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Pre-Congress visit to high volume center for one week.

Participants will experience current best-practices and surgical skills of Korean major centers, take part in a hands-on animal lab exercise, and come away with a clear view of the state of Gastric Cancer today. Learn and update yourself on the A to Z of gastric cancer in Korea.

Key Date

  • -Application Submission Deadline: February 15, 2019
  • -Match Participants to the Institution: Mid-March 2019
  • -The Organizing Committee will match you to one of the institutes listed below. If the applicants converge toward a few institutes, you might be allocated to an institute which you did not select.
  • -All participants who attend the Master Class site visit will automatically be signed up for the Hands-on Workshop for Laparoscopic Training(Osong) on April 10.
  • -If you have any questions about the Gastric Cancer Master Class, please e-mail us at [email protected].

How to Participate

  • Step 1 Find Institutions
  • Step 2 Download Application Form
  • Step 3 Send Application Form
  • Step 4 Completion
Gastric Cancer
Master Class Application Form

Schedule

April 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Major Center Site Visit
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Major Center Site Visit *Hands-on Workshop KINGCA Week 2019
14 15 16 17 18 19 21
 
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
 
28 29 30
 

* Hands-on Workshop

Category Hands-on Workshop
for Laparoscopic Training
Location Medtronics Innovation Center, Osong
Educational
Content
  • -Hands-on animal lab exercise
  • -Gastric cancer surgical practice
Participation
Classification
  • -Master Class site visit participants only

List of Center

1. Ajou University Hospital

Department Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation ○
Homepage http://global.ajoumc.or.kr/Eng/Index.aspx
Educational Content
  1. 1.Observation various laparoscopic gastric cancer surgeries
    • -Enjoy about 10 cases of laparoscopic gastrectomies per week; more than 80% of all cases are performed by laparoscopic way even for AGC
    • -Experience cutting edge technology;
      ;Totally laparoscopic surgery including total gastrectomy with 3D laparoscope
      ;Novel intracorporeal reconstruction methods for Billroth I & EJ stomy, developed by our team
      ;Function-preserving surgery such as PPG, PG
      ;Robotic surgery(2nd largest volume in Korea)
      ;Hybrid surgery/SNNS/Single port surgery if available
  2. 2.Special lectures for the participants and discussion on the ongoing clinical trials and translational studies for gastric cancer
    • -Main PI (Han SU) of KLASS 02 trial
    • -Ajou university medical center have own lab (institute for gastric cancer mechanism), tissue bank, and laboratory animal research center
  3. 3.Participating in journal conference and lab meeting, etc
    • -every Wednesday and Friday morning
    • -how we collect and maintain gastric cancer database
    • -multidisciplinary meeting every 2wks

2. Asan Medical Center (Department of Gastroenterology)

Department Gastroenterology Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 2 Accommodation O
Homepage http://eng.amc.seoul.kr/asan/lang/main.do
Educational Content
  1. 1.Diagnostic endoscopy of UGI (EGD and EUS)
  2. 2.Therapeutic endoscopy of UGI (ESD, POEM, and etc)

3. Asan Medical Center (Department of Surgery)

Department Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 2 Accommodation x
Homepage http://eng.amc.seoul.kr
Educational Content
  1. 1.Gastric cancer surgery
    • -open surgery
    • -laparoscopic surgery
      ; various intracoporeal reconstructions
    • -6 to 9 operative cases a day
      (about 2,000 cases per one year)
    • -various surgical skills of 8 surgeons
    • -three preexisting international clinical fellows working
  2. 2.Functional Upper GI surgery
    • -laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
  3. 3.Bariatric / metabolic surgery

4. CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University

Department Gastroenterology Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 1 Accommodation X
Homepage http://bundang.chamc.co.kr/
Educational Content
  1. 1.ESD, POEM
  2. 2.Colon ESD, Stent
  3. 3.ERCP

5. Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Department Gastroenterologic Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 2 Accommodation ○
Homepage https://www.cnuhh.com/cnuhh_eng/main.cs
Educational Content
  1. 1.Laparoscopic surgery for AGC
  2. 2.Various reconstruction after gastrectomy
  3. 3.Reduced port surgery
  4. 4.ERAS
  5. 5.Surgical oncology clinical trial

6. Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital

Department Surgery : Gastrointestinal Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation ○
Homepage http://www.dsmc.or.kr/eng/
Educational Content
  1. 1.Laparoscopic gastrectomy
  2. 2.Multidisciplinary treatment clinic for gastric cancer
  3. 3.Esophagogastroduodenoscopy education and observation
  4. 4.Metabolic and bariatric surgery team
  5. 5.Nutritional support team (NST)

