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Friday, January 22, 2027
Co-Activity Director: Clayton Petro, MD
All times in Mountain Standard Time

SESSION 1: HERNIA
Morning Session

5:30 a.m.
Breakfast/Exhibits
6:30 a.m.
Introduction To Course
David Krpata/Clayton Petro

INGUINAL

6:40 a.m.
Routine Open Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh – How I Do It (Video)
Michael Rosen
6:50 a.m.
Large/Emergent/Strangulated Inguinoscrotal Hernia – Tips and Tricks (Video)
Emanuele Lo Menzo
7:00 a.m.
Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair – How I Do It (Video)
Benjamin Miller
7:10 a.m.
How to Avoid and Treat Groin Pain After Inguinal Hernia Repair
David Krpata
7:25 a.m.
Q & A
All Faculty
7:45 a.m.
Break/Exhibits

VENTRAL

8:00 a.m.
Open Umbilical Hernia Repair – How I Do It (Video)
Samuel Szomstein
8:10 a.m.
Negotiating the Innumerable Ways to Address Small Ventral Hernias
Clayton Petro
8:25 a.m.
Tips and Tricks for Emergent Ventral Hernia Repair: Getting in, Lysing Adhesions, Managing Bowel Injuries, and Staging
Luciano Tastaldi
8:40 a.m.
Contemporary Practices for Postoperative Pain Management and Return to Activity
Samuel Szomstein
8:50 a.m.
Break/Exhibits
9:05 a.m.
Tips and Tricks for Parastomal Hernia Management – No TARS Allowed!
David Krpata
9:15 a.m.
Posterior Sheath Bridge to Avoid TAR: Cheating or Cheat Code? (Video)
Lucas Beffa
9:25 a.m.
The Patient Had a TAR – Now What?
Clayton Petro
9:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion
All Faculty
10:00 a.m.
ADJOURN
3:15 p.m.
Après Ski Snacks/Exhibits

CONTROVERSIES

4:00 p.m.
Comorbidity Optimization, Finding Balance
Emanuele Lo Menzo
4:10 p.m.
To Botox or No-tox
Benjamin Miller
4:20 p.m.
Updates in Medical Weight Loss Optimization
Kimberly Miles
4:35 p.m.
Break/Exhibits
4:50 p.m.
Updates in Mesh Products and Practices
Ana Peña
5:05 p.m.
How to Help... A Reasonable Approach to Combo Cases
Michael Rosen
5:20 p.m.
Panel Discussion
All Faculty
5:35 p.m.
Break/Exhibits
5:45 p.m.
Hernia Consult Clinic
Lucas Beffa
7:00 p.m.
ADJOURN

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Saturday, January 23, 2027
Co-Activity Director: Scott Steele, MD
All times in Mountain Standard Time

SESSION 2: COLORECTAL
Morning Session

5:30 a.m.
Breakfast/Exhibits
6:30 a.m.
Welcome
Scott Steele

TOP 10 TIPS ON...

6:35 a.m.
Anorectal/Proctology
Bradley Champagne
6:45 a.m.
Anastomotic Leak
Justin Maykel
6:55 a.m.
Diverticulitis
David Maron
7:05 a.m.
Colon Polyps
Michael Valente
7:15 a.m.
Constipation
Anna Spivak
7:25 a.m.
Panel 1: Dealing with Complications – Cases/Q&A
All Faculty
8:25 a.m.
Break/Exhibits

PANEL 2: DEBATES!

8:45 a.m.
Diverticulitis: Post-IR Drain Abscess – Colectomy vs Observation?
David Maron vs. Anna Spivak
9:00 a.m.
Prevention of Superficial Wound Infection – Negative Pressure Dressing vs. Gauze?
David Rosen vs. Michael Valente
9:15 a.m.
Anastomosis in High-Risk – Handsewn vs Stapled?
Justin Maykel vs. Arielle Kanters
9:30 a.m.
Abdominal Closure & Deep Space Infection – Irrigation with Saline vs Others (Betadine/Chlorhexidine)
Arielle Kanters vs. Bradley Champagne
9:45 a.m.
Postop Pain Management – Narcotic/PCA vs. Non-narcotic
Michael Valente vs. Justin Maykel
10:00 a.m.
ADJOURN
3:15 p.m.
Après Ski Snacks/Exhibits
4:00 p.m.
Morning Recap
Scott Steele
4:05 p.m.
Technique Video Session

