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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.

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, 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
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC A
INTRODUCTION TO POEM
WISER Lab, George Washington University
Ticketed Session 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
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC B
INTRODUCTION TO ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING
WISER Lab, George Washington University
Ticketed Session 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
CME With Self-Assessment PG/CME COMMITTEE PANEL
BEST PRACTICES IN SURGICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WISER Lab, George Washington University
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC C
INTRODUCTION TO ENDOLUMENAL BARIATRICS
WISER Lab, George Washington University
Ticketed Session 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
Ticketed Session 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
Ticketed Session 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
CME With Self-Assessment 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
CME With Self-Assessment 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
Ticketed Session FOUNDATION AWARDS RECEPTION
 
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
202B
Ticketed Session 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
CME With Self-Assessment 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
CME With Self-Assessment 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
Ticketed Session MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
EMERGENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RECTAL CANCER

CANCELLED
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
203
CME With Self-Assessment PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE PANEL
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
202A
CME With Self-Assessment 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
Ticketed Session BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
PEH HAS RECURRED: NOW WHAT?

CANCELLED
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
202A
CME With Self-Assessment 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
CME With Self-Assessment KELLY AND CARLOS PELLEGRINI SSAT/SAGES LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM: HPB
ACHIEVING SAFETY IN GALLBLADDER SURGERY
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
203
Ticketed Session 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)



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