| Program | 
 
 
  | FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012 | 
 
 
  | 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM | 
  TBD  RESIDENTS & FELLOWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE 
   (by invitation only)
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  | SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012 | 
 
 
  | 8:00 AM - 4:35 PM | 
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  28abcd    MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION COURSE Evidence Based Treatment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Disease
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  | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  6a  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-accredited) 
   Treatment of Early Gastrointestinal Cancer: When Is It Safe? (ASGE, SSAT)
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  | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  7ab  DDW COMBINED TRANSLATIONAL SYMPOSIUM (AGA-accredited) 
   Probiotics in Health and Disease (AGA, AASLD, ASGE, SSAT) | 
 
 
  | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012 | 
 
 
  | 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM | 
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  28ab  OPENING SESSION | 
 
 
  | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | 
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  28ab  PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY A (PLENARY SESSION I) | 
 
 
  | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 
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  31abc  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-accredited) 
   Management of the Patient at High Risk for Colon Cancer (ASGE, SSAT) | 
 
 
  | 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | 
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  28ab  PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 
   Relationships Matter | 
 
 
  | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | 
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  28ab  PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY B (PLENARY SESSION II) | 
 
 
  | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  32ab  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (AGA-accredited) 
   Gastrointestinal Management of the Patient with Obesity (AGA, ASGE, SSAT, AASLD) | 
 
 
  | 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  28ab  MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE 
   The Treatment of Obesity: How Science CAN Influence Public Policy | 
 
 
  | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 
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  Halls C-G  POSTER SESSION I (non-CME) | 
 
 
  | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | 
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    MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEONS 
   28cd  Operative Therapies for GERD: What Are the Options? 
   29d  The Difficult Gallbladder: Tricks to Get Out of Trouble
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  | 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | 
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  28cd  CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY A
   
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  | 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | 
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  20a  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM 
   Management of Fecal Incontinence (SSAT/AGA/ASGE)
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  | 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM | 
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  26ab  VIDEO SESSION I: ROBOTIC, ENDOSCOPIC, AND ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC GI SURGERY | 
 
 
  | 2:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 
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  28ab  STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE 
   Technological Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Colon and Rectal Cancer | 
 
 
  | 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM | 
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  27b  PLENARY SESSION III | 
 
 
  | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 
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  28cd  CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS I 
   The Difficult Bile Duct Stone: Case Presentations and Tricks of the Trade
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  | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 | 
 
 
  | 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM | 
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  28ab  VIDEO SESSION II: BREAKFAST AT THE MOVIES | 
 
 
  | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 
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  28cd  CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS II 
   Diverticulitis: Lavage and Resection-Which Treatment When?
   | 
 
 
  | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 
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  27b  SSAT PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE PANEL 
   Will There be a General Surgeon When You Need One?
   | 
 
 
  | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 
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  28ab  SSAT/AHPBA JOINT SYMPOSIUM 
   Evaluation and Treatment of Benign Liver Neoplasms
   | 
 
 
  | 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 
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  27b  PLENARY SESSION IV | 
 
 
  | 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 
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  26ab  QUICK SHOTS SESSION I | 
 
 
  | 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 
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  28cd  VIDEO SESSION III: HPB & FOREGUT VIDEOS | 
 
 
  | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  20a  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM 
   Functional Disorders of the Esophagus (SSAT/AGA/ASGE)
   | 
 
 
  | 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  28ab  DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION 
   Bringing Health Information to Life
   | 
 
 
  | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 
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  Halls C-G  POSTER SESSION II (non-CME) | 
 
 
  | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | 
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    MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEONS 
   9  Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas: To Operate or Not? 
   10  Diverticulitis: Two and Out or Not?
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  | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 
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  28ab  QUICK SHOTS SESSION II | 
 
 
  | 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | 
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  28cd  CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY B
   
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  | 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | 
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  20a  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (AGA-accredited) 
   Multidisciplinary Management of Complicated Crohn's Disease (AGA/SSAT/ASGE)
   | 
 
 
  | 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM | 
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  27b  PLENARY SESSION V | 
 
 
  | 3:15 PM - 4:45 AM | 
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  28ab  SSAT/ASCRS JOINT SYMPOSIUM 
   Controversies in Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis
   | 
 
 
  | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 
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  28cd  CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS III 
   The GI Surgeon and Endoscopy: Case Presentations Where the Endoscope Matters
   | 
 
 
  | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 
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  27b  QUICK SHOTS SESSION III | 
 
 
  | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 
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  20bc  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM 
   Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms and IPMN (SSAT/AGA)
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  | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 
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  28ab  ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING | 
 
 
  | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 
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  The Don Room at El Cortez  MEMBERS RECEPTION | 
 
 
  | TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 | 
 
 
  | 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 
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  28ab  SSAT/ISDS JOINT BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 
   Optimizing Outcomes for Our Patients: Data and Practice: Combining Perioperative Patient Management and Expert Technical Tips
   | 
 
 
  | 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 
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  27b  PLENARY SESSION VI | 
 
 
  | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 
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  20bc  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (AASLD-accredited) 
   Management of HCC: Chemotherapy, Reduction of Tumor Load, or Transplant? (AASLD/SSAT)
   | 
 
 
  | 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  27b  PLENARY SESSION VII | 
 
 
  | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  20bc  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (AGA-accredited) 
   Can You Eliminate Barrett's Esophagus? (AGA/ASGE/SSAT)
   | 
 
 
  | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 
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  28cd  SSAT HEALTH CARE QUALITY & OUTCOMES COMMITTEE PANEL 
   Three Ways to Bend the Cost Curve in GI Surgery Without Sacrificing Quality
   | 
 
 
  | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 
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  Halls C-G  POSTER SESSION III (non-CME) | 
 
 
  | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 
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  28ab  KELLY AND CARLOS PELLEGRINI SSAT/SAGES JOINT LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM 
   Current Concepts and Controversies in Foregut Motility
   | 
 
 
  | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | 
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    MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEONS 
   7ab  CBD Stones: Laparoscopic or Endoscopic? 
   26ab  Modern Staging and Treatment of Rectal Cancer 
   29a  Success During the Early Phases of Your Academic GI Career
   | 
 
 
  | 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 
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  28cd  BEST OF DDW 2012 (non-CME) | 
 
 
  | 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | 
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  20bc  DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-accredited) 
   Endoscopic Biliary Complications: What Can You Do? (ASGE/SSAT)
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