SAGES 2003 Postgraduate Courses

Registration note: You may choose to register for the SAGES PG Courses individually. Or, if you wish, you may register for the SAGES Postgraduate Course “Superpass”. The Superpass will allow you to attend any portion of the three Thursday Didatic Postgraduate Courses. You will receive syllabii for all three courses.

The Courses included in the Superpass are:

Re-Operative Laparoscopic Surgery (PG Course III)

Bariatric Surgery in the Adolescent Patient (PG Course IV)

Optimal Management of the Morbidly Obese Patient (Appropriateness Conference)

SAGES Postgraduate Course I

Laparoscopic Hernia

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Duration of Course: Half Day

Course Chair: Adrian Park, MD, Course Co-Chair: George Ferzli, MD

Course Description:

This course will focus on the management of abdominal wall hernias, common and often challenging problems facing all surgeons. Leading authorities will review relevant anatomy, discuss treatment options for inguinal and ventral hernias and provide an update on new and emergency herniorrhaphy techniques. An overview of the surgeons’ expanding choice of bio-materials (mesh) and methods of mesh fixation will also be presented. Perioperative clinical issues and outcomes, risks and potential complications associated with various herniorrhaphy techniques will be reviewed.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to

• Review inguinal & ventral hernia
• Review different techniques of open and laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy and related clinical outcomes.
• Gain an understanding of indications for inguinal herniorrhaphy and when hernia repair may not be indicated.
• Review conventional techniques of ventral hernia repair and reported outcomes.
• Understand new techniques of laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy and clinical outcomes.
• Be able to recognize issues in patient selection and choice of techniques for ventral herniorrhaphy as well as recognition & avoidance of potential complications.
• Review expanding options in biomaterial (mesh) selection.

SAGES gratefully acknowledges generous educational grants in support of this course from: Sofradim Corporation • W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

SAGES Postgraduate Course II

Surgeons In The Digital Age 2003

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Duration of Course: Half Day

Course Chair: Steven Schwaitzberg, MD

Course Co-Chairs: Daniel Herron, MD, Alex Gandsas, MD

In Room Instructor: Ross McMahon

Course Description:

By request, SAGES has brought back the very popular and award winning digital video editing workshop that has been updated for the latest developments in technology. In addition to hands-on opportunities to edit and produce digital video at customized computer stations, we will explore a variety of the latest ways to manipulate and capture the operating room video signal including direct DVD capture and streaming video. Once captured - editing, titling, transitioning, adding audio not to mention a few special effects will be demonstrated so that tape, CD, DVD or Web based material can be produced. Mastering these skills will aid in the production and creation of superior medical educational materials for patients and colleagues.

Registration for this course is limited to 40 participants.

Objectives:

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Demonstrate a working knowledge as to how the video signal used to perform laparoscopic surgical procedures is transferred to a variety of digital formats (e.g. CD, DVD, digital tape) for the purposes of creating materials that could be used for electronic medical records, patient education, formal presentation at medical meetings, website presentation for patient or physician education, and archival needs.
• Manipulate the acquired digitized video material for the purposes above by methods utilizing skills such as editing, titling, transitions, annotation with audio, addition of still photography and selected special effects to create effective medical educational materials.
• Produce output of the acquired and manipulated digital material for specific needs in the medical educational arena including videotape, web based media files, CD ROM and DVD.

Part One: Capturing the Signal

A. Laparoscopic video captured to:

• DV tape
• DVD
• Streaming video

B. DV tape and DVD to computer

Part Two: Editing the Video

A. Edits
B. Titles
C. Transitions
D. Audio
E. Special Effects

Part Three: Producing the Final Product

A. Tape
B. CD/DVD
C. Web based video
D. Streaming Video

SAGES gratefully acknowledges generous educational grants in support of this course from: Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. • Olympus America • Stryker Endoscopy

SAGES Postgraduate Course III

Re-Operative Laparoscopic Surgery

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Time: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Duration of Course: Full Day

Course Chair: Mark Talamini, MD

Co-Chair: Michael Holzman, MD

Course Description:

