AUDITORIUM 9.00 Mobile Apps and new technologies can help patients and

clinicians (advantages vs ethical issues) Moderators: Manuel Seca; Corinne Vons;

Nightmare to dreams: The timeline of technology – Ian Jackson

The power of a digital community of medical doctors – Daniela Seixas

Follow-up of AS patients using WhatsApp – Naresh Row

10.00 Ambulatory Surgery in the world Moderators: Vicente Vieira; Douglas McWhinnie; Eurico Castro Alves

Ambulatory Surgery in China before and after 2017 –Zhenzhong Zhang

Africa and Latin America Vs USA and Northern Europe (two sides of the same coin) – Beverly Phillip

Portugal – 10 years after the CNADCA Report (The impact of Major National policies in the development of AS) – Carlos Magalhães

11.00 Coffee Break

11.30 NICOLL Lecture – Paulo Lemos

12.30 Opening Ceremony

13:00 Lunch

MONDAY 27TH MAY

AUDITORIUM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 14.30 New insights on head and neck procedures

Moderators: Gamal Mohammed; Emanuel Guerreiro; Norihito Wada

Videoassisted thyroidectomy in AS – Jaime Vilaça

ENT procedures in AS – are we pushing too far or can we go further ahead? – Karianne Hostmark

Dealing with the predictable Difficult Airway in AS – Jorge Órfão

Hernia Session – State of the art Moderators: Naresh Row; Paula Tavares; Fátima Carvalho

Recent advances in Inguinal hernia repair – Artur Flores

Ventral and incisional Hernias – what’s the best strategy for the management of postoperative pain? – Matilde Zaballos

Hiatus hernia repair – strategies for AS - Manuel Planells

Paediatric inguinal hernia repair – Ana Versic

Symposium “Ambulatory Treatment of benigh prostate hypertrophy”

WORKSHOP “Advanced use of the LMA” Marc Coppens; Jose Manuel Cordero; Petra Tietze-Schnur; Vicente Vieira

LMA for ENT and stomatology

LMA in prone position

LMA for laparoscopic surgery

LMA for very small infants

LMA for difficult intubation

Invited Country (India) guest lectures Moderators: Manmal M. Begani; Rui Rangel

Minimally invasive lumbar intervertebral discectomy performed as a day care procedure under spinal anaesthesia - Roshan Kumar

Newer advances – drugs and techniques for regional anaesthesia in ambulatory surgery - Rangalakshmi

Combining day surgery with Home care for improving patient care and to reduce re-admission rate - Ramesh Koorapati

Surgical treatment of diabetic foot in AS – Bhavinder Arora

15.30 Symposium: Neuromuscular Blockade Management inAmbulatory Surgery Thomas Fuchs-Buder

FREE PAPER SESSION (Management & Nursing)

MONDAY 27TH MAY

AUDITORIUM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 15.45

16.00 Recent advances in endo/laparoscopic surgery

Moderators: Carlo Castoro; Ian Jackson; Josip Bakovic

Laparoscopic hemicolectomy – is it feasible in the AS setting? – Ana Povo

Thoracoscopic procedures in AS - is one lung ventilation a major problem? – Xavier Falières

Paediatric laparoscopic surgery in AS – the experienced scrub nurse is vital! – Anabela Garcia

Innovation in the surgical treatment of Pelvic Floor disorders Moderators: Ana Povo; Luis Hidalgo; Bercina Cardoso

Minimally invasive surgery of rectal prolapse – Klaus Matzel

Minimally invasive surgery for anterior compartment prolapses – Helder Ferreira

Recent advances in Robotic prostatic surgery - Kris Maes

When postoperative pelvic pain becomes a problem – Rita Moutinho

17.00 Coffee Break

17.30 The obese patient in Ambulatory Surgery Moderators: Mark Skues; Filipe Guerra; Claire McNally

No patient too large? – Silva Pinto

Surgical strategies feasable in AS - Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge

Patient education for obesity procedures: Role of nurses – Mariann Aaland

Locorregional Anesthesia in Ambulatory Surgery Moderators: Clara Lobo; Arnaldo Valedon

