Vaginal Er
LaserTMACADEMY

SMOOTH™ Technology

Independent scientific organization devoted to women’s health and quality of life.

Mission is to introduce the Erbium Smooth™ Laser (Fotona) in gynecological practice.

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Vaginal Er:Smooth Laser (VEL™) Academy

4th International Focus Meeting
Rome, November 10-11, 2018

PROGRAM (preliminary)

Scientific Secretariat : M.Cervigni, M.Gambacciani

Saturday, November 10th

CENTRO CONGRESSI FRENTANI – Via dei Frentani, 4

SALA ACCADEMIA

09:00 Riunione del Gruppo VELA Italiano
Moderatori: G.L. Bracco, P. Villa

09:30 2014-2018 L’esperienza del VELA in Italia – G Grassiri
09:45 IUS esperienza dell’Ospedale di Lucca – G.L. Bracco
10:00 La Sonda Intrauretrale: IUS e Deficit Sfinterico – L. Vacca
10:15 Effetto a lungo termine – E. Russo
10:30 Uso dell’Erbium Laser nella chirurgia ambulatoriale – S. Ottanelli
10:45 Erbium Smooth nella Chiururgia Estetica – P. Matano
11:00 TBA
11:15

11:30 Sessione pratica:
Tips and Trics per il ripristino funzionale e la ginecologia estetica

11:45 Discussione e Conclusioni

13:00 Light lunch

Saturday, November 10th

Fourth INTERNATIONAL FOCUS MEETING

HOTEL THE BUILDING – Via Montebello, 126

14:00 Welcome Address
M. Cervigni, M. Gambacciani

14:05 The VELA Experience: a strategic format – G. Grassiri

14:15 LIVE SESSION:

The Intrauretral probe – A. Gaspar, L. Vacca
The Aestethic Gynecology – J. Gaviria, L. Vacca

VEL AND GENITOURINARY SYNDROME OF MENOPAUSE

CHAIR: N. Panay, M. Gambacciani

15:30 Safety of Laser Technology for Women’s Health – Z. Vizintin
15:50 Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause – N. Panay
16:10 Menopause and Collagen – M. Brincat
16:30 Histological Changes after VEL treatment – A. Gaspar
16:50 Laser Treatment of Lichen Sclerosus: a Randomized Control Trial – S. Sencar
17:10 Treatment of Vulvar (Episiotomy) Scars – A. Novakov Mikic
17:30 VEL in Postmenopausal Women: The Italian VELA  experience – M.Gambacciani

17:50 Coffee Break

SPECIAL LECTURES

18:10 Aesthetics Laser applications – A. Gaspar
18:30 New trends in laser therapy in the office aesthetic gynecology – J. Gaviria

19:00 Discussion

20:30 VELA Dinner
(The dress code is smart casual)

Sunday, November 11th

HOTEL THE BUILDING – Via Montebello, 126

VEL AND URINARY INCONTINENCE

CHAIR: A. Gaspar, M. Cervigni

08:30 Pelvic oor ageing – T. Simoncini
08:50 3D Vaginal Tightening and Prolapse – J. Gaviria
09:10 The VELA experience on SUI – L. Vacca
09:30 SUI: Can we predict the laser outcomes? – I. Fistonic
09:50 VEL for SUI: the European RCT Design – B. O’Reilly
10:10 The Intraurethral probe – A. Gaspar

10:30 Coffee Break

SPECIAL SESSION
Personal Experiences

11:00 VEL and invasive management of Pelvic Floor Diseases – A. Kuszka
11:15 Pelvic Floor Disfunction and Erbium YAG Laser – I. Apolikhina
11:30 Erb-YAG Laser for miscellaneous vulvar disorders and intraurethral laser for SUI – T. Erel
11:45 Experience with Erbium Vaginal Laser – C. Phillips
12:00 How can we communicate with our patients – H. Li
12:15 Mixed Urge incontinence and Overactive Bladder – N. Okui
12:30 Post Surgical Stress Urinary Incontinence. When TOT Fails – L. D. Carazo Fernandez

12:45 Discussion

13:00 Closing Remarks
M. Cervigni, M. Gambacciani

Invited Speakers (to be confirmed)

I. Apolikhina (Russia)
G.L. Bracco (Italy)
M. Brincat (Malta)
L.D. Carazo Fernandez (Costa Rica)
M. Cervigni (Italy)
T. Erel (Turkey)
I. Fistonic (Croatia)
M. Gambacciani (Italy)
A. Gaspar (Argentina)
J. Gaviria (Venezuela)
G. Grassiri (Italy)
A. Kuszka (Germany)
H. Li (China)
P. Matano (Italy)
A. Novakov Mikic (Serbia)
B. O’Reilly (Ireland)
N. Okui (Japan)
S. Ottanelli (Italy)
N. Panay (UK)
C. Phillips (UK)
E. Russo (Italy)
S. Sencar (Slovenia)
T. Simoncini (Italy)
L. Vacca (Italy)
P. Villa (Italy)
Z. Vizintin (Slovenia)

Scientific Secretariat

M. Cervigni (Italy)
M. Gambacciani (Italy)

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    Erbium Smooth™ Laser Technology (Fotona)

    Using the improved performances of Erbium™ Smooth Laser (Fotona) wavelength, VELA mission is to introduce the Erbium™ Smooth Laser (Fotona) in gynecological practice for the treatment of vaginal atrophy, stress urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse.

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