2nd Annual Global Symposium on Robotic-Assisted and Minimally Invasive Hernia Repair

September 16-17, 2016
New York Marriott Marquis, 7th Floor
New York, NY

Course Overview

This course is designed to engage those physicians who are passionate about repairing hernias in an attempt to align robotic experts with open and laparoscopic experts for optimal patient outcomes after hernia repair. By bringing together both hernia experts and robotic experts, this unique conference will highlight and discuss the emerging robotic hernia techniques as well as the corresponding current laparoscopic and open approaches for each hernia disease. Focus will be placed not only on surgical technique, but also on the importance of patient selection, postoperative care, complication management, and outcome tracking.

The International Hernia Collaboration (IHC) is a private social media group of over 2000 members whose dedication, enthusiasm, and focus on improving hernia repair outcomes led to the creation of this conference.

Course Highlights

• Live Surgeries - The ONLY Hernia Meeting to Feature 12 Simultaneous Live Surgeries
• Global Interactive Audience
• Present Your Own Data (Deadline for abstract submission is 11:59 p.m. on August 19, 2016)
• Faculty of Renowned Hernia and Robotic Experts
• Now with over 2000 members, read more about the International Hernia Collaboration

Target Audience

This activity is designed for general surgeons, minimally invasive surgeons, and robotic surgeons who are interested in optimizing their hernia repair outcomes.

Activity Goal

This activity is designed to address the following ABMS / IOM competencies: Patient Care and Medical Knowledge

Learning Objectives

• Identify ways to optimize patient outcomes after hernia repairs
• Describe the emerging robotic assisted hernia techniques as well as the current laparoscopic and open approaches for each hernia disease
• Discuss patient selection, postoperative care, complication management, and outcome tracking