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Upcoming Meetings
 The 2012 AHPBA Annual conference will be here before you know it! Visit our dedicated meetings site ahpbaconference.org for detailed information about the events and activities available at the conference.
Click these links for information on the 2012 Golf and Fishing Tournament
Click Here for the 2012 Pre-Registration List
AHPBA Annual Meeting Evaluation and CME Certificate Information
AHPBA Sponsored Consensus Conference on the
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
January 18, 2012
San Francisco, California
AHPBA 2012 Annual Meeting
March 7-11, 2012
Miami Beach, FL
The abstract submission website is now closed.
Join us at the 2012 AHPBA Annual Meeting, where you’ll enjoy:
Traditional Favorite Content
- Oral plenary, “Quick-shot”, Video, and Poster presentations
- Invited Videos from experts will be imbedded in the scientific presentation sessions
- Presidential lecture from Jean-Nicholas Vauthey
- President’s Invited Lecture by David Nagorney
- Debates: Renowned authorities combat over Neoadjuvant approaches for hepatic and pancreatic malignancies
- Meet the Professors: Small, intimate discussions with top names in the field about focal topics.
- State of the Art lectures by recognized thought leaders. Topics include:
“Risk Prediction for Pancreatic Resection”
“Regionalization of HPB Surgery – 10 years on”
“Hepatic Steatosis for the HPB Surgeon”
“Living Donor Liver Surgery Today”
“Margins in HPB Malignancy”
“The Necrotic Pancreas”
“Video-based HPB Education”
- Symposia: Rigorous investigations of focal topics like:
“Building Your HPB Program”
“Quality In HPB Surgery”
“Emerging Approaches to Neuroendocrine Tumors”
“Bench-to-Bedside HPB Technology”
“Optimal HPB Training – Who’s Better?
“AHPBA On The Road – International Medical Outreach”
New Offerings
- "Clinical Toolbox Session: “The Whipple Operation” A focused look at numerous decision points in operative and postoperative management of this cornerstone HPB operation. Concentrated dilemmas will be developed and opinions from Master Surgeons will ensue.
- “Great Problems of Our Time” Young thought leaders pose key areas we need to focus our research energies upon. Experienced veterans counter with their unique points of view.
- Update lectures: Cutting edge understanding followed by expert opinion and audience participation. Topics include:
“Islet Cell Transplantation”
“Portal Vein Embolization”
“The Borderline Resectable Concept”
“The New Classification for Acute Pancreatitis”
“French Cooperative Experience with Pancreatic Cancer”
- Historical Perspective Lecture: on Portal Hypertension by former AHPBA President J. Michael Henderson
- AHPBA Guideline Development Conference on anticoagulation for hepatic surgery
- Special “Meet-the Professor” sessions: Bring your own cases to the professors in liver and pancreas sessions as well as a multidisciplinary MTP event.
- “Tricks-of-the-Trade”: Share your technical pearls with your colleagues.
Other New Features
- Resident’s/Fellow’s Symposium. Geared to inform our emerging surgeons.
- Allied Health Provider Symposium. For those people who make your practice tick.
- HPB Ultrasound and Advanced Technology Postgraduate Course. A full-day learning module with didactic and hands-on components which will better prepare you to use these advances in your daily practice.
Social Events
- 4th Annual Golf Tournament. Proceeds benefit the AHPBA Foundation.
- 4th Annul Deep-Sea Fishing Event
- SPA day at the Eden Roc – A new offering for your mental health
- Congress Banquet featuring Paul Greig’s band “The Marginal Donors”
- Cocktails with industry
10th World Congress of the IHPBA
July 1-5, 2012
Paris, France
Click the link above for registration and other information
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