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57th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 21 - 24, 2016
San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, CA
during Digestive Disease Week®


Program (Subject to Change)
Last Updated 02/29/16

All rooms at the San Diego Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.

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Ticketed Session indicates a ticketed session requiring a separate registration and fee.
CME with self-assessment indicates a session offering CME with self-assessment.
Plenary presentation indicates a Plenary presentation that is also being presented at the Residents & Fellows Research Conference; participation in and attendance at this conference is by invitation only.
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Esophagus & Gastric GI Tract Potpourri
HPB Education & Quality & Outcomes & Policy
Small Bowel & Colorectal General & Society Business
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
28AB
RESIDENTS & FELLOWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE (non-CME)
  Plenary presentation By invitation only. The 25 participating presentations are indicated throughout this program by the icon to the left.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
30
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AASLD-ACCREDITED)
  MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Sponsored by: AASLD, SSAT
Moderators: Sean P. Cleary, Toronto, ON, Canada
Jorge Marrero, Dallas, TX
  Advances in Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Guido Torzilli, Milan, Italy
  Ablative Techniques for Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Muneeb Ahmed, Boston, MA
  The Role of Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with New Priority System
Francis Yao, San Francisco, CA
  Pro/Con Debate: Ablate, Transplant, or Resection for Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
28E
CME with self-assessment POSTGRADUATE / CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE PANEL
  ROBOTICS FOR THE GI SURGEON: TRAINING, ECONOMICS, AND THE FUTURE
Moderator: Paul E. Wise, St. Louis, MO
  Robots: Pros and Cons
Michael Awad, St. Louis, MO
  Robot Economics from the Institutional Perspective
David P. Jaques, St. Louis, MO
  Robotic Training and Credentialing: Is There a Standard?
Dimitrios Stefanidis, Charlotte, NC
  The Future of Robotics and Related Technologies
Tejinder P. Singh, Albany, NY
  Panel and Audience Discussion
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall F
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC A
  INTRODUCTION TO POEM - *SOLD OUT*
Session Director: Michael B. Ujiki, Evanston, IL
Faculty Eric S. Hungness, Chicago, IL
Kyle A. Perry, Columbus, OH
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR
Ezra Tietlebaum, Chicago, IL
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall F
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: HPB A
  UTILIZATION OF INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND IN HPB SURGERY
Session Director: Michael G. House, Indianapolis, IN
Faculty Guido Torzilli, Milan, Italy
Christina Ferrone, Boston, MA
Michael G. House, Indianapolis, IN
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall F
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL A
  TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY - *SOLD OUT*
Session Director: Alessandro Fichera, Seattle, WA
  TEM
Patricia Sylla, New York, NY
  TEO
Alessandro Fichera, Seattle, WA
  TAMIS
Matthew Albert, Altamonte Springs, FL
Vikram Attaluri, Beverly Hills, CA
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
30
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
  PANCREATIC FLUID COLLECTION: WHERE ARE WE NOW AND WHAT IS THE FUTURE?
Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT
Moderators: Vinay Chandrasekhara, Philadelphia, PA
C. Max Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN
  What Is Conservative Management and Is Intervention Always Needed?
Girish Mishra, Winston-Salem, NC
  Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts
Georgios I. Papachristou, Pittsburgh, PA
  The "Step-Up" Approach Versus Initial Operative Necrosectomy for the Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Jeffrey M. Hardacre, Cleveland, OH
  Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Necrosis
Timothy Gardner, Lebanon, NH
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
28CD
DDW COMBINED DIVERSITY PROGRAM
  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES: WORKFORCE, LEADERSHIP, AND HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES
Sponsored by: SSAT, AGA, ASGE, AASLD
Moderator: Marie Reid, Rochester, MN
  Culture Competence: Relevance and Training
Helen Shields, Boston, MA
  Leadership Training: Developing the Next Generation of Inclusive Leadership
Suzanne Rose, Farmington, CT
  LGBT Disparities: Workforce Inclusion and Healthcare Disparities
Jeffrey P. Bailey, Rochester, MN
  Panel and Audience Discussion
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
28E
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PART I
  INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT BILE DUCT AND GALLBLADDER DISEASE
Moderator: Ernst J. Klar, Rostock, Germany
  Carcinoma of the Gall Bladder
VK Kapoor, Lucknow, India
  Biliary Obstruction and Portal Hypertension
Adarsh Chaudhary, Gurgaon, India
  How to Manage Cholangiocarcinoma with Superficial Spread
Masato Nagino, Nagoya, Japan
  Case Presentations
Masato Nagino, Nagoya, Japan
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall F
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC B
  INTRODUCTION TO BARRETT'S RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION
Session Director: Michael B. Ujiki, Evanston, IL
Faculty W. Scott Melvin, Bronx, NY
Kyle A. Perry, Columbus, OH
Lee L. Swanstrom , Portland, OR
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall F
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: HPB B
  UTILIZATION OF INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND IN HPB SURGERY
Session Director: Michael G. House, Indianapolis, IN
Faculty Bryan M. Clary, San Diego, CA
Thomas E. Clancy, Boston, MA
Michael G. House, Indianapolis, IN
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall F
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL B
  TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY
Session Director: Alessandro Fichera, Seattle, WA
  TEM
Patricia Sylla, New York, NY
  TEO
Alessandro Fichera, Seattle, WA
  TAMIS
Matthew Albert, Altamonte Springs, FL
Vikram Attaluri, Beverly Hills, CA
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
30
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
  CUT, BURN, OR FREEZE FOR BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS?
Sponsored by: ASGE, AGA, SSAT
Moderators: Blair A. Jobe, Pittsburgh, PA
Prateek Sharma, Kansas City, KS
  Ablative Therapies for Barrett's: State of the Art in 2016
Nicholas Shaheen, Chapel Hill, NC
  It Won't Go Away, Now What? Approaches to the Refractory Barrett's Esophagus
Gary W. Falk, Philadelphia, PA
  Barrett's Endotherapy: Will ESD Trump All?
Peter V. Draganov, Gainesville, FL
  Antireflux Surgery With or Without Ablation and EMR for Barrett's Esophagus
Christy M. Dunst, Portland, OR
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
28E
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PART II
  THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE GI SURGEON: FROM GENERAL TO SPECIALIZED TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, AND ROLE-AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Moderator: Alberto R. Ferreres, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  US and Canadian Perspective
Robin S. McLeod, Toronto, ON, Canada
  European Perspective
Michelle L. deOliveira, Zurich, Switzerland
  Indian Perspective
Pradeep Rebala, Hyderabad, India
  South American Perspective
Fernando A.M. Herbella, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Panel and Audience Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
28CD
SURGICAL FELLOWSHIP FAIR (NON-CME)
  Surgical residents can obtain information about programs and career options that will help them decide which fellowship is the best fit.



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