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Minimally Invasive and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) 2024
Current treatment strategies for patients with complex digestive disorders continue to evolve. This is largely the result of growing technological advances in surgery and endoscopy. The goal of the Minimally Invasive and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) course is to inform physicians on how best to incorporate these technologies into their practice. Using a video-based format, our goal is technique transfer from world-renowned faculty to the community, hospital, endoscopy suite, and operating room. MINT offers an ideal mix of traditional standard-of-care principles with a balanced and unbiased view of new, cutting-edge information. This hybrid course (in-person and virtual) engages learners through video-based lectures with recordings of surgical and endoluminal therapies, along with lively multidisciplinary panel discussions.
Digestive disease management requires multidisciplinary care. This course intends to break the barriers of subspecialty medicine by bringing together gastroenterologists, surgeons, psychologists, APPs, nurses, and dietitians to learn from each other. Since many surgeons and endoscopists learn best by “doing”, this course offers hands-on skills sessions in both endoluminal therapies and surgical techniques taught by national and international experts.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Dieticians, Physician Assistants, and other members of the healthcare team.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Apply new knowledge in the management of patients with foregut disease, abdominal wall hernias, and pancreaticobiliary disease.
- Develop treatment strategies based on current evidence and expert opinion.
- Compare and contrast standard-of-care management with cutting-edge treatments.
- Recognize the unique roles and contributions of various healthcare professionals within the multidisciplinary foregut team.
- Collaborate effectively among multidisciplinary team members to improve patient outcomes.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
American Board of Surgery (ABS) MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16.75 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Additional Information
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Mass General Brigham
*Agendas are subject to change*
Sunday, September 8, 2024 | NO CREDIT
7:00 am | Introduction to course & Welcome |
7:15 | Resident/Fellow robotic hands-on sessions | |
12:00 pm | Lunch |
Resident Didactic Session | |
1:00 | Back to Basics Anatomy Session | David Lourié |
1:30 | How to Build a Practice and Get Referrals | Susana Wishnia |
1:50 | Q&A |
2:00 | Negotiation Skills | Aman Ali |
2:20 | Simulation and Synthetic Models in Surgical Education | Mario Gonçalves |
2:30 | How to Handle Complications | Eric Pauli |
2:50 | Q&A |
3:00 | Robotic Surgeon: A marketing tool or a real edge? | Ankit Patel |
3:30 | Technique Transfer: Tips and Tricks | Rahul Mahadar; Pawanindra Lal; Prakash Gatta |
4:15 | MINT Video Abstract Competition |
5:00 pm | Adjournment of Resident Didactic Session |
Attending Hands on Robotic Surgery Session Panelists/Faculty: Suha Kaaki; Ankit Patel; Aman Ali; Susana Wishnia; Eran Brauner; Prakash Gatta; Mario Gonçalves; Firas El-Hanafi, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Gen. Surg), FRCSEd(OG) |
Monday, September 9, 2024
8:00am | Introduction to Course & Welcome | Charu Paranjape & Kumar Krishnan |
The Complex Esophageal Patient | |
8:15 | Persistent Dysphagia | Panelists: Dana Telem; John Pandolfino; Elan Witkowski; Kumar Krishnan; Charu Paranjape |
8:45 | Role and Choice of Antireflux Surgery in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus | Panelists: John Pandolfino; Elan Witkowski; Kumar Krishnan; Charu Paranjape; Suha K. Kaaki |
9:05 | Complex POEM: Tips and Tricks | Panelists: Kumar Krishnan; Elan Witkowski; Uzma Siddiqui; Reem Sharaiha |
9:25 | Keynote Address: EndoFLIP in 2024- What the Practicing Endoscopist and Surgeon Needs to Know | John Pandolfino |
9:55 | BREAK |
Innovative Strategies to Manage Foregut Disease | |
10:05 | Management of Foregut Leak and Fistula | Panelists: Eric Pauli; Ali Tavakkoli; John Pandolfino; Reem Sharaiha |
10:25 | Remote Robotic Platforms | Panelists: Denise Gee; Yalini Vigneswaran; Roy Patankar |
10:45 | From Novice to Expert: Improving your skillset in POEM | Speaker: Kumar Krishnan Panelists: Eric Pauli; John DeWitt; Uzma Siddiqui; Reem Sharaiha |
11:05 | PORSHA Flap | Panelists: Charu Paranjape; Yusef Kudsi; Dana Telem |
