8°EFC CONGRESS PROGRAMME

Wednesday, September 25

  • 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
  • EFC INTERACTIVE BASIC COLPOSCOPY COURSE
  • 10.00 am – 12.00 pm
  • Colposcopic principles
  • Basic concepts of colposcopy – Charles Redman
    Normal cervical cytological and histological morphology (incl. metaplasia/SCJ) – Christine Bergeron
    Normal colposcopical findings – including effects of age and pregnancy – Simon Leeson
    The colposcopic features of abnormality – Mihaela Grigore

  • 12.45 pm – 2.45 pm
  • Colposcopic diagnosis
  • Colposcopy diagnostics of low and high grade lesions, using Swedescore – Pekka Nieminen
    Colposcopy diagnostics of glandular lesions – Simon Leeson
    Colposcopy diagnostics of multifocal disease – Carmine Carriero
    Interactive cases CR/PN/ SL

  • 3.15 pm – 5.15 pm
  • Colposcopic management
  • Guidelines in the management of CIN
  • Different types of biopsy (punch biopsy, simple excisional, extended) – Carmine Carriero
    The influence of colposcopic findings on management – Charles Redman
    Management of LSIL – Simon Leeson
    Management of HSIL – Pekka Nieminen
    Management of LSIL – Simon Leeson - Mihaela Grigore
    Interactive cases MG/ CC/CR

    Feedback and test

  • 1.30 pm – 6.00 pm
  • EFC TRAINING THE TRAINERS COURSE
  • 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm
  • Optimizing training: What should be the ideal training nowadays? – Xavier Carcopino
    EFC quality standards, the SWEDE score and requirements for certification of colposcopy courses – Xavier Carcopino
    Who can be a trainer and what the role is? – Ameli Tropé
    Providing feedback and make an action plan – Maggie Cruickshank
    How to help the trainee in difficulty – Maggie Cruickshank
  • 4.oo pm – 6.00 pm
  • Common difficulties the trainees in colposcopy will be facing and how to deal with these: Setting the colposcope, localize the SCJ and inform the patient about management, diagnosis and follow up – Ameli Tropé
    Use of new image capturing and sharing systems in colposcopy training – Ameli Tropé
    Use of training models for the treatment of CIN – Xavier Carcopino
    How to set up a game role session? – Maggie Cruickshank
    Hands on session and role game session – Xavier Carcopino, Maggie Cruickshank and Ameli Tropé

Thursday, September 26

SESSION 1 - CHALLENGES FACING COLPOSCOPY
  • 2.00 – 3.15 pm
  • Opening speech – EFC President
  • Charles Redman (UK)
  • The impact of HPV vaccination on colposcopy Maggie Cruickshank (UK)
  • The value of colposcopy in cervical cancer screening Gugliemo Ronco (IT)
SESSION 2
  • 3.45 – 4.45 pm
  • The impact of HPV screening on colposcopy Karl Ulrich Petry (DE)
  • Update on the classification and management of cervical cancer Denis Querleu (FR)
  • OPENING CEREMONY

Friday, September 27

SESSION 3 – THE TRANSFORMATION ZONE AND SQUAMOCOLUMNAR JUNCTIONS
  • 9.00 – 10.45 am
  • Prenatal development Helga Fritsch (A)
  • Glandular and squamous story of cervical pathogenesis John Doorbar (UK)
  • Colposcopic definitions Olaf Reich (A)
  • DEBATE - In modern colposcopy, adjunctive technologies are essential
  • PRO: John Tidy (UK) + Jacqueline Louwers (NH) CON: Charles Redman (UK) + Pekka Niemenen (FI)

SESSION 4 - TREATMENT STRATEGIES
  • 11.15 am – 1.00 pm
  • Vulvar examination during colposcopy Mario Preti (IT)
  • Improving the Quality of Training Xavier Carcopino (FR)
  • DEBATE - See-and-treat is an acceptable policy
  • PRO: Carlo Liverani (IT) + Simon Leeson (UK) CON: Christine Bergeron (FR) + Ameli Tropé (NO)

