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60th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 18 - 21, 2019
San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, CA
during Digestive Disease Week®


Program (Subject to Change)

All rooms at San Diego Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.

Ticketed Session indicates a Ticketed Session requiring a separate registration and fee.
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.
Tracks
Esophagus & Gastric & Bariatric & Metabolic GI Tract Potpourri
HPB Education & Quality & Outcomes & Policy
Small Bowel & Colorectal General & Society Business
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Center Terrace
DDW 50TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
28CD
RESIDENTS & FELLOWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE (NON-CME, by invitation only)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
28E
QUICK SHOT SESSION: GI TRACT I
 
30
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL
MANAGING IBD IN THE ERA OF BIOLOGICS
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
28E
QUICK SHOT SESSION: GI TRACT II
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hall H
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL A
TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

CANCELLED
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hall H
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC A
GASTRIC PERORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY (G-POEM)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Sails Pavilion
DDW ROUNDTABLE-WITH-THE-EXPERTS: BASIC SCIENCE
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
28AB
QUICK SHOT SESSION: GI TRACT III
28E
VIDEO SESSION: GI TRACT
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hall H
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL B
TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

CANCELLED
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
28AB
RESIDENTS & FELLOWS NETWORKING BREAK
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
28E
INTERNATIONAL PANEL PART I
NEW CHALLENGES IN DIGESTIVE TRACT SURGERY WORLDWIDE
28CD
QUICK SHOT SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC I
28AB
RESIDENTS & FELLOWS WORKSHOP (NON-CME)
CAREERS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN GI SURGERY
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
28E
Ticketed Session BREAKFAST CONNECTION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL
MANAGING THE MICROBIOME FOR GI PROCEDURES: ANTIBIOTICS, PROBIOTICS, AND BEYOND
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
28AB
PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY I
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
32AB
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: GI TRACT POTPOURRI (AGA-ACCREDITED)
MANAGEMENT OF OBSCURE GI BLEEDING
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
28AB
SSAT & FOUNDATION AWARDS CEREMONY
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
28AB
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
THE SSAT: OUR PATH FORWARD
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
32AB
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES: EVERYTHING ESOPHAGUS FROM ACHALASIA TO ZENKER'S
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
28AB
PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY II
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
28AB
DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION
DIVERSITY 3.0: STAYING THE COURSE
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hall C-E
POSTER SESSION I (NON-CME)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hall H
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL C
TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

CANCELLED
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hall H
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC B
BARIATRIC SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY (STENTS, DILATION, CLIPS, AND SUTURE)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Sails Pavilion
DDW ROUNDTABLE-WITH-THE-EXPERTS: IBD
 
28E
Ticketed Session MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART I
MANUSCRIPT WRITING/EDITING
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
32AB
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC (AASLD-ACCREDITED)
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY RELATED COMPLICATIONS
 
28E
PLENARY SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS I
 
28CD
PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL I
 
28AB
STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC
ADVANCEMENTS IN THE MICROBIOME
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hall H
Ticketed Session HANDS-ON SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL D
TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

CANCELLED
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
30
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM (AGA ACCREDITED)
SHARK TANK
 
28CD
INTERNATIONAL PANEL PART II
WHAT IS NEW IN CROHN'S DISEASE?
 
28AB
PG/CME COMMITTEE PANEL: EDUCATION, QUALITIES, OUTCOME, & POLICY
NOVEL OR NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON GENERAL SURGERY PROBLEMS
 
28E
VIDEO SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Grand Ballroom, Omni San Diego Hotel
Ticketed Session FOUNDATION AWARDS RECEPTION
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
26AB
BREAKFAST CONNECTIONS: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC
DECISION MAKING FOR FAILED REFLUX PROCEDURES, RE-DO FUNDOPLICATIONS, AND LARGE HIATAL HERNIAS
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
32AB
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
CAN WE PICK-UP THE PACE? OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF GASTROPARESIS
 
28CD
PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC I
 
28AB
SSAT/AHPBA SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS
TECHNICAL AND ONCOLOGICAL ISSUES IN MAJOR HPB SURGERY. BACK TO THE BASICS!
 
28E
VIDEO SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
28AB
CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC
REFLUX BARRET'S HIATAL HERNIA AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY
 
28CD
CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS
BIG DATA VERSUS CLINICAL TRIALS IN HPB SURGERY
 
28E
CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL
DO ALL PATIENTS REQUIRE RESECTION AFTER SUCCESSFUL DRAINAGE OF DIVERTICULAR ABSCESSES?
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
32AB
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS (AASLD-ACCREDITED)
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: SURVEILLANCE, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
28AB
MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
MEETING OUR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hall C-E
POSTER SESSION II (NON-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
29CD
Ticketed Session MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART II
MANUSCRIPT SUBMITTING/REVISING
 
Sails Pavilion
DDW ROUNDTABLE-WITH-THE-EXPERTS: OBESITY
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
28E
RESIDENT & FELLOW EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE QUALITY & OUTCOMES COMMITTEE PANEL: EDUCATION, QUALITY, OUTCOMES, & POLICY
VIDEO COACHING AND CERTIFICATION TO ENABLE COMPETENCY BASED SURGICAL EDUCATION
 
28AB
SSAT/ASCRS SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL
AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECTAL CANCER
 
28CD
VIDEO SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC
 
32AB
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS
ENDOSCOPIC/SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR RELAPSING ACUTE AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
28E
QUICK SHOT SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL I
 
28CD
QUICK SHOT SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC II
 
28AB
QUICK SHOT SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS I
 
6C
DDW DIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
CONFRONTING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND ITS IMPACT ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PATIENT CARE
 
32AB
DDW COMBINED TRANSLATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS (AGA-ACCREDITED)
PANCREATIC CANCER
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
28AB
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
 
6F
DDW DIVERSITY RECEPTION
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
31A
Ticketed Session BREAKFAST CONNECTIONS: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS
HOW TO USE SENDAI/AGA/EUROPEAN GUIDELINES FOR PANCREATIC CYST SURVEILLANCE
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
28AB
SSAT/ISDS SYMPOSIUM: EVIDENCE-BASED UPDATES IN HERNIA REPAIR
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
28CD
PLENARY SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS II
 
28E
QUICK SHOT SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL II
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
28AB
PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC, & METABOLIC II
 
28C
PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL II
 
28E
QUICK SHOT SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS II
 
6C
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC (AGA-ACCREDITED)
CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES IN FOREGUT DISORDERS
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hall C-E
POSTER SESSION III (NON-CME)
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
28AB
KELLY AND CARLOS PELLEGRINI SSAT/SAGES LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS
THE APPLICATION OF ROBOTICS IN THE MIS ALGORITHM FOR GI SURGERY
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Sails Pavilion
DDW ROUNDTABLE-WITH-THE-EXPERTS: COLORECTAL
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
32AB
DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC INTERVENTION
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
20BCD
BEST OF DDW 2019 (NON-CME)
Gaslamp Quarter
Boats
Surfer
Sunset and Palm Trees