2005 PROGRAM


September 15 - 16, 2005
Museum of History and Industry
Seattle, WA

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
   
8:00 am Welcome and Introduction
  Richard Billingham, MD, President, Seattle Surgical Society
  Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, Chairman, UW Department of Surgery
  Dana C. Lynge, MD, Program Chair, UW Harkins Symposium
  Steve Counter, MD, Program Chair, Seattle Surgical Society
   
TECHNIQUES SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: Don Low, Virginia Mason Medical Center
   
8:10 am Laparoscopic Hill Repair
Ralph Aye, MD, Swedish Medical Center
   
8:30 am Esophageal Anastomosis
Michael Mulligan, MD, University of Washington
   
8:50 am Moderator’s comments and discussion
   
EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: Richard Billingham, MD
   
9:00 am What a Difference a Year Makes: Evaluating the Impact of Resident Work Hours Restrictions
D Cuadrado, B Beldowicz, BJ Roth, L Danforth-Lewis, K Azarow
   
9:20 am Resident Program Directors on 80 Hour Work Week
  Richard Thirlby, MD, Virginia Mason Medical Center
  Michael Hart, MD Swedish Medical Center
  Karen Horvath, MD, University of Washington
   
9:40 am Moderator’s comments and discussion
   
9:50 am

BREAK - McCurdy Gallery (PLEASE VISIT THE EXHIBITORS)

   
KNOWLEDGE SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: Ravi Moonka, MD, Virginia Mason Medical Center
   
10:10 am The Routine Use of Cholangiography
David Flum, MD, University of Washington
   

10:30 am VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURE
Genetics and Hereditary Colorectal Cancer for the Practicing Surgeon
Ira J. Kodner, MD
Solon & Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery and Director, Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, Washington University, St. Louis

   
10:50 am Moderator’s comments and discussion
   
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Moderator: Douglas E. Wood, MD, University of Washington
   
11:00 am Combined Spinal and Thoracic Approaches to Allow En-Bloc Resection of T4 Non Small Cell Lung Cancer with Vertebral Body Invasion
R Martinez, J Williams, R Aye, E Vallieres
   
11:05 am Wound Infections after Scrotal Surgery and Other Complications: A Five-Year Experience
MA Swartz, TM Morgan, JN Krieger
   
11:10 am Restrosternal Esophageal Bypass for a Radiation Induced Broncho-Esophageal Fistula
RJ Moraca, DE Low
   
11:15 am Two-Year Experience with Outpatient Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Free-Standing Surgery Center
S Counter, J delaOssa, R Oh, W Holder
   
11:20 am Repair of the Massive Abdominal Hernia with Bilateral Anterior Abdominal Bipedical Flap with Prosthesis
SR Sullivan, LH Engrav, DA Anaya, EM Bulger, HM Foy
   
11:25 am Case Report: Wartime Surgery-Vacuum-Assisted Closure of a Sucking Chest Wound
V Sohn, G Herbert, A Beekley, J Sebesta
   
11:30 am Laparoscopic Relief of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
R Petrov, SL Tan, K Johansen
   
11:35 am Sexual and Excretory Dysfunction One Year After Pelvic Fracture
JL Wright, AB Nathens, FP Rivara, EJ MacKenzie, H Wessells
   
11:40 am From the Combat Medic to the Forward Surgical Team (FST): The Madigan Model for Improving Trauma Readiness of Brigade Combat Teams Fighting the Global War on Terror
V Sohn, R Rush
   
11:45 am

A New Design of a Dorsal Flap in the Rat to Study Skin Necrosis and its Prevention
CP Kelly, M Keskin, M Bradford, IT Jackson, T Biehl 

   
11:50 am Moderator comments and discussion
   
12:00 pm LUNCH - McCurdy Gallery
   
RESIDENT COMPETITION
Moderator: Steve Counter, MD and Dana Lynge, MD
   
1:00 pm Nationwide Validation of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Organ Injury Scale for Renal Trauma
JK Kuan, JL Wright, AB Nathens, C Mack, FP Rivara, H Wessells
   
  Discussant: Keith O’Reilly, MD
   
1:15 pm Renal and Extrarenal Predictors of Nephrectomy from the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB)
JL Wright, AB Nathens, FP Rivara, H Wessells
   
  Discussant: Keith O’Reilly, MD
   
1:30 pm Modulation of Stromal Derived Growth Factor 1 Alpha (SDF-1A) Following Lipopolysaccharide Inflammatory Injury in a Murine Model
D Cuadrado, D Cronk, P Mullenix, R McGuigan, P McNutt, K Azarow
   