7. Korea University Anam Hospital

Department Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation X
Homepage http://www.kumc.or.kr/language/ENG/main/index.do
Educational Content
  • Surgery Observation
    • -Gastric cancer surgery (Open & Lap)
    • -GERD (Lap Anti-reflux Surgery)
    • -Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
  • Attending MDT (Multidisciplinary care outpatient clinic)
  • Hospital & University Tours
  • Joining Journal Clubs & Research Meetings

8. Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital (Gastric Cancer Center)

Department Gastroenterology Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation ○
Homepage http://en.knuch.kr/main/
Educational Content
  • ESD, EMR
  • EUS-FNA

9. National Cancer Center

Department Center for Gastric Cancer Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 2 Accommodation X
Homepage http://ncc.re.kr/indexEn.ncc
Educational Content
  1. 1.Experience in the operating room: Lararoscopic-/Robotic gastrectomy,
    Conventional open gastrectomy
    Sentinel lymph node guided surgery
  2. 2.Experience in the endoscopic room:
    Endoscopic procedure observation
  3. 3.Participation in the multidisciplinary Conference

10. Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Department Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation X
Homepage https://www.samsunghospital.com/gb/language/english/main/index.do
Educational Content
  1. 1.Description of endoscopic findings following standard format
  2. 2.Box simulation training of gastroscopy
  3. 3.Basic ESD lectures
  4. 4.ESD observation
  5. 5.ESD hands-on

11. Samsung Medical Center

Department Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation X
Homepage https://www.samsunghospital.com/gb/language/english/main/index.do
Educational Content <Operating Room>
  1. 1.Observation of Operations for Gastric Cancer/Gastric GIST.
    • -Open/Laparoscopic/Robotic surgery.
    • -Intracorporeal/Extracorporeal anastomosis.
    • -Conventional/Reduced port minimal invasive surgery.
    • -Subtotal gastrectomy with Billroth-I or II/Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy.
    • -Total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy.
    • -Proximal gastrectomy with double tract reconstruction.
    • -Gastric wedge resection.
  2. 2.Discussion of cases and operation skills, etc.
<Endoscopy Room>
  1. 1.Mini-lecture about Korean Gastric Cancer and EGD.
  2. 2.Observation of Endoscopic Procedures.(Ex.ESD)
  3. 3.Personal practice of EGD with Box Simulator.
<Conference>
  1. 1.Journal Conference.
  2. 2.Surgical Grand Round.
<Welcome/Farewell Dinner>
  1. 1.Exchange and Discuss about Academic Informations and Ideas.
  2. 2.Promote Friendship.
  3. 3.Certification of KINGCA 2019 Master Class.

12. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Department Gastrointestinal Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation O
Homepage https://www.snubh.org/dh/en/
Educational Content
  • -Proximal gastrectomy with double tract reconstrction, single port distal gastrectomy

