Peter Maher, President Introduction and invitation to ISGE 2010 Sydney, Australia

	The Global Library of Women's Medicine
	Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society
	Society of Laprascopic Surgeons
APAGE	Asia Pacific Association  for Gynecologic Endoscopy. www.apagemit.com
	Argentinian Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
TSGE	Thai Society for Gynaecologic Endoscopists
	Mexican Federation of Gynecologic Endoscopy
	Croatian Society for Gynecological Endoscopy
SEEG	The Ecuadorian Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy
	The Peruvian Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy
	Indonesian Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
	The Society of Cosmetogynecology www.iscgyn.com
	Association of Mexican Endoscopic Gynecology and Microsurgery
	Chinese Gynecologic Endoscopy Group.
IAGE	Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists www.iageonline.com
TSMIG	Turkish Society of Minimal Invasive Gynecology www.mijid.org

ISGE Newsletter, March 2012

Optimizing Options for Women Uterine Surgery: 2012 & Beyond Arnold P. Advincula, MD, FACOG, FACS - Success at crisis time Ornella Sizzi, MD - International Congress of the Mexican Federation of Endoscopic Gynecology - FIGO Rome 2012

Endometriosis 2012: Tapping the Roots for the Next Generation

Third Annual Endometriosis Foundation of America Scientific/Surgical Symposium - March 14-15, 2012 - Lenox Hill Hospital, Einhorn Auditorium, New York, NY Endorsed by the AAGL

The World Congress on Building Consensus in Gynecology, Infertility and Perinatology

he World Congress on Building Consensus in Gynecology, Infertility and Perinatology (BCGIP): Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGI) will take place on May 3-6, 2012, in Barcelona, Spain.

International Congress of the Mexican Federation of Endoscopic Gynecology

Ixtapa, Mexico on APRIL 27-30, 2012.

ISGE 2012 Congress Schedule

The International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy Congress represents an annual coming together of experts from around the globe who share with attendees their cutting-edge techniques, outcomes, and experiences in minimally invasive surgery.

FIGO Meeting in Rome October 7-12, 2012.

It is my privilege and enormous pleasure to invite you to the XX FIGO World Congress to be held in the Eternal city of Rome. Please think positively about coming to Rome during the period October 7th-12th 2012 and block the dates in you diaries for this event...

Optimizing Options for Women Uterine Surgery: 2012 & Beyond

WRGC IV World Robotic Gynecology Congress - March 26 - 27, 2012 ISGE - Uterine Surgery - March 28 - 31, 2012

PROFESSOR CARL WOOD AC, CBE, FRCS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG 28/5/1929- 23/9/2011

Carl Wood has died at the age of 82. Internationally Carl was best known for his work of developing and commercializing techniques of in vitro fertilization. In Australia , in the 70s he was a leader of the movement towards better management of women’s health issues and in particular birth control.

Changing Strategies by Ornella Sizzi, MD

We had two successful meetings in New York and in Chennai. Chennai was a particularly well organised and well attended event with live surgery skilfully demonstrated and a new format of discussion quite peculiar to the land of Bollywood. Chuck Miller, who at that time our Vice President, managed to obtain a grant from Johnson & Johnson to have the live surgeries transmitted from the USA to India together with live surgery from India. If the system and the technology…

Thank you. by Stefano Bettocchi, MD

As you all know, two weeks ago I completed my mandate as President of our Society. During the past very intense two years, the ISGE had to make important decisions regarding its future and had to cope with the economic crisis that caused a radical change in our customs and in the relationship with our sponsors.

News from Manufacturing Companies

The ENDOCONE® was developed as a holistic solution (port-instruments-retraction system). The use of proximally deviating curved instruments increases the operative space between the surgeon’s hands and facilitates the performance of various surgical procedures, e.g., adnexectomy, cystectomy, etc.

Breaking the borders by Ornella Sizzi, MD

“Strengthening Palestinian MOH Surgical Structures through the Implementation of Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Techniques (LMT)”