When faced with a patient requesting minimally invasive surgery, how is your approach different when the abdomen is criss-crossed with old incisions? What about when there are multiple port sites from previous minimally invasive surgery? How do you decide whether to attempt re-operative laparoscopic surgery? And if you do, are the rules different? Are there unique technical tricks? Are the indications for conversion to an open procedure different? This course is designed to provide expert advice and experience regarding this increasingly common clinical challenge. The presentations will be practical, peppered with clinical cases, with ample opportunity for discussion and questions. You will return to your practice with a framework to help you make the important clinical judgements required for re-operative minimally invasive surgery.

Objectives:

• To equip attendees to manage re-operative minimally invasive clinical situations.
• Review the breadth of laparoscopic surgery within the context of re-operative surgery.
• To communicate principles common to multiple types of re-operative laparoscopic surgery.
• To provide important technical details regarding safe re-operative laparoscopic surgery.
• To provide a review and framework to assist attendees in their approach to re-operative minimally invasive clinical situations.

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this course from Aesculap.

SAGES/IPEG Postgraduate Course IV

Bariatric Surgery in the Adolescent Patient

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Time: 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Duration of Course: Half Day

Course Co-Chairs: Philip Schauer, MD (SAGES), Steven Rothenberg, MD (IPEG)

Course Description:

This course will focus on the emerging field of minimally invasive bariatric surgery and its role in the adolescent patient. The speakers will focus on how to evaluate the adolescent patient, and how to establish a bariatric program. Technical issues involved will also be addressed, including, “What is the most appropriate operation in the adolescent?” This course will attempt to answer “If” and “How” minimally invasive bariatric surgery should be practiced in the adolescent patient.

Who should attend:

Pediatric and general surgeons interested in bariatric surgery; specifically in the adolescent patient.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to

• Define the etology of obesity in children;
• Discuss the arguments about whether bariatric surgery is appropriate for adolescents;
• Construct a task list on how to set up a bariatric program;
• Differentiate the technical issues between the adolescent and the adult patient;
• Understand the current outcomes of the different procedures.

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this course from Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.

Appropriateness Conference:

Optimal Management of the Morbidly Obese Patient

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Duration of Course: Half Day

Course Co-Chairs: John Hunter, MD and Daniel Jones, MD

Literature Review: Benjamin Schneider, MD; Craig Chang, MD; Leo Villegas, MD

Course Description:

Less formal than the traditional Consensus Forum, an Appropriateness Conference is evidence based and still results in an expert opinion based recommendation on a given topic. Appropriateness in health care services and especially on one specific given topic like laparoscopic surgery has not often been the subject of meetings and workshops, since it is often just assumed that services delivered are “appropriate” until proven otherwise. In view of recent discussions on cost-effectiveness, quality of care and rationing, however, the “appropriateness” of the health care delivered has become a key issue.

Our goal is to encourage the exchange of national and international information and knowledge on the meaning of appropriateness, and the methods of identifying appropriate and inappropriate treatments in the domain of laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Obesity surgery is growing in popularity and frequency. While data supports health benefits, insurance companies are slow to reimburse. We will discuss which procedure is most appropriate for obesity, when to convert from laparoscopy to open, and the ethics of whether insurance should pay.

The results of the Appropriateness Conference will be published in Surgical Endoscopy following the meeting.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Determine the appropriate indications for gastric bypass, banded gastroplasty, laparoscopic adjustable band, duodenal switch.
• Determine which procedures are still investigational with an unacceptable complication rate.
• Determine whether health benefits justify mandatory insurance coverage for open and laparoscopic obesity surgery.

Invited Panelists (tentative):

Daniel Jones, MD (Panel Moderator)

Abe Fingerhut, MD (Previous Appropriateness Course Chair)

James Rosser, MD (LRYGB patient)

Alan Wittgrove, MD (Representative from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery)

Jack Rowe, MD (CEO, Aetna)

Bruce Schirmer, MD (SAGES President & Bariatric Surgeon)

Frank Moody, MD

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this course from Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.

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