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General Information about the Meeting:

Registration Information

Travel

Corporate Supporters

Conference Leaders

Meeting Accreditation

Letter from the Program Chair

Exhibits

Schedule at a Glance

Meeting Location:

New York Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6078

The World Congress fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant of the program offered by the World Congress is in need of special accommodation, please do not hesitate to call and/or submit in writing to the Meeting Registrar in order to receive service.

Sponsor:

SAGES
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
11300 West Olympic Blvd. , Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064 U. S. A.
Phone: (310) 437-0544
Fax: (310) 437-0585
E-mail: SAGESweb@sages. org

Dates:

March 13 - 16, 2002

Who Should Attend:

The World Congress has elements that have been specifically designed to meet the needs of practicing surgeons, surgeons in training, GI assistants and nurses who are interested in minimally invasive surgery. The Program Committee recommends that participants design their own attendance schedule based on their own personal educational needs.

Air Travel Discounts–Get there for less!

SAGES Presents:

8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
March 13 – 16, 2002, New York City, NY
SAGES has selected Stellar Access, Inc. (SAI) as the official event travel service. Now you can book your contracted discounts directly from the SAGES website! Use the efficient and unique Event Traveler (online booking engine) powered by SAI!

Visit the website: http://www.8thworldcongress.org/registration

Travel between March 8 – 21, 2002 to receive the following discounts:

Continental Airlines and United Airlines

Save 5% off lowest fares anytime and 10% off lowest fares 60 days prior to departure. An additional 5% may apply on certain unrestricted fares with a 60-day advance purchase.

All rules and restrictions apply.

Stellar Access, Inc. Contact Information:

Toll Free: 800-929-4242 (Outside US & Canada dial: 619-232-4298)

Fax: 619-232-6497

Book your travel on-line As an attendee, you can book discounted flights, search for air fares, and reserve your car online for the 8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery and get the same contracted discounts and pay NO transaction fees.

Reservation hours: M-F 6:30am - 5:00pm Pacific Time

A $15 transaction fee will be applied to all tickets purchased via phone service. Be sure to reference SAGES Group #638

Registration Materials:

Included in registration for delegates:

Included in registration for Accompanying Persons:

Thanks to Our Corporate Supporters! as of Oct., 2001

Platinum Level Donors
Fleet Pharmaceuticals
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Karl Storz Endoscopy
Autosuture

Gold Level Donors
BioEnterics Corporation
Boston Scientific/Microvasive
Stryker Endoscopy

Silver Level Donors
Aesculap/BBraun
Applied Medical Resources
Baxter
General Surgery News
Genzyme Biosurgery
Medtronic Functional Diagnostics
Olympus America, Inc.
Valleylab, Inc.
Weck
W.L. Gore and Associates

Bronze Level Donors
ACMI
LSI Instruments
Starion Instruments
Taut, Inc.

Appropriateness Conference
Aesculap/BBraun

Industry Education Events
BioEnterics Corporation
C. B. Fleet
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
W.L. Gore

Industry Forum
 Karl Storz Endoscopy
Olympus America

Learning Center
Karl Storz Endoscopy America
Aloka

Meet the Leadership Reception
Starion Instruments

Pediatric Lunch
Starion Instruments

Postgraduate Course -
Avoiding and Treating Complications
Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.

Minimally Invasive Surgical Management of Hepatic Disease
Valleylab, Inc.

Resident’s Day
Ethicon Endo-Surgery

SAGES Movie House and Unedited Video Session
Stryker Endoscopy

Young Researcher’s Award
ACMI

Dear Colleague,

Recent events notwithstanding, New York remains the perfect site for the 8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. The city reflects the ideals of endoscopic surgery and the nature of our surgeons. As a world capital, it is forward thinking, energetic, persevering, productive and congenial. There is absolutely no place like New York, and there is nothing like a World Congress for minimal access surgeons.

Creating the 8th World Congress has been a truly ecumenical effort. My partner in chairing the Congress is Antonio Lacy of Barcelona, to whom I owe a debt of gratitude for his enormous work. Each Postgraduate Course is Co-Chaired by a surgeon from the U.S. and a surgeon from another continent. All of our sister Societies have played vital roles in structuring the program, topics, and tone of the Congress. The program committee consists of surgeons from 19 countries. These are full partners in the task of setting the agenda, reviewing the abstracts and creating what we believe will be the greatest and most versatile faculty ever assembled to present these topics.

To provide more opportunities for hands on learning, we invited the best institutions in New York to host and operate hands on courses immediately prior to the Congress, thus making available up to 300 slots for hands on learning of new techniques.


Here is what to expect at the 8th World Congress:

Whether this is your first SAGES-hosted meeting or your tenth, you will feel at home. Make the decision now to join us in New York, March 13-16, 2002 for the 8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery!

Sincerely,

Lee L. Swanstrom, MD
Program Chairman

World Congress Leaders:

Program Chairman: Lee Swanstrom, MD

International Program Co-Chair: Antonio Lacy, MD

Congress President: Kenneth Forde, MD

IFSES President: Jacques Perissat, MD

Honorary Co-Presidents:

ALACE: Manolo Cortez, MD
CAGS: Michael Talbot, MD
EAES: Wolfgang Wayand, MD
ELSA: Serafin Hilvano, MD
FELAC: Alberto Chousleb, MD
GSA: David Watson, MD
JSES: Yasuo Idezuki, MD

Local Arrangements Coordinator: Barry Salky, MD

Postgraduate Course Directors:

