Facilitator: Dr A Barnard
International Faculty: Dr Bart de Vree (in person), Prof Bettocchi (live from Italy)
Local Faculty: Dr Lawrence Gobetz, Dr Gerhard Hanekom, Dr Saleema Nosarka, Dr Deborah Prince (TBC), Dr Suran Ramphal
Facilitator: Dr A Barnard
International Faculty: Dr Bart de Vree (in person), Prof Bettocchi (live from Italy)
Local Faculty: Dr Gerhard Hanekom, Dr Sulaiman Heylen, Dr Lawrence Gobetz, Dr Saleema Nosarka
| Registration Category | Workshop Fee |
| SASOG Member Specialist | R4500.00 |
| Non Member Specialist | R5625.00 |
| Registrars, GP’s & Pensioners | R4050.00 |
This session is designed for clinicians seeking to build confidence in diagnostic and office hysteroscopy, with a strong focus on establishing a functional office-based service. It covers core principles including instrumentation, distension media, and systematic evaluation of the uterine cavity.
Delegates will gain practical insight into equipment selection, workflow, and patient selection for office hysteroscopy. Hands-on training will focus on scope handling, cavity navigation, directed biopsy, and basic operative techniques such as polypectomy. By the end of the session, participants should be equipped to implement and perform safe, effective diagnostic hysteroscopy in their own clinical settings.
This advanced session focuses on developing proficiency in operative hysteroscopy for clinicians already performing basic procedures. It will address key surgical techniques including myomectomy, adhesiolysis, septal resection, and endometrial ablation, alongside an overview of advanced equipment and fluid management. Emphasis is placed on procedural planning, intraoperative decision-making, and complication avoidance. Through hands-on training using tissue models and contemporary operative platforms, delegates will refine technical skills and gain exposure to a range of therapeutic approaches. The session aims to support the transition from basic operative capability to confident, safe advanced practice.
| Time | Session |
| 07:30 – 07:45 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 07:45 – 08:00 | Instrumentation & Equipment Overview |
| 08:00 – 08:15 | Entry into the Uterine Cavity |
| 08:15 – 08:30 | Practical Approaches to Difficult Cavity Entry |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Navigation & Orientation within the Uterine Cavity |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Advanced Navigation & Optimising Visualisation |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Recognition and Description of Intrauterine Pathology |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Foundational Hysteroscopic Skills Exercises |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Safety, Troubleshooting & Complication Management |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Tea Break |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Setting Up an Office Hysteroscopy Service |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Pain Management in Office Hysteroscopy |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Tissue Removal Systems (Shavers): Principles & Setup |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Tissue Removal Systems: Practical Demonstration |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Endometrial Ablation: Principles & Technologies |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Introduction to Advanced Operative Hysteroscopy |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Lunch |
| Lunch Time Lecture – open to all delegates: Live lecture by Professor Stefano Bettocchi | |
| Time | Session |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Welcome & Overview of Advanced Hysteroscopy |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Case Selection & Operative Approaches to Myomectomy |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Fluid Management in Advanced Hysteroscopy |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Hysteroscopic Myomectomy with Scissors |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Hysteroscopic Myomectomy using Tissue Removal Systems |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | Advanced Techniques using Tissue Removal Systems |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Hysteroscopic Myomectomy with the Resectoscope |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Advanced Resectoscopic Techniques |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Tea Break |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Managing Intraoperative Challenges: Bleeding & Visualisation |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Prevention of Intrauterine Adhesions |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Adhesions & Asherman Syndrome: Diagnosis and Classification |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Operative Management of Adhesions & Asherman Syndrome |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Septal Resection |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Endometrial Ablation: Advanced Techniques & Patient Selection |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Pain Management & Anaesthetic Considerations in Operative Hysteroscopy |