  Discussant: Ron Maier, MD
   
1:45 pm Prolonged Surgical Intensive Care and Subsequent Quality of Life
FA Husain, Z Arthurs, BW Starnes
   
  Discussant: Joseph Cuschieri, MD
   
2:00 pm Malignant Melanoma of the Head and Neck and Immediate Flap Reconstruction
SR Sullivan, Y Chi, FF Isik, JK Cole
   
  Discussant: Walter Holder, Jr, MD
   
2:15 pm Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation
L Turner, S Robinett, R Billingham
   
  Discussant: Terry Quigley, MD
   
2:30 pm A Novel Adaptation of the Median Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction
  CP Kelly, R Yavuzer, L Govila, IT Jackson, T Biehl
   
  Discussant: Drew Welk, MD
   
2:45 pm Moderator comments and discussion
   
3:00 pm BREAK - McCurdy Gallery (PLEASE VISIT THE EXHIBITORS)
   
SURGERY OVERSEAS SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: Hugh Foy, MD, Harborview Medical Center
   
3:20 pm Surgery in Wartime Iraq
Dennis Nichols, MD, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System and Madigan Army Medical Center
   
3:50 pm Surgery in West Africa
Mia Swartz, MD, University of Washington
   
4:20 pm Rural Surgery in India
J. Catlin Goss, MD, Stevens Hospital
   
4:50 pm Moderator’s comments and discussion
   
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
   
FELLOWS COMPETITION
Moderator: Lorrie Langdale, MD, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
   
8:00 am The Advantages of Bravo pH Monitoring System in a Clinical Esophageal Practice
NB White, S Daniel, R Aye
   
  Discussant: Carlos Pellegrini, MD
   
8:15 am Multichannel Esophageal Impedance Confirms the Impairment of Esophageal Clearance after Nissen Fundoplication
E Quiroga, J Kaufman, D Lal, M Dahir, B Oelschlager
   
  Discussant: Roger Tatum, MD
   
8:30 am Calcanectomy for Heel Ulceration: Lessons Learned
R Petrov, JC Watson, J Gottleib, K Johansen
   
  Discussant: E. Pepper Toomey, MD
   
8:45 am Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Training Matters
A Juviler, M Kimmins, J Isler, R Billingham
   
  Discussant: Richard Thirlby, MD
   
9:00 am Moderator comments and discussion
   


9:10 am VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURE
The Management of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction
Richard J. Finley, MD
Professor and Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery
University of British Columbia

   
9:40 am BREAK - McCurdy Gallery (PLEASE VISIT THE EXHIBITORS)
   
ETHICS SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: John Dawson, MD
   
10:00 am What Does Ethics Have To Do With Surgery?
Ira J. Kodner, MD
Solon & Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery and Director, Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, Washington University, St. Louis
   
10:30 am Should We Disclose Harmful Surgical Errors To Patients? If So, How?
Thomas Gallagher, MD
Division of General & Internal Medicine, and Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington
   
11:00 am Case Presentations of Highly Ethical Issues
Darlene Barr, MD and Mika Sinanan, MD, PhD
University of Washington
   
12:00 pm LUNCH - McCurdy Gallery
   
MEDICAL/LEGAL SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: Kaj Johansen, MD, Providence Medical Center
   
1:00 pm Tort Reform And Patient Safety: The Time Is Now
Tom Curry
CEO, Washington State Medical Association
   
1:20 pm An Attempt to Understand the American Medicolegal System
Ira J. Kodner, MD
Solon & Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery and Director, Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, Washington University, St. Louis
   
1:40 pm Lessons Learned: Problem Avoidance In Clinical Practice
Elizabeth Leedom, JD
Law firm of Bennett Bigelow and Leedom, P.S.
   
2:00 pm Moderator’s comments and discussions
   
2:15 pm AWARD PRESENTATIONS
   
2:30 pm ADJOURN TO STRAUSS LECTURE
   
4:00 pm   UW Department of Surgery
56th Annual Alfred A. Strauss Lecture
Hogness Auditorium—UW Magnuson Health Sciences Center

 

CANADIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: MYTHS AND REALITIES
  Richard J. Finley, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor and Head
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of British Columbia
     
  RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

For more information about the meeting or registration, please contact the following:

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Sue Lentz - 425-670-3935 (for Seattle Surgical Society members)

 

   
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