SLS • MIRA • SRS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING & ENDO EXPO 2012
September 5-8, 2012 • Westin Copley Place • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
When Will Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Replace Almost All Open Surgery?
Keynote Lecture
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 • 11:30am - 12:30pm
This lecture is a review of laparoscopic surgery from its inception to the present day.
Speaker: Camran Nezhat, MD
State of the Art Lectures in Robotic Surgery
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 • 7:30am - 3:30pm
A series of brief presentations by experts in the field will outline the State of the Art in the application of Robotics to the specific field in surgery. These lectures will help the attendee to develop a critical eye and assist them in the adoption of robotics into their practice. Click here for a list of presenters & lectures/topics taking place during this session.
Session Co-Directors: Arnold P. Advincula, MD and Johannes Bonatti, MD
Session Moderators
7:30am-9:30am: Arnold P. Advincula, MD & Johannes Bonatti, MD
10:00am-11:30am: Arnold Byer, MD & Camran Nezhat, MD
12:30pm-2:00pm: Mehran Anvari, MD PhD & Ash Tewari, MD
2:00pm-3:30pm: Ivo A.M.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med & Jacques Hubert, MD
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION:
“Surgery is a Team Sport” - Education for the OR from Surgeon, Nurse, Tech, Anesthesia, Central, etc...How to Run an Efficient, Cost-Effective, Economically Responsible Operating Room!
Thursday, September 6, 2012 • 8:30am-9:45am
Faculty & Presentations:
Jay A. Redan, MD (Director)
Gustavo Stringel, MD MBA (Co-Director)
Nicholas Archer, MD: How Much Money is Needed for a Safe, Cost Effective and Enjoyable Operating Room Environment?
Gregory H. Adkisson, MD: The Operating Room from the Head of the Table: An Anesthesiologist's Perspective
Gustavo Stringel, MD MBA: Quality Measures in the Operating Room. What Insurance Companies Want to Know About You and Your Team...How Are Outcomes Measured?
Jay A. Redan, MD: The Surgeon as the Captain of the Ship, What is Needed to Stay Afloat
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION:
Single Access and Minimizing Ports: Multidisciplinary Town Hall Challenge/Debate
Thursday, September 6, 2012 • 10:30am-11:30am
Faculty & Presentations:
Maurice K. Chung, RPh MD (Director)
William E. Kelley, Jr., MD (Co-Director)
James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD: Traditional Laparoscopy
Gustavo L. Carvalho, MD PhD: Mini Laparoscopy
David W. Rattner, MD: NOTES
Kevin J.E. Stepp, MD: Single Port
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION:
I Could Use a Robot - But Should I? Who, When, and Where
Jointly with the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) and the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS)
Thursday, September 6, 2012 • 11:30am-12:30pm
Faculty & Presentations:
Howard N. Winfield, MD (Director)
Arnold P. Advincula, MD (Co-Director)
Ivo A.M.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med (Co-Director)
Howard N. Winfield, MD: Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Is It Better Than the Laparoscopic or Open Surgical Approach?
Arnold P. Advincula, MD: Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy is Really Just Open Surgery in Disguise
Ivo A.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med: Is Robotic-Assisted Fundoplication Overkill?
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION
The Changing Face of Healthcare for Surgeons...Work Time Directives
Friday, September 7, 2012 • 7:40am-8:40am
Faculty:
Richard M. Satava, MD (Director)
Stephen M. Kavic, MD (Co-Director)
Oscar Traynor, Prof: The European Perspective and Current Trends Within the European Union
Richard K. Reznick, MD MEd: Current Threats to Surgical Training Require Radical Thinking
James C. Hebert, MD: United States Experience and Coping Strategies for the 80 Hour Week
SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Do You Help Students/Residents Become Better Learners? There May Be Nothing You Do As A Teacher That Is More Important!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 • 4:00pm-5:00pm
This workshop is offered free of charge to all conference attendees. Space is limited - Sign-up is required.
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Presented by:
Hilliard Jason, MD EdD
Jane Westberg, PhD
2nd Robotic Olympic Games Finals
Friday, September 7, 2012 • 9:25am-10:10am
Director:
Jacques Hubert, MD
Moderators:
Arnold P. Advincula, MD
Richard M. Satava, MD
Paul Alan Wetter, MD
Video Session: Surgical Surprises
Friday, September 7, 2012 • 10:10am-11:40am
In this unusual video format, a multispecialty panel of invited experts shows you the finer points of their techniques and will invoke their specialty backgrounds in discussing surgical accidents, mishaps, and surprises with attention given to lessons learned and appropriate action/reaction.
Charles H. Koh, MD (Director)
Gustavo Stringel, MD MBA (Co-Director)
Panel:
Maurice K. Chung, RPh MD
Michel Gagner, MD
Michael S. Kavic, MD
William E. Kelley, Jr., MD
Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD MBA
Liselotte Mettler, Prof Dr Med
Farr Nezhat, MD
Joseph B. Petelin, MD
Jay A. Redan, MD
James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD
Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS): Overview and Results of First Two Consensus Conferences
Friday, September 7, 2012 • 1:45pm-5:30pm
The objective of this session is to describe the development process of the FRS curriculum and document results of the project to date.
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Faculty:
Richard M. Satava, MD
Roger Smith, PhD MBA
Multidisciplinary Plenary Sessions • State of the Art Lectures/Robotic Surgery • Special Workshop on Learning • Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery Session • Register Online • Conference • Website • Pre-Conference Master's Classes • Preliminary Program • Download a Conference Brochure (PDF) • Make Your Hotel Reservations
