Indian Association of GastrointestinalEndo-Surgeons (IAGES)

Date: January 10-12, 2016Venue: Center of Excellence for MinimalAccess Surgery & K.E.M. Hospital

Third Fellowship Certification inAdvanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) Coursewww.iages.in

Dear Colleague,

The third Fellowship certification course in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) of the Indian

Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES) will be held in Mumbai from January

10-12, 2016. The course will be conducted at Center of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery

Training (CEMAST). The live workshop will be conducted and relayed from Department of GI

Surgery, KEM Hospital, Mumbai on January 11, 2016.

We invite the IAGES Members fulfilling the criteria and interested in the certification to

register for the course.

Dr. Deepraj Bhandarkar Dr. Aparna Deshpande Dr. Sameer Rege

Course Co-ordinator Co Course Co-ordinator Co Course Co-ordinator

Dr. Suresh Deshpande Dr. Jyotsna Kulkarni Dr. Laxmi Konakumari

Convener - FALS Board Co Convener - FALS Board Co Convener - FALS Board

CEMAST Organizing Committee

Dr. Tehemton E. Udwadia Dr. Ulhas Gadgil

Chairman - CEMAST Director - CEMAST

KEM Hospital Organizing Committee

Dr. Avinash Supe Dr. Anil Kumar Gvalani Dr. Chetan Kantharia

Dean - KEM Hospital Prof. and Head General Surgery Prof. and Head GI Surgery

Selection Criteria

1. Must be a licensed surgeon with Medical Council of India / State Medical Council .

2. Must be a life member of IAGES and hold the FIAGES certification.

3. Should be regularly performing advanced laparoscopic procedures under any of the following

headings / fields:

a. Upper GI surgery

b. Bariatric surgery

c. Solid organ surgery

d. Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

e. Oncosurgery

f. Robotics

4. Must have a log book of 2 years of performing advanced laparoscopic procedures.

5. Must submit at least 4 procedural videos to CEMAST (address given on the registration form) by

December 25, 2015.

6. Every candidate will have to appear for the examination.

7. The decisions of the President and / or Course Coordinator will be final and binding.

Course Structure

1. The Course will be held over a period of three days.

a. First day will comprise of lectures on all six

headings and cover comprehensively all

aspects with special focus on technique and

complications. The candidates are encouraged

to actively interact with the faculty.

b. The second day will be a live operative

workshop. The Committee shall try and

organize at least one case each from each of the

headings listed. Time permitting, more cases

will be shown. It may not always be possible to

transmit robotic or 3D surgery due to logist ic

reasons. Participants will get opportunities for

live audio-visual interaction with the operating

faculty. The cases will be subject to availability.

c. The third day will comprise of practice in the

wet laboratory where faculty will demonstrate

the exercises under various headings. These

exercises will form the guidelines to the

practical examination. The practical exami-

nation will be conducted in the post lunch

session. The examination shall comprise and

shall be based on exercises demonstrated by

the Faculty in the particular heading. The total

marks allotted for practical examination are 80.

d. The theory examination shall be conducted on

the third day (3 hours - 150 marks) followed by

viva (50 marks). The guidelines for theory

examination are as under:

A. Theory examination will consist of 150 marks.

1. Multiple choice questions - 50 marks.

2. Short answers - 70 marks.

(seven questions of 10 marks each).

3. Long answer - 30 marks (one question).

B. Each question will be compulsory though internal

choice will be given e.g. Each question to

be answered will have 2 questions of which one

need be answered.

C. Long question - There will be one question (with

choice) under each heading. The candidate shall

have to answer question from his / her chosen

specialty ONLY e.g. If candidate has chosen

bariatric as chosen specialty, he/she has to answer

long question of bariatric surgery. Last minute

change will not be allowed.

e. Summary of marks will be as follows:

A. Theory - 150 marks.

1. MCQ - 50.

2. Long question - 30.

3. Short questions - 70.

B. Practical - 150 marks.

1. Log book / Video - 20.

2. Wet lab - 80.

3. Viva - 50.

C. The minimum passing criteria will be 50% on the

overall score.

