3rd Annual Chicago Colorectal Symposium Saturday, March 21 – Sunday, March 22, 2015 Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Providing Continuing Medical Education Programs with Maintenance of Certification Credit The Chicago Colorectal Symposium is designed for general and colorectal surgeons. This program offers both didactic and handson courses and is particularly helpful for the practicing surgeon in need of concise state of the art information and Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification/Self Assessment credits. Affiliated staff may also attend. Saturday, March 21, 2015 - Didactic Program 7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 7:55 am Opening Remarks – Marc Singer, MD Abcarian Lecture Abcarian Lectureship 1:00 pm Morning Session I. Colon, Rectal, and Anal Cancer Moderator: Bruce Orkin, MD 8:00 am What do I need to know about FAP, Lynch syndrome, and other hereditary cancers? Sonia Kupfer, MD 8:15 am Trans-anal resection of rectal cancer: Which tumors, when, and how? Bruce Orkin, MD 8:30 am Complete clinical response after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer: Now what? Neil Hyman, MD 8:45 am Robotic surgery for rectal cancer: Is it ready for prime time? Slawomir Marecik, MD 9:00 am Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus: Management strategies Per Nilsson, MD 9:15 am Panel Discussion Morning Session II. Colon and Rectal Topic Updates Moderator: Konstantin Umanskiy, MD 10:15 am Management of the challenging perineal wound after an APR Torbjorn Holm, MD 10:30 am Colonoscopic perforation: Keep calm and carry on, or is it time to panic? José Cintron, MD 10:45 am Challenging surgical decisions in Crohn’s disease Scott Strong, MD Introduction of the Lectureship Marc Singer, MD Improving outcomes in rectal cancer management The more you know Anders Mellgren, MD, PhD Afternoon AfternoonSession SessionI.I.Anorectal Anorectal Moderator: Herand Abcarian, MD 1:30 pm Not all fistulas are created equal: Optimizing outcomes Marc Singer, MD 1:45 pm Elevating the treatment of pilonidal disease Johan Nordenstam, MD 2:00 pm 2:15 pm 2:30 pm Customizing the treatment of hemorrhoids: The surgical toolbox Marc Brand, MD Anal intraepithelial neoplasia: Current trends in management Jennifer Blumetti, MD Panel Discussion Afternoon Session II. Functional Disease Moderator: Anders Mellgren, MD, PhD 3:30 pm Customizing the surgical approach to severe constipation Anne Marie Boller, MD 3:45 pm New treatment options for fecal incontinence Dana Hayden, MD 4:00 pm 4:15 pm Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS): Is it a panacea for fecal incontinence? Klaus Matzel, MD What is the role for surgical anal sphincter repair? Amy Halverson, MD 11:00 am Severe C. Difficile colitis: When to operate and when not to Michael McGee, MD 4:30 pm Panel Discussion 11:15 am Perforated diverticulitis: Cut it out or wash it out? Joseph Muldoon, MD 5:00 pm Concluding Remarks Marc Singer, MD 11:30 pm Panel Discussion 5:00 - 6:30 pm CME and MOC: The Rush University Office of Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this program for a maximum of 10 physician and nursing continuing medical education credits (CME, CNE). All 10 credits will be eligible for Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Self Assessment credit accepted by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Sunday, Sunday, March March 22, 22, 2015 2015 –– Hands-On Hands-On Courses Courses 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Register promptly – space is limited A: Comprehensive Introduction to da Vinci Robotic Surgery B: Advanced Methods of Transanal Excision – TEM and TAMIS To register, please visit: www.ChicagoColorectalSymposium.com Questions? [email protected] Low registration fees – Residents are free Reception with Faculty and Sponsors