INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
FOR DIGESTIVE SURGERY
an Integrated Society of the International Society of Surgery ISS/SIC
WEBINAR SERIES
Saturday at the Movies
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The International Society for Digestive Surgery hosted a monthly webinar series on practical digestive surgery issues, including clinical and basic science topics. These webinars feature prominent speakers and allow participants to gather the latest information on relevant topics.
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05 February
April C. Roslani, Malaysia
Tak-Loon Khong
Malaysia
Ismail Sagap
Malaysia
Sarah Stringfield
USA
Lower GI: anorectal
Moderators:
April C. Roslani, Malaysia
Tak-Loon Khong, Malaysia
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Acute management of hemorrhoids
Ismail Sagap, Malaysia
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Complex peri-an sepsis management
Sarah Stringfield, USA
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Management of irreducible/gangrenous rectal prolapse
April C. Roslani, Malaysia
08 January
Martin Montenovo
USA
Chirag S. Desai
USA
David Gerber
USA
HPB transplant
Moderator
Martin Montenovo, USA
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HCC management in well-compensated cirrhosis: resection vs tx
Martin Montenovo, USA
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Overview of current status of cell transplantation
Chirag S. Desai, USA
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Management of abdominal wall hernias in the liver transplant population
David Gerber, USA
04 December
Simon Law
Hong Kong SAR
Lorenzo Ferri
Canada
Ken Kato
Japan
Daniela Molena
USA
Mark van Berge
Netherlands
Upper Gastrointestinal Tumour Board: an international panel discussion
Moderators:
Simon Law, Hong Kong SAR
Lorenzo Ferri, Canada
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Discussants:
Ken Kato, Japan
Daniela Molena, USA
Mark Van Berge Henegouwe, Netherlands
06 November
James A. Madura
USA
Todd A. Kellogg
USA
Peter Hallowell
USA
Bariatric
Moderators: James A. Madura, USA
Balloons devices and novel operation for weight loss
Todd A. Kellogg, USA
Long term GERD after sleeve gastrectomy
James A. Madura, USA
Options for weight regain after bariatric surgery
Peter Hallowell, USA
02 October
Jamie Murphy
UK
Charles W. Kimbrough
USA
Hermann Kessler
USA
Lower GI malignant
Moderator: Jamie Murphy, UK
Management of malignant small bowel obstruction
Charles W. Kimbrough, USA
Management of malignant large bowel obstruction
Hermann Kessler, USA
When to palliate and not to palliate
Jamie Murphy, UK
04 September
Matthew Walsh
USA
James O. Park
USA
Pauli Puolakkainen
Finland
​Zenichi Morise
Japan
HPB malignant
Moderator: Matthew Walsh, USA
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in resectable PDAC
James O. Park, USA
Current staging of PDAC
Pauli Puolakkainen, Finland
Distal pancreatectomy for PDAC
Zenichi Morise, Japan
07 August
Marco G. Patti
USA
Fernando A. Herbella
Brazil
Volha Raznitsyna
Belarus
Marco E. Allaix
Italy
Francisco Schlottmann
Argentina
Italo Braghetto
Chile
Gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernias
Moderators: Marco G. Patti, USA / Fernando A. Herbella, Brazil / Volha Raznitsyna, Belarus
​Diagnostic evaluation
Marco E. Allaix, Italy
Endoscopic and surgical treatment
Francisco Schlottmann, Argentina
Paraesophageal hernia
Italo Braghetto, Chile
03 July
James A. Madura
USA
Steven Bowers
USA
James A. Madura
USA
David Pearson
USA
Hernia 1
Moderator: James A. Madura, USA
Contemporary meshes and applications
Steven Bowers, USA
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Open retro-rectus ventral hernia repair
James A. Madura, USA
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Umbilical hernia repair: when is mesh needed?
David Pearson, USA
05 June
Tonia M. Young-Fadok
USA
A. Sender Liberman
Canada
Dieter Hahnloser
Switzerland
Alessandro Fichera
USA
Lower GI benign
Moderator: Tonia M. Young-Fadok, USA
What's with diverticular washout?
A. Sender Liberman, Canada
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Primary anastomosis & diverting stoma for diverticulitis
Dieter Hahnloser, Switzerland
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Management of fulminant IBD colitis / failing medical therapy as in patient
Alessandro Fichera, USA