American Society Of Colon & Rectal Surgeons. Annual & Scientific Meeting

House Rules

• Moderators should ensure sessions start and finish on time.
• Questions from the floor are encouraged. Please identify yourself by name and city when asking questions. Strict time limitations may prevent us from addressing all questions from the podium. Authors have been asked to remain in the foyer outside of the hall for further discussion after their session.
• Please fill out the evaluation forms.We DO read them and take them into consideration in our planning.
• Dress casually and for comfort.
• Audible cell phones or pagers are strictly prohibited in meeting rooms.
• Photographing and videotaping any portion of the scientific sessions or exhibit hall is prohibited.

Thank you for your cooperation

Accreditation

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASCRS takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

Continuing Medical Education Credit

The ASCRS designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 49 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Disclosure

Each speaker has been requested to complete a faculty disclosure statement. The names of speakers declaring potential conflict of interest or those who will be discussing any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices in their presentations are printed in this program. Also, all presenters must disclose to the audience at the time of their presentation. If you would like to see the actual signed disclosure forms, they are available at the convention registration desk.

Educational Objectives

This scientific program is designed to provide surgeons with an in-depth and up-to-date knowledge relative to surgery for diseases of the colon, rectum and anus with emphasis on patient care, teaching and research. Presentation formats include podium presentations followed by audience questions and critiques, panel discussions, walk-around poster presentations and discussions, video presentations, and symposia focusing on specific state-ofthe-art diagnostic and treatment modalities. The purpose of all sessions is to improve the quality of care of patients with diseases of the colon and rectum. At the conclusion of this meeting, participants should be able to:
• Recognize ways to improve physician-patient communication, and enhance standards of physician professionalism
• Understand the technical steps of laparoscopic colorectal resection, for both routine and complicated cases, as well as review the current status of laparoscopic procedures for diseases of the colon and rectum
• Understand the role of laparoscopy in the treatment of rectal cancer
• Review current recommendations and strategies for colorectal cancer screening
• Understand ways to better integrate a new provider into your practice, and appreciate some of the biases that one may encounter when working with a new partner of a different gender, race, or ethnicity
• Identify the value of simulation, and understand how it is affecting education, training, and patient care
• Review the technologic advances in the field of colorectal surgery
• Review the current initiatives to improve perioperative care and explore how to implement these initiatives in
practice
• Understand the importance of lymph node harvest in the management of colorectal cancer, and review emerging technology to improve harvest rate
• Review current management of rectal cancer
• Review and evaluate the current strategies for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of obstructed defecation syndrome
• Review and evaluate the use of enhanced recovery protocols for the treatment of colorectal diseases
• Understand the risks of conflict of interest, and review ways to identify and avoid potential conflicts in practice
• Review current changes in policies affecting the Graduate Medical Education environment Disclosures which are not listed in this program book were not received at the time of printing and will be provided to meeting participants at the Convention.