Pre Congress Courses

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Complimentary Course Options
  • C1 - Groin Hernia
    Venue: Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi
    Hall: Max Auditorium, West Block, Max Saket
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  • C3 - Hiatus Hernia
    Venue: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Jasola, Delhi
    Hall: Main Auditorium

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  • C2 - Ventral Hernia & AWR
    Venue: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
    Hall: Hall A Auditorium

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  • C4 - Robotics in Hernia Repair
    Venue: Max Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi
    Hall: Training room 1&2 in basement

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Pre congress course seats are limited to first 80 participants in each course.
You can opt for one course at the time of registration
Paid Course Option
  • Advanced Hernia Hands on Cadaveric Course
    Venue: AIIMS, New Delhi
    Hall: Convergence Block,2nd floor, SET facility
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0930-1300 Hrs C5 - Cadaveric Course - GROIN
1330-1700 Hrs C6 - Cadaveric Course - AWR (eTEP, TARM, TAR)
Rs. 15,000/- per course + GST.
Only 12 seats available in each course.
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Day 0, 18th September, 2025
Course 1 - Difficult Groin Hernia
Venue: Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, Delhi
Course Director : Dr Anil Sharma
Time Topic Speaker
0900 - 0915 What makes a groin hernia difficult ? Dr George Yang
0920 - 0935 Large scrotal hernias - endolaparoscopic approach Dr Vimal Vasudeavan
0940 - 0955 Metabolic diseases complicating groin hernia Dr Anubhav Vindal
1000 - 1015 Incarcerated groin hernia (irreducible / obstructed / stangulated) Dr Takehiro Hachisuka
1020 - 1035 The Re-operative Groin Hernia Dr Jan Kukleta
1040 - 1110 Tea Break  
1110 - 1125 Groin hernia repair in a scarred abdomen  Dr Sujith Wijerathne
1130 - 1145 eTEP approach in difficult situtations Dr Mandar Gadgil
1150 - 1205 Open approach to giant inguino - scrotal hernia Dr Rene Fortelny
1210 - 1225 Anaesthesia considerations in Endolaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair Dr Aparna Sinha
1230 - 1245 Pre-operative adjuncts in complex Groin hernias Dr M R Attri
1245 - 1330 Lunch  
1330 - 1630 Live Demostrations   
Course 2 - Decision making in Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia
Venue: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
Course Director : Dr Tarun Mittal
Time Topic Speaker
0900 - 0915 The role of abdominal wall imaging  Dr Ashish Dey
0920 - 0935 VHR - Do we need an algorithm Dr Sarfaraz Baig
0940 - 0955 Primary midline hernias - Is there an optimal approach Dr Wolfgang Reinpold
1000 - 1015 IPOM / IPOM plus / TAPE - Good for most hernias? Dr Tarun Mittal
1020 - 1035 Open component separation - The rationale, pros & cons! Dr Allen Buenafe
1040 - 1110 Tea Break  
1110 - 1125 eTEP / TAR - when and when not Dr Miguel Angel Garciaurena
1130 - 1145 Fasciotens - The alternative to component separation ? Dr Henning Niebuhr
1150 - 1205 The peritoneal flap (Hernia sac) technique Dr Yusuf Afaque
1210 - 1225 TARM - the alternative repair ! Dr Sanjay Sonar
1230 - 1245 Complications in VHR Dr Sumeet Shah
1245 - 1300 PeTEP - New Kid in the Block Dr Anmol Ahuja
1300 - 1330 Lunch  
1330 - 1630 Live Demostrations   
Course 3 - Hiatus Hernia
Venue: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Jasola, Delhi
Course Director: Dr Arun Prasad
Organizing Secretary: Dr Abhishek Tiwari
Session 1 : Chairpersons Dr HP Garg, Dr Anshuman Kaushal, Dr Basim Alkhafaji
Time Topic Speaker
0830 - 0845 Hiatus hernia – Anatomy & pathophysiology Dr Deepraj Bhandarkar
0855 - 0910 Pre-operative workup – what a surgeon must know ? Dr Vijay Borgaonkar
0920 - 0935 Surgical principles of treatment of hiatus hernia Dr Lakshmi Kona
0945 - 1000 Surgical principles of treatment of hiatus hernia Dr Tushar S Mishra
Session 2 : Chairpersons Dr Aloy Mukherjee, Dr Abhishek Tiwari, Dr Tarun Gupta
1010 - 1025 Nissen fundoplication – the gold standard Dr Pawanindra Lal
1025 - 1040 Surgical management of Type II to Type IV Dr Lakshmi Kona
1050 - 1105 Revisional surgery for hiatus hernia Dr Ganesh Shenoy
1115 - 1130 Tea Break  
Session 3 : Chairpersons Dr Neel Shah, Dr Musharaf Hussain, Dr Vijay Borgaonkar
1140 - 1155 Diaphragmatic hernia Dr Arun Prasad
1205 - 1220 Reflux disease in a severely obese patient Dr Deep Goel
1230 - 1245 Complications and Management Dr Basim Alkhafaji
1245 - 1330 Lunch  
1330 - 1530 Live Demonstration : Robotic Fundoplication  
Moderators : Dr Lakshmi Kona, Dr Tushar Mishra, Dr Ganesh Shenoy, Dr Basim Alkhafaji
1530 - 1600 Panel Discussion - Case Scenarios  
Moderators : Dr Deepraj Bhandarkar, Dr Pawanindra Lal, Dr Deep Goel
     
Course 4 - Robotics in Hernia Surgery
Venue: Max Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi
Course Director : Dr Randeep Wadhawan
Time Topic Speaker
0900 - 0915 Versius System : Science Behind the Technology Dr Abhimanyu Dewan
0920 - 0935 Da Vinci Platform : Science Behind the Technology Dr Saumya Khuller
0940 - 0955 Hugo RAS : Science behind the Technology Dr Ashish Sadana
1000 - 1015 SSI Mantra : Science Behind the Technology Dr Magan Mehrotra
1020 - 1035 Robotic Surgery Trouble Shooting : Anticipation, Management and Resolution Dr Vivek Bindal
1040 - 1110 Tea Break  
1110 - 1125 Robotic TAPP Inguinal Hernia Repair / IPOM Plus Dr Manish Baijal
1130 - 1145 pTEP, Triangulation technique and Outcomes Dr Harish Kakkilaya
1150 - 1205 Robotic eTEP / TAR Dr Vishal Soni
1210 - 1225 Robotic TAPP & TARM / TARUP repair Dr Randeep Wadhawan
1230 - 1245 Robotic Fundoplication: Evolving Indications and Technique Dr Ashish Vashishtha
  Open House with experts  
1245 - 1330 Lunch  
1330 - 1630 Live Demostrations   
Course 5 - Cadaveric Hands on Courses
Venue: AIIMS
Course Director : Prof Virinder Kumar Bansal
Course Coordinators : Dr Hemanga Bhattacharjee, Dr Asuri Krishna, Dr Om Prakash
Course Faculty : Dr Jose Macario Faylona, Dr Ashwin Masurkar, Dr Jignesh Gandhi, Dr Mahak Bhandari, Dr Meenakshi Sharma, Dr Vani Vijay
Time Topic Speaker
0930 - 1230  Course 5 - Abdominal Wall Hernia TBD
1230 - 1330 Lunch  
1330 - 1630  Course 5 - Abdominal Wall Hernia (Continue) TBD