2008 ANNUAL MEETING

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SCIENTIFIC PROGAM

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008
7:15 am Call to Order
  Shauna Williams, MD, President, Boise, ID
Arden Morris, MD, Program Chairman, Ann Arbor, MI
Kim Lu, MD, Local Arrangements, Portland, OR
   
SCIENTIFIC SESSION I - IBD, TRAUM, OTHER BENIGN DISEASE
Moderator: M. Shane McNevin, MD, Spokane, WA
(7:30 - 9:45 am)
   
7:30 am Myth Busting and the Bowel Prep Trials
  M Stamos, Irivne CA
7:45 am Management of Rectal Injuries in Patients Returning from War
  S Gillern, J Nelson, Washington DC
8:00 am Stoma Closure Rates and Complications in Patients Injured in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom
  J Nelson, Washington, DC
8:15 am Treatment of Surgical Wound Infections: Results of a Survey
  B Hunt, R Kratz, R Billingham, Seattle WA
8:30 am Small Bowel C. Difficile Enteritis Following Colectomy
  W Causey, S Steele, Tacoma WA
8:45 am Quality Of Life in Patients with Mild, Moderate, and Fulminant Ulcerative Colitis Before and After Colectomy
  A Morris, A Waljee, J Waljee, P Higgins, Ann Arbor MI

9:00 am
INVITED LECTURER

Peter Higgins, MD, PhD, Ann Arbor, MI

“OPTIMIZING IBD MEDICATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER COLORECTAL SURGERY: MINIMIZING COMPLICATIONS AND DISEASE RECURRENCE”


9:45 am REFRESHMENTS AND EXHIBITS
   
SCIENTIFIC SESSION II - CANCER
Moderator: Mark Whiteford, MD, Portland, OR
(10:15 - 12:15 PM)
   
10:15 am Adenocarcinoma Of The Perianal Region: Evaluation And Management
  R Yavrouian, P Tuxen, French Camp CA
10:30 am Local Excision for T1/T2 Rectal Cancer- Results From A National Study
  H Nelson, N You, Rochester MN
10:45 am Surgical Management of Giant Adenomas of the Rectum (video)
  S Oommen, Walnut Creek CA
11:00 am Unresectable Colorectal Cancer: 52% Survival Using A Multimodality Approach
  H Nelson, Rochester MN
11:15 am EGFR Gene Amplification and KRAS Genotype Predict Response to Cetuximab plus Bevacizumab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
  S Khan, D Herzig, Portland OR

11:30 am
INVITED LECTURER

Kevin G. Billingsley, MD, Portland, OR

“EVOLVING MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASES"


12:15 pm Executive Meeting (by invitation only) (Cascade Bay Grill)
   
1:30 pm Whale Watching Tour (Marina)
   
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008
   
7:15 Welcome and announcements
   
SCIENTIFIC SESSION III - ANORECTAL & PELVIC FLOOR
Moderator – Rick Billingham, MD, Seattle, WA
(7:30 - 9:00 am)
   
7:30 am The Anal Fistula Plug Repair: How Good is it?
  Y Chiu, San Francisco CA
7:45 am Surgical Hemorrhoidectomy with Energy Devices: Is There Really a Difference?
  M Egan, R Kratz, R Billingham, Seattle WA
8:00 am Presacral Chordoma - Case Presentation in an Adolescent
  G Lees, G Porter, Edmonton, Alberta
8:15 am Outcomes of the Anal Fistula Plug for Repair of Transphincteric Fistula in Ano
  A Juviler, S McNevin, Spokane WA
8:30 am Utility of Transvaginal Prosthetic Mesh Pelvic Floor Reconstruction
  S McNevin, Adam Juviler, Spokane WA
8:45 am Defecation Dysfunction and Pelvic Floor Prolapse
  P Lee, Portland OR

9:00 am EUGENE SULLIVAN MEMORIAL LECTURE

Peter Ubel, MD, MPH, Ann Arbor, MI

“MIS-IMAGINING THE UNIMAGINABLE: PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF COLOSTOMY”


9:45 am REFRESHMENTS & EXHIBITS
   
SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV - POLICY & PRACTICE ISSUES
Moderator – Heidi Nelson, MD, Rochester, MN
(10:15 - 11:30 am)
   
10:15 am Postoperative Surveillance for Early Stage Colon Cancer-Data from the COST Trial
  L Tsikitis, Rochester MN
10:30 am Geographic Disparities in Treatment of Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients
  D Herzig, Portland OR
10:45 am Race Does Not Impact Colorectal Cancer Treatment or Outcomes With Equal Access
  W Causey, S Steele, Tacoma WA
11:00 am Trends in Laparoscopic Versus Open Colectomy: Findings from the National Inpatient Sample
  M Morris, D Herzig, Portland, OR
11:15 am Development and Implementation of a Simulation Program for Endoscopy Training During Surgical Residency
  D Cho, D Herzig, Portland OR

11:30 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Michael J. Stamos, MD, Irivne CA

"NOTES: HYPE OR REALITY?"


   

12:30 pm LUNCH/INVITED LECTURER

Richard Billingham, MD, Seattle, WA

"NEW OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF POST OPERATIVE ILEUS"

Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline


   
6:00 pm Annual Reception/Dinner (Eagle Vista Lawn)
6:00 pm Kids Dinner and Activities (Orcas Dining Room)
   
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008
 
7:30 am Business Meeting
   
8:00 am Report From The ASCRS Traveling Fellow: What I Did On My Summer Vacation
  M Whiteford, Portland OR

8:15 am PARVIZ KAMANGER LECTURE

William Whiteford, JD, Baltimore, MD

“BETTER PATIENT CARE THROUGH CARING ABOUT PATIENTS”


10:15 am PANEL DISCUSSION
  K Deveney, Portland, OR
Y Chiu, San Francisco CA
R Billingham, Seattle WA
M Stamos, Irvine CA
   
9:45 am REFRESHMENTS AND EXHIBITS
   
10:15 am

DIFFICULT CASES

  Moderators: Karen Deveney, MD, Portland OR and Robert Hoellrich, Grants Pass, OR
   
11:30 am Adjourn