Instructional Courses - SUNDAY 17 MAY

Cost per course: €25

08.00 – 09.30
Course 16 - What we are Doing Differently Today, and Why,
in Minimal Invasive 25-23G Vitrectomy in 2009

Venue: Hermes

Course Organiser: T. Nikolakopoulos GREECE

	S. Rizzo ITALY Current changes in trocar entry and exit techniques
	F. Ferrara ITALY Rebleedings, what’s new?
	M. Oncel TURKEY ILM peeling: Finally safe and easy
	Z. Tomic SWEDEN Retina detachment and PVR
	A. Nikolakopoulos GREECE 25g fluidics and controlled bimanual vitrectomy
	C. Forlini ITALY Trauma and refractory cases, combined surgery
	Discussion

Other topics covered include:
Small gauge fluidics
Silicone oil injection and removal 1000 and 5000 ct 25g, is it possible and how quick?
Diabetic traction surgery and controlled bimanual (CON-BI-VI)
Guided chandelier illumination
23g lensectomy and dropped lens removal
The use of side ports in cataract complications and 25g
New instruments

08.00 - 09.30
Course 17 - Transconjunctival Vitrectomy: Indications, Techniques, Complications

Venue: Erato

Course Organiser: U. Schmidt-Erfurth AUSTRIA

08.00	U. Schmidt-Erfurth AUSTRIA Outcomes in surgery of Vitreomacular Traction (VMT)
08.20	C. Scholda AUSTRIA 23 gauge transconjunctival vitrectomy: Indications and limitations
08.40	C. Pruente SWITZERLAND New aspects of minimal-invasive vitrectomy
09.00	J.F. Korobelnik FRANCE Safety issues
09.20	Discussion
09.30	End of course

11.00 - 12.30
Course 18 - Surgical Approach to the Vitreoretinal Surface

Venue: Hermes

Course Organiser: P. Brazitikos GREECE

11.00	P. Brazitikos GREECE Vitreomacular traction: Lamellar macular holes
11.15	A. Augustin GERMANY Diabetic macular edema
11.30	F. Devin FRANCE Myopic foveoschisis
11.45	A. Gaudric FRANCE Macular hole surgery: Biological dyes
12.00	S. Rizzo ITALY Macular pucker
12.15	Discussion
12.30	End of course

11.00 - 12.30
Course 19 - Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) Studies and Systematic Reviews: An Introduction

Venue: Erato

Course Organiser: G. Virgili ITALY

11.00	G. Virgili ITALY Diagnostic test accuracy studies: How to set study objectives
11.10	F. Oddone ITALY What is a valid reference standard in DTA studies? Examples from existing systematic reviews
11.25	F. Menchini ITALY Quality of DTA studies: The QUADAS checklist
11.40	G. Virgili ITALY Analysis of DTA studies: Sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios and ROC curves
12.00	C. Parravano ITALY Cochrane DTA systematic reviews: What do they look like?
12.15	Discussion
12.30	End of course

Objectives:

1. To present the basic methodology of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studies and their application
   in real word research
2. To present the structure of DTA systematic review

Methods:

1. Presentations of methodology and comment of previous research examples
2. Delivery of teaching material
   
   
   

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