11:35 | Redo Redo Redo vs Redo Redo Bypass | Panelists: Eric Pauli; Ali Tavakkoli; Charu Paranjape; Kumar Krishnan; Uzma Siddiqui; Reem Sharaiha |
11:55 | Keynote Address: Bringing Law and Order to the Wild West | Dana Telem |
12:25pm | Wrap up and Questions |
12:30pm | LUNCH BREAK |
1:30 | Endoluminal Hands-on Session (rotating stations) Station 1: ESD | Uzma Siddiqui |
APP/RN Session: MINT Multidisiplinary Team | |
1:30 | Complex Esophageal Case/Barrett's Esophagus | Adham Saad; Jennifer Lopes-DeCarvalho; Priyanca Waghmarae; Laura Shannon, Brittany Mallette |
2:00 | Complex Biliary Case | Hany Takla; Kendal Towle; Priyanca Waghmarae; Laura Shannon, Brittany Mallette |
2:30 | OR Efficiency | Shannon Gagnon & Pawan Lal |
3:00 | BREAK |
3:10 | Complex Bariatric Case | Rana Pullatt; Kendal Towle; Nari Sabeti; Annaliessa Visco, RD |
3:40 | Complex Hernia Case | Yusef Kudsi; Christina Warne; Emily Letendre |
4:10 | Wrap up and questions |
4:15pm | Adjourn |
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
MINT BariatricPanelists: Denise Gee; Ali Tavakkoli; Sheila Partridge; Reem Sharaiha; Abdelrahman Nimeri; Hany Takla | |
8:00am | Weight regain after RYGB: options and challenges | Abdelrahman Nimeri |
8:20 | Surgical management of sleeve fistula and chronic complications after bariatric surgery | Rana Pullatt |
8:40 | Revisional Bariatric Surgery: When/ How/ Why? | Omar Ghanem |
9:00 | Novel Innovations in Bariatric Surgery | Mohit Bhandari |
9:20 | Novel Innovations in Bariatric Endoscopy | Reem Sharaiha |
9:40 | Pharmacotherapy For Weight Loss in 2024 and Beyond | Lee Kaplan |
10:00 | LINX after Bariatric Surgery | Ashraf Maghrabi |
10:15 | BREAK |
MINT Multidisciplinary Management: PancreaticobiliaryPanelists: John DeWitt, Uzma Siddiqui, Kumar Krishnan, Reem Sharaiha, Charu Paranjape | |
10:25 | Stones in the Postoperative Patient | Uzma Siddiqui |
10:45 | EUS Biliary Drainage: How To | John DeWitt |
11:05 | All in One Approach: Lap CBDE to the Rescue? | Eric Pauli |
11:25 | Percutaneous Management of Strictures and Stones | Ralph Weisslader |
11:45 | Multidisciplinary Management of Complex Pancreatitis | Peter Fagenholz |
12:15pm | LUNCH |
MINT Hernia and Abdominal WallCo-Directors: Hany Takla & Elan Witkowski | |
12:45 | Know Your Anatomy for the Attending Surgeon | Panelists: Matthew Hutter; Dana Telem; B. Ramana; Nora Fullington; Ramesh Punjani |
1:05 | New Robotic Platforms: Comparisons, Advantages, and Challenges | |
1:20 | How to Navigate Complex Hernia as a New Attending? | Speaker: Kathryn Schlosser Panelists: Matthew Hutter; Dana Telem; B. Ramana; Nora Fullington; Ramesh Punjani |
1:35 | AWR in 2024: What’s out there to know? Speaker: Yusef Kudsi Panelists: Matthew Hutter; Dana Telem; B. Ramana; Nora Fullington; Ramesh Punjani |
1:50 | E-TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair - Troubleshooting Speaker: Jignesh Gandhi Panelists: Matthew Hutter; Dana Telem; B. Ramana; Nora Fullington; Ramesh Punjani |
2:05 | Abdominal Fistula in the IBD Patient | Speakers: Ashwin Ananthakrishnan & Rocco Ricciardi Panelists: Matthew Hutter; Dana Telem; B. Ramana; Nora Fullington; Ramesh Punjani |
2:25 | Measuring Individual Performance and Quality Data to Better Your Hernia Practice | Speaker: Yalini Vigneswaran Panelists: Matthew Hutter; Dana Telem; B. Ramana; Nora Fullington; Ramesh Punjani |
2:35 | TAR gone wrong; can I fix it? | Speaker: Michael DeWane Panelists: Matthew Hutter; Dana Telem; B. Ramana; Nora Fullington |
2:50 | Lateral Hernias: Ten Things You Should Know | |
3:00 | Surgeon’s Edge: AI Tool for the Modern Surgeon | |
3:10 | BREAK |
MINT Hernia | |
3:20 | Weight loss and AWR: too idealistic? | Speaker: Sharad Sharma Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
3:30 | Eliminating chronic pain after inguinal hernia surgery | Speaker: Nora Fullington Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
3:45 | Mesh Infections: Does Experience Match with Evidence? | Speaker: Deepak Subramanian Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
3:55 | The abdominal catastrophe | Speaker: B. Ramana Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
4:10 | RIF Hernias: Many Ways to Skin It | Speaker: Sanjay Sonar Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
4:20 | Hernia centers of excellence: a marketing gimmick or useful quality initiative? | Speaker: Elan Witkowski Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
4:30 | Parastomal Hernias: A Short Ride | Speaker: Premkumar Balachandran Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
4:40 | The most useful tools for the MIS hernia surgeon | Speaker: Rahul Mahadar Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
