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IGCS Advanced Cytoreduction Cadaveric Surgical Course

The International Gynecologic Cancer Society is offering our first inaugural short course in the new Expanded Training Program, by offering the IGCS Advanced Cytoreduction Cadaveric Surgical Course, led by Dr. Reitan Ribeiro, to be held at the IGCS Annual Global Meeting in Montreal. This workshop will be offered to 24 select surgeons chosen via our application to develop surgical skills in a practical, condensed, and accessible format.

Trainers who are selected for this workshop will be learning from expert surgeon faculty members who will be attending and teaching alongside participants.

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All participants must pay the course registration fee of approximately USD $1,450

Deadline: July 1, 2026 at 1159 CT (Chicago)
Each participant will receive a certificate of completion.

Trainers who are selected for this workshop will be learning from
the following list of global, expert faculty members

Reitain Ribeiro (Chair), Canada

Christina Fotopoulou, England

Ahmed Al-Niaimi, USA

Fernando Heredia, Chile

Glauco Baiocchi, Brazil

Christhardt Kohler, Germany

Laurence Bernard, Canada

Carrie Langstraat, USA

Mario Leitao, USA

Rene Pareja, Colombia

Raj Mohan, Australia

Alexandra Sebastianelli, Canada

Joe Ng, Singapore

Jalid Sehouli, Germany

Andreas Obermair, Australia

Audrey Tsunoda, Brazil

Program Objectives

The goals of this workshop are the following:

  • To align expert surgeons on key surgical principles and techniques
  • To build a cohesive, international network of surgical educators for IGCS short courses.
  • To validate the teaching approach and technique reproducibility of each selected trainer.
  • To facilitate mutual observation, feedback, and refinement in a high-level collaborative environment

Program Duration
1 day (pre-congress to IGCS 2026 Annual Global Meeting)
September 30, 2026 | 08:30 - 16:30 

Format
In-person, hands-on cadaveric surgical workshop with participant-led demonstrations and structured peer feedback.

Participant Selection & Registration Policy

Registration Requirements:

  • Currently be a trainee in gynecologic oncology or practicing gynecologic oncology
  • Must be an IGCS member
  • Must be registered for the Annual Global Meeting in Montreal
  • Upload CV (5 pages maximum)
  • Upload letter of interest (500 word maximum) that speaks to interest in attending this course, surgical expertise, teaching capacity (if applicable), years of experience, and case complexity/learning interest
  • Upload letter of recommendation from a service chief, program director, or department chairman with whom you have most recently served
  • Complete IGCS application fields including demographic information, level of experience, describe whether applicant currently trains residents and fellows, and whether training is open or laparoscopic.

Terms of Involvement:

  • Required to travel to Montreal, no travel grants are available to attend course
  • Final selection made by select workshop faculty.
  • Applications will be accepted between March 7 to July 1, 2026
  • Select workshop faculty will review all applications and use rubric scoring for grading
  • 24 participants will be selected based on merit and geographic representation.
  • The price of the course is approximately $1,450 USD