sen (Turkey)
Fetal Hydronephrosis
F. Mirza (Lebanon)
15h30 – 16h00
Hall B
Session 3B: Ethics
Antoine Abu-Musa, Faysal El-Kak
Round table discussion: Multidisciplinary approach to ethical
challenges in Obstetrics and Gynecology
T. Arawi (Lebanon)
F. Chervenak (USA)
G. Serour (Egypt)
ART & Fetal anomalies: Case presentations and interactive
discussion
Coffee Break
Hall A
16h00 – 17h30 Session 4A: Obstetrics
Moderators
Marwan Barbir, Rafka Bou Habib, Zayan Kabalan
Mustapha Khalifeh
Recent advances in intrapartum fetal monitoring
D. Ayres-de-Campos (Portugal)
Fetal death in utero: Work-up and management
G. Saade (USA)
Management of HIV patients in ART clinics
Y. Englert (Belgium)
Pregnancy Losses: The Do’s and Don’ts
F. Mirza (Lebanon)
Hall B
Session 4B: Sexuality
Christelle Abboud, Toufic Naba’, Rola Nakhal
OCP and sexuality: A killer or a booster?
A. Graziottin (Italy)
Challenges of sexual identity and reassignment surgery
F. El-Kak (Lebanon)
Menstruation, Inflammation, Comorbidities and women’s
sexual health A. Graziottin (Italy)
Erection dysfunction: What should the gynecologist know?
W. Wazzan (Lebanon)
Saturday November 15
8h00 – 8h30
registration
8h30 – 9h30
Plenary III (Hall A)
Moderators
Naji Afif, Camille Bou Saba, Lara Haidar
Treatment of immediate postpartum hemorrhage D. Ayres-de-Campos (Portugal)
Prevention of multiple pregnancies in IVF Y. Englert (Belgium)
Discussion
Hall A
9h30 – 11h00
Session 5A: Obstetrics
Moderators
Nazih El Bizri, Fadi Mirza, Issam Mounzer, Johnny Rechdan
Management of pregnancy in women with thrombophilia
J. Conard (France)
Simulation to increase patient safety in labor room
D. Ayres-de-Campos (Portugal)
Triage of pregnant women G. Saade (USA)
Evidence based obstetric care of twin pregnancies
A. Adra (Lebanon)
11h00 – 11h30
Hall B
Session 5B: Gynecology Oncology updates
Walid El Saghir, Elias Hajal, Said Mekkawi, Camille Osseiran
Vulvar Cancer Update: Sentinel lymph node dissection is now
standard of care D. Atallah (Lebanon)
Cervical Cancer Update: From HDR to IMRT: What is new?
F. Geara (Lebanon)
Ovarian Cancer Update: From the new FIGO 2014 staging to
the new molecular classification M. Seoud (Lebanon)
Endometrial Cancer Update: The implications of the new WHO
2014 histologic/molecular classification A. Munkarah (USA)
Coffee Break
11h30 – 12h30 Session 6: Latest Updates from the Experts (Hall A)
Moderators
Abdallah Adra, Muhieddine Seoud
Gestational Diabetes: An update G. Saade (USA)
The postmenopausal ovarian mass A. Munkarah (USA)
Sonographic innovations in ovarian cancer screening A. Kurjak (Croatia)
Moderators
12h30 – 13h00
David Atallah, Camille Osseiran
ROCHE Satellite Symposium (Hall A): From surgery to targeted treatment for optimal management of ovarian cancer, Muhieddine Seoud (Lebanon)
saturday November 15
13h00 – 13h30
Lunch
Hall A
13h30 – 15h00 Session 7A: Ian Donald Ultrasound Course
Moderators
Reem Abu-Rustum, Pierre Haibeh
Ultrasound Imaging of Cesarean Scar Complications
I. Usta (Lebanon)
Ultrasound of ambiguous genitalia
G. Haddad (France)
The Third Trimester Scan: What Does it Add?
M. Chammas (Lebanon)
Increased Nuchal Translucency: What’s Next?
A. Sabbagh (Lebanon)
15h00 – 15h45
Hall B
Session 7B: Gynecology
Walid Abi Fadel, Jihad Ezzeddine, Georges Yared
Anatomy revisited by laparoscopy
A. De Bruin (South Africa)
Hyperprolactinemia
E. Haddad (Lebanon)
OCP and thrombosis
J. Conard (France)
The Lebanese Percreta Group: The first promising report from the AUBMC, HDF, and RHUH (Hall B)
D. Atallah, R. Chahine, F. Mirza, M. Seoud (Lebanon)
aknowledgements
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Sponsors
registration fees
Non-Lebanese Participants
Lebanese Participants
$400
$120
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• CME accreditation
• Certificate of attendance
• Congress bag
• Coffee breaks and lunch
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