13. Seoul National University Hospital

Department Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation ○
Homepage
Educational Content
  1. 1.Introduction
    The SNUH Gastric Cancer Center is one of the world-class centers at Seoul National University Cancer Hospital (SNUCH). Each year, about 1,000 gastric cancer surgeries are performed there with about 15% morbidity and 0.5% mortality. The cumulative number of gastric cancer surgeries performed at the center exceeded 20,000 in 2007, which is the highest number in any single institution in the world. We have provided an enriching educational experience to over 100 international clinicians (mostly faculty of major international institutions) at our center and developed an education program fit for academic physicians from all over the world, including China and even Japan. We have been running a fellowship exchange program with Roswell Park Cancer Institute since 2009, and one or two surgical oncology fellows visit our center yearly (7 fellows have visited our center for 1 month as part of their elective training course). We have also had many short-term visitors from all over the world through various routes. SNUCH Gastric Cancer Center can be the best option for global visitors for education on gastric cancer because it has high number cases per week in the world as well as structured and active research activities, even for but a short duration of a few weeks.
  2. 2.Short-term Visiting Fellowship program
    3. This is an integrated practical education course that provides experience with many diverse gastric cancer patients within a few weeks and is intended to offer a structured concept and knowledge of gastric cancer treatment. The visitors are expected to learn the basic principles of gastric cancer treatment, focused on gastric cancer surgery including lymph node dissection, post-operative management and chemotherapy. We hope they would be able to effectively apply their experience with a relatively large number of gastric cancer patients in their own practice in their home institutions. We also expect the introduction and discussion of research projects at SNUCH to develop a new international collaboration among gastric cancer researchers. more
    1. 1)Duration : 1 -week program courses
    2. 2)Accommodations: Accommodations can be arranged in advance.
    3. 3)Educational contents
      1. A.Gastric cancer operation:Indications and technical principles of each operation technique
        • -Operation schedule: Usually more than 20 gastric cancer surgeries weekly
          Open or Laparoscopic surgery: Mondays (a.m. and p.m.), Tuesdays (a.m. and p.m.), Wednesdays (p.m.), Thursdays (a.m. and p.m.) and Fridays (a.m. and p.m.)
          Robotic surgery: Wednesdays (a.m.) and Thursdays (a.m.)
        • -Types of operation: Radical Subtotal Gastrectomy, Pylorus Preserving Gastrectomy, Total Gastrectomy, Proximal Gastrectomy, etc.
        • -Concept and details of lymph node dissection: D1, D1+ and D2 LN dissection
        • -Review and discussion of selected articles from SNUCH on gastric cancer
      2. B.Post-operative care: Diet progression, management of complications, follow-up period and examinations
        • -In-patient Ward Round
        • -Outpatient Clinic: Wednesdays (p.m.), Thursdays (a.m. and p.m.)
      3. C.Conferences: Decision-making on difficult cases, discussion of interesting cases and publication updates
        • -Multidisciplinary Stomach Case Conference (Wednesdays, 17:00, biweekly): Case conference for decision-making or review (participants: surgeons, gastroenterologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and nuclear medicine specialists)
        • -Tumor Clinic of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery (Fridays, 07:00): Post-operative morbidity and mortality conference and journal review
        • -Surgical Grand Round of the Department of Surgery (Wednesday, 07:00): Lectures by invited speakers on all topics associated with surgical diseases (in English)
      4. D.Research meeting: Clinical and translational research activities of the Gastric Cancer Center
        • -Thursdays, 07:00
        • -Discussion of ongoing research activities by clinicians, the Gastric Cancer Biology Lab and collaborating researchers
      5. E.Endoscopy for gastric cancer: Diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer via endoscopy
        • -Observation of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
        • -Observation of gastroscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
      6. F.Observation at the Outpatient Clinic and clinical trials of medical oncologists: Types and roles of chemotherapy for gastric cancer, clinical trials
      7. G.Opportunities to attend domestic scientific meetings or workshops on gastric cancer
    4. 4)Curriculum
      1. A.Operation
        • -Understanding of different gastric cancer operations and concept of lymph node dissection
        • -Observation of about 15-20 operations
      2. B.Post-op care
        • -2- to 3-day Ward Round and 1 session at the Outpatient Clinic
      3. C.Conferences
        • -Multidisciplinary Stomach Case Conference: 1 time
        • -Tumor Clinic and Surgical Grand Round: 1 or 2 times
      4. D.Research meetings
        • -2 times
      5. E.Endoscopic treatment
        • -Endoscopic submucosal dissection: 1 session
      6. F.Concluding remarks at the end of the visit
        • -Presentation of a summary of your experience; feedback from the faculty
    5. 5)Routine time table
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      08:00
      Operation      		 08:00
      Operation      		 07:00
      Surgical Grand Round
      09:00
      Robot operation
      10:30
      Patient education      		 07:00
      Research meeting
      (Stomach Cancer Case Conference)
      09:00
      Outpatient Clinic or Operation      		 07:00
      Tumor Clinic
      08:00
      Operation      		  
      Continued Operation Continued Operation 13:30
      Operation or Outpatient Clinic      		 Continued Outpatient Clinic or Operation Continued Operation  
          17:00
      Stomach Case
      Conference (biweekly)      		      
    6. 6.* Optional schedules can be arranged individually
      * More information is attached.

14. Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea

Department Gastrointestinal Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 2-3 Accommodation ○
Homepage http://www.cmcseoul.or.kr/global/eng/front
Educational Content
  1. 1.Surgery
    • -Gastrectomy for gastric cancer (open, laparoscopy, reduced-port laparoscopy, robot)
    • -Other benign surgery for gastrointestinal disease
    • -Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
    • -MIS training simulator
  2. 2.Endoscopy
    • -Post-gastrectomy surveillance
    • -Diagnostic and therapeutic procedure
  3. 3.Chemotherapy for gastric cancer 
    • -Adjuvant chemotherapy
    • -Neoadjuvant of palliative chemotherapy
  4. 4.Academic conference 
    • -Basic knowledge of treatment for gastric cancer
    • -Multi-disciplinary meeting for gastric cancer

15. Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Department Surgery Site Visiting Program Date April 3-10
Person 3 Accommodation ○
Homepage http://www.yuhs.or.kr/en/
Educational Content
  • -Various types of gastrectomy procedures including open, laparoscopic, & robotic operations
    (Weekly case volume: 2-3 open, 20-24 laparoscopic, & 6-8 robotic gastrectomies)
  • -All minimally invasive surgeries are performed with fluorescent guided lymph node dissection
  • -Weekly research meeting
  • -Multidisciplinary treatment clinic for gastric cancer