SESSION 5 – DAMAGE LIMITATION
  • 2.00 – 5 pm
  • Damage Limitation in treating CIN Maria Kyrgiou (UK)
  • Conservative management of CIN Ilkka Kalliala (FI)
  • PROFERRED PAPERS
  • Triage in HPV positive patients Marc Arbyn (BE)
  • The management of VAIN Francesco Sopracordevole (IT)
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Saturday, September 28

SESSION 6 - PRACTICAL POINTS / VIDEO SESSION
  • 9.00 – 10.30 am
  • Proferred papers
  • Microbioma and pre-cancer Giovanni Miniello (IT)
  • How I perform excisional treatment P. Nieminen / B. Strander / R. Barbero
SESSION 7 – HOT TOPICS / DIFFICULT SITUATION
  • 11.00 am – 12.45 pm
  • Congenital transformation zone (CTZ) Bjorn Strander (S)
  • Pregnancy Andrea Ciavattini (IT)
  • Proferred papers
  • Vaccination after treatment for CIN Jana Zodzika (LA)
  • Closing Comments Pekka Niemenen (FI)

Programme at glance
Updated to March 29th, 2019

Mercoledì 25 settembre

  • 13.30 – 14.45
  • Registrazione
  • Inaugurazione, saluto delle Autorità
  • Presentazione del congresso
  1. A. Frega – M. Barbero – C. Gentili – M. Peroni – C.M. Stigliano
  • Letture introduttive:
  • HPV: non solo cervicocarcinoma
  • R.P. De Vincenzo
  • La colposcopia oggi: ruolo nella gestione della patologia preneoplastica del tratto genitale
  1. F. Boselli

 

  • SCREENING E VACCINO PER IL CERVICARCINOMA
    h. 14.45 – 16.15
  • L’ HPV test nello screening organizzato: risultati e prospettive future
  1. P. Giorgi Rossi – G. Ronco
  • La vaccinazione vs HPV : attualità e sviluppi futuri
  • R.P. De Vincenzo – A. Ghelardi – A. Perino
  • Discussione
  1. P. Cattani – G. Mojana

 

  • GESTIONE DEL II LIVELLO: RUOLO DELLA COLPOSCOPIA E DELLE INDAGINI ANCILLARI
    h. 16.15 – 18.15
  • Il grading colposcopico e la biopsia – requisiti di qualità del colposcopista
  1. P. Cristoforoni – P. Garutti – C. Carriero
  • Gestione del LSIL / CIN I
  1. A. Amadori – P. Scirpa
  • Citologia e P16 in epoca di HPV test
  1. C. Bergeron
  • The Challenges Facing European Colposcopy
  1. C. Redman
  • Discussione
  1. M. Capodanno – G. Miniello

 

  • ASSEMBLEA GENERALE SICPCV

 

Giovedì 26 settembre

  • IL TRATTAMENTO DELLE LESIONI FLOGISTICO – INFETTIVE – “DISTROFICHE” E PRENEOPLASTICHE DEL BASSO TRATTO GENITALE –  IL FOLLOW UP
    h. 08.30 – 13.00
  • Opzioni terapeutiche nel trattamento della CIN, delle lesioni ghiandolari e microinvasive: analisi dei risultati, esiti a distanza
  • Tavola rotonda: A. Agarossi, P. Nieminen, M. Origoni, M. Palomba, A.M. Pieralli, M. Sansone, F. Sopracordevole
  • Il follow up post trattamento, la gestione delle complicanze e della candidosi recidivante
  • C.A. Liverani, G. Maina, B. Gardella
  • La gestione delle precancerosi vulvari
  • Tavola rotonda: L. Micheletti, E.P. Preti, M. Preti
  • Vulvovaginiti recidivanti – infezione da HPV e il trattamento delle “atrofie vulvovaginali”- terapie immunomodulanti
  • Tavola rotonda: F. Boselli, S. Costa, A. Ciavattini, V. Prestia, R. Rossi, T. Pagano
  • Risvolti psicologici delle infezioni da HPV – risultati di un indagine sulle pazienti
  1. A Bova, A. Ciavattini, P. Visci

 

  • Discussione
  1. C. Zanardi – F. Fabiano
  • OPENING SPEECH EFC PRESIDENT
  1. C. Redman

 

  • Programme at glance
    Aggiornato al 29 Marzo 2019