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Virtual 62nd Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 21-23, 2021
in partnership with Digestive Disease Week®

Program (Subject to Change)

Residents Conference Indicates a Plenary presentation that is also being presented at the Virtual Resident & Fellows Research Conference; participation in and attendance at this virtual conference is by invitation only.
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All session times listed below are in Eastern Time.
Tracks
Esophagus, Gastric, Bariatric, & Metabolic GI Tract
Hepatobiliary & Pancreas Education, Quality, Outcomes, & Policy
Small Bowel, Abdominal Wall, Hernia, & Colorectal General & Society Business

FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021
10:00 - 10:45 AM
PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY I
10:45 - 11:30 AM
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: CREATING TOMORROW TOGETHER
11:30 - 12:15 PM
SSAT & FOUNDATION AWARDS CEREMONY*
1:00 - 2:30 PM
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE PANEL I: INTERNATIONAL UPDATES ON RECENT ADVANCES IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY
1:30 - 2:30 PM
CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL
1:00 - 2:30 PM
VIDEO SESSION: GI TRACT I
3:30 - 5:00 PM
SSAT AND PANCREAS CLUB JOINT SYMPOSIUM: HOT DEBATES IN THE MANAGEMENTS OF PANCREAS CANCER
3:30 - 5:00 PM
QUICK SHOT SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL I
3:30 - 5:00 PM
RESIDENT AND FELLOW EDUCATION COMMITTEE PANEL: "HOW TO" COURSE FOR RESIDENT REVIEWERS
5:30 - 7:00 PM
QUICK SHOT SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS I
5:30 - 7:00 PM
VIDEO SESSION: GI TRACT II
5:30 - 7:00 PM
QUICK SHOT SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL II
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021
10:00 - 10:45 AM
PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY II
10:45 - 11:30 AM
DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION
1:00 - 2:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC I
1:00 - 2:30 PM
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE PANEL II: SURGERY AND COVID-19
1:00 - 2:30 PM
BEST OF GI SURGERY
3:30 - 5:00 PM
PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL I
3:30 - 5:00 PM
RESIDENT AND FELLOWS COMMITTEE PANEL: FINDING THE PERFECT FIRST JOB
3:30 - 5:00 PM
STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE: THE EVOLUTION OF ENDOSCOPIC GI SURGERY
5:30 - 7:00 PM
HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES COMMITTEE PANEL: MITIGATING DISPARITIES IN THE DELIVERY OF GI SURGICAL CARE
5:30 - 7:00 PM
PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE PANEL: SURGICAL REIMBURSEMENT, FINANCIAL STRAIN, AND RESIDENT EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF COVID-19
5:30 - 7:00 PM
QUICK SHOT: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS II
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021
10:00 - 10:45 AM
MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE:
10:45 - 11:30 AM
CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE, PANCREAS
11:30 - 12:15 PM
SSAT ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING* (Members Only)
1:00 - 2:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS I
1:00 - 2:30 PM
SSAT AND ASCRS JOINT SYMPOSIUM: CONTROVERSIES IN THE ILEOANAL POUCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
SSAT AND ISDS JOINT SYMPOSIUM: GLOBAL SURGERY - THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
3:30 - 5:00 PM
KELLY AND CARLOS PELLEGRINI SSAT/SAGES SYMPOSIUM: ADVANCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF REFLUX
3:30 - 5:00 PM
SSAT AND AHPBA JOINT SYMPOSIUM: LIVER DIRECTED THERAPIES FOR HEPATIC MALIGNANCY
3:30 - 5:00 PM
DDW DIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM: UNIQUE PATIENT POPULATIONS WITH GI DISEASES EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO CARE
5:30 - 7:00 PM
BEST OF DDW
5:30 - 7:00 PM
PLENARY SESSION: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREAS II
5:30 - 7:00 PM
PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL, ABDOMINAL WALL, HERNIA, & COLORECTAL II
5:30 - 7:00 PM
QUICK SHOT: ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC I
ON DEMAND (MAY 21 - 23)
 
COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN IBD: SURGERY VERSUS ENDOSCOPY
 
COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY: SURGERY, ENDOSCOPY, OR MEDICATIONS
 
COMBINED TRANSLATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: POUCHES IN IBD CARE
 
COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: BUILDING YOUR TEAM OF TEAMS: VALUE BASED CARE
 
COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: BARIATRIC PROCEDURES: SURGERY AND ENDOSCOPY IN LIVER TRANSPLANT
 
COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ENDOSCOPIC AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF GERD AND ACHALASIA
 
COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: APPLICATIONS AND PITFALLS OF LUMEN APPOSING STENTS IN EDGE PROCEDURES
 
COMBINED CLINCAL SYMPOSIUM: CHALLENGING DEBATES IN PANCREATICOBILIARY ENDOSCOPY