2009 Surgery Postgraduate Conference

2009 UI Surgery Postgraduate Conference

DATE:
Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24, 2009

LOCATION:
Urmila Sahai Seminar Room
Sahai Medical Education Center
2117 Medical Education and Research Facility
Iowa City, Iowa

For additional information, download a brochure, or call (319) 356-8242.

Click here to register for the conference.

CONFERENCE PURPOSE:
Believing there is a collage of knowledge shared by all surgeons, regardless of the field of surgical expertise, the sponsors of this conference have organized an educational offering that will be of interest and value to surgeons of all subspecialties as well as physicians, mid-level practitioners and nurses who care for sugical patients.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:
The intended audience for this conference includes general surgeons, surgical residents, and medical students. Surgeons of other subspecialties, primary care physicians, physician-extenders and nurses may also find the content of this conference very useful.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Describe the current use of laparoscopy in the management of colon cancer.
Outline the outpatient treatment of hemorrhoids.
Discuss the different diagnostic modalities in gastrointestinal motility disorders.
Review the surgical treatment of malrotation.
Describe the current use of robotics in pediatric surgery.
Discuss the surgical management of short bowel syndrome in children.
Describe how technological advances have impacted surgical techniques and how they might affect surgery in the future.
Outline recent advances in laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
Review the process of dealing with medical errors.
Discuss the management of trauma in the geriatric population.
Describe current management strategies in breast cancer.
Review the management of lymphedema in postoperative breast cancer patients.
Outline new procedures for treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Describe effective management strategies for laparoscopic bile duct injuries.
Review the non surgical management of biliary tract obstructions using endoscopic
techniques.
Discuss causes of licensure suspension for general surgeons.

Trauma Lecturer:

James W. Davis, MD, FACS
Professor of Clinical Surgery,
UCSF School of Medicine
Chief of Trauma, Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA

James W. Davis, MD, graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School in Iowa City, IA, completed his Surgical residency at the Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, and a Trauma fellowship at UC San Diego, San Diego, CA. He is Certified by the American Board of Surgery with Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care. His interests are in surgical education, trauma epidemiology, shock and resuscitation, injury prevention and spine injury. He has published approximately 80 manuscripts, 20 abstracts and 10 book chapters. He is past president of the Western Trauma Association 2007-2008, Chairman, Northern California ACS Committee on Trauma, Board of Managers, AAST 2008-2011 and member of many other national and regional surgical societies.

Ken Kimura Lecturer:

Ronald B. Hirschl, MD
Arnold Coran Professor of Surgery
Head, Section of Pedicatric Surgery
University of Michigan Health Systems
Ann Arbor, MI

Ronald B. Hirschl, M.D., graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1983 and received his Masters in Research Design and Statistics in 1996. He trained in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and joined the staff at the University of Michigan in 1991. Dr. Hirschl is board certified in General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. He is the Head of Pediatric Surgery and the Surgeon-in-Chief at Mott Children’s Hospital. In addition, Dr. Hirschl is the Chief Medical Information Officer for the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System. His research and clinical areas of interest and expertise are in applied informatics, implementation of lean processes, and the management of the critically ill patient, especially in extracorporeal support (ECLS, ECMO), liquid ventilation, and the implantable artificial lung.

Ziffren Lecturer:

Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD
Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
University of Michigan Health Systems
Ann Arbor, MI

Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD, received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago and postgraduate training in General Surgery and a PhD at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1988. Dr. Mulholland’s clinical interests are in the area of gastrointestinal surgery. He has a special expertise the treatment of pancreatic and biliary cancer, neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, biliary reconstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, and advanced laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Mulholland is the Principal Director of a research laboratory that has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1986. Research interests include neurocrine control of pancreatic exocrine secretion and hypothalamic control of food intake and energy expenditure. Dr. Mulholland is a member of numerous editorial boards and has been a member of study sections at the National Institution of Health. He serves as the editor of a major text book, Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice.

Richard Lawton Lecturer:

John Brems, MD
John P. Igini, MD, Professor of Surgery
Surgery, Intra-Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Medical Director, Transplantation
Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL

Dr. Brems graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1981 and completed a general surgery residency at St. Louis University and a fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation at UCLA then stayed on the faculty at UCLA for one year. At that time, he was named Chief of Liver Transplantation at St. Louis University where he initiated their program in liver transplantation. In 1990, he was recruited to Scripp’s Clinic in La Jolla, California, where he was director of organ transplantation and co-director of the Liver Center at Scripp’s Clinic. In 1997, Dr. Brems was named Chief of Intraabdominal Transplantation at Loyola University, Chicago. Recently, he established the Multidisciplinary Liver Cancer Clinic at Loyola and has established a large clinical practice in the surgical treatment of hepatobiliary diseases. His main clinical interests are in liver cancer and liver transplantation.

Ehrenhaft Lecturer:

Lawrence H. Cohn, MD
Hubbard Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Boston, MA

Lawrence H. Cohn, MD, received his M.D. from Stanford School of Medicine. He received his graduate training at Boston City Hospital, National Heart Institute, University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University. He has been on the staff of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital since 1971. Dr. Cohn has been a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School since 1980. He is a world-renowned expert in the field of valve repair and replacement surgery and minimally invasive heart valve surgery. He has published over 440 original scientific articles, 105 book chapters and 12 books. He has given more than 750 lectures worldwide and has held or holds office in numerous organizations. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Cohn’s clinical and research interest include reconstructive valve surgery, minimally invasive technology, adult congenital heart surgery and thoracic aortic pathology. He has also directed the Cardiac Surgery Laboratory, which has a long interest in myocardial protection, cardiac transplantation and angiogenesis.