Thoracic Wall: Peripheral Nerve Blocks are safe and easy! – Maribel Garcia Vega

PNB for children? Of course! – Hugo Trindade

Block rooms and Nurses are crutial to a successful peripheral nerve block – Kirstie Lehtonen

Symposium: "Surgical Empowerment in the Ambulatory Setting"- Julio Mayol

FREE PAPER SESSION (Management & Nursing)

MONDAY 27TH MAY

AUDITORIUM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 9.00 Organizational aspects important to local

Ambulatory Surgery policies Moderators: Beverly Philip; Cláudia Borges; Scott Bell

Beds, Trolleys or Chairs – Mark Skues

Going green in AS – Douglas McWhinnie

Financing strategies that promote Ambulatory Surgery – Alexandre Lourenço

Teamwork and Leadership in ASU Moderators: Marie-Louise Ulsøe; Alberto Roxo; Scott Bell

Strategies to the creation of a multidisciplinary Team in the ASU – Jorge Sousa

The young and the experienced Surgeon – Carlo Castoro

Competencies of the coordinator of the ASU – Miguel Sanchez

9.30 Course: “Ultrasound guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks – the big 5(+) in Ambulatory Surgery” Faculty: Paulo Fragoso (Coordinator); Diamantino Pereira; Lara Ribeiro; Sérgio Duarte; Juliana Louro

FREE PAPER SESSION (Anesthesia)

10.00 AS for the diabetic patient Moderators: Manuel Planells; Jan Eshuis;

Is diabetes directly related to poor surgical outcomes? – Nanda Kishore

Monitoring blood glucose throughout the AS circuit: the virtues of a good protocol – Nicole van der Lans-Jansen

Management of diabetic patients in Ambulatory Surgery (BADS Guidelines) – Mahdu Ahuja

Recent advances in Breast Surgery Moderators: Lúcia Marinho; Kirsti Lehtonen; Jose Luis Fougo

Radical mastectomy in AS – Sven Felsby

Options for breast reconstruction after mastectomy in AS – Luis Azevedo

Nursing the mastectomized patient – Joana Oliveira

11.00 Coffee Break

TUESDAY 28TH MAY

AUDITORIUM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 11.30 Old ideas vs new concepts

Moderators: Rosa Amaral; Fernando Docobo; Ian Smith

Emergency Ambulatory Surgery – Douglas McWhinnie

So much promised, so little delivered – Jim Phillip

Does every patient need a care-giver for 24 hours post discharge –Madhu Ahuja

Prophylaxis is the key to the best outcome Moderators: Cristina Carmona; Jelena Neves

Prophylaxis of Thromboembolic events: when and how? – Paula Sá Couto

Hypothermia: are AS patients at risk – Diana Silva/Helena Monteiro

New developments in PONV prophylaxis – Marc Coppens

Surgical site infection – no improvement in 50 years? – Cecília Pinto

Course: “Ultrasound guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks – the big 5(+) in Ambulatory Surgery”

FREE PAPER SESSION (Anesthesia)

12.30 “The drugs that fight the knife” - can we go “Opioid Free” in Anesthesia for AS? Xavier Falières and Ian Smith

13.00 LUNCH

TUESDAY 28TH MAY

AUDITORIUM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 14.00 14.30

The elderly patient Moderators: Jan Eshuis; Paula Tavares

Surgical outcomes are (not?) affected by age - Silvia Neves

Is the elderly patient no longer a challenge? – Mary Stocker

Post-Operative Cognitive Disfunction and delirium: risk factors, anesthetic strategies and diagnosis. How big is the problem? – Joana Alves

Patient Care After Discharge Moderators: Mark Skues; Maria do Sameiro Pereira

Is the 24h Phone Call absolutely necessary? – Are there alternatives? – Hanne Foens

New Strategies for severe pain control after Hip and Knee arthroplasty – Arnaldo Valedon

Strategies for patient follow-up in private practice – is there a difference? – Gerd-Dieter von-Koschitzky

Unexpected admissions after AS – are they preventable? – Mária Janecksó

Symposium – The benefits of caffeine in the life of doctors and nurses Symposium – Recent advances in the treatment of postoperative chronic pain

