World Congress Lunches
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 14, 15 &16, 2002
International Lunches: Saturday, March 16, 2002
About Lunch!
Several lunches are available for World Congress attendees on Friday and Saturday for CME credit. Please select a choice on the registration form.
Fee: $25 each
Thursday, March 14, 2002
The World Congress Program Committee has set aside a three-hour block of time from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM to visit the exhibits, posters and Learning Center at your leisure. A lunch café is available in the New York Hilton with light lunches at modest prices. The exhibit halls are an integral part of the technical education available at the meeting. In these halls you will find the latest products, publications and services for endoscopic surgery, ultrasound and minimally invasive techniques.
Friday, March 15, 2002
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Exhibits, posters and lunch
Educators' Lunch:
Surgical Endoscopy Fellowships: Do We Need Them?
Time: Friday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Registration is limited.
Lunch Coordinators: C. Daniel Smith, MD and Tehemton Udwadia, MD
Lunch Description:
Panel format during lunch. At the beginning of each panelist's presentation, a series of questions will be posed to the audience (two questions for each panelist topic) and the results reviewed prior to the presentation. The same questions will again be asked at the end of the session to see how opinions of the audience changed based on the panelists presentations. Each panelist's session will be 15 minutes (including two audience questions and review). The last 30 minutes will be for discussion from the audience and final audience responses.
Objectives:
To be familiar with the role Endoscopic Fellowships play in training surgeons in advanced endoscopic surgery
To be aware of the current status of Endoscopic Fellowships world wide.
To have an up-to-date perspective on the controversy surrounding the role of Endoscopic Fellowships in surgical training and participate in discussions regarding some possible future directions such fellowship training may take.
To update those active in training general surgeons as to the current and future impact Endoscopic Fellowships have in basic general surgery training.
Who Should Attend:
This luncheon is designed for attendees who are involved in training surgical residents, medical students and practicing surgeons.
12:30
Surgical Endoscopy Fellowships are Inevitable and
Should Become Formalized and AccreditedJohn Hunter,MD
12:45
Surgical Endoscopy Training is Integral to General Surgery Residency and Should Be Integrated into Residency and Fellowships Abandoned
Michael Nussbaum, MD
1:00
Are Surgical Endoscopy Fellowships the Only Hope for Bringing Surgical Endoscopy to Developing Countries?
Tehemton E. Udwadia, MD
1:15
Why All The Discussion? Surgical Endoscopy Fellowships are already a Recognized Specialty in Developed Countries Outside of The US.
Jean Louis Dulucq, MD
Pediatric Lunch: Innovations in Neonatal Surgery
Time: Friday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Registration is limited.
Lunch Coordinators: Steven Rothenberg, MD and Thomas Lobe, MD
Lunch Description:
This luncheon is intended for pediatric surgeons. It will give the participants an overview of the current thinking on the endoscopic treatment of common neonatal disorders. Registration is limited.
Objectives:
To present the participants with a better understanding of the role of endoscopic surgery in neonates with Hirschsprung's
disease.To present the participants with a better understanding of the role of endoscopic surgery in the management of infants with imperforate anus.
To present the participants with an overview of the role of endosurgery in the treatment of infants with esophageal atresia with and without tracheoesophageal fistula.
To discuss the role of endosurgery in the treatment of intestinal atresia in the newborn.
To give the participants ample time for discussion, including questions, on the use of endosurgery in surgical neonates.
Saturday, March 16, 2002
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Your last chance to visit the exhibits, posters and learning center.
Appropriateness Forum Results Presentation Lunch
Time: Saturday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
No fee for Appropriateness Conference registrants.
On behalf of the World Congress, SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this program from Aesculap/BBraun.
Ethics Lunch: Strange Bedfellows: The Ethics of How Industry Works with Surgeons
Time: Saturday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Lunch Coordinators: Peter Crookes, MD and Prof. Sir Alfred Cuschieri, MD
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar, the participants will:
Appreciate the forces that have led to the increasing dependence of surgical research on industrial sponsorship.
Appreciate the potential ways in which corporate sponsorship may influence the outcome or publication of clinical and
scientific studies.Be aware of strategies to ensure the integrity of clinical and scientific research.
The Innovative Surgeon:Making Links with Industry
Joseph Amaral, MD
The Entrepreneurial Viewpoint:
Why Industry Needs Practicing SurgeonsFred Moll, MD
Legal Safeguards: What the Law Allows and Why
Thom Lobe, MD
Placing a buffer between the clinician/researcher and the industry: The Role of the SAGES Foundation
Greg Stiegmann, MD
Luncheon on Ergonomics: A Twist of the Wrist – Ergonomics and the Laparoscopic Surgeon
Time: Saturday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Lunch Coordinator: Ramon Berguer, MD
Objectives:
To understand the definition of ergonomics
To understand the type of ergonomic problems facing surgeons and OR personnel
To learn 3 easy ways to improve the ergonomics of laparoscopic surgery
Description:
The luncheon program will moderated by Dr. Christine MacKenzie, a leading ergonomist conducting research in the field of Medicine and Surgery, and Dr. Ramon Berguer, a surgeon with expertise in ergonomics. The session will use video presentation, live demonstration, and invited commentary to highlight the ergonomic problems with laparoscopic technology and surgical robotics. The moderators will discuss the impact of these ergonomic issues on surgeon's musculoskeletal disorders, operating room efficiency, technology development and patient safety. Practical solutions for surgeons and directions for future investigation will be proposed.
