German Diploma Day-Day Programme

Day-Day Programme
WINTER COURSE 13th until 19th December 2026

13.12.2026 Sunday

Until 11:00 am Day of Arrival
Arrival at Frankfurt international airport
11 :30 am Transfer By direct train from Frankfurt airport to Aschaffenburg hotel & check-in
11:00 am onwards Registration and collection of badges at Hotel / Hospital reception (as Indicated in your respective welcome package)
Aschaffenburg city center tour (individual or group) and visit to Aschaffenburg Schloss Museums: Castles Johannisburg , Schloss Mespelbrunn & or Pompejanum, Schönbusch

14.12.2026 Monday

7:15 am – 7:30 am Bus drive from Hotel to Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau
7:30 am – 7:40 am Walk from ACARA to AchternSt, Tagesklinik with J Hennefründ
7:45 am – 1:00 pm Welcome meeting at Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau training room
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Harald Krentel, Prof. Dr. Dr. R. L. De Wilde, Prof. Dr. Dr. R Devassy
History of Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau & program at a glance
8:00 am – 10:00 am · Hysteroscopic surgeries live demonstration
· Hysteroscopy foreign body removal (Missing IUCD)
· Hysteroscopic ablation
· Hysteroscopic myomectomy / adenomyosis enucleation
· Hysteroscopic polypectomy with shaver
· Hysteroscopic endometrial resection
10:00 am - 11:00 am Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration:
Faculty
· Office in operative hysteroscopy
· Resectoscopic surgery: instruments and indications
· Hysteroscopic therapy in uterine malformations
· Hysteroscopic myomectomy
· Hysteroscopic approach to adenomyosis and synechiae
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11:00 am -12:45 pm Practicing on real scenario effect of common hysteroscopic procedures:
Faculty
· Hystero-training on Animal tissue
· Demonstration of hysteroscopic office and Invasive procedures with SOA Shavers
· Training “at the virtual reality “simulators
12:55 pm Walking back to Pius Hospital
12:55 pm Working Lunch at Café Atrium, Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau
1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Skills Lab Training:
Faculty
· Demonstration and performing of HYSTT 1 training tool exercise
· Demonstration and performing Immersive simulator lab training
· Demonstration and performing of AGE laparoscopic simulator training tool
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration:
Faculty
· Operating room and equipment set-up
· “Do's and don'ts” in laparoscopic port placements
· Laparoscopic anatomy and variations in hysterectomy - ESGE 10 steps guidelines
6:00 pm Onwards  Free evening

15.12.2026 Tuesday

7:00 am - 6:00 pm . Training schedule with live surgery
· Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic skill assessment and testing (GESEA) program of the ESGE
· Didactic interactive lectures and video demonstration of tips and tricks
8:00 am - 12:40 pm Live endoscopic surgery hands-on: operation theatres 8-9
Proposed surgeries:
· Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and sentinel lymphadenectomy
· Laparoscopic surgery in endometriosis
· Laparoscopic myomectomy
· Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
· Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy / incontinence surgery

HYSTT 1 exercises

12:40 pm Working Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Live endoscopic surgery hands-on: operation theatres 8-9
Proposed surgeries:
· Hysteroscopic resection
· Laparoscopic / hysteroscopic adenomyosis surgery
Lectures:
Principles and practice of suturing
Laparoscopic Total Hysterectomy
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Skills lab training:
Faculty
· Hysteroscopic simulator training tool exercises completion
· LASTT exercises
· SUTT suturing exercises - Level 1
· Immersive simulator lab training
· AGE laparoscopic simulator training
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration
. Rules of laparoscopic dissection –H Krentel, R Devassy
· Application of retroperitoneal anatomy:, MASTER CLASSES
1. Laparoscopic surgery for deep endometriosis of Bladder and ureter
2. Laparoscopic surgery in deep endometriosis of bowel
6:17 pm Inaugural Dinner: Weinstube Kitz, Treibgasse 19, 63739 Aschaffenburg, Germany

