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Clinical Congress 2025

Which Clinical Congress 2025 Sessions Were Most Popular?

November 18, 2025

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Clinical Congress 2025 brought together more than 11,000 surgeons and members of the surgical team—in person and virtually—to exchange ideas that advance surgical practice. 

The program offered more than 2,800 presentations that appealed to surgeons and trainees at all career stages, blending clinical content, skills training, leadership development, and scientific discovery.

The 10 most popular sessions (ranked by in-person attendance) follow, along with links you can use to watch the sessions via the on-demand platform. 

  1. Unique Challenges During Hernia Surgery
  2. Not Your Usual Appendicitis: Managing the Inflamed Appendix in Unusual Situations
  3. Controversies in the Management of Diverticulitis
  4. Using ChatGPT and AI for Beginners
  5. Scudder Oration on Trauma: Optimizing Strategies to Improve Trauma and Burn Care for US Children
  6. Mesh Options in Hernia Repair—Categories, Consequences, and Controversy
  7. Cholecystitis, Cholangitis, and Contemporary Management of the Common Bile Duct
  8. Evidence-Based Approach to Patients with Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  9. Challenges in the Management of Colon Cancer
  10. (Tied) Management of Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgical Emergencies and Ten Hot Topics in General Surgery

Clinical Congress 2025 attendees and those who registered for virtual access can watch the on-demand library content through the virtual platform. 

If you have not yet registered, register now.

The opportunity to claim continuing medical education credits is available on the platform until February 23, 2026.

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