SAGES/EAES: Nathaniel Soper, MD and Joel LeRoy, MD
SAGES/ALACE/FELAC: Stephen Eubanks, MD, Luis Burbano, MD, and Jorge Cervantes, MD
SAGES/JSES: Frederick Greene, MD and Masao Tanaka, MD
Nurses Course: Ellie Dougherty, RN & Donna Stanbridge, RN

Unit Coordinators:

Consensus Forum Co-Chairs: John Hunter, MD and Abe Fingerhut, MD
Basic Science Forum Chair: R. Larry Whelan, MD
Poster Chair: Peter Crookes, MD
Poster Co-Chair: Manabu Yamamoto, MD
Video Chair: Michel Gagner, MD
Video Co-Chair: Guy Bernard Cadiere, MD
Learning Center Chairs: Steven Wexner, MD and Joseph Mamazza, MD
Discussion Coordinator: Sherry Wren, MD
Educator's Lunch Coordinators: C. Daniel Smith, MD and Tehemton Udwadia, MD
Resident's Day Coordinators: Thomas Biehl, MD and Leena Khaitan, MD

World Congress Program Committee:

Daniel J. Deziel, MD, Chairman

W. Stephen Eubanks, MD, Co-Chairman

Stephen B. Archer, MD
H. Jaap Bonjer, MD
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Luis E. Burbano, MD
Jo Buyske, MD
Guy B. Cadiere, MD
Jorge Cervantes, MD
Ricardo V. Cohen, MD
Manolo Cortez, MD
Peter F. Crookes, MD
Jorge Cueto-Garcia, MD
Alfred Cuschieri, MD
Ara Darzi, MD
Aureo L. DePaula, MD
Michael B. Edye, MD
David R. Fletcher, MD
Kenneth A. Forde, MD
Gerald M. Fried, MD
Michel Gagner, MD
Jack Jakimowicz, MD
Roger G. Keith, MD
Seigo Kitano, MD
Ferdinand Kockerling, MD
Antonio M. Lacy, MD
Toni Lerut, MD
Emanuele Lezoche, MD
Joseph Mamazza, MD
Jeffrey M. Marks, MD
Michael J. McMahon, MD
Alberto Montori, MD
Leslie K. Nathanson, MD
Margret Oddsdottir, MD
Alessandro M. Paganini, MD
Adrian E. Park, MD
Jacques J. Perissat, MD
David W. Rattner, MD
William O. Richards, MD
Sergio Roll, MD
Barry A. Salky, MD
Bruce D. Schirmer, MD
C. Daniel Smith, MD
Nathaniel J. Soper, MD
Lee L. Swanstrom, MD
Mark A. Talamini, MD
L. William Traverso, MD
Tehemton E. Udwadia, MD
R. Larry Whelan, MD
Sherry M. Wren, MD
Manabu Yamamoto, MD

SAGES Board of Governors:

President: L. William Traverso, MD

2nd Vice President: Daniel J. Deziel, MD

President-Elect: Bruce Schirmer, MD

Secretary: Steven D. Wexner, MD

1st Vice President: Lee L. Swanstrom, MD

Treasurer: David W. Rattner, MD

Members of the Board:

Keith N. Apelgren, MD
Ramon Berguer, MD
Desmond H. Birkett, MD
Jo Buyske, MD
John M. Cosgrove, MD
David S. Edelman, MD
W. Stephen Eubanks, MD
Dennis L. Fowler, MD
John G. Hunter, MD
Demetrius E. M. Litwin, MD
Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr., MD
Jeffrey M. Marks, MD
W. Scott Melvin, MD
Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD
Jeffrey H. Peters, MD
Barry A. Salky, MD
Philip R. Schauer, MD
Carol E. Scott-Conner, MD
C. Daniel Smith, MD
Nathaniel J. Soper, MD
Steven C. Stain, MD
Mark A. Talamini, MD
Gary C. Vitale, MD
R. Larry Whelan, MD
Sherry M. Wren, MD

A.C.S. Representative: Frederick L. Greene, MD

A.B.S. Representative: Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD

A.M.A. H.O.D. Representative: John A. Coller, MD

SAGES Past Presidents:

Gerald Marks, MD 1981-1983
Kenneth Forde, MD 1983-1984
Thomas L. Dent, MD 1984-1985
James A. Lind, MD 1985-1986
John A. Coller, MD 1986-1987
Theodore R. Schrock, MD 1987-1988
Talmadge A. Bowden, MD 1988-1989
Lee E. Smith, MD 1989-1990
Jeffrey Ponsky, MD 1990-1992
Frederick L. Greene, MD 1992-1993
George Berci, MD 1993-1994
Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr., MD 1994-1995
Col. Richard M. Satava, MD 1995-1996
Greg Stiegmann, MD 1996-1997
Desmond Birkett, MD 1997-1998
John Hunter, MD 1998-1999
Jeffrey H. Peters, MD 1999-2000
Nathaniel J. Soper, MD 2000-2001

Accreditation:

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (A.C.C.M.E.) to sponsor Continuing Medical Education for physicians. SAGES designates this Continuing Medical Education activity for:

in Category 1 of the Physicians Recognition Award for the American Medical Association. Note: Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

The Exhibit:

Exhibit Dates and Hours:

Wednesday, March 13 Opening Reception 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 14 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Friday, March 15 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Saturday, March 16 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

[Table of Contents] [General Information] [Schedule at a Glance] [Hands-on Courses] [Appropriateness Conference]

[Surgeons-in-Training Session] [Postgraduate Courses] [Scientific Sessions - Friday] [Scientific Sessions - Saturday]

[Industry Education Night] [Exhibitors] [Invited Faculty] [Lunches] [Learning Center & Poster Program]

[Social Programs & Special Events] [Accompanying Person Tours] [Hotel Information]

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