Course leaders: Lil Valentin, Povilas Sladkevicius, Ligita Jokubkiene Time: 17th and 18th October 2022 Contact, information, registration: Dana Sladkeviciene, [email protected] Venue: Web-based course (Zoom) Name of organizing institution (public): Dept Obstet Gynecol, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, SWEDEN

Suitable for: Specialists in obstetrics and gynecology with at least basic skills in gynecological ultrasound and interest in endometriosis

Program: Lectures, live scanning, case presentations. The course includes image optimization, scanning-technique, pelvic anatomy as seen with ultrasound (central, anterior, posterior and lateral compartment), ultrasound appearance of deep endometriosis in different sites (ovaries, uterus, utero-sacral ligaments, bowel, urinary bladder, abdominal wall, umbilicus, groin, ileo-caekal, nerves) Ultrasound appearance and classification of adenomyosis. Measurement technique, standardized terminology (IDEA, MUSA), diagnosis of decidualization of endometriosis during pregnancy and malignization in endometriosis.

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Endemetriosis course programme 2022

Aim: The course aims to give participants a theoretical basis for using ultrasound to detect endometriosis and adenomyosis and to determine the extent of the disease, to describe the ultrasound findings using standardized terminology, diagnose decidualization in endometriosis and counselling patients with endometriosis about their risk of malignancy

Course language: English

Internationally renowned speakers: Lil Valentin, Antonia Testa, Mala Sibal, Mathew Leonardi, Tina Tellum, Ladbans Kaur, Axel Forman, Gernot Hudelist, Jörg Keckstein, Kristine Aas Eng, Povilas Sladkevicius, Ligita Jokubkiene

IAN DONALD GOLD MEDAL, 2019: ISUOG FELLOWSHIP, 2007

Major research interest: Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound

More than 250 scientific publications

Invited speaker at more than 100 scientific meetings since 2005

Teacher at more than 100 national and international courses

Course organizer of more than 40 postgraduate courses in ultrasound

Editor of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005 – 2011

Honorary officer of numerous scientific associations and committees

One of the founders of the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) and International

Endometrial Tumor Analysis (IETA) collaborations

Fellow ad eundum of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK)

Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 2022

Received the Ian Donald Gold Medal 2019. The Ian Donald Gold Medal is awarded once a year to an individual who has made outstanding scientific contribution to the advancement of diagnostic ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and who has changed the way ultrasound is practiced through research or innovation.

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Prof. Gernot Hudelist studied medicine at the University in Vienna. He did his residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Villach General Hospital and Center for Endometriosis, Austria and the St. Peters Hospital, Worthing Hospital and the Royal Surrey Hospital (St Lukes Cancer Center) in the UK. He obtained a Doctorate (Habilitation) at the University of Vienna and a Master degree in Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy at the University of Surrey, UK. From 2010, he worked as Head of the Endometriosis Center at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Ottakring Clinic University Teaching Hospital Vienna and from 2016 until to date at the Hospital St John if God Center for Endometriosis in Vienna. In 2022 he became Full Professor in the University of Vienna. Since 2002 he has been involved in ultrasound and oncology and endometriosis research, at first in the use of ultrasound for detection of deep endometriosis and then in the study of surgical techniques for bowel endometriosis. He has published over 130 papers in peer reviewed journals, is member and surgical teacher in Masterclasses of the EEL (European Endometriosis League) and SEF (Stiftung Endometrioseforschung) board and is involved on guidelines for endometriosis treatment (ESHRE). At present, he is in charge of the certified Center for Endometriosis at the St John of God University Teaching Hospital in Vienna and also works in the Rudolfinerhaus Private Clinic and Campus in Vienna, Austria.
 
Country: Austria
 
Field: Gynecology
 
Specialties: Gynecological surgery and gynecological ultrasound
 
Languages: Italian, English, German
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Prof. Antonia Carla Testa is currently Associate Professor of the Institute of Obstetric and Gynecological Clinics at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy and Director of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences School at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart-Claudiana University, Bolzano, Italy. She is the Director of the Departmental Operational Unit of Outpatient Gynecology and Director of the Center for Ultrasound in Gynecological Oncology “Class Ultrasound” at the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital Foundation, IRCCS.

Her main scientific areas of interest are ultrasound diagnosis of gynecological tumors, ultrasound assessment of pelvic anatomy, innovation in ultrasound. She was medical consultant for leading companies (Samsung, Esaote, GE, Canon and Philips) in the development of ultrasound equipment to improve their ability to diagnose and recognize pelvic tumor masses.

She has published over 250 papers in international Medline-indexed journals (H-index of 49 on Scopus, 8,730 citations), authored 20 international book chapters, and has given 350 invited lectures over the past ten years at international scientific meetings. She was Associate Editor of “Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology” 2006-2015. She chaired the 26th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Rome, Italy (ISUOG), 2016 with over 3,000 delegates. Since 2014, she has organized the Oncological Gynecology Ultrasound Advanced National Courses, attended by more than 3,500 gynecologists.

She was a Board Member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), 2011-2019 and she was the Vice President of the “Società Italiana di ecografia in Ginecologia e Ostetricia”, 2008-2010.  She is a member of the ISUOG Education Committee (since 2019) and Chair of the ISUOG Visual Encyclopedia (VISUOG) Gynecology Project (since 2013). She is currently the Editor of the Glown (FIGO Global Women’s Medicine) Textbook of Ultrasound in Gynecology.

As a member of the Steering Committee of the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) collaborative group (since 1999), she participated in the research protocols with the enrollment of over 35,000 patients from 35 centers globally. She organized the IOTA6 study involving more 21 centers in Italy. Through the courses she has organized in Italy, nearly 3,000 gynecologists have achieved IOTA accreditation.

