2009 SAGES Presidential Address — Mark Talamini, MD
"State of the SAGES Union"

2009 Gerald Marks Lecture — John Cameron, MD
"The Surgeon as a Role Model"

2009 Health Policy Lecture — Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH
"Conflicts of Interest in Medical Research: Facts and Friction"

SAGES/ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Postgraduate Course Emerging Concepts & Technologies in Bariatric Surgery
Part I: Sleeve Gastrectomy

SAGES Colorectal Postgraduate Course
Part I: Debate: Optimal Management of Perforated Diverticulitis
Part II: Controversies in Colorectal Cancer
Part III: Debate: Optimal Management of T1 Distal Rectal Cancer
Part IV: Quality and Safety in the OR

Hernia Postgraduate Course
Session 1 – Evidence-Based Hernia Surgery

Flexible Endoscopy Postgraduate Course

Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques Postgraduate Course:
Part I: Single Incision Surgery: Less Invasion

Allied Health Patient Safety Symposium –
The Role of Non-Physician Team Members in Enhancing Safety in Surgical Care

SAGES/APDS/ASE Surgical Educators Forum

Educators Luncheon
Surgical Education – From Here to Beyond...

Esophageal / Gastric Session

Patient Safety Panel

Controversies and Techniques in Solid Organ Surgery
Part I: Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

Complications Session
6 talks

SAGES/JSES International Olympic MIS Video Session
The International Olympic MIS video session seeks to decrease this knowledge deficit and to show new and surprising surgical developments from all over the world.

Plenary Session I
Serum Leptin Levels Are Inversely Correlated...
Regression of Dyslipidemia in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with BMI < 30...

Plenary Session II
Telesimulation in Africa

Equipping the Surgeon – Training the Jedi Session
My Training is Over, Now What?

SAGES Video Classics Session
Videos and presentations from past SAGES meetings

Single Incision / Single Port Laparoscopy Session

SAGES/MIRA Robotics Panel

SAGES/ALACE International Joint Symposium
(part of SAGES/ALACE International Webcast)

Global Initiative and Opportunities for Surgeons in
Service Panel – Giving Back to the Developing World

Re-Operation for Laparoscopic Complications Panel
Diagnostic, Technical, and Outcomes Considerations

Surgical Treatment of Type II Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Panel:
What Does the Science/Evidence Say?

SAGES/ASCRS Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Panel

Joint SAGES/AHS Case Discussion Panel
Hernia Problems You Wish Were Referred Elsewhere

NOTES / Single Incision Video

SAGES/SSAT Upper GI Neoplasms Panel:
Current and Evolving Therapeutic Modalities for Upper GI Neoplasms

Bariatric I:

Guidelines Panel: Evidence-Based Guidelines
They’re More Important Than You Might Think