IPEG Scientific Session:
Program materials will be available at the IPEG Registration desk beginning at 4:00 PM on Monday, March 27, 2000. Fee includes all program materials, Wednesday evening Exhibit Reception, Tuesday evening Gala at the Carter Museum, lunch Tuesday and Wednesday, continental breakfasts, and breaks.
Who Should Attend:
- Practicing general or pediatric surgeons who wish to expand their knowledge of minimal access surgery for children
- General Surgery Residents with an interest in endoscopic surgery l Fellows in Pediatric surgery
- Nurse and GI Assistants with an interest in minimally invasive surgery for children
Invited Lectures - Scientific Panels:
(Tentative as of Oct., 1999)
1) 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Applications of MIS in Pediatric Oncology Patients
Chair/Moderator: Thom Lobe, MD
Objectives: To review and discuss the indications for MIS in pediatric cancer patients; To review and discuss specific techniques and instrumentation for carrying out MIS in the pediatric cancer patient; To review and discuss outcomes and complications of MIS in pediatric cancer patients.
Indications for MIS in Pediatric Cancer Patients Mike Laquaglia, MD Specific Techniques and Instrumentations for Carrying Out MIS in the Pediatric Cancer Patient George Whit Holcomb, MD Outcomes and Complications of MIS in Pediatric Cancer Patients Bhaskar N. Rao, MD 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Presidential Address: Steven Rothenberg, MD
2) 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Colon Surgery: Hirschsprung's and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chair/Moderator: Keith Georgeson, MD
Objectives: The purpose of this panel is to review the current laparoscopic management strategies for Hirschsprung's Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The advantages and disadvantages of various minimal access techniques for Hirschsprung s Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease will be discussed.
Laparoscopically Assisted Endorectal Pull-Through Raleigh Thompson Perineal Endorectal Pull-through Jacob Langer Laparoscopic Colon Pull-through David Van Der Zee Laparoscopic Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Keith Georgeson Discussion 3) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
The Internet and Telemedicine in Pediatric Surgery
Chair/Moderator: Mark Wulkan, MD
Objectives: Attendees will learn how telemedicine can be used in their clinical practices. They will identify educational opportunities on the Internet. They will receive instruction in starting a program to promote their clinical practice on the World Wide Web.
A Look To the Future Mark Wulkan, MD Education on the Internet William Hardin, MD Promoting Your Practice on the Internet Peter Natale, MD Telemedicine in Pediatric Surgery Robert Parry, MD Discussion
4) 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Minimally Invasive Pectus Repair
Moderator: Donald Nuss, MD
Objectives: Discuss and review the pathophysiology of pectus excavatum; Discuss and review the conditions associated with pectus excavatum; Discuss and review the indications for surgical intervention; Report the results of the minimally invasive technique for correction of pectus excavatum including outcomes and complications; Discuss recent modifications to the minimally invasive technique for correction of pectus excavatum.
The New Jersey Experience with Minimally Invasive Pectus Repair Ed Doolin, MD The Texas Experience with Minimally Invasive Pectus Repair C. Dale Coln, MD The Wisconsin Experience with Minimally Invasive Pectus Repair John Aiken, MD The Virginia Experience with Minimally Invasive Pectus Repair Donald Nuss, MD Discussion 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Lecture: H. Biemann Othersen, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Medical Director, Professional Staff at MUSC, Medical Director, Children's Hospital, Charleston, SC
5) 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Evidence Based Pediatric Surgery - Is Endoscopic Surgery Really Better?
Chair/Moderator: Klaas Bax, MD
Objectives: This session will address whether endoscopic surgery is truly superior to open surgery.
Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Better or Not? Jean-Stephane Valla, MD The Laparoscopic Approach to the Undescended Testicle: What is the Real Advantage? Ciro Esposito, MD Is Laparoscopic Anti-Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery Superior? Olivier Reinberg, MD Laparoscopic Splenectomy: Is This the Way To Do It? Klaas Bax, MD Minimally Invasive Outcomes Research Craig Albanese, MD Discussion 6) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Round Table Discussion - Starting Up the OR: The Team and The Tools
Chair/Moderator: Steven Rothenberg, MD Perspectives from the anesthesiologist, nurse, and surgeon will be presented. Instrumentation will be discussed, as well as relationships with industry..