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Industry Satellite Symposia

Thursday, April 10, 2008
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

*Included in Registration SuperPass (Option A) or Registration Options B or C

Please join selected industry partners for an informative evening of presentations immediately following the Opening Reception on Thursday evening. Four symposia on varying topics will be offered in the SAGES session rooms. Registration is FREE for any SAGES Attendee.

• Covidien invites you to the 100th Anniversary of the Surgical Stapler
  Background: In 1908, Humer Hultl successfully completed the first clinical application of the surgical stapler in Budapest, Hungary. This medical advancement is arguably one of the top ten medical achievements of the last millennium. The development of the surgical stapler spans many continents and has benefited from pioneers and forward thinkers in the fields of medicine and engineering. In honor of this, Covidien is proud to sponsor a 100th anniversary celebration at the 2008 SAGES meeting, including a history of Surgical Stapling and Lifetime Achievement Awards presented by International Dignitaries. SAGES was selected as the most appropriate venue due to its status as the most innovative surgical society. We intend to make this celebration one of our themes for the week and will be commemorating the occasion with multiple events and advertisements.
• Karl Storz invites you to attend a symposium, topic TBA.
• Merck invites you to attend the CME symposium: “Strategies for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: Recent Evidence and Practice Guidelines”
  Speakers: E. Patchen Dellinger, MD (Chair); Donald E. Fry, MD; Samuel E. Wilson, MD
  Outline: Postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) remains the most vexing dilemma for surgeons and a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. In addition, hospital-associated infections, in particular the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, greatly compromise patient outcomes. The information presented in this symposium will allow the practicing surgeon to appropriately choose antibiotics, prepare the patient for operation, and treat infection when it does occur, thereby optimizing outcomes.
• Richard Wolf invites you to attend the TEM Symposium

**These events are not planned nor accredited for CME by SAGES.