SAGES Past President Mark A. Talamini, M.D., will deliver the Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecture on “Surgery & Technology: A Complicated Partnership” at the 2013 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Tuesday, October 8th at 9:45 a.m., in Room 202AB at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Read the full press release on PRWeb.
SAGES 2014 Exhibitor Prospectus and Sponsorship/Visibility Opportunities
The SAGES 2014 Annual Meeting is being held April 2-5, 2014 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Expected attendance is over 2,400 general, colon & rectal, endoscopic, pediatric, bariatric and military surgeons & allied health professionals.
Please visit the SAGES 2014 website to view or download the 2014 Exhibitor Prospectus at https://www.sages2014.org/sages-2014exhibit-and-sponsorship-opportunities/
The early application and deposit deadline is SEPTEMBER 27, 2013. Earn extra priority points by submitting your application early! The priority points deadline is OCTOBER 18, 2013
After October 18, booths will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Booth assignments will be disseminated in early November.
Advertising in the Advance Program for the 2014 Annual Meeting is an excellent way to market your latest innovations in the surgical marketplace.
AD ORDER FORM DEADLINE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
AD ARTWORK DEADLINE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013
The Ad Order Form can be found online at https://www.sages2014.org/sages-2014exhibit-and-sponsorship-opportunities/
Please contact Gabrielle Balara at (310) 437-0544 x 113 or Shelley Ginsberg at (310) 437-0544 x 111 for more information.
A Holocaust Survivor Changes the Face of Surgery: Documentary on Dr. George Berci Highlights Medical Innovations and Milestones that Defined His Work and Life
More than a year ago the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the SAGES Foundation commissioned a documentary film to be made about the life and medical innovations of Dr. George Berci. The film debuted on April 18th as part of the SAGES 2013 Annual Conference.
“George Berci -Trials, Triumphs, Innovations” covers Dr. Berci’s life journey, from his time as a forced laborer during the holocaust, to his indelible impact on the face of surgery, through his unmatched contributions to the field. The film was written and produced by SAGES President-Elect, Dr. L. Michael Brunt. Dr. Brunt is professor of surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and is the 2013 recipient of the Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award.
“Until I was making this film I had no idea how much Dr. Berci’s work impacted every phase of endoscopic surgery from access, to light, to image,” said Dr. Brunt. “There is no doubt that his ideas and his work have changed the face of surgery.”
The documentary features archival footage, interviews with Dr. Berci and his wife, Barbara, and many surgeons in the field whose work he has impacted.
Dr. Berci is a founding member and past president of SAGES which just celebrated its 30th year in 2011. In honor of Dr. Berci, SAGES created the George Berci Lifetime Achievement Award in Endoscopic Surgery, the highest honor SAGES awards, which is bestowed for a lifetime contribution as an innovator in the field of endoscopic surgery, which may be scientific, technological or educational.
In 2011, Dr. Berci received the Jacobson Innovation Award from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), recognizing him for 50 years of innovations that have transformed surgery and as a pioneer who developed the endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques that provide the basis of all minimally invasive surgeries performed today.
As the senior director of Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Research at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Berci has not only led his field with new visualization techniques, instrument minimizing and high-definition cameras, he has worked at the forefront of the profession to improve patient care, increase safety and better surgical outcomes. As the film highlights, Dr. Berci began his surgical career in 1953 in Budapest, where he helped establish one of the first experimental surgery programs in Europe. His passion for creating tools to improve the imaging and viewing capabilities of endoscopes brought him to academic institutions around the world for the past 40 years. More than a half century after he pioneered endoscopy techniques and technologies, Dr. Berci continues his pathbreaking work in the field, which most recently has included creating and using an enhanced endoscopic method to intubate patients with particularly difficult airways and video microscopy.
“George Berci -Trials, Triumphs, Innovations” will soon be available for viewing at www.sages.org.
AMA’s Classification of Obesity as a Disease Will Enhance Patient Care, Treatment and Prevention
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) today commended the American Medical Association (AMA) on its announcement officially recognizing obesity as a disease. Read the full press release on PRWeb.
SAGES 2014 Call for Abstracts
You are invited to submit paper and video abstracts to the SAGES 2014 Scientific Session. You must be a member of SAGES or have a member of SAGES sponsor you to submit an abstract.
The program will consist of oral presentations, video presentations, and poster presentations. The program committee will be responsible for selecting the length of the oral and video presentations.
SAGES will be accepting online submissions for oral, video or poster presentation. Topics include:
- Basic Science
- Colorectal
- Education / Simulation
- Flexible / Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Foregut
- Hernia
- HPB (Hepatobiliary and Pancreas)
- Humanitarian / Volunteerism
- Instrumentation / Ergonomics
- Metabolic / Obesity
- Minimally Invasive Other
- NOTES / Transanal
- Outcomes & Complications
- Robotics
- Solid Organ Removal
For more information, please see our 2014 Abstract Submission Information Page