| SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 16, 2008 |
| 8:00 - 8:45 am |
President's
Address: “The Surgeon: A Changing
Profile” Bruce Stabile,
MD |
| Introduced by Vice-President,
Christian de Virgillo, MD |
| 8:45 - 9:00 am |
Introduction of New Members |
| 9:00 - 10:20 am |
Scientfic Session I |
| 1. |
Risk
Factors for Recurrence After Repair of Enterocutaneous
Fistula |
| 2. |
Death
After Colectomy: It’s Later Than We Think |
| 3. |
Are
Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy Outcomes in the
General Population as Good as in the COST Trial?
Analysis of 11,038 Patients |
| 10:20–10:40 am |
BREAK |
| 10:40 am–12:00
noon |
Scientific Session II |
| 4. |
Combination
of Microsatellite Instability and Lymphocytic
Infiltrate as a Prognostic Indicator in Colon
Cancer |
| 5. |
Primary
Colorectal Tumor Characteristics as Predictors
of Occult Nodal Metastasis in a Prospective Multicenter
Trial |
| 6. |
Better
Surgery or Better Staging: Quantitating the Impact
of Stage Migration on Outcome in Node-Negative
Colorectal Cancer |
| 7. |
Biomarkers
of Adrenocortical Carcinoma by Gene Expression
Profiling |
| 1:30–2:30
pm |
Scientific Session III |
| 8. |
Are
Octogenarians at High Risk for Carotid Endarterectomy? |
| 9. |
The
Effects of Clopidogrel on Traumatic Brain-Injured
Patients |
| 2:30 -
4:00 pm |
Scientific Session IV |
| |
Panel/Surgical
Education: An Evolving Paradigm
Moderator: Karen Deveney, MD |
| 10. |
Decreased
Bile Duct Injury Rate During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
in the 80-Hour Resident Workweek Era |
| 11. |
360-Degree
Evaluation of Preclerkship Medical Students in
the Operating Room |
| 12. |
Effective
Laboratory-Based Instruction of Skin Closure
and Hand- Sewn Bowel Anastomosis for Junior Surgical
Residents |
| 13. |
Surgical
Training and Global Health: Results of a Four-Year
Partnership With a Surgical Training Program
in a Low-Income Country |
| 4:20–6:00 pm |
Poster Session A |
| |
Trauma/Vascular/General
Surgery
Moderator: Geoffrey Stiles, MD |
| 1A |
Initial
Experience With the Laparascopic Staged Roux-en-Y
Gastric Bypass for the Treatment of Super-Super
Obesity |
| 2A |
The
Use of a Spring-Loaded Silo for the Treatment
of Infants with Gastroschisis |
| 3A |
Does
Insurance Status Matter at a Public Level 1 Trauma
Center? |
| 4A |
Does
Overnight Birth Time Influence Surgical Management
or Outcome in Neonates with Gastroschisis? |
| 5A |
Deep
Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in 1,098
Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center
Experience |
| 6A |
Portal
and Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis After Laparoscopic
Surgery |
| 7A |
Stoma
Closure and Wound Infection Rates: Does the Method
of Closure Matter? |
| 8A |
Safety
and Accuracy of Laparoscopy in Trauma: Results
From a National Database |
| 9A |
Predicting
Strangulated Small-Bowel Obstruction: An Old
Problem Revisited |
| 10A |
Efficiency
and Value of a Surgical Hospitalist Program |
| |
Poster Session B |
| |
Oncology/Teaching/Education
Moderator: John Vetto, MD |
| 1B |
The
Microstaging of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies
Is Not Clearly Associated With Overall Survival
or Recurrence-Free Survival in Breast Cancer |
| 2B |
Cystic
Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Results of 123 Cases |
| 3B |
Increasing
Death Rates in Cholangiocarcinoma: Can Surgery
Change the Trend? |
| 4B |
Is
Screening for Hepatocellular Cancer Necessary? |
| 5B |
Frequency
Changes of Stem/Progenitor Cell Markers Between
Normal and Malignant Human Breast Cells |
| 6B |
Benefit
