2009 Annual Meeting

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2009 PROGRAM

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2009 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
November 13 - 14, 2009
Benson Hotel, Portland, OR
 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
 
FIRST SCIENTIFIC SESSION (7:45 am – 12:15 pm)
Moderator: Dr. Michael J. Hart, Seattle, WA
   
7:45 am INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
  President – Clifford W. Deveney, MD
   

Minimally Invasive Surgery/Colorectal/Bariatric
Educational Objective: The first section provides presentations on diverse issues ranging from laparoscopic versus open approaches to thymectomy, esophagectomy, rectal cancer, bariatric surgery, and benign colorectal surgery.

Underlining denotes presenting author
* denotes guest author
     
8:00 am 1. Resident Competition Paper
  Comparison of Open and Minimally Invasive Thymectomies at a Single Institution
  Youssef SJ*, Blitz M*, Aye RW, Vallières E*, Louie BE*, Seattle, WA
   
  Discussant: Lee Swanstrom, MD, Portland
   
8:25 am 2. Resident Competition Paper
 

Early Experience wirh Combined Thorascopic-laparoscopic Esophagectomy Compared to Traditional Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy

  Pham TH, Perry KA*, Dolan JP*, Sheppard BC, Hunter JG, Portland, OR
   
  Discussant: Jonathan Durning, MD
   
8:50 am 3. Resident Competition Paper
  Local and Distant Recurrence After Resection of Rectal Cancer: Laparoscopic vs Open Approach
  Sambasivan CN*, Morris KT, Deveney KE, Portland, OR
   
  Discussant: P. Terry Phang, MD, Vancouver, BC
   
9:15 am 4.  
  Medical Tourism and Bariatric Surgery: Inappropriate Management for a Complex, Chronic Disease
  Birch DW, Vu L*, Karmali S*, Stoklossa CJ*, Sharma AM*, Edmonton, AB
   
  Discussant: Rajan Nair, MD, Salem, OR
   
9:40 am BREAK
   
10:00 am 5.  
 

Outcomes of Anal Fistula Surgery in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  Chung W, Ko D*, Sun C*, Brown CJ*, Raval M*, Phang PT, Vancouver, BC
   
  Discussant: Kim Lu, MD, Portland, OR
   
10:25 am 6. Resident Competition Paper
  Determinants of Tc- 99m Sestamibi SPECT Scan Sensitivity in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
  Swanson TW*, Chan SK*, Levine D*, Bugis S, Belzberg A*, Jones SJ*, Irvine R*, Wiseman SM, Vancouver, BC
   
  Discussant: Rodney Pommier, MD, Portland, OR
   
10:50 am 7. Resident Competition Paper
  Primary Closure of Stoma Site Wounds After Ostomy Takedown: A Preferred Method of Management
  Harold DM*, Johnson EK*, Steele SR, Tacoma, WA
   
  Discussant: Nathan Kemalyan, MD, Portland, OR
   
11:15 am Discussion of Papers—Dr. Lawrence Way
   
11:30 am

THE FOUNDERS LECTURE: “Surgeons and Patient Safety”

  Lawrence W. Way, MD
   
12:15 pm

LUNCHEON

"Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror from Portland to Peshawar"
Steven Wax, Federal Public Defender of the District of Oregon, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

   
SECOND SCIENTIFIC SESSION (1:30 PM—3:30 PM)
Moderator: Mark Ludvigson, MD, Tacoma, WA
   
BREAST
This session addresses various aspects of breast cancer management and outcomes. The presentations from this session will be discussed by Dr. Way
   
1:30 pm 8. Resident Competition Paper
  Recurrence rates in breast cancer patients with false negative intraoperative evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes
  Taras AR*, Hendrickson NA*, Lowe KA*, Atwood M*, Beatty JD, Seatle, WA
   
  Discussant: JoAnne Nelson, MD, Portland, OR
   
1:55 pm 9. Resident Competition Paper
  Factors Influencing Accuracy of Axillary Sentinel Lymph Node Frozen Section
  Jensen A*, Troxell M*, Naik A*, Pommier R, Vetto J, Portland, OR
   
  Discussant: J. David Beatty, MD, Seattle, WA
   
2:20 pm 10. Resident Competition Paper
  The Role of Preoperative Mammography in Women Considering Reduction Mammoplasty: A Single Institution Review of 207 Patients
  Campbell MJ*, Clark CJ*, Paige KT, Seattle, WA
   
  Discussant: Maryam Parviz, MD, Spokane, WA
   
2:45 pm Discussion of Papers—Dr. Lawrence Way
   
3:00 pm BUSINESS MEETING (MEMBERS ONLY)
   
3:00 pm MEET THE PROFESSOR (Brighton Room)
  Dr. Way will host an informal discussion for residents and fellows regarding research, work and interests.
   

