Agenda

Friday, January 30, 2026 Co-Activity Director: Ajita Prabhu, MD All times in Mountain Standard Time
5:30 a.m.	Breakfast / Exhibits
SESSION 1: HERNIA
	Morning Session
6:30 a.m.	Introduction To Course David Krpata
6:40 a.m.	MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair – How I Do It (video) Clayton Petro
6:55 a.m.	Sports Hernia – Who, What, When, Where, Why? David Krpata
7:10 a.m.	Chronic Groin Pain After Inguinal Hernia Repair – Now What? David Krpata
7:25 a.m.	Break / Exhibits
7:35 a.m.	Abdominal Wall Anatomy 101: Maximizing Planes While Avoiding Injury Michael Rosen
7:50 a.m.	Umbilical Hernias – Current Guidelines and Practical Management Samuel Szomstein
8:05 a.m.	Robotic IPOM and eTEP Clayton Petro
8:20 a.m.	Stoppa and Onlay – Which Patient and How? Michael Rosen
8:35 a.m.	Panel Discussion All Faculty
8:45 a.m.	Break / Exhibits
8:55 a.m.	Emergency Parastomal – MIS and Open Techniques Emanuele Lo Menzo
9:10 a.m.	Emergency Paraesophageal Hernia Management Ajita Prabhu
9:25 a.m.	MIS Paraesophageal Hernia Repair – How I Do It Lucas Beffa
9:40 a.m.	Panel Discussion All Faculty
10:00 a.m.	ADJOURN
	Afternoon Session
4:00 p.m.	Are We Over-Optimizing for Hernia Repair? Luciano Tastaldi
4:15 p.m.	I Left The Abdomen Open – Now What? Benjamin Miller
4:30 p.m.	Nonoperative Weight Management Strategies Kimberly Miles
4:45 p.m.	Show Me the Money – How Do I Bill For Hernia Repair? Emanuele Lo Menzo
5:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion All Faculty
5:30 p.m.	Break / Exhibits
5:45 p.m.	Hernia Consult Clinic Lucas Beffa
7:00 p.m.	ADJOURN

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Saturday, January 31, 2026 Co-Activity Director: Scott R. Steele, MD, MAS All times in Mountain Standard Time
SESSION 2: COLORECTAL
	Morning Session
5:30 a.m.	Breakfast / Exhibits
6:30 a.m.	Welcome Scott Steele
6:35 a.m.	VIDEO SESSION Difficult Diverticulitis– Sigmoidectomy David Rosen Altemeier/ Rectopexy Anna Spivak Hostile Pelvis Justin Maykel Kono-S Anastomosis Arielle Kanters Attacking the Transverse Colon David Maron Endoluminal Surgery Emre Gorgun Top 10 Tips to Faciliate a Lap Colectomy Bradley Champagne
7:25 a.m.	PANEL 1: When Things Go Wrong in the OR Stapler Stuck; Stapler Misfire David Maron Getting Into the Reoperative Abdomen Bradley Champagne Bleeding in the Pelvis Emre Gorgun Difficult Rectal Stump Arielle Kanters Stoma Won’t Reach Anna Spivak Left Colon Won’t Reach David Rosen Take-Back for Left-Sided Leak Justin Maykel
8:25 a.m.	Break / Exhibits
8:40 a.m.	PANEL 2: Intraop Consult Assessing the Situation Bradley Champagne Carcinomatosis and SBO Emre Gorgun Mucinosis in the RLQ David Rosen LBO Justin Maykel GYN: Anterior Rectal Wall Injury Arielle Kanters Is This Bowel Viable? David Maron Fourniers with Rectal Involvement Anna Spivak
10:00 a.m.	Adjourn
	Afternoon Session
3:15 p.m.	Apres Ski Snacks / Exhibits
4:00 p.m.	Morning Recap Scott Steele
4:05 p.m.	Diverticulitis Point Counterpoint–Abx or No; Drain or No; Resect or No Justin Maykel vs. Anna Spivak
4:25 p.m.	Anastomosis Point Counterpoint–Stapled vs Handsewn David Rosen vs. Arielle Kanters
4:55 p.m.	Malignant Polyp: Colon Resection vs ESD Bradley Champagne vs Emre Gorgun
5:15 p.m.	PANEL 3: Cases / Q & A / Discussion All Faculty
6:45 p.m.	Closing Thoughts & Recap Scott Steele
7:00 p.m.	ADJOURN

