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To emphasize its strong commitment to and support of general surgery, the American College of Surgeons devotes its annual Spring Meeting to the interests and needs of the practicing general surgeon. The objective of the Spring Meeting is to provide practicing surgeons with the knowledge and skills necessary to enhance the care of their surgical patients. The American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) will sponsor a joint Welcome and Assembly, "Modern Management of Colon Cancer," on Saturday, April 16. ACS, SAGES, and AHPBA are cosponsoring this session as part of the "2005 Surgical Spring Week" and are holding their respective meetings in a back-to-back format at the same location. Responding to the needs of general surgeons, this new format provides an opportunity for participants to attend three superb surgical meetings and view more diverse commercial exhibits cost-effectively within one trip. The SAGES meeting dates are April 13–16, AHPBA will convene April 14–17, and the ACS Spring Meeting occurs April 16–19. Participants can register for each meeting at each organization's respective Web site. The Advisory Council for General Surgery has planned a program for the Spring Meeting that will be of interest to all general surgeons. The 2005 Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecture, "Primary Hyperparathyroidism: The Changing Surgical Paradigm," will be delivered on Sunday, April 17, by Jon A. van Heerden, MB, FACS, FRCSC, FRCS (Edin)(Hon). A number of skills-oriented and didactic postgraduate courses are scheduled over the four days, including Breast Ultrasound; Contemporary Bariatric Surgery 2005; Vascular Surgery; Minimal Access Surgery; Breast Imaging for the General Surgeon; Charting a Sound Course for Surgical Practices: A Course in Practice Management for Surgeons by Surgeons; Multidisciplinary Approaches to Multisystem Trauma: Issues and Priorities; Mobile and Wireless Computing: Practical Applications; and Mastering Surgical and Office-Based Coding. General Session highlights include Current Treatment of Pancreatic Necrosis; Management of Catastrophic Injuries; Ablative Options for Breast Cancer; and Making the Operating Room As Safe As the Cockpit. Sunday's program will highlight several programs for residents, including Clinical Abstract Presentations by Residents; Spectacular Cases from Residents; and Surgical Jeopardy. Make plans now to attend this important meeting. Information regarding the general sessions, postgraduate courses, and registration is now posted online. Online registration is now available on the ACS Web site.
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