SESSION IA: PANCREAS

Moderators:

Syed A. Ahmad, Cincinnati, OH Douglas B. Evans, Milwaukee, WI

Development of Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery: Laparoscopic vs Robotic
Amer H. Zureikat, Pittsburgh, PA

Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery: Do the Results Justify the Costs?
Horacio J. Asbun, Jacksonville, FL

Oncologic Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery
David Kooby, Atlanta, GA

Panel & Audience Discussion

SESSION IB: PANCREAS VIDEO

Retroperitoneal Dissection for Laparoscopic PD
Brice Gayet, Paris, France

Venous Reconstruction in Laparoscopic PD
Michael L. Kendrick, Rochester, MN

Minimally Invasive Approach to Distal Pancreatic Resection with and without Spleen Preservation
Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN

Panel & Audience Discussion

Break

SESSION IIA: LIVER

Moderators:

Sean P. Cleary, Toronto, ON, Canada Cristina R. Ferrone, Boston, MA

What Is the Learning Curve for Major Laparoscopic Liver Surgery?
Kimberly M. Brown, Galveston, TX

Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy: Step 1, 2, 3
Olivier Soubrane, Levallois-Perret, France

Image-Guided Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
T. Peter Kingham, New York, NY

Panel & Audience Discussion

SESSION IIB: LIVER VIDEO

Laparoscopic Extended Right Hepatectomy and Hepaticojejunostomy for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Juan M. Sarmiento, Stone Mountain, GA

Total Laparoscopic Posterior Sectionectomy
Claudius Conrad, Houston, TX

Hepatic Lobectomy and IVC Resection
Brice Gayet, Paris, France

Panel & Audience Discussion

SESSION III: CASE PRESENTATIONS

Moderators:

Guido Torzilli, Milan, Italy Jennifer F. Tseng, Boston, MA

Liver Case
Carlos U. Corvera, San Francisco, CA

Pancreas Case
Christopher L. Wolfgang, Baltimore, MD

SESSION IA: COLON

Moderators:

Joshua I. Bleier, Philadelphia, PA Tom Cecil, Basingstoke, England

Complicated Diverticulitis: Making Minimally Invasive Resection Safe
Najjia N. Mahmoud, Philadelphia, PA

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Tips for Pre- and Intraoperative Management
Feza H. Remzi, Cleveland, OH

Laparoscopic Complete Mesocolic Excision and Central Vascular Ligation for Colon Cancer
Robin H. Kennedy, Harrow, England

Panel & Audience Discussion

SESSION IB: HOW DO I DO IT?

Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy: How to Stay out of Trouble
David A. Margolin, New Orleans, LA

Single-Site and Robotic Colectomy: Setting Yourself up for Success
Vincent Obias, Washington, DC

Minimally Invasive IPAA: Making It Reach
David W. Larson, Rochester, MN

Panel & Audience Discussion

Break

SESSION IIA: RECTUM

Moderators:

Anthony R. MacLean, Calgary, AB, Canada Y. Nancy You, Houston, TX

Minimally-Invasive Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Current Evidence
James W. Fleshman, Dallas, TX

Anatomy of the Deep Pelvis Seen through a Camera
Hermann Kessler, Cleveland, OH

Laparoscopic TME for Rectal Cancer: Lessons Learnt from Personal Experience
Tom Cecil, Basingstoke, England

Panel & Audience Discussion

SESSION IIB: HOW DO I DO IT?

Minimally-Invasive Surgery in the Obese: Are There Limits?
Pokala R. Kiran, New York, NY

Robotic Approach to Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Lateral Pelvic Nodes, Multivisceral Resections, and Beyond
George J. Chang, Houston, TX

Panel & Audience Discussion

Break

SESSION III: CASE PRESENTATIONS

Case 1: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Imran Hassan, Springfield, IL

Case 2: Locally Advanced Sigmoid Cancer
Y. Nancy You, Houston, TX

What You Need to Know About the Pharmacology and Clinical Impact of New Antiplatelet and Antithrombotic Agents
Neena S. Abraham, Scottsdale, AZ

Management of Agents in the High Risk Patient Undergoing an Invasive Procedure: When to Stop and When to Resume
Todd H. Baron, Chapel Hill, NC

Massive Bleeding in the Post-Procedure Patient: When to Wait, When to "Reverse" (and How)
James Aisenberg, New York, NY

Management of the Patient with Liver Disease and Coagulopathy
Patrick S. Kamath, Rochester, MN

SESSION I: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
SESSION II: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Participants select to attend either the 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM or 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM time slot.

OPEN LIVER PROCEDURES
Faculty
Reid B. Adams, Charlottesville, VA
Michael I. D'Angelica, New York, NY
Guido Torzilli, Milan, Italy

LAPAROSCOPIC LIVER PROCEDURES
Faculty
Thomas A. Aloia, Houston, TX
Michael G. House, Inidianapolis, IN
David A. Iannitti, Charlotte, NC

PANCREAS PROCEDURES
Faculty
Syed A. Ahmad, Cincinnati, OH
Michael G. House, Inidianapolis, IN
Henry A. Pitt, Philadelphia, PA
Nicholas J. Zyromski, Inidianapolis, IN

SESSION I: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
SESSION II: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Participants select to attend either the 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM or 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM time slot.

TAMIS
Faculty
Matthew Albert, Altamonte Springs, FL
Elisabeth C. McLemore, La Jolla, CA

TEO
Faculty
Alessandro Fichera, Seattle, WA
Patricia Sylla, Boston, MA

Role of EUS, MRI, and Other Imaging or Endoscopy in Perianal Crohn's
David A. Schwartz, Nashville, TN

Surgical Approaches to Perianal Crohn's Disease
Phillip Fleshner, Los Angeles, CA

Medical Management of Perianal Crohn's Disease
Geert R. D'Haens, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Management of Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, New Haven, CT

Management of Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage and Ectopic Varices
Stephen H. Caldwell, Charlottesville, VA

Management of Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and GAVE
Louis Michel Wong Kee Song, Rochester, MN

Role of Surgery in Variceal Hemorrhage
Shimul A. Shah, Cincinnati, OH