Industry Education Night

Thursday, March 13, 2003

These courses have not been planned by SAGES and therefore are not accredited by SAGES.

The following industry education events will begin immediately following the conclusion of the Thursday afternoon sessions
(approximately 5:00 PM.)

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

welcomes you to an evening seminar entitled “Managing Challenging Gastric Bypass Cases.” Dr. Alan Wittgrove will serve as moderator for
a panel of key bariatric laparoscopic thought leaders which will review complex and challenging gastric bypass cases.

The program will last approximately two hours.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Fleet Pharmaceuticals

invites you to attend a symposium entitled: “Prep School: Optimizing Bowel Preparation” featuring the following speakers:

David Balaban, MD

Charlottesville Gastroenterology

Will Harlan, III, MD

Asheville Gastroenterology Associates, PA

Patricia Raymond, MD, FACP. FACG

Gastroenterology Associates of Tidewater

Stephen Vanner, Msc, MD, FRCPC

Hotel Dieu Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Inamed Health

welcomes you to join them for a symposium on “Advances in Obesity Treatment with the LAP-BAND System: A Paradigm Shift.”

A fundamental transition is occurring in bariatric surgery with the introduction of the BioEnterics® LAP-BAND® System. This program will include a panel of surgeons and physicians discussing how this new, less invasive surgical option impacts the general approach to weight-loss surgery
in terms of patient acceptability, complications and risks, effectiveness and outcomes benefits. Faculty to be announced.

Refreshments will be served.

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