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Sunday, February 1, 2026 Co-Activity Director: David Rosen, MD All times in Mountain Standard Time
SESSION 3: ACUTE CARE SURGERY
	Morning Session
5:30 a.m.	Breakfast / Exhibits
6:30 a.m.	Welcome David Rosen
6:35 a.m.	Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: Don’t Wait, Operate! Cathy Khandelwal
6:50 a.m.	Perforated Duodenal Ulcer: Close or Patch? How? Rob Simon
7:05 a.m.	Post-Bariatric Surgery Complications: Who is Petersen Again? Jeff Claridge
7:20 a.m.	Free Air But I Can’t Find The Hole! Help!!! Cathy Khandelwal
7:35 a.m.	Break / Exhibits
7:50 a.m.	Major Vascular Hemorrhage: A Practical Approach Kenji Inaba
8:10 a.m.	Liver Trauma: Why Does It Bleed So Much? Jeff Claridge
8:30 a.m.	Airway Emergencies Kenji Inaba
8:50 a.m.	Panel Discussion / Q & A All Faculty
9:15 a.m.	The Great Debate: Nonoperative vs, Operative Management of Acute Appendicitis Cathy Khandelwal vs. Rob Simon
9:35 a.m.	The Great Debate: REBOA in Trauma: A Useful Adjunct or A Dangerous Weapon? Kenji Inaba vs. Jeff Claridge
10:00 a.m.	ADJOURN
SESSION 4: RURAL SURGERY Co-Activity Director: Benjamin Miller, MD
	Afternoon Session
3:15 p.m.	Apres Ski Snacks / Exhibits
4:00 p.m.	Introduction Benjamin Miller
4:05 p.m.	Establishing and Building a Rural General Surgery Practice Gary Timmerman
4:20 p.m.	Endoscopic Treatment of Upper GI Bleeds: Tips and Tricks Hassan Siddiki
4:35 p.m.	Rural Gynecologic Emergencies: What General Surgeons Should Know Lindsey Beffa
4:50 p.m.	Pediatric Trauma in Rural Settings: Are They Just Small Adults? Anthony DeRoss
5:05 p.m.	Panel Discussion All Faculty
5:20 p.m.	Break / Exhibits
5:35 p.m.	Retention and Recruitment of Rural and Community Surgeons: Do I Stay or Do I Go? Gary Timmerman
5:50 p.m.	Obstetrical Nightmares in Rural Surgery Lindsey Beffa
6:05 p.m.	Endoscopic Management of GI Foreign Bodies: How Do I Get This Out? Hassan Siddiki
6:20 p.m.	Pediatric Surgical Emergencies for Rural Surgeons Anthony DeRoss
6:35 p.m.	Panel Session All Faculty
6:55 p.m.	Wrap Up Benjamin Miller
7:00 p.m.	Adjourn

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Monday, February 2, 2026 Activity Director: David Krpata, MD All times in Mountain Standard Time
SESSION 5: GENERAL SURGERY POTPOURRI
5:30 a.m.	Breakfast / Exhibits
6:30 a.m.	Welcome David Krpata
6:35 a.m.	Updates in Breast Cancer: Treatment Recommendations in 2026 Stephanie Valente
6:50 a.m.	Management of the Incidentalomas Including Liver Lesions, Gallbladder Polyps, Pancreatic Cysts. What Every Practicing General Surgeon Should be Aware Of Dan Joyce
7:05 a.m.	Optimizing Outcomes for Breast Cancer Surgery: Tips & Tricks Stephanie Valente
7:20 a.m.	Appendiceal Carcinoma: Decision-Making for the General Surgeon Dan Joyce
7:40 a.m.	Panel Discussion / Q & A All Faculty
7:55 a.m.	Break / Exhibits
8:05 a.m.	An Algorithmic Approach to Acute Cholecystitis: Go with the Flow? Luciano Tastaldi
8:20 a.m.	Acute Cholecystitis in Pregnancy: What Are the Current Recommendations? Lucas Beffa
8:35 a.m.	ICG in Cholecystectomy: How, When and Why Emanuele Lo Menzo
8:50 a.m.	Laparoscopic CBDE. Making it Feasible for the Practicing Surgeon, Tips and Tricks Benjamin Miller
9:05 a.m.	Endoscopic Management of CBD Stones in Complex Cases Hassan Siddiki
9:20 a.m.	I Just Cut the Common Bile Duct and I’m On My Own. What Should I Do? Rob Simon
9:40 a.m.	Panel Discussion / Wrap Up All Faculty
10:00 a.m.	Adjourn

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