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MIS Week 2013 - Download the Brochure

Download the MIS Week 2013 Brochure (PDF)

Early Bird Registration Closes June 28

Make Your Hotel Reservations by 
August 5 for Discounted Conference Rates

Call for Videos: MIS Week 2013

SURGICAL SURPRISES
CALL FOR VIDEOS
DEADLINE: MAY 24, 2013 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week 2013
Presented by SLS, Robotic & Affiliated Societies
August 28-31, 2013 Hyatt Regency Reston
Reston, Virginia (Washington DC), USA

On Friday, August 30, 2013, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) will be presenting a Video Session: SURGICAL SURPRISES, ACCIDENTS & COMPLICATIONS: To Err is Human, To Correct is Master Surgeon – Now How the ##!!** Do I Get Out of This?

MIS Week 2013 - Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to May 17

	MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY WEEK 2013 Annual Meeting & Endo Expo  August 28-31, 2013 Hyatt Regency Reston Reston, Virginia (Washington DC), USA
The Abstract Submission Deadline for MIS Week 2013 Has Been Extended! The FINAL deadline to submit an abstract for presentation at Minimally Invasive Surgery Week is MAY 17, 2013. Submit your abstract today! Click here to review the Abstract Guidelines Click here to submit your abstract online

SLS EXCEL AWARD RECIPIENT 2013

Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, FACS

Established in 1991, the Excel Award has been presented to 28 surgeons who have made outstanding contributions to laparoscopy, endoscopy, and minimally invasive surgery. The Excel Award may be presented to an individual, in any field, who has made outstanding contributions to laparoscopy, endoscopy, and/or the field of minimally invasive surgery. Previous recipients have been from various specialties and various nationalities. Each year the Excel Award recipient is invited to speak at the Annual Meeting. 

Online Registration Is Open - MIS WEEK 2013

MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY WEEK 2013
Presented by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), Robotic and Affiliated Societies

August 28-31, 2013
Hyatt Regency Reston
Reston, Virginia (Washington DC), USA

SLS members who register online by June 28, 2013 will receive the $80 Early Bird Discount! Just log-in to register and the discount will be applied automatically. Not a member? Click here for information on joining SLS.

Don't delay! Click here to register online today. Paying by check? Click here to download a (PDF) registration form.

The Advancement of Surgical Care - A Message from the Foundation for Surgical Fellowships

Dear Colleague:

If you took a surgical fellowship, work with a colleague who was a fellow, or if your institution offers surgical fellowships you know first-hand the critical role surgical fellowships play in the advancement of surgical care. 

Dr Sijo Parekattil- SLS Member in the News

Sijo Parekattil, MD, was awarded the Golden Garland Award in Medicine for a new robotic microsurgery program integrating local high schools.

Xu-Ting Zhi, MD, PhD - SLS Member in the News

Xu-Ting Zhi, MD, PhD, Director of the Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, China received a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

NEWS FROM ESGE (EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR GYNAECOLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY)

Interdisciplinary Laparoscopic News From the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
by Anja Herrmann, Rudy Leon De Wilde
Professor and Head of Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, PIUS Clinic, Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Germany (Rudy Leon De Wilde)

At the last congress of the ESGE, held in September 2012 in Paris, a broad spectrum of gynecological topics were presented containing a variety of presentations which could be of interest to laparoscopic surgeons of other specialties as well. 

Laparoscopy continues to proliferate in volume and complexity in many hospitals all over the world. Despite the fact that the advantages of minimally invasive surgery are well known among surgeons, laparoscopy is still not implemented in all hospitals especially in the case of complex procedures.

ALEXANDER SHIFRIN, MD - SLS MEMBER IN THE NEWS

Alexander Shifrin, MD, FACS, FACE has started the Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy Program (www.AdrenalTumors.org) at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, NJ.