IAEGS 2024 - Chennai

FALS Hernia (Online Program – 19th October 2025 Sunday)
It is mandatory to attend the entire conference to qualify for the fellowship

TIME	TOPIC
9:00AM - 9:10AM	Welcome address by IAGES President
9:10AM - 9:30AM	Endoscopic Groin Anatomy
9:40AM - 10:00AM	Open surgery for groin hernia: When and how?
10:10AM - 10:30AM	TAPP: Step by step and troubleshooting
10:40AM - 11:00AM	TEP: Step by step and troubleshooting
11:10AM - 11:30AM	e-TEP groin hernia – Tricks of the trade
11:40AM - 12:00PM	Approach to recurrent inguinal hernia
12:10PM - 12:30PM	Complications in Laparoscopic Groin Hernia surgery
12:40PM - 1:00PM	Role of robotics in groin and ventral hernia surgeries
Lunch Break
2:00PM - 2:10PM	Post test 1
2:10PM - 2:30PM	Surgical Anatomy of Abdominal wall
2:40PM - 3:00PM	IOPM/IPOM PLUS
3:10PM - 3:30PM	Component Separation Techniques
3:40PM - 4:00PM	e-TEP RS for ventral hernia
4:10PM - 4:30PM	TARM
4:40PM - 5:00PM	SCOLA
5:10PM - 5:30PM	Complications of Laparoscopic ventral hernia surgery
5:40PM - 5:50PM	POST TEST
6:00PM	Concluding Remarks – FALS Board Chairman and Chennai Course Chairman

TIME	TOPIC
8:30AM – 9:00AM	Registration at MGM Healthcare
9:00AM to 11:00AM	Video-Based Sessions (15min + 5 min each) Mp4 videos directly - TAPP - TEP - e-TEP Groin hernia - IPOM Plus - e-TEP RS for ventral hernia - TAPP – Ventral hernia
11:00AM to 11:30AM	Coffee Break
11:30AM to 11:45AM	Mesh, tackers, sutures, fixation devices
11:45AM to 12:00PM	Mesh infections - Case-based scenarios
12:00PM to 12:15PM	Radiology in AWR Panel Discussion
12:15PM – 1:00PM	WWYD? – Common problems and solutions
1:00PM – 2:00PM — Lunch
2:00PM – 3:00PM	Groin Hernia – Challenges and solutions
3:00PM – 4:00PM	Ventral hernia - Challenges and solutions
4:00PM – 5:00PM	Master Videos on rare hernia
5:00PM – 6:00PM	Written MCQ