Two days · Ten sessions
Scientific Programme
Live surgery, keynote lectures and interactive sessions across vaginal, robotic and laparoscopic approaches to pelvic floor reconstruction. Official language: English.
Day 1
5 November 2026- 08:30Course Registration
- 09:00Welcome and Introduction
- Session 1 · Pelvic floor surgical anatomy: from bench to practice
- 09:15Anatomy First: Building the Foundation for Pelvic Floor Surgery
- 09:30Imaging-Based Insights into Pelvic Floor Surgical Anatomy
- 09:45From Genetics to Genomics: Expanding the Perspective
- 10:00Pelvic Floor: do we understand the physiology?
- 10:15The Immune Response in Pelvic Floor Biology and Symptomatology
- 10:30Discussion
- 10:50Coffee Break
- Session 2 · Pelvic organ prolapse surgery: vaginal approaches in the modern era — where evidence meets innovation
- 11:20Apical Vaginal Reconstruction: Insights and Innovation in Level I Repair
- 11:35Vaginal Reconstruction of Level II Support: Current Standards and Approaches
- 11:50Reinventing Level III Vaginal Repair: integrating the Perineal Complex
- 12:05Bridging Vaginal and Laparoscopic Surgery: v-NOTES as a Hybrid Approach for Minimally Invasive Pelvic Floor Surgery
- 12:20Keynote — Vaginal surgery and evidence-based strategies to make native tissue repairs successful
- 12:40Discussion
- 13:00Lunch
- Session 3 · Live Surgery: Vaginal Procedures14:00–16:00
- 16:00Keynote Lecture
- Session 4 · Can Generation Z learn vaginal surgery? Teaching, education and feasibility
- 16:30Vaginal Surgery and Young Surgeons… what is important?
- 16:45Teaching Vaginal Procedures: Methods and Best Practices
- 17:00Training Models: Evidence and Expert Opinion
- 17:15Training Models: The Young Surgeons' View
- Session 5 · Roundtable on vaginal surgery educational programs — a pilot initiative of the Lazio Regional Educational Network
- 17:30The Residents' Perspective: Challenges and Critical Issues
- 17:35The Program Directors' Insights
- 17:40Proposals from Training Hospitals
- 17:45Debate
- 18:15Conclusions
Day 2
6 November 2026- Session 6 · Redefining prolapse repair with robotics
- 08:30Robotic-Assisted Reconstruction of the Pelvic Floor: From Anatomy to Functional Results
- 08:45Innovations in Robotic Surgery for Pelvic Floor Disorders: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Clinical Evidence
- 09:00Emerging Robotic Platforms for Pelvic Floor Surgery: Architecture, Instrumentation and Digital Integration
- 09:15Robotic Teleproctoring in Pelvic Floor Surgery: A New Era of Teaching
- 09:30Robotics in Surgery: Balancing Innovation with Economic and Environmental Responsibility
- 09:45Discussion
- Session 7 · Live Surgery: Robotic Procedures10:00–12:00
- Session 8 · The future of prolapse surgery: can laparoscopy keep up?
- 12:00Sacrocolpopexy: one size fits all?
- 12:15Beyond Mesh: Native Tissue Solutions in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery
- 12:30Hybrid prolapse repair: integrating native tissue and prosthetic techniques
- 12:45Laparoscopic lateral colposuspension: a game changer or shortcut?
- 13:00Discussion
- 13:15Lunch
- 14:00Keynote — Pain After Cure: The Challenge of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Pelvic Floor Reconstruction
- Session 9 · Live Surgery: LPS Procedures14:30–16:30
- Session 10 · Podcast & Surgical Dialogues: Learning Through Generations16:30–17:30
- 18:00Conclusion
Programme subject to change. Last update: rev. 15.