She participated in the preparation of the National Guidelines for uterine sarcomas (SIGO, 2019), in the revision of the Italian Guidelines on ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology (SIEOG, 2022), in the development of the International Consensus on preoperative diagnosis of ovarian tumors (ESGO/ISUOG/IOTA/ESGE, 2021), and in the development of Guidelines for the fertility-sparing treatment and follow-up in gynaecological cancers (ESGO/ESHRE/ESGE, 2024)

Country: Italy

Field: Gynecology

Specialties: Gynecological oncology, gynecological ultrasound

Languages: Italian, English

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Scientific Committee

Dr. Mala Sibal is a consultant in Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecological Ultrasound at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, and the Director of Gynecology Academy, an online platform that has trained doctors from 56 countries in gynecological ultrasound, fetal medicine, maternal medicine, and infertility management. 
 
She is the author of the book Ultrasound in Gynecology: An Atlas and Guide (Springer, 2017), which has achieved over 51,000 downloads and provides comprehensive insights into gynecological ultrasound. With over 22 years of experience in the field, Dr. Sibal has also mentored numerous practitioners and medical students. 
 
Dr. Sibal has delivered over 500 lectures in 22 countries and published in leading journals, including the American Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine and Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (UOG). She is a principal investigator in the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) research program and has conducted 25 IOTA certification courses, training nearly 1,700 doctors. 
 
She serves as a Board Member and Scientific Committee Member of ISUOG (The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology). Additionally, she is an International Faculty Member of ISUOG and an IOTA ambassador, contributing significantly to the advancement of gynecological ultrasound education and research globally. 
 
Dr. Sibal holds a postgraduate degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. During her medical studies, she stood first in Gynecology and received the ‘Best Outgoing Female Student’ award. 
 

Country: India 

Field: Obstetrician and Gynecologist specializing in Fetal Medicine and Obstetric & Gynecological Ultrasound 

Specialties: Gynecological ultrasound, 3D/4D Ultrasound, Gynecological oncology, Endometriosis 

Languages: English, Hindi, Persian

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Advanced gynecologic surgeon and sonologist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hamilton Health Sciences

Dr Mathew Leonardi is an expert in complex gynecology, endometriosis excision surgery and gynaecological ultrasound (associate professor) at McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton, Canada. He is an honorary adjunct lecturer at the University of Adelaide. His philosophy of care includes working in an interdisciplinary team and patient-centred decision making. He has been awarded his PhD from the University of Sydney which is focused on the utility of ultrasound in the diagnosis and surgical management of endometriosis.


Dr Leonardi is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in his field. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed scientific articles, several textbook chapters, and presented at numerous international congresses on endometriosis. He has received numerous awards for his conference presentations on endometriosis. He is an avid researcher, actively contributing academically to the advancement of gynecologic health.


Dr Leonardi is on the World Endometriosis Society Early Career Board and a founding member of the Next Generation Committee at the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is an Associate Editor for Reproduction & Fertility and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada. He is part of an international research group named Imagendo, which won the most prestigious science award in Australia, the 2023 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology.

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Tina Tellum is a Senior Consultant at the Department of Gynecology in Oslo University Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Oslo, Norway. Her research focuses on ultrasound in benign gynecology, with particular emphasis on adenomyosis and endometriosis as well as early pregnancy complications. Dr. Tellum's expertise is further recognized through her role in various international committees and as an academic editor in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) and FVVO.  The main emphasis in her clinical work is endometriosis, adenomyosis and endoscopic surgery.

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Dr Ladbans is presently the Director and Consultant Radiologist at Prime Imaging and Prenatal Diagnostics Chandigarh.

She pioneered research work on transvaginal ultrasound in this region. Her other key areas of interest are fetal diagnostics & interventions. She has more than 70 scientific publications and was felicitated with best paper award at 8th ISUOG International Symposium 2012.

She is an invited faculty at numerous National and International conferences and organizations including University of Rochester. She is a part of various training workshops in obstetric ultrasound.

Country: India
Field: Radiology
Specialties: Obstetrics and Gynaecological ultrasound.
Languages: English

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

A/Prof. Povilas Sladkevicius has spoken on OB/GYN ultrasound all around the world as a lecturer at various courses: Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Russia, Poland, Egypt and the United Kingdom. A/Prof. Sladkevicius is a senior consultant of the ultrasound unit at Skane University Hospital, Sweden. He has previously worked at St. George’s Hospital, London University, London, United Kingdom.

Notable publications: A/Prof. Sladkevicius has more than 100 publications in English, Russian, Swedish and Lithuanian.

Country: Sweden

Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics; Fertility

Specialties: 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy; reproductive medicine

Languages: English; Russian; Swedish; Lithuanian

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Ligita Jokubkiene, based in Malmö, SE, is currently an Associate Professor at Lunds universitet. Ligita Jokubkiene brings experience from previous roles at Skånes Universitetssjukhus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kaunas and Kedainiai hospital. Ligita Jokubkiene holds a 2007 - 2011 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Obstetrics & Gynecology @ Lund University, Sweden. 

Country: Sweden 

Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics 

Specialties: 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy; reproductive medicine 

Languages: English; Swedish; Russian 

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Examination: Theoretical test

Price: 350 Euro plus 25% VAT (total 437,50 Euro)

Contact, information, registration: Dana Sladkeviciene, [email protected]

The course is web-based (Zoom). The participants can follow the course from home or any other place. A computer with camera, microphone and speaker is needed as well as well-functioning internet. Link, code and program will be distributed before course start

 

 

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