Robotic Colectomy: Right
David Rosen


Robotic Colectomy: Left
Arielle Kanters


Robotic Colectomy: Approach to the Transverse Colon
David Rosen


Anorectal: LIS/ Hemorrhoidectomy; Fistulotomy
Justin Maykel & Bradley Champagne


Anorectal House Flap
Michael Valente


End to Side Anastomosis
Arielle Kanters


Side to Side Anastomosis
David Maron

5:15 p.m.
Break/Exhibits
5:30 p.m.
PANEL 3: Cases/Q & A/Discussion/ Audience Cases
All Faculty
6:45 p.m.
Closing Thoughts & Recap
Scott Steele
7:00 p.m.
ADJOURN

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Sunday, January 24, 2027
Co-Activity Director: David Rosen, MD
All times in Mountain Standard Time

SESSION 3: ACUTE CARE SURGERY/TRAUMA
Morning Session

5:30 a.m.
Breakfast/Exhibits
6:30 a.m.
Welcome
David Rosen
6:35 a.m.
The Slopes are Cold! Managing Frostbite
Cathy Khandelwal
6:55 a.m.
Damage Control Laparotomy: When, Who, How?
Jeff Claridge
7:15 a.m.
When Lassie’s Gone Bad: Taking Care of Dog Bites
Kenji Inaba
7:35 a.m.
What to Expect When They’re Expecting: OB Trauma
Cathy Khandelwal
7:55 a.m.
Break/Exhibits
8:10 a.m.
When to Let the Sun Set? Managing Small Bowel Obstructions
Jeff Claridge
8:30 a.m.
What Zone Is That? Penetrating Neck Injuries
Kenji Inaba
8:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion/Q & A
All Faculty
9:15 a.m.
The Great Debate: Rib Plating in Trauma – A Useful Adjunct or Overhyped Metal?
Jeff Claridge vs Kenji Inaba
9:35 a.m.
Case Presentations
All Faculty
10:00 a.m.
ADJOURN

SESSION 4: GENERAL SURGERY PART 1
Co-Activity Director: Benjamin Miller, MD
Afternoon Session

3:15 p.m.
Après Ski Snacks/Exhibits
4:00 p.m.
Introduction
Benjamin Miller
4:05 p.m.
Thyroid Nodules: What’s New in 2026?
Judy Jin
4:20 p.m.
Benign and Malignant Breast Disease Updates
Stephanie Valente
4:35 p.m.
Work-up and Management of Soft Tissue Tumors
Dan Joyce
4:50 p.m.
Opportunistic Salpingectomy for the General Surgeon
Lindsey Beffa
5:05 p.m.
Panel Discussion
All Faculty
5:20 p.m.
Break/Exhibits
5:35 p.m.
Hypercalcemia and Adrenal Masses: When Do I Refer to an Endocrine Surgeon?
Judy Jin
5:50 p.m.
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Techniques: Tips for General Surgeons
Stephanie Valente
6:05 p.m.
Gynecelogic and Obstetrical Disaster: What General Surgeons Should Know
Lindsey Beffa
6:20 p.m.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Medical and Surgical Updates for the General Surgeon
Arielle Kanters
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, January 25, 2027
Activity Director: Lucas Beffa, MD
All times in Mountain Standard Time

SESSION 5: GENERAL SURGERY PART 2

5:30 a.m.
Breakfast/Exhibits
6:30 a.m.
Welcome
Lucas Beffa
6:35 a.m.
Incidentalomas: What Do I Do With This CT Read?
Dan Joyce
6:50 a.m.
Everything You Need to Know About Perforated Ulcers
Luciano Tastaldi
7:05 a.m.
Immunotherapy and General Surgery: What Is OK to Operate On and What Isn’t?
Dan Joyce
7:20 a.m.
Surgical Endoscopy: The Versatility of Feeding Tubes
Hassan Siddiki
7:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion/Q & A
All Faculty
7:55 a.m.
Break/Exhibits
8:05 a.m.
Safe Cholecysectomy: Latest Guidelines and Recommendations
Rob Simon
8:20 a.m.
Endoscopic Management of Biliary Complications: What Can GI Do?
Hassan Siddiki
8:35 a.m.
The Gallbladder from HELL
Rob Simon
8:50 a.m.
Management of Difficult Biliary Scenarios:Recommendations from the Experts
All Faculty
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion/Wrap Up
All Faculty
10:00 a.m.
ADJOURN

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