Core Subjects Update

Moderator(s)

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  Jitesh Patel, MD, MBA

  Professor of Surgery
  University of Kentucky
  University of Kentucky
  Lexington, KY, United States

  All relevant financial disclosures have been managed and will be listed below.
  This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

CME Credit: 2
Self-Assessment Credit: 2
Contact Hours: 2

Maintaining proficiency across a wide array of conditions can be challenging for practicing surgeons particularly when advanced technologies and treatment options are rapidly changing. The Core Subject topics are presented to provide expertise and a framework to explore the current understanding of a particular topic for surgeons seeking the opportunity to add to their knowledge base in critical areas and/or those conditions that are not seen routinely.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET, USA

  Core Subjects Update
  

  Moderator: Jitesh A. Patel, MD, MBA – University of Kentucky
• 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET, USA

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: Jitesh A. Patel, MD, MBA – University of Kentucky
• 8:05 AM – 8:21 AM ET, USA

  Ulcerative Colitis
  

  Speaker: Marco Ferrara, MD, FACS, FASCRS – Orlando Health
• 8:21 AM – 8:26 AM ET, USA

  Discussion
• 8:26 AM – 8:42 AM ET, USA

  Endoscopy & Polyps
  

  Speaker: Michael Benjamin Hopkins, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• 8:42 AM – 8:47 AM ET, USA

  Discussion
• 8:47 AM – 9:03 AM ET, USA

  Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  

  Speaker: Danielle Kay, MD – Ochsner
• 9:03 AM – 9:08 AM ET, USA

  Discussion
• 9:08 AM – 9:24 AM ET, USA

  Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissures
  

  Speaker: Ellen Caparosa, MD – Emory
• 9:24 AM – 9:29 AM ET, USA

  Discussion
• 9:29 AM – 9:45 AM ET, USA

  Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistulae
  

  Speaker: Richard Fortunato, DO, FACS, FASCRS (he/him/his) – Allegheny Health Network
• 9:45 AM – 9:50 AM ET, USA

  Discussion
• 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM ET, USA

  Question and Answer