ORAL SESSION 8: Education, Training, Simulation, and Scholarly Impact in Complex Benign Gynecology

Monday, November 16, 2026
11:35 am - 12:35 pm

Room: RM306

Faculty: Richard Hsu, Shai Ram, Gabrielle T. Whitmore, Megan Mays, Luciana Pardini Chamie

Description: This session examines how MIGS and complex benign gynecology are taught, assessed, disseminated, and translated into practice, including simulation labs, ultrasound curricula, scholarly productivity, AI-assisted decision-making, and office hysteroscopy trends.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss approaches to training and assessing MIGS learners.
2. Evaluate scholarly impact and dissemination in complex benign gynecology.
3. Identify how AI and educational design can support patients and clinicians.

Course Outline

11:35 AM Welcome, Introduction and Course Overview

11:40 AM Scholarly Contributions in Complex Benign Gynecology: A Bibliometric Analysis of US Authorship in Focused Literature, 2015-2025

R. Hsu, S. Kass, K. Karlson, A. Lalla, M. Vargas, M. Truong

11:46 AM Variation, Standardization, and Transparency Across Cbgf Program Simulation Labs

D. Mand, D. Encalada Soto, I. Green

11:52 AM A Comparison Between Expert Gynecologic Decision Making to Large Language Model Recommendations for the Management of Endometriosis

S. Ram, O. Regev, R. Berkovitz Shperling, L. Maltz Yacobi, Y. Gil, I. Levin, A. Cohen

11:58 AM From Probe to O.R.: Standardizing Ultrasound Competency in MIGS/Cbg Fellowship Through a Structured 24-Month Curriculum

H. Palin, C. Shadowen, L. Siewertsz van Reesema, J. Hudgens

12:04 PM Beyond the Podium: Publication Rates and Predictors of Success for Presentations at the AAGL Global Congress 2018-2023

G. Whitmore, J. McQuaid, M. Orlando, J. Tam, T. Muffly

12:10 PM Temporal and Geographic Trends in Office Hysteroscopy Over Eight Years

E. Pandolfi, M. Mays

12:16 PM Impact of Specialized Training on the Detection of Endometriosis in Routine Transvaginal Ultrasound: A Retrospective Study

L. Pardini Chamie, M. Lauar

12:22 PM Discussion Questions & Answers

12:35 PM Adjourn