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GS03
ACS/SAGES/AHPBA Welcome and Assembly: Modern Management of Colon Cancer
This session will present a comprehensive multidisciplinary review of the diagnosis, management, and the science of colon cancer. The world-class panel will discuss the latest in imaging, surgical techniques, and research initiatives for the comprehensive care of the cancer patient. The modern and evolving role of genetic profiling will be discussed, as well as the medical and surgical treatment for advanced and metastatic disease. The role of the current ACOSOG trials will also be presented. (3 CME credits)
Moderator: Frederick L. Greene, MD, FACS, Charlotte, NC
Moderator: Steven D. Wexner, MD, FACS, Weston, FL
GS07
Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecture: Primary Hyperparathyroidism—The Changing Surgical Paradigm
This lecture is named for the Excelsior Surgical Society, a group of 80 medical officers who met for the first time in 1945 at the Excelsior Hotel, Rome, Italy. This lecture also honors Colonel Edward D. Churchill, a famous surgeon and consultant to the U.S. Army in the World War II Italian Theater, who presented the first keynote address at this meeting. (1 CME credit)
Introducer: Mark A. Malangoni, MD, FACS, Cleveland, OH
Introducer: Edward R. Laws, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA
GS08
How to Get Out of Trouble in the OR
Several speakers will address difficult situations encountered in the operating room from the perspective of vascular catastrophes, trauma catastrophes, gastrointestinal catastrophes, and injuries of the biliary tree. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion, in which questions from the audience will be encouraged. (1.5 CME credits)
Moderator: Michael G. Sarr, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN
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