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2002 Scientific Meeting Highlights
Nashville, Tennessee
Postgraduate Courses
Workshop on Advanced Laparoscopy and New Techniques for
Endoscopic Management of Reflux Disease
Coordinator: Gary C. Vitale, M.D., Louisville, KY
Course Director: Claude Liguory, M.D., Paris, France
The highlight of this course was the four hours of direct live video
transmission from Paris, France, of actual endoscopic and laparoscopic
procedures performed by world renowned experts to demonstrate techniques for
interventional biliary endoscopy (ERCP), laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication,
complex upper and lower endoscopy along with the new flexible endoscopic
techniques for gastroesophageal reflux.
The satellite program was supplemented by an on-site didactic program
emphasizing technical tips for performing laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures
including the FDA approved technique using radiofrequency energy for
gastroesophageal reflux.
Contemporary Management of Diseases of Colon and Rectum
Coordinator: Eugene F. Foley, M.D., Charlottesville, VA
This course reviewed the most recent methods of diagnosis, work-up, and surgical
treatment of diseases of the colon and rectum commonly seen by practicing
general surgeons. Upon completion of this course the surgeon was able to:
(1) understand the appropriate, cost-effective work-up of rectal cancer,
recognize the role of multimodality therapy in the treatment of rectal cancer,
and identify the indications and options for sphincter saving surgery for rectal
cancer; (2) understand the indications, technical options, and results of
surgery for inflammatory bowel disease; (3) clarify the role of the general
surgeon in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered benign anorectal
diseases; (4) understand the role of new technical modalities such as
laparoscopy in the treatment of disease.
Invited Speakers
Charles M. Balch, M.D. - Executive Vice President and Chief Executive
Officer, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
Kirby I. Bland, M.D. - Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D. - Professor of Surgery, Yale University School
of Medicine and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Bridgeport Hospital-Yale New
Haven Health, Waterbury, Connecticut
Henry L. Laws, II, M.D. - The Norwood Clinic, Birmingham, AL
Wallace P. Ritchie, Jr., M.D., PhD - Executive Director and
Secretary-Treasurer,
the American Board of Surgery Philadelphia, PA
Richard L. Simmons, M.D. - Institute for Quality and Medical Management,
Medical Director and Chair, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Luncheon Topics
Sunday - Medical Ethics: How Surgeons Handle Sticky Situations
Moderated by Edward M. Copeland III, MD, with guests: Wallace P. Ritchie,
MD, Richard Simmons, MD, and Talmadge A. Bowden, Jr., MD
Monday - State of the Union Address: Activities of the American College
of Surgeons
Hosted by Edward M. Copeland III, MD with Thomas R. Russell, MD, Executive
Director, The American College of Surgeons. A first hand report on what
the College is doing to represent surgeons in the broad surgical arena was given
and questions and comments were presented by attendees.
Special Presentations - Two special panels were scheduled to respond to
crises that became evident late in the year. On Sunday, “Where Goeth Our
Residents?” was moderated by Dr. David V. Feliciano. In the 2001 match for
residents, 60 slots were left unfilled, and this panel considered what surgeons
could do to encourage medical students to go into surgery, especially general
surgery. On Monday a panel moderated by Dr. David L. Ciraulo explored, “What a
Surgeon Needs to Know about Bio-Terrorism,” a topic most surgeons have never
had to address prior to recent world events.
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