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Friday, February 8, 2008

Morning

6:45
Registration /Continental Breakfast /Exhibitors
7:45
Welcome and Overview:
Session I Moderator: Peter Cataldo, MD
8:00
Screening- Virtual or Optical?
Eugene Burbige, MD
8:20
Management of the Malignant Colorectal Polyp - Are we Over treating?
Richard Billingham, MD
8:40
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes- What a Clinician Should Know
José Guillem, MD
9:00
Imaging in Colorectal Cancer
Robert Schick, MD
  • CT scanning in identification of the liver metastases
  • Pelvic MRI in staging rectal cancer
  • PET scanning in staging & follow-up for colorectal cancer
9:25
Role of Endo Rectal Ultrasound (ERUS) in Staging Rectal Cancer
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD
9:40
Panel Discussion
10:05
Break and Refreshments
Session II Moderator: Rick Billingham, MD
10:20
Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer - Beyond the Learning Curve
John Pemberton, MD
10:40
Joint Venture between Surgeons and Pathologists
  • Surgeon's role Samuel Oommen, MD
  • Methods Used in Improving the Lymph Node Harvest Jeff Curtis, MD
  • Assessing the Quality of Resection (TME) and Circumferential Resection Margins (CRM) in Rectal CancerNader Shihabi, MD
11:25
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) - Too Much Trouble or Real Patient Benefits?
Roy Soetikno, MD
11:45
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) - Less is better!
Peter Cataldo, MD
12:05
Panel Discussion
12:30
Lunch

Afternoon

Session III Moderator: Bert O'Neil, MD
1:30
Emerging Trends in Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
Bert O'Neil, MD
1:55
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation - A New Standard in the Local Control of Rectal Cancer.
José Guillem, MD
2:15
Improving Oncological and Quality of life Outcomes in Rectal Cancer
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD
2:40
Liver Directed Treatment Strategies for Metastastic Colorectal Cancer - There is Hope!
Horacio Asbun, MD
3:00
Panel Discussion
3:20
Break and Refreshments
Session IV Moderator: Jos&eactue; Guillem, MD
3:35
Challenging Presentations in Colorectal Cancer
  • Transverse Colon Cancer- How Much to Resect? Brian McGuinness, MD
  • Obstructing Cancer of the Colon- To Stent or Not to Stent! Roy Soetikno, MD
  • Management of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis John Pemberton, MD
4:20
Care Trails and Fast Track Surgery in the management of Colorectal Cancer
Richard Billingham, MD
4:35
Panel Discussion
4:55
Closing Remarks and Evaluations
5:00
Meeting Adjourns

Evening

5:15 - 7:00
Reception - Walnut Creek Marriott


Morning

Saturday, February 9, 2008

6:15
Registration /Continental Breakfast/Exhibitors
Session I Moderator: Michael McCue, MD
7:15
Live Surgical Telecast
Samuel Oommen, MD, Ran Kim, MD
9:00
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) - Indications, Technique and Results
Peter Cataldo, MD
Discussion
9:25
Laparoscopic Right Colectomy (video case review)
John Pemberton, MD
Discussion
9:40
Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy Techniques
Michael McCue, MD
10:00
Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection (video case review)
Michael McCue, MD
Discussion
10:10
Break and Refreshments
Session II Moderator: John Pemberton, MD
10:25
Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy (video case review)
Ran Kim, MD
Discussion
10:40
Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
Laurence Yee, MD
Discussion
10:55
Laparoscopic Nerve Sparing Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) with Sphincter Preservation for Locally Advanced Distal Rectal Cancer (video case review)
Samuel Oommen, MD
Discussion
11:10
Closing Remarks and Evaluation
11:15
Adjourn
11:45
Departure to the Lab

Afternoon

Session III Moderator: Samuel Oommen, MD
12:45
Lab Overview
1:00
Cadaver Lab
Samuel Oommen, MD; Michael McCue, MD; Laurence Yee, MD; Ran Kim, MD; Brian McGuinness, MD
  • Laparoscopic Right Colectomy
  • Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
4:00
Evaluations
4:15
Depart for Hotel/Airport

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