NEW MEMBERS RECEPTION AND DINNER

4:15 pm Meet in the lobby to board buses

4:30 pm Buses depart for Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, OR

6:00 - 9:00 pm — Reception & Dinner


   
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009
   
THIRD SCIENTIFIC SESSION (8:00 am – 11:45 pm)
Moderator: Charles H. Scudamore, MD, Vancouver, BC
   
8:00 am President’s Address
"Times They Are A Changin’— General Surgery During a Single Career"
Clifford W. Deveney, MD
   
Vascular/Trauma/Surgical Education
Educational Objective: Papers in this session include the management of juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, results of splenectomy for trauma, and changes in general surgical resident operating experience.
   
8:40 am 11.  
  Adjunctive renal revascularization during juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  Landry GJ, Lau IH*, Liem TK*, Mitchell EL*, Moneta GL, Portland, OR
   
  Discussant: James Peck, MD, Portland, OR
   
9:05 am 12.  
  Splenectomy may lead to a persistent hypercoagulable state after trauma
  Watters JM*, Sambasivan CN*, Kremenevskiy I*, Underwood SJ*, Zink KA*, Englehart MS*, Schreiber MA, Portland, OR
   
  Discussant: Matthew Martin, MD, Tacoma, WA
   
9:30 am 13. Resident Competition Paper
  The Changing Face of the General Surgeon: National and Local Trends in Resident Operative Experience
  Eckert M*, Cuadrado D*, Steele S, Brown T, Beekley A, Martin M, Tacoma, WA
   
  Discussant: Rona Cheifetz, MD, Vancouver, BC
   
9:55 am BREAK
   
10:30 am Historian’s Address
 

"Nuggets of Lasting Wisdom from the Annals of the NPSA Portland Caucus"
Preston Carter, MD

   
11:00 am Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada Lecture
“Expertise and the Quality of Care”
Lawrence W. Way, MD
   
11:45 am LUNCHEON
  "Wine Lore in the North Pacific"
Michael Alberty, wine pirate
   
FOURTH SCIENTIFIC SESSION (1:15 pm—5:00 pm)
Moderator: Dr. Steven R. Beyersdorf, Spokane, WA
   

Cancer/Pediatric Surgery/Endocrine
Educational Objective: This session will highlight peritoneal lavage cytology in pancreatic cancer, sentinel node staging for melanoma, extracorporeal life support for malignancy, pediatric intestinal failure management, aspects of thyroid cancer care and diagnostic testing in primary hyperparathyroidism.

   
1:15 pm 14. Resident Competition Paper
  Positive Peritoneal Lavage Cytology is a Predictor of Worse Survival in Locally-Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
  Clark CJ*, Bahiraei F*, Traverso LW, Seattle, WA
   
  Discussant: Ronald Wolf, MD, Portland, OR
   
1:40 pm 15. Resident Competition Paper
  Sentinel Lymph Node Staging of Cutaneous Melanoma: Predictors and Outcomes
  Ellis M*, Weersinghe R*, Vetto J, Portland, OR
   
  Discussant: Gary Mann, MD, Seattle, WA
   
2:05 pm 16.  
  Extracorporeal Life Support for Support of Adults with Malignancy and Respiratory or Cardiac Failure: The Extracorporeal Life Support Experience
  Gow KW, Lao OB*, Lao V*, Fortenberry JD*, Seattle, WA
   
  Discussant: William Long, MD, Portland, OR
   
2:30 pm BREAK
   
3:05 pm 17.  
 

The Experience of a Regional Pediatric Intestinal Failure Program: Successful Outcomes from Intestinal Rehabilitation

  Javid PJ*, Malone F*, Dick A*, Reyes J*, Healey PJ, Horslen S*, Seattle, WA
   
  Discussant: Robert Martindale, MD, Portland, OR
   
3:30 pm 18. Resident Competition Paper
  Steroid Use After the Kasai Procedure for Biliary Atresia --
  Lao OB*, Healey PJ, Larison C*, Garrison MM*, Goldin AB, Seattle, WA
   
  Discussant: Marvin Harrison, MD, Portland, OR
   
3:55 pm 19. Resident Competition Paper
  Effect of Race on Thyroid Cancer Care in an Equal Access Health Care System
  Brown S*, Lee S*, Brown T, Waddell BE*, Tacoma, WA
   
  Discussant: Scott Soot, MD, Portland, OR
   
4:20 20. Resident Competition Paper
  A Five Year Canadian Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Experience
  Swanson TW*, Schaeffer DF*, Tang BQ, Rusnak CH, Amson BJ*, Victoria, BC
   
  Discussant: Emma Patterson, MD, Portland, OR
   
4:45 pm Discussion of Papers—Dr. Lawrence Way
   
5:00 pm MEETING EVALUATION AND ADJOURN
   
   

PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION AND BANQUET

6:30 pm - FORMAL RECEPTION (Kent Room)
7:30 pm - ANNUAL BANQUET (Mayfair Ballroom)

Black Tie Optional

Classic Rock & Dancing


CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

CANADA: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (section1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. (Certificate of attendance will be issued to Canadian participants.)

UNITED STATES
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American College of Surgeons and the North Pacific Surgical Association. The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

 

 

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