of Adjuvant Treatment in Patients Undergoing
Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer |
| 7B |
Primary
Tumor Characteristics Are Associated With Surgical
Outcomes After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Cancer
Metastases |
| 8B |
Clinical
Utility of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging for
Evaluating Disease Extent in the Newly Diagnosed
Breast Cancer Patient |
| 9B |
Jaundice
and High-Grade Dysplasia Predict Malignancy in
Ampullary Tumors: A Multivariate Analysis |
| 10B |
Implementation
of a Preoperative Briefing Protocol Improves
Operating Room Teamwork at a Rural Community
Hospital |
|
|
| SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 17, 2008 |
| 7:30–8:45
am |
President’s
Forum: “The Future of Surgery in the
Health Care Revolution” |
| 7:30–7:45
am |
Moderator: Thomas Russell, Executive
Director, American College of Surgeons
“Health Care Reform: The
Role of the American College of Surgeons” |
| 7:45–8:00
am |
William G. Plested III, President,
American Medical Association
“What Surgeons Deserve
and What They Can Expect From the Revolution
in Health Care Financing” |
| 8:00–8:15
am |
Frank R. Lewis, Jr., Executive Director,
American Board of Surgery
“Maintenance of Certification:
Evolving Aproaches to the Assessment of Surgical
Competence” |
| 8:15–8:30
am |
Haile Debas, Executive Director,
Global Health Science, and Dean Emeritus, UCSF
School of Medicine
“New Approaches to Surgical
Education from the Global Perspective” |
PCSA gratefully acknowledges Covidien
for its support of this program
|
| 9:00–10:30
am |
Scientific
Session V (Residents’ Forum) |
| 14. |
Tumor
Markers (ER/PR/HER2) as Predictors of the Response
to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer |
| 15. |
Hemolysis:
An Achilles Heel of Intraoperative Parathyroid
Hormone (IOPTH) Measurement? |
| 16. |
Definitive
Risk Factors for Anastomotic Leak in Open Elective
Colon Resection |
| 17. |
The Use
of Leukoreduced Blood Does Not Reduce Infection,
Organ Failure, or Mortality Following Trauma |
PCSA gratefully acknowledges W.L. Gore
for its support of this program
|
| 10:30–10:50
am |
BREAK |
| 10:50–11:10
am |
Historical Vignette
“Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus” by
Roger Alberty |
| 11:10 am–12:30
pm |
Scientific
Session VI |
| 18. |
Villous
Adenoma of the Rectum: Treatment Strategies and
Outcomes From a Single Center Experience |
| 19. |
Long-Term
Outcomes Following Pediatric Nissen Fundoplication |
| 20. |
Race and
Insurance Status as Risk Factors for Trauma Mortality:
Not All Black and White |
| MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 18, 2008 |
| 8:00–9:40
am |
Scientific
Session VII |
| 21. |
Factors
Associated to Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass |
| 22. |
The Extreme
Aggressiveness and Lethality of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
in the Very Young |
| 23. |
Thoracoscopic
Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Infancy |
| 24. |
The “Critical
View of Safety” Is Superior to Intraoperative
Cholangiography for Prevention of Common Bile Duct
Injury |
| 9:40–10:00
am |
BREAK |
| 10:00 am–11:30
am |
Scientific
Session VIII |
| 25. |
Use of Microbial
Sealant Significantly Reduces Incidence of Wound
Contamination With Skin Flora |
| 26. |
The Importance
of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With
Thin Cutaneous Melanoma |
| 27. |
Planned
Early Discharge—Elective Surgical Readmit
Pathway for Patients With Gallstone Pancreatitis |
| 11:30 –12:00
noon |
Members’ Business
Meeting |
| Conclusion
of Meeting |
