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54th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 17 - 21, 2013
Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, Florida
during Digestive Disease Week®


Final Program

All rooms at Orange County Convention Center West Building unless otherwise indicated.

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SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013

8:00 AM - 4:55 PM
208ABC
Ticket-holder only - requires separate registration and fee MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION COURSE

EVIDENCE BASED TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL DISEASES
Course Director: Jeffrey B. Matthews, Chicago, IL

Welcome, Course Introduction, and Objectives
Jeffrey B. Matthews, Chicago, IL

SESSION 1: COLORECTAL CANCER
Moderators: James W. Fleshman, Dallas, TX
Najjia N. Mahmoud, Philadelphia, PA
Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer: The OSTRiCh
David Dietz, Cleveland, OH

SILS Colectomy for Cancer: Fine Tuning Laparoscopic Colectomy or "Smoke and Mirrors"?
Peter W. Marcello, Burlington, MA

The Cancer "Fear" in IBD patients: Is It Still REAL?
Walter Koltun, Hershey, PA

How Do We Move Forward with Obtaining Evidence?
Alessandro Fichera, Seattle, WA

Panel and Audience Discussion

SESSION 2: INFLAMMATORY AND INFECTIOUS BOWEL DISEASE
Moderators: Richard A. Hodin, Boston, MA
Emina H. Huang, Gainesville, FL
Medical Therapy for IBD: When Is Surgery Indicatedd?
David Rubin, Chicago, IL

State-of-the-Art Surgical Approaches to Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Liliana G. Bordeianou, Boston, MA

Clostridium Difficile Colitis: Medical and Surgical Update
Robert R. Cima, Rochester, MN

Panel and Audience Discussion

SESSION 3: PELVIC FLOOR AND RELATED DISORDERS
Moderator: Tonia M. Young-Fadok, Phoenix, AZ

Multimodality Management of Fecal Incontinence
Tracy L. Hull, Cleveland, OH

STARR Procedure: Do the Results Justify Its Use?
Anthony J. Senagore, Los Angeles, CA

Rectal Prolapse: What Approach When Over 100 Operations Have Been Described?
Mukta K. Krane, Chicago, IL

Dynamic MRI of the Pelvis: Explaining the Three Compartments
Howard S. Kaufman, Pasadena, CA

Panel and Audience Discussion

SESSION 4: LUNCH AT THE MOVIES
Moderators: Imran Hassan, Springfield, IL
Konstantin Umanskiy, Chicago, IL

Single Incision Restorative Proctectomy with IPAA
Tonia M. Young-Fadok, Phoenix, AZ

Single Incision Right Colectomy
Harry T. Papaconstantinou, Temple, TX

Laparoscopic LAR
Marc A. Singer, Evanston, IL

Robotic Proctectomy for IPAA
Konstantin Umanskiy, Chicago, IL

SESSION 5: COLORECTAL EMERGENCIES
Moderators: Karim Alavi, Worcester, MA
Charles M. Friel, Charlottesville, VA

Anorectal Sepsis (Crohn's Disease, Deep/Horseshoe Abscesses, Hydradenitis, Fournier's)
Eric G. Weiss, Boca Raton, FL

Perforated Diverticulitis (Operative and Non-Operative Management)
James Yoo, Los Angeles, CA

Large Bowel Obstruction
Sang Lee, New York, NY

Colorectal Trauma
Eric Johnson, Tacoma, WA

Panel and Audience Discussion

SESSION 6: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Moderators: Julio Garcia-Aguilar, New York, NY
Alessio Pigazzi, Orange, CA

NOTES
Conor P. Delaney, Cleveland, OH

Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Martin R. Weiser, New York, NY

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
Peter W. Marcello, Burlington, MA

Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery
Jorge E. Marcet, Tampa, FL

Panel and Audience Discussion

 
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
110
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (AASLD-Accredited) THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN NAFLD
Sponsored by: AASLD, AGA, SSAT
Moderators: Naga P. Chalasani, Indianapolis, IN
Kris V. Kowdley, Seattle, WA

Therapeutic Approaches in NAFLD
Paul Angulo, Lexington, KY

Hepatic and Extrahepatic Complications to Worry About in NAFLD
Kris V. Kowdley, Seattle, WA

Lifestyle Modification: What Are the Goals and How to Achieve Them?
Stephen A. Harrison, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Role of Bariatric Surgery & Emerging Therapeutic Options
Raj Vuppalanchi, Indianapolis, IN

How Best to Manage Extrahepatic Complications and Comorbidities in NAFLD
Naga P. Chalasani, Indianapolis, IN

 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
420 (Chapin Theater)
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-Accredited)

ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF IBD
Sponsored by: ASGE, AGA, SSAT
Moderators: Julia J. Liu, Boston, MA
Fernando S. Velayos, San Francisco, CA

Endoscopic Tools to Predict Clinical Outcomes in IBD
Julia J. Liu, Boston, MA

New Methods to Optimize Surveillance: Moving Beyond Random Biopsies
Ralf Kiesslich, Frankfurt Germany

Imaging the Small Intestine: Enteroscopy vs. Capsule
Asher A. Kornbluth, New York, NY

Therapeutic Endoscopy in IBD
Bo Shen, Cleveland, OH

 
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
420 (Chapin Theater)
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-Accredited)

ADDRESSING THE CONTROVERSIES IN BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS
Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT, AGA
Moderators: Kenneth K. Wang, Rochester, MN
Brian J. Dunkin, Houston, TX
Prateek Sharma, Kansas City, MO

Screening and Surveillance in Barrett's Esophagus: Do They Save Lives?
Douglas A. Corley, San Francisco, CA

Beyond Random Biopsies: Advanced Imaging and Biomarkers
Kenneth K. Wang, Rochester, MN

Management of Dysplasia and Early Cancer in Barrett's: A Consensus Approach
Prateek Sharma, Kansas City, MO

Surgery for HGD and Early Cancer: What Is the Role in 2013?
Jeffrey H . Peters, Rochester, NY



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