Commentary will be sought from selected individuals and luncheon attendees, and will reflect practicing surgeons' international points of view. The following individuals will be invited formally to respond to the session and will be provided in advance with presentation materials.
Dr. Steven Schwaitzberg (representing technology oriented surgeon)
Dr. Manabu Yamamoto (representing Japan)
International Lunches
Saturday, March 16, 2002
Chair: George Berci, MD
International Lunch I:
DOING MORE WITH LESS:
Practice Tips for Surgeons in Rural Areas, Small Towns and Developing NationsTime: Saturday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Lunch Coordinators: Nicholas Morris, MD and Alberto Chousleb, MD
Lunch Description:
This panel will outline several common challenges and evaluate possible solutions for the surgeon practicing outside the urban/university setting.
Objectives:
To present the participants with more options for solving endoscopic problems in the office or small practice setting
To present the participants with a better understanding of equipment resources, costs and alternatives
To present the participants with various perspectives on practitioner preceptorships
To discuss the role information exchange and educational alternatives for non-urban surgeons and those in developing countries.
Who Should Attend:
Surgeons and nurses from rural America, small towns world-wide and developing nations.
Topics Outline:
How to the Improve Information Exchange for the Surgeon Who is NOT in the Urban Milieu and Who Can't Get to Courses and Meetings Regularly
(Haynie)
Stretching Equipment Resources
(Hilvano)
Is There a Role for a Practitioner Preceptorship Registry?
(Udwadia)
Panel members: Tehemton Udwadia, India, Serafin Hilvano, Phillippines, Charles Haynie, USA
International Lunch II:
DISEASE TRENDS: Surgical and Non-Surgical Solutions by ContinentTime: Saturday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Lunch Coordinators: George Berci, M.D. and David Watson, M.D.
Lunch Description:
Certain disease entities do not exist in some countries and are prevalent in others. How are they handled? What diseases are treated and how are they treated? Which are ignored?
Who Should Attend:
Primarily academics and educators
Topics Outline:
A panel representing Japan, Australia, North America, Europe, South America & China will be asked to present one disease or disease group which either presents differently or is not prevalent in other regions. In addition each will be asked 3 standard questions concerning how common diseases are treated on their continent.
Panel members: Hironori Kaneko, Japan, Michael Talbot, Canada, Jorge Cueto-Garcia, Mexico, Surgeon TBA, China, Alberto Montori, Italy
Objectives:
To present the participants with information concerning disease trends on various continents
To present the participants with a better understanding of perspectives and treatment options of these diseases
To discuss the role of information exchange in addressing treatment alternatives in broad geographic regions
To present participants with alternative options in treating specific GI diseases
International Lunch III:
AN INTERNATIONAL BRAINSTORMING SESSION:
The "Guys in the Trenches" Tackle Four MIS ProblemsTime: Saturday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Lunch Coordinators: Barry Salky, MD and Wolfgang Wayand, MD
Lunch Description:
The lunch coordinator has Identified four controversial questions and will open the floor up for no-holds-barred brainstorming. They will work with the international lunch chairman to develop a set of rules for the brainstorming.
One goal of this lunch is to encourage exchange of good ideas from non faculty members and to hear potential solutions which have not already "made the circuit." It also gives a feeling of inclusion. The controversies will be listed in the advance program to allow those who want to participate to chose this lunch. The panel members will each give a 2-3 minute summary of the conventional way(s) to handle the controversy. This will set the scene for the dialogue.
Who Should Attend:
All surgeons interested in participating in problem solving.
Topics Outline:
The Lost Stone - What's the Best Way to Avoid One and How to Retrieve the Lost Ones
How Can We Simplify or Improve Laparoscopic Suturing? The Best Tools and Techniques. Hand Suturing or Sewing Machines?
Port Site Closing: DO We Need to Close Them? If So, How? Tricks and Tributes.
Pre-Op Breast Ultrasound - Problems and Solutions for General Surgeons.
Panel members: Joszef Sandor, Hungary, B. Todd Heniford, USA, Manolo Cortez, Ecuador
Objectives:
1. To present the participants with options and techniques for retrieving lost stones and evaluating when and if to retrieve them.
2. To present the participants with information on tools and techniques on laparoscopic suturing
3. To present the participants with information and scientific perspectives on port site closures
4. To discuss the role of pre-operative breast ultrasound as a tool for the general surgeon
5. To provide participants with an opportunity to participate in problem solving in these topics
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