C.-M. Lo, Hong Kong SAR

G.J. Maddern, Australia

Laparoscopic excision of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma in patient with situs inversus

K. Harold USA

Precise liver resection for benign intrahepatic bile duct disease involving liver

J.-H. Dong, PR China

Extended liver resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma

S. Kondo, Japan

Atypical resection for giant hemangiom

P.-A. Clavien, Switzerland

J.G. Hunter, USA

P. Hewett, Australia

G. Fried, Canada

Reoperative Crohn's disease

H. Kessler, Germany

Operating laparoscopically in the pelvis

D. Hahnloser, Switzerland

Principles of salvage in reoperative surgery for ulcerative colitis

H. Kessler, Germany

Minimally invasive palliation in the face of unresectable disease: laparoscopic stomas/bypass, colonic stents

W.L. Law, Hong Kong SAR

Recurrent rectal cancer: determining resectability and extent of resection

G. Chang, USA

M.G. Sarr, USA

M. Kitajima, Japan

J.-C. Givel, Switzerland

M. Meurisse, Belgium

L.W. Delbridge, Australia

R. Udelsman, USA

C.-H. Lee, Taiwan

S. Roman, USA

G.J. Jurkovich, USA

S.A. Deane, Australia

The need for acute care surgeon: history, focus and place in emergency care

S.E.V. Lennquist, Sweden

Training the future acute care surgeon

S.A. Deane, Australia

Outcomes in acute care surgery: does an emergency surgeon do better?

M.J. Hollands, Australia

Does acute care surgery hurt the care of the critically injured?

G.J. Jurkovich, USA

C. Saunders, Australia

I. Buccimazza, South Africa

Oncoplastic techniques: obtaining the perfect result

M. Margaritoni, Croatia

Mammary hypertrophy and breast conservation

J. Kollias, Australia

Skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction

H. Cody III, USA

Neoadjuvant therapy and breast conservation

R. Jakesz, Austria

J.G. Hunter, USA

J. Cervantes, Mexico

The ruptured aneurysm in the community hospital: transfer, stent, or operate?

G. Benveniste, Australia

Management of venous disease

R. Holzheimer, Germany

Management of lower extremity vascular trauma: repair, ligate or bypass?

I.D. Civil, New Zealand

Vascular surgery in the Developing World: serving more with less

J. Cervantes, Mexico

J.B. Dixon, Australia

I. Kawamura, Japan

Bariatric surgery in metabolic syndrome

J.B. Dixon, Australia

Perioperative metabolic changes and management

I. Kawamura, Japan

Duodenal exclusion and diabetes in (non-)obese patients

J.B. Dixon, Australia

Bariatric surgery and liver disease

M. Lakdawala, India

J. Jorgensen, Australia

O. Mann, Germany

Diabetes and bariatric surgery

J. Jorgensen, Australia

Long term results after sleeve gastrectomy

J.W. Greve, Netherlands

Surgical treatment of the super-obese

A. Rivkind, Israel

Management of bariatric complications

O. Mann, Germany

Revisional surgery for inadequate weight loss

D.I. Watson, Australia

M.G. Sarr, USA

M. Kitajima, Japan

J.-C. Givel, Switzerland

H. Chen, USA

C. Ihre-Lundgren, Sweden

J. Cervantes, Mexico

I.D. Civil, New Zealand

A.R. Ferreres, Argentina

I.D. Civil, New Zealand

J. Cervantes, Mexico

J.A. Asensio, USA

H.R. Champion, USA

H.R. Champion, USA

I.D. Civil, New Zealand

J.P. Apffelstaedt, South Africa

M. Hartman, Sweden

M. Bochner, Australia

S. McKenzie, Australia

B. Coventry, Australia

Approaches to the diagnosis of melanoma

TBA

Management of in-situ melanoma

TBA

Melanoma margins: do we have agreement yet?

TBA

G. Hardy, New Zealand

D.L. Waitzberg, Brazil

Macro nutrient requirements for postoperative and long-term PN patients

R. Smith, Australia

Management of long term PN patients: the Australasian perspective

A. Ali, Australia

New strategies aimed at improving enteral feed tolerance

Z. McCallum, Australia

Metabolic manipulation in enhanced surgical recovery programs

A.G. Hill, New Zealand

10:30-12:00

M. Levadoux, France

TBA

E. Kebebew, USA

C.-Y. Lo, Hong Kong SAR

Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery: what is important - when is it unsuccessful?

P. Angelos, USA

Multiglandular parathyroid disease: treatment of the different entities

P.G. Gauger, USA

H.L. Tan, Malaysia

P. Borzi, Australia

Is open pyeloplasty still the gold standard for pelviureteric junction obstruction?

P. Borzi, Australia

Laparoscopic Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty

H.L. Tan, Malaysia

Thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia and TEF

S.S. Rothenberg, USA

Laparoscopic splenic surgery: lessons learned from 250 cases

F.J. Rescorla, USA

M. Kitajima, Japan

H.-K. Yang, South Korea

Systematic review of minimally invasive resection for gastric cancer

K.A. Gawad, Germany

Laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer including D2 lymphadenectomy

I. Uyama, Japan

Free cancer cells during gastric cancer surgery

H.-K. Yang, South Korea

Surgery for tumors located close to the cardia

M. Yoshida, Japan

J.G. Hunter, USA

D.I. Watson, Australia

Evaluation

M.G. Patti, USA

Laparoscopic management of GERD: what are the options?

G.G. Jamieson, Australia

Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernias: to mesh or not to mesh?

M.G. Patti, USA

Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and partial fundoplication for achalasia

G. Fried, Canada

Re-do esophageal operations

S. Eubanks, USA

P. Cheung, Hong Kong SAR

G. Agarwal, India

R.V. Maier, USA

D.L. Waitzberg, Brasil

Glucose: friend or foe

M. Soop, New Zealand

Immune function and immunonutrients in SIRS

J. Kotani, Japan

Enteral nutrition after surgical abdominal catastrophy

Y. Sakurai, Japan

Immunonutrition in hepatobiliary malignancies

H. Ohyanagi, Japan

A. Spillane, Australia

I. Campbell, New Zealand

North America/Canada

S.H. Meterissian, Canada

Europe

M. Hartman, Sweden

Australia and New Zealand / IBCSG

J. Forbes, Australia

Orient/Asia

W.-C.L. Chow, Hong Kong SAR

Clinical trials in complementary medicines

R. Jakesz, Austria

M. Henderson, Australia

D. Speakman, Australia

Sentinel node tracing and dissection: role in malignant melanoma

TBA

Radiotherapy for stage 3 melanoma

TBA

Management of stage 4 melanoma: what are the options?

TBA

J.M. Hutson, Australia

J. Thorup, Denmark

Incidence rates of cryptorchidism and related malformations

J. Thorup, Denmark

Testicular descent and causes of cryptorchidism

J.M. Hutson, Australia

Hypospadias repair: minimizing complications and assessing results

G. Smith, Australia

Testicular dysgenesis syndrome: an Australian perspective

R. McLachlan, Australia

J.G. Hunter, USA

G.G. Jamieson, Australia

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