BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:icalendar-ruby
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
X-WR-CALNAME:Inaugural Houston Methodist Foregut & Hernia Symposium at MITI
 E in 2026
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Central Time (US & Canada)
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260612T014524Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52063580108861
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DESCRIPTION:This three-day course provides focused education in advanced fo
 regut\, hernia\, and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery with an emphasis on mi
 nimally invasive and robotic techniques. The program combines expert-led d
 idactic lectures\, video-based case discussions\, and hands-on procedural 
 training.Participants will engage in evidence-based discussions on complex
  surgical decision-making\, operative strategies\, and technical nuances a
 cross foregut\, abdominal wall\, transplant-related\, and revisional proce
 dures. The course concludes with immersive hands-on training at MITIE\, wh
 ere select learners will rotate through faculty-guided robotic\, laparosco
 pic\, and open surgery stations using cadaveric and simulation-based model
 s to reinforce operative workflows and technical skills
GEO:29.70948;-95.39915
LOCATION:Houston Methodist Research Institute\, Bookout Center - Mitie 
SUMMARY:Inaugural Houston Methodist Foregut & Hernia Symposium at MITIE in 
 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://attend.houstonmethodist.org/event/2026-foregut-hernia
 -symposium
CATEGORIES:Training Session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260612T014524Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52063580109886
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DESCRIPTION:This three-day course provides focused education in advanced fo
 regut\, hernia\, and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery with an emphasis on mi
 nimally invasive and robotic techniques. The program combines expert-led d
 idactic lectures\, video-based case discussions\, and hands-on procedural 
 training.Participants will engage in evidence-based discussions on complex
  surgical decision-making\, operative strategies\, and technical nuances a
 cross foregut\, abdominal wall\, transplant-related\, and revisional proce
 dures. The course concludes with immersive hands-on training at MITIE\, wh
 ere select learners will rotate through faculty-guided robotic\, laparosco
 pic\, and open surgery stations using cadaveric and simulation-based model
 s to reinforce operative workflows and technical skills
GEO:29.70948;-95.39915
LOCATION:Houston Methodist Research Institute\, Bookout Center - Mitie 
SUMMARY:Inaugural Houston Methodist Foregut & Hernia Symposium at MITIE in 
 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://attend.houstonmethodist.org/event/2026-foregut-hernia
 -symposium
CATEGORIES:Training Session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260612T014524Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52063580110911
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
DESCRIPTION:This three-day course provides focused education in advanced fo
 regut\, hernia\, and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery with an emphasis on mi
 nimally invasive and robotic techniques. The program combines expert-led d
 idactic lectures\, video-based case discussions\, and hands-on procedural 
 training.Participants will engage in evidence-based discussions on complex
  surgical decision-making\, operative strategies\, and technical nuances a
 cross foregut\, abdominal wall\, transplant-related\, and revisional proce
 dures. The course concludes with immersive hands-on training at MITIE\, wh
 ere select learners will rotate through faculty-guided robotic\, laparosco
 pic\, and open surgery stations using cadaveric and simulation-based model
 s to reinforce operative workflows and technical skills
GEO:29.70948;-95.39915
LOCATION:Houston Methodist Research Institute\, Bookout Center - Mitie 
SUMMARY:Inaugural Houston Methodist Foregut & Hernia Symposium at MITIE in 
 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://attend.houstonmethodist.org/event/2026-foregut-hernia
 -symposium
CATEGORIES:Training Session
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR