to the 2015 Agenda - Chicago Colorectal Symposium

3rd Annual Chicago Colorectal Symposium
Saturday, March 21 – Sunday, March 22, 2015
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Providing Continuing Medical Education Programs with Maintenance of Certification Credit
The Chicago Colorectal Symposium is designed for general and colorectal surgeons. This program offers both didactic and handson courses and is particularly helpful for the practicing surgeon in need of concise state of the art information and Continuing
Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification/Self Assessment credits. Affiliated staff may also attend.
Saturday, March 21, 2015 - Didactic Program
7:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:55 am
Opening Remarks – Marc Singer, MD
Abcarian Lecture
Abcarian
Lectureship
1:00 pm
Morning Session I. Colon, Rectal, and Anal Cancer
Moderator: Bruce Orkin, MD
8:00 am What do I need to know about FAP, Lynch syndrome,
and other hereditary cancers? Sonia Kupfer, MD
8:15 am Trans-anal resection of rectal cancer: Which tumors,
when, and how? Bruce Orkin, MD
8:30 am Complete clinical response after neoadjuvant therapy
for rectal cancer: Now what? Neil Hyman, MD
8:45 am Robotic surgery for rectal cancer: Is it ready for prime
time? Slawomir Marecik, MD
9:00 am Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus: Management
strategies Per Nilsson, MD
9:15 am
Panel Discussion
Morning Session II. Colon and Rectal Topic Updates
Moderator: Konstantin Umanskiy, MD
10:15 am Management of the challenging perineal wound after
an APR Torbjorn Holm, MD
10:30 am Colonoscopic perforation: Keep calm and carry on, or
is it time to panic? José Cintron, MD
10:45 am Challenging surgical decisions in Crohn’s disease
Scott Strong, MD
Introduction of the Lectureship Marc Singer, MD
Improving outcomes in rectal cancer management The more you know Anders Mellgren, MD, PhD
Afternoon
AfternoonSession
SessionI.I.Anorectal
Anorectal
Moderator: Herand Abcarian, MD
1:30 pm Not all fistulas are created equal: Optimizing outcomes
Marc Singer, MD
1:45 pm
Elevating the treatment of pilonidal disease
Johan Nordenstam, MD
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
Customizing the treatment of hemorrhoids: The
surgical toolbox Marc Brand, MD
Anal intraepithelial neoplasia: Current trends in
management Jennifer Blumetti, MD
Panel Discussion
Afternoon Session II. Functional Disease
Moderator: Anders Mellgren, MD, PhD
3:30 pm Customizing the surgical approach to severe
constipation Anne Marie Boller, MD
3:45 pm New treatment options for fecal incontinence
Dana Hayden, MD
4:00 pm
4:15 pm
Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS): Is it a panacea for fecal
incontinence? Klaus Matzel, MD
What is the role for surgical anal sphincter repair?
Amy Halverson, MD
11:00 am Severe C. Difficile colitis: When to operate and when
not to Michael McGee, MD
4:30 pm
Panel Discussion
11:15 am Perforated diverticulitis: Cut it out or wash it out?
Joseph Muldoon, MD
5:00 pm
Concluding Remarks Marc Singer, MD
11:30 pm Panel Discussion
5:00 - 6:30 pm
CME and MOC: The Rush University Office of Interprofessional
Continuing Education designates this program for a maximum of 10
physician and nursing continuing medical education credits (CME,
CNE). All 10 credits will be eligible for Maintenance of Certification
(MOC)/Self Assessment credit accepted by the American Board of
Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
Sunday,
Sunday, March
March 22,
22, 2015
2015 –– Hands-On
Hands-On Courses
Courses
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register promptly – space is limited
A: Comprehensive Introduction to da Vinci Robotic Surgery
B: Advanced Methods of Transanal Excision – TEM and TAMIS
To register, please visit:
www.ChicagoColorectalSymposium.com
Questions? info@chicagocolorectalsymposium.com
Low registration fees – Residents are free
Reception with Faculty and Sponsors