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58th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 6 - 9, 2017
McCormick Place - Chicago, IL
during Digestive Disease Week®

Program (Subject to Change)

All rooms at McCormick Place unless otherwise indicated.

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SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM	S504 RESIDENTS & FELLOWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE(NON-CME, by invitation only)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	S501 DDW COMBINED TRANSLATIONAL SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-ACCREDITED) Personalized Management of GI Cancers
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC A Introduction to POEM Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: HPB A Utilization of Intraoperative Ultrasound in HPB Surgery Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL A Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC B Introduction to Endolumenal Bariatrics Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: HPB B Utilization of Intraoperative Ultrasound in HPB Surgery Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL B Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL Management of the Malignant Colon Polyp: Observation, Endoscopic, or Surgical Resection? S505b INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PART I Parasitic Digestive Diseases from the World S505a PG/CME COMMITTEE PANEL Management of Complicated Diverticulitis: Defining the Roles of Medical, Radiological, and Surgical
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC C EMR/ESD Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: HPB C Utilization of Intraoperative Ultrasound in HPB Surgery Northwestern University HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL C Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM S505b INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PART II The GI Surgeon and Flexible Endoscopy: Whose Domain? S505a SURGICAL FELLOWSHIP FAIR (NON-CME)
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	S505a BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS Enhanced Recovery: How to Set Up Your Program CANCELLED
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM	S504 OPENING SESSION (NON-CME)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM S504 PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY I S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (ASGE-ACCREDITED) Pancreatic Cysts in 2017: Where Are We and What Is the Future?
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	S504 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Passion and the GI Surgeon
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC (ASGE-ACCREDITED) Modern Approach to Achalasia
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	S504 PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY II
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	S504 DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION Of Math and Medicine
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	South Hall POSTER SESSION I (NON-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	S505b MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART I Manuscript Writing/Editing
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM S402 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AGA-ACCREDITED) Recent Advances in Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas S505b PLENARY SESSION: HPB I S505a PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL AND COLORECTAL I S504 STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE Current Surgical Management of Gastric Tumors
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC The Role of New FDA-Approved Approaches in the Management of Obesity: Intragastric Balloons, Vagal Manipulation, and Aspiration Therapy S505a QUICK SHOTS SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC S504 RESIDENT EDUCATION PANEL Surgeons as Leaders: Skin in the Game S505b VIDEO SESSION: HPB
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Crystal Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Chicago FOUNDATION AWARDS RECEPTION
MONDAY, MAY 8, 2017
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	S505a BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART II Manuscript Submitting/Revising
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC (AGA-ACCREDITED) GERD: From Diagnosis to Testing and Therapy S505a PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC I S504 SSAT/AHPBA SYMPOSIUM: HPB Updates and New Horizons in Pancreatic Cancer S505b VIDEO SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM S505a CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: HPB Management of Biliary Disease Post RYGB S505b CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL EMR and ESD in the Management of Colorectal Neoplasia S504 CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC Should We Lower the BMI Threshold for Metabolic Surgery? S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB Incidental Liver Findings: When to Treat, How to Follow?
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	S504 MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE Planning Healthcare for Tomorrow, During Turbulent Times Today
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	South Hall POSTER SESSION II (NON-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	S505b MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL Decision Making in Early Rectal Cancer
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM S503 DDW COMBINED RESEARCH FORUM (AASLD-ACCREDITED) Obesity: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment S505b PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY AND HEALTH CARE QUALITY & OUTCOMES COMMITTEES PANEL Health Policy in the United States: Where Are We Now? S504 SSAT/ASCRS SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL Rectal Cancer Quality: Multiple Initiatives, One Common Goal S505a VIDEO SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM S505a CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC Surgical Management of Gastroparesis S504 CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: HPB Pancreatectomy: Does the Approach Matter? S505b CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL Expectant Management vs. Incidental Appendectomy after Nonoperative Management of Complicated Appendicitis
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (ASGE-ACCREDITED) Multidisciplinary Interventions for Necrotizing Pancreatitis Grant Park A, Hyatt McCormick Place DDW DIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM (AASLD-ACCREDITED) Career Development Strategies for Diverse Faculty in Academia and Practice
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	S504 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (NON-CME, members only)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Adler CC24, Hyatt McCormick Place DDW DIVERSITY RECEPTION (NON-CME)
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	S505b BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC Managing the Short Esophagus and Difficult Hiatus
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM	S504 SSAT/ISDS SYMPOSIUM Minimally Invasive Frontier in GI Surgery
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AASLD-ACCREDITED) Management of Obstruction in PSC: When and How to Intervene S505a PLENARY SESSION: HPB II S505b QUICK SHOTS SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM S103 DDW LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT PLENARY SESSION: CLINICAL SCIENCE S504 PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC II S505a PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL II S505b QUICK SHOTS SESSION: HPB
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	South Hall POSTER SESSION III (NON-CME)
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM	S504 KELLY AND CARLOS PELLEGRINI SSAT/SAGES LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	S505b MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: HPB How to Handle the Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy CANCELLED
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AASLD-ACCREDITED) Cirrhosis and Surgery: Identifying and Managing
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	S100c BEST OF DDW 2017 (NON-CME)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL (AGA-ACCREDITED) Endoscopic and Surgical Management Principals in IBD