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The First Annual Peter D. Stevens Course on Interventional Innovations in Digestive Care

Dates

Thursday, April 26, 2012 &
Friday, April 27, 2012

Times

Thursday April 26: 6:45AM – 6:00PM
Friday, April 27: 6:45AM – 5:00PM

Location

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Uris Auditorium
1300 York Avenue at 69th Street
New York, NY 10065

Overall Goals

This two day course will inform participants of the latest innovations for the management of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, and will offer a unique opportunity to learn more about the current trends in interventional endoscopic and surgical procedures. Internationally recognized faculty will address issues in current clinical practice, complications and pitfalls of newer technologies, and the evolution of the field. Using a systems-based approach, the format will cover all major areas of digestive care and treatment options. Attendee participation and interaction will be emphasized and facilitated through Q & A sessions, live OR and interactive case presentations, hands-on animal tissue labs and meet the professor break-out sessions.

Learning Objectives

• Understand endoscopic necrosectomy
• Increase knowledge of the latest innovations in minimally invasive techniques in bariatrics
• Review islet cell transplantation in chronic pancreatitis
• Understand the latest surgical approaches to pancreatic cancer
• Review the use of directed radiotherapy for GI cancer
• Learn and discuss the latest in prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis
• Understand and discuss the endoscopic approach/management of surgical complications
• Review the most current advances in pancreatic disorders
• Review NOTES and discuss where we are in 2012
• Understand single port laparoscopy
• Discuss the early diagnosis of esophageal cancer
• Understand IR management of biliary pathology
• Understand palliation of pancreatic-biliary cancer
• Review and discuss the latest advances in colorectal cancer surgery
• Increase knowledge of pediatric laparoscopic surgery
• Understand the use of ablation therapy for bile duct cancer
• Learn the latest advances in endoscopic therapy
• Discuss the current advances in gastric cancer
• Learn the latest ablation techniques for esophageal cancer
• Review the most current pediatric nutrition advances
• Understand advanced endoscopy
• Understand diabetes and the surgical impact of new techniques
• Increase knowledge on optimal screening for biliary cancers
• Understand the latest advances in pediatric gastroenterology
• Review and discuss minimally invasive esophagectomy
• Understand the management of biliary strictures
• Increase knowledge of the usage of interventional echoendoscopy in gastroenterology
• Review and discuss the management of biliary parasitosis
• Increase knowledge of the use of robotics in colorectal surgery

Target Audience

• General and Gastrointestinal Surgeons
• Interventional Endoscopists
• Interventional Gastroenterologists
• Pediatric Gastroenterologists
• Pediatric Surgeons
• Thoracic Surgeons