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59th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
June 2 - 5, 2018
Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC
during Digestive Disease Week®

Program (Subject to Change)
Last Updated 05/31/18

All rooms at Walter E. Washington Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM	202A RESIDENTS & FELLOWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE(NON-CME, by invitation only)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	143 DDW COMBINED TRANSLATIONAL SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-ACCREDITED) BARIATRICS: THE THICK AND THE THIN OF IT
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM WISER Lab, George Washington University HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC A INTRODUCTION TO POEM WISER Lab, George Washington University HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL A TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY
10:00AM - 11:30AM	143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AASLD ACCREDITED) ENDOSCOPIC, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF NASH
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM WISER Lab, George Washington University HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC B INTRODUCTION TO ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING WISER Lab, George Washington University HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL B TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 203 INTERNATIONAL PANEL PART I NON TECHNICAL SKILLS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL SURGEONS 202B PG/CME COMMITTEE PANEL BEST PRACTICES IN SURGICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM WISER Lab, George Washington University HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC C INTRODUCTION TO ENDOLUMENAL BARIATRICS WISER Lab, George Washington University HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL C TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 203 QUICK SHOTS SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC I 202B RESIDENT AND FELLOW WORKSHOP (NON-CME) CAREERS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN GI SURGERY
SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	202B BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS PROLIFERATION OF ROBOTICS IN GENERAL SURGERY Cancelled
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM	202A OPENING SESSION (NON-CME)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	202A PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY I
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AGA ACCREDITED) MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	202A PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Whereof What's Past Is Prologue
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	202A PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY II
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	202A DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION SURGICAL COACHING: THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES IN CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	POSTER SESSION I (NON-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	203 MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART I MANUSCRIPT WRITING/EDITING
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AGA-ACCREDITED) MANAGING BILE DUCT INJURIES IN THE MODERN ERA: SCOPES, WIRES, AND SURGERY 203 PLENARY SESSION: HPB I 202B PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL AND COLORECTAL I 202A STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE NEW FRONTIERS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RECTAL CANCER
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (AGA ACCREDITED) TRAINING IN ENDOSCOPY 202B INTERNATIONAL PANEL PART II CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY 202A RESIDENT AND FELLOW EDUCATION COMMITTEE PANEL SURGICAL INNOVATION IN AN ERA OF PATIENT SAFETY 203 VIDEO SESSION: HPB 146A DDW DIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM (AGA-ACCREDITED) ENSURING DIVERSITY IN GASTROENTEROLOGY: PRACTICAL APPROACHES FOR GI SOCIETIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND PRACTICES
5:30PM - 6:30PM	143/144 Concourse DDW DIVERSITY RECEPTION (non-CME)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Independence Ballroom A, Grand Hyatt Washington FOUNDATION AWARDS RECEPTION
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	202B BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART II MANUSCRIPT SUBMITTING/REVISING
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL AND COLORECTAL EMERGENT PRESENTATION OF COLON AND RECTAL CANCERS 202B PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC I 202A SSAT/AHPBA SYMPOSIUM: HPB PUTTING THE "B" BACK INTO HPB: INSIGHTS INTO SURGICAL DISEASES OF THE BILIARY TRACT 203 VIDEO SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 202B CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: HPB PANCREATIC NONFUNCTIONAL NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS: WHEN TO OBSERVE, RESECT, OR ABLATE 203 CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL TAMIS AND MIS FOR RECTAL NEOPLASIA 202A CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC WRAP OR NO WRAP AFTER BARRETT'S ABLATION?
10:00AM - 11:00AM	153 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AASLD-ACCREDITED) IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVER MASSES
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	202A MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND ENHANCE SURGERY
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	POSTER SESSION II (NON-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	203 MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL EMERGENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RECTAL CANCER CANCELLED
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 203 PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE PANEL THE UPS AND DOWNS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? 202A SSAT/ASCRS SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR RECTAL CANCER 202B VIDEO SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC 143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC (ASGE-ACCREDITED) BARIATRIC ENDOSCOPY: THE FUTURE IS NOW
3:45PM - 5:00PM	146A PROS AND CONS: DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN GERD AND COLONIC POLYPS
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 202A QUICK SHOTS SESSION: HPB I 202B QUICK SHOTS SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC II 203 QUICK SHOTS SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL I
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	202A ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (NON-CME, members only)
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	152 BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC PEH HAS RECURRED: NOW WHAT? CANCELLED
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM	202A SSAT/ISDS SYMPOSIUM FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL SURGEONS: UPDATES AND ADVANCES
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 202B PLENARY SESSION: HPB II 203 QUICK SHOTS SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL II 144 DDW COMBINED RESEARCH FORUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC OBESITY: METABOLISM AND NUTRITION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 202A PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC II 202B PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL II 203 QUICK SHOTS SESSION: HPB II
10:00AM - 12:30PM	143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC GE JUNCTION CANCER: PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CONTROVERSIES
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	POSTER SESSION III (NON-CME)
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM	202A KELLY AND CARLOS PELLEGRINI SSAT/SAGES LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM: HPB ACHIEVING SAFETY IN GALLBLADDER SURGERY
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	203 MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: HPB MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR POSTOPERATIVE PANCREATIC FISTULA CANCELLED
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	143 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AGA-ACCREDITED) CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GASTRIC METAPLASIA AND CANCER
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Ballroom A BEST OF DDW 2018 (NON-CME)