Course Fee

1. Non-refundable course fee of INR 25,000/- in

favour of FALS 2016 .

2. The payment will be in the form of DD / at par

Cheque payable in Mumbai.

3. The fee includes entry to the entire course -

lectures, wet lab demonstration and practice,

theory and practical examinations.

4. Lunch, Tea / Coffee on all three days.

5. Stationary as required.

6. A/C Accommodation on twin sharing basis

can be arranged at (Hotel Rosewood) appro-

ximately 1 km from CEMAST. The hotel acco-

mmodation is not included in the course fee.

Results and Certification

1. Results of the FALS course will be intimated to

the candidates by e-mail.

2. Successful candidates will be awarded the

certificate at the Convocation ceremony during

the IAGES Congress in April 2016 at Srinagar.

3. It is mandatory for the successful candidate to

register for the Congress to avail of the

certificate.

Center of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery Training (CEMAST), Shaikh Ali Chambers, Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Opp. Race Course Gate No. 6, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400034

For any queries and clarifications, please contact: falsmumbai2016@gmail.com

IAGES Executive Committee

Dr. Abhay Dalvi Dr. Rajesh Khullar Dr. Kamlesh Khandelwal

President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer

Dr. V. Venkatesh Dr. T. E. Udwadia Dr. Ramesh Agarwalla

Imm. Past President Founder President President Elect

Trustee

Dr. M. G. Bhat Dr. Kuldeep Singh Dr. Ajay Kriplani

Chief Trustee Trustee Trustee

Dr. Suresh Deshpande Dr. John Thanakumar

Trustee Trustee

Advisors

Dr. B. Krishna Rau D. H. G. Doctor Dr. Pradeep Chowbey Dr. K. Ravindranath

Chief Advisor Advisor - Finance Advisor Advisor

North Zone

Dr. Anil Sharma

Vice President

EC Members

Dr. Sumeet Shah

Dr. Suresh Vasistha

Dr. Subhash Aggarwal

Dr. Rakesh Mohan Gautam

West Zone

Dr. Deepraj Bhandarkar

Vice President

EC Members

Dr. Roysuneel Patankar

Dr. Bharat R. Shah

Dr. Sameer Rege

Dr. Pramod Shinde

Central Zone

Dr Subhash Agarwal

Vice President

EC Members

Dr. Puneet Gupta

Dr. Siddharth Tamaskar

Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed Ansari

Dr. Jawwad Wasi Naqvi

East Zone

Dr. Sayandev Dasgupta

Vice President

EC Members

Dr. Vijay Mittal

Dr. Satish Midha

Dr. Nayan Nanda

Dr. Sreejoy Pattanaik

South Zone

Dr. Ashwin Masurkar

Vice President

EC Members

Dr. S. Easwaramoorthy

Dr. T. Sivakumar

Dr. L. P. Thangavelu

Dr. S. Navaneethakrishnan

Endoscopy Board

Dr. B. Krisha Rau

Dr. S. Easwaramoorthy

FIAGES Board

Dr. Kuldeep Singh

Advisor

Dr. K. Ravindranath

Chairman

Dr. Sandeep Dave

Convener

Co-Conveners

Dr. Sunil Popat

Dr. Jayashree Todkar

Dr. Abhay Dalvi

Dr. S. Easwaramoorthy

Dr. Rajesh Khullar

Co-opted Members

Dr. Zameer Pasha

Dr. Aparna Deshpande

Dr. Arun Prasad

Dr. Manoj Jain

Dr. Kaushik Shah

Dr. S. P. Desarkar

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REGISTRATION FORM (PLEASE FILL IN UPPER CASE)

Please send the registration form with Demand Draft / at par cheque and a passport size photograph to

Center of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery Training (CEMAST), Shaikh Ali Chambers, Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Opp. Race Course Gate No. 6, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400034

Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES)

Date: January 10 - 12, 2016 | Venue: CEMAST and KEM Hospital, Mumbai

Third Fellowship Certification inAdvanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) Course