FREE PAPER SESSION (Surgery)

15.30 Threats to Ambulatory Surgery or “sign of the times” – safety comes first! Moderators: Rosário Órfão; Meneses da Silva

Sedation by non-anaesthesiologists – Beverly Phillip

Endoscopic surgical procedures by non-surgeons – Luc van Outryve

Office-based surgery and reduced staffing ratios – Petra Tietze-Schnur

WORKSHOP: Bedside Ultrasound evaluation of AS patients Elena Segura (Coordinator); Catarina Costa; Liliana Costa; Margarida Ferreira

TUESDAY 28TH MAY

AUDITORIUM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 15.45 Perineal and anal procedures in AS

Moderators: Dieter Morales; Marc Coppens

Innovation in the treatment of anal fistulas – Gamal Edwin Mohamed

Colo-rectal surgeries under local anesthesia are feasible and have good results – Naresh Row

Ultrasound-guided Peripheral nerve Blocks for perineal surgical procedures – Clara Lobo

Importance of diet and clean dressings – Marisol Francisco

16.30 Symposium – Back to the future: Recent advances in Ambulatory Anaesthesia and Surgery

17.00 Coffee Break 17.30 My worst nightmares in Ambulatory

Surgery Moderators: Emanuel Guerreiro; Hanne Foens

Hemorrhage during laparoscopy – lesson from the UK - Ian Jackson

Neck heamatoma after thyroidectomy – Dieter Morales Garcia

Hypertensive crisis – Arnaldo Valedon

Acute anaphylaxis – Marie Sheehan

Planning Strategies for Ambulatory Surgery Units (ASUs) Moderators: Magdalena Arance Garcia; Alberto Magalhães

How to organize a big ASU – Jan Eshuis

Analysis of failed discharge after ambulatory surgery - Els Van Caelenberg

What should be taken into account when moving several ASU together at a new hospital? - Marie-Louise Ulsøe

FREE PAPER SESSION (Surgery)

TUESDAY 28TH MAY

AUDITORIUM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 9.00 Education and training in AS

Moderators: Beverly Phillip; Paulo Lemos

Pregraduate curriculum in Medicine - Fernando Docobo

Recent developments in Paediatric Ambulatory Surgery in Mozambique - the impact of IAAS Teach the Teachers program - Dalva Khosa

High Fidelity Simulation as a tool in AS team training – Francisco Matos

Estratégias pouco comuns em CA Moderators: Mayté Valle; Paula Sá Couto

Tiroidectomia total em CA – como prevenir as principais complicações - Emanuel Guerreiro

Indicações para bloqueios do neuroeixo em CA - Ana Rodriguez Archilla

O doente que vive só também pode ser intervencionado em CA – Como e quando... - Maria Virtudes Navarro

Workshop Moderators: Sónia Ribas; Luís Branco; Olívia Andril; David Lourenço

The ideal treatment for Inguinal, umbilical and incisional hernia in the ambulatory setting

9.30

10.00 Ambulatory Surgery in the future Moderators: Pedro Sá Couto; Douglas McWhinnie

Can we have better drugs and monitors? – Jan Eshuis

The role of new technology in Ambulatory Surgery – Corinne Vons

At home Hospitalization… will this strategy work for AS complex patients? – Ramesh Koorapati

Colecistectomia Laparoscópica em CA Moderators: Francisco Barreiro; Paula Botelho

Exploração da Via Biliar em CA – como, quando, porquê? - José Maria Capitán

O doente com Apneia do sono proposto para cirurgia laparoscópica - Paula Sarmento

Pernoita em CA (em que condições?) - Maria José Crista

11.00 Coffee Break

11.30 Guest Lectures: Tears and Laughs in ASUs The operating theatre - stage for retraumatisation of terror victims… – Ana Schippert

It’s Kids day in the AS Unit – Vicente Vieira

12.30 CLOSING CEREMONY AND WELCOME TO VALENCIA 2020 AND BRUGES 2021

WEDNESDAY 29TH MAY

SUNDAY 26TH MAY

MONDAY 27TH MAY

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