16.12.2026 Wednesday

7:00 am - 6:00 pm · Training schedule with live surgery
· Laparoscopic suturing skill assessment and testing (GESEA) program of the ESGE
· Didactic interactive lectures and video demonstration of tips and tricks
8:00 am – 11:00 am Live endoscopic surgery hands-on; operation theatres 8-9
· Laparoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
· Laparoscopic excision of adnexal tumor or staging Laparoscopy
· Laparoscopic myomectomy with in-bag morcellation
· Laparoscopic adhesiolysis
· Laparoscopic resection of deep pelvic endometriosis
. HYSTT 1 Exercises
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration:
at Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau
. Laparoscopic energy devices principles and practical tips: R Devassy
· Adhesions research: present and future: R.L. De Wilde
. Laparoscopic Myomectomy - Indications, recommendation towards a perfect case: steps, tips, tips, tips & tricks. - R Devassy
· AGE exercises
· SUTT 1 suturing exercises

MASTER CLASSES

· Laparoscopic lateral suspension in Prolapse : O Khrustaleva
· Laparoscopic reconstructive prolapse surgery: R Devassy

1:00 pm

 

Working lunch
1:20 pm – 2:20 pm Live Endoscopic Surgery Hands-On; Operation Theatres 8-9
· Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy with Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Ca Cervix
· Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy - Pre NACRT
2:20 pm – 5:00 pm Skills Lab Training:  J San Juan, NM Ziegler, H Ritter, O Khrustaleva, MS de Wilde

· LASTT exercises
· Suturing exercises
. Immersive simulator lab training
· AGE laparoscopic simulator training
. HYSTT exercises

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm MASTER CLASSES
Do we still need abdominal surgery in the therapy of benign uterine
diseases? - MS de Wilde
. Extra genital endometriosis Surgery / Diagnosis of adenomyosis – H Krentel
Or Surgical steps to make a Succesful Laparoscopic Myomectomy – R Devassy
6:00 pm onwards Free evening

17.12.2026 Thursday

7:00 am – 5:00 pm · Training schedule with live surgery
· Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic skill assessment and testing (GESEA)program of the ESGE
· Didactic interactive lectures and video demonstration of tips and tricks
8:00am-1:00pm Live endoscopic surgery hands-on: operation theatres 8-9
Proposed surgeries:
· Laparoscopic myomectomy
· Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
· Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy / incontinence surgery
· Laparoscopic ovarian cyst extirpation
· Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
1:00 pm

 

Working lunch
1:30 pm -5:00 pm Coffee symposium
· Immersive simulator lab training
. AGE laparoscopic simulator training
. Hysteroscopic Surgery: Instruments and Vaginoscopic Approach: E Bonetti
. Endometrial biopsy: indications and technique: E Bonetti
. Hysteroscopic approach to intrauterine pathologies (polyps, fibroids, adenomyosis, RPOC) : Faculty
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm AGE and ärztekammer night
Director’s Address: Prof. Harald Krentel, Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudy Leon De Wilde, Prof. Dr. Dr. R Devassy
Gala Dinner – Wirtshaus - Zum Fegerer, Schloßgasse 14, 63739 Aschaffenburg, Germany (Elegant / formal dress code, only for delegates)

18.12.2026 Friday

7:00 am - 3:00 pm · Laparoscopic Suturing Skill assessment and testing (GESEA) program of the ESGE
· Training schedule with live surgery
· Evaluation and certification
7:00 am - 8:00 am Diagnosis and Treatment of Uterine Malformations: Faculty/td>
8:15 am – 8:45 am Diploma Theoretical evaluation test
· Theoretical exam: O Khrustaleva
8:45 am – 9:05 am AGE Theoretical evaluation test
Theoretical exam: Faculty
9:15 am – 11:15 am Live Endoscopic Surgery Hands-On; Operation Theatres 8-9
· Laparoscopic resection of pelvic and recto vaginal endometriosis
· Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence
· Laparoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
· Immersive simulator lab training
· AGE laparoscopic simulator training
1:00 pm Working Lunch
11:15 am – 12:45PM Training evaluation test
Practical LASTT, HYSTT examination: Faculty
12:45pm Working Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm  
. Training evaluation test
· Practical SUTT 1 Examination: Faculty
3:00 pm -4:00 pm  
UNIVERSITY - HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION CEREMONY
Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau, Grune Str block - Level
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3:00 pm -4:00 pm  
Free evening
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19.12.2026 Saturday

6:00 am through 11:30 am Day of departure
Direct train transfer from Aschaffenburg to Frankfurt international airport