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SAGES Lunches
Saturday, April 3, 2004
SAGES will offer three educational lunches on Saturday from 12:30 - 2:00 PM. Please register for these lunches using the registration form. Tickets will be required at the door for each lunch.
Educator’s Lunch
SAGES Fundamentals in Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS): Conception, Validation, and Distribution
Lunch Course Chair: Gerald M. Fried, MD
Description:
The SAGES Program Fundamentals in Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) has been designed to teach and assess the knowledge, judgment, and skills fundamental to the practice of basic laparoscopic surgery. This program will review the evolution of the FLS Program from its conception to its current state as a validated educational product.
Objectives:
- To describe the vision and specific goals of the FLS Program
- To present in detail the process of developing the educational content for the program and ensuring that the material comprised the breadth of material fundamental to the practice of laparoscopic surgery
- To review the data and process required to validate FLS as a high-stakes assessment tool
- To describe the perspective of the American College of Surgeons regarding FLS as a paradigm for the introduction of innovative technology into clinical practice
| Program: | Faculty: | |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 - 12:45 PM | Course Welcome and Introduction |
Gerald Fried, MD |
| 12:45 - 12:55 PM | FLS: The Vision |
Nathaniel J. Soper, MD |
| 12:55 - 1:05 PM | Development of the didactic component |
Lee Swanstrom, MD |
| 1:05 - 1:15 PM | Development of the skills component |
Gerald Fried, MD |
| 1:15 - 1:30 PM | The Process of validation of FLS as a high stakes evaluation
tool |
Karen Hoffman, Ph.D. |
| 1:30 - 1:45 PM | FLS: The perspective from the American College of Surgeons |
Ajit Sachdeva, MD |
| 1:45 - 2:00 PM | Discussion | |
Technology Lunch
Robots: After the Honeymoon is Over
Lunch Course Chair: Patrick Reardon, MD
Description & Objectives:
Where Do Robots Add Value: At the conclusion
of this lecture, the participants will be able to discuss specific technical
aspects of surgery which are enhanced by robots, including ways that the
surgeon can visualize better, become more effective or
faster
or safer, etc. This lecture
will not address specific cases, but will focus on skills and details.
Extensive video footage will be included in this lecture.
What Operations Are Made Better: At the conclusion of this lecture, the participants will gain an understanding of the types of cases that should be considered for use of the robot. Participants will be able to discuss those procedures that have been shown to be feasible versus those procedures where improved outcomes or surgeon benefit have been demonstrated. Reference will be made to scientific studies performed on this topic.
Should My Hospital Buy a Robot: At the conclusion of this lecture, the participants will be able to analyze in detail the financial aspects of purchasing a robot, including the total cost of such a purchase. The participants will also be able to discuss decision-making criteria such as cost versus patient safety.
| Program: | Faculty: | |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 - 12:45 PM | Course Welcome and Introduction |
Patrick Reardon, MD |
| 12:45 - 1:05 PM | Where do robots actually “add value” to
the practice
of surgery? |
Scott Melvin, MD |
| 1:05 - 1:25 PM | What operations in what fields are actually made better
for the patient or the surgeon through the utilization of robots? |
Mark Talamini, MD |
| 1:25 - 1:45 PM | Should my hospital buy a robot? |
Steven Schwaitzberg, MD |
| 1:45 - 2:00 PM | Discussion | |
Pediatric Lunch
Ileo-Colic Disease in Young Adults -- Congenital Defects to Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Do We Do As Well As We Think?
Lunch Course Chair: Steve Rothenberg, MD
Description:
This panel will discuss new treatment options in neonatal problems including imperforate anus and Hirschsprung's disease. The long term consequences of these diseases will also be discussed along with management issues for the young adult. Issues of Inflammatory bowel disease in the adolescent will also be discussed.
Objectives:
(1) Understand new minimally invasive surgical therapies for
the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease and Imperforate anus.
(2) Discuss issues in long term management of these patients in adolescents
and young adults.
(3) Evaluate new minimally invasive treatments in Inflammatory bowel disease
in adolescents.
| Program: | Faculty: | |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 - 12:45 PM | Lunch Course Welcome and Introduction |
Steven Rothenberg, MD |
| 12:45 - 1:00 PM | Current status of the treatment of Hirschsprung’s
disease
and Imperforate anus – why we need minimally invasive operations |
Keith Georgeson, MD |
| 1:00 - 1:15 PM | Chronic constipation in the adolescent; surgical treatment
options |
Michael Caty, MD |
| 1:15 - 1:30 PM | Laparoscopic treatment of isolated ileal strictures in Crohn’s disease |
Steven Rothenberg, MD |
| 1:30 - 1:45 PM | Total colectomy (Laparoscopic) in the adolescent with Ulcerative colitis: To pouch or not to pouch |
Craig Albanese, MD |
| 1:45 - 2:00 PM | Discussion | |
For more information, please contact SAGES
Phone (310) 437-0544, ext. 108
Fax (310) 437-0585
Email: registration@sages.org
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