4:50 | Post liver transplant hernias: surgical considerations | Speaker: Rajesh Shrivastava Panelists: George Velmahos; Nari Sabeti; Pramod Shinde |
5:00pm | Adjourn |
NOTE: Sunday 9/8 will be held at a different location, TBD
Course Directors
Charu Paranjape, MBBS
Faculty at Harvard Medical School
Program Director, Robotic Education,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Chair and Chief of General Surgery
Mass General Brigham,
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Kumar Krishnan, MD
Assistant professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School;
Director of Endoscopic Innovation, Technology and Education,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hany Takla, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS
General & Bariatric Surgeon
Medical Director of Surgical services
Chair Department of Surgery
General Surgery Dover I Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery
Wentworth Douglass Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Faculty
Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, FACS
Gastrointestinal and General Surgery,
Director of Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Adham Saad, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of South Florida Health
Alexandra Maltby, PA-C
General Surgery Physician Assistant,
Department of Surgery,
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Ali Tavakkoli, MD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School;
Chief, Division of General and GI Surgery,
Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness,
Program Director, Advanced Minimally Invasive Fellowship,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Aman Ali, MD
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery,
Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist
Ankit Patel, MD
General and Bariatric surgeon,
Associate professor of Surgery
Emory University
Annaliessa Visco, RD
Ashraf Maghrabi, MD, FRCSC
President, Saudi General Surgery Society
Associate Professor of Surgery
Thoracic, Foregut and Bariatric Surgeon
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Ashvind Bawa, MS, FACS
Professor Surgery
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH
Gastroenterologist,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brittany Mallette, RN
B. Ramana, MBSS, MS, FRCS, FACS, FIBC, FISA
General and hernia surgery
Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Founder and President of AWR Surgeons Community
Dana Telem, MD
Section Head of General Surgery,
Associate Chair for Quality and Patient Safety,
Lazar J. Greenfield Professor of Surgery,
University of Michigan Health
David Lourié, MD
Director of MIS program at Huntington Hospital
Deepak Subramanian, MD
Clinical Lead, Dept of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery
MGM HEALTHCARE, Chennai
Denise Gee, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Surgery,
Surgical Director, Mass General Weight Center,
Section Head, Swallowing,
Heartburn and Esophageal Disease Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Elan Witkowski, MD, MS
Gastrointestinal Surgeon,
Head, Hernia Center,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Emily Letendre, PA-C
Department of Surgery,
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Eran Brauner, MD
General Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Eric Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
David L. Nahrwold Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Director of Abdominal Wall Surgery
Program Director, Abdominal Wall Surgery Fellowship
Department of Surgery
Penn State Health
Firas El-Hanafi, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Gen. Surg), FRCSEd(OG)
Senior Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon,
Darlington Memorial Hospital;
County Durham and Darlington NHS
Foundation Trust,
United Kingdom
George Velmahos, MD, PhD
John F. Burke Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School;
Division Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hassan Mashbari, MD
Assistant professor in Surgery,
General Surgery Residency Program Director,
Director, Clinical Simulation & Life Support Center,
Jazan University
Jignesh Gandhi, MD
Senior Consultant,
Robotic, GI & Laparoscopic Surgeon,
Gleneagles Hospital | Mumbai
Jennifer Lopes, RN
Endoscopy Registered Nurse,
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
John DeWitt, MD
Professor of Medicine,
Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound,
Indiana University Health
John Pandolfino, MD
Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine,
Hans Popper Professor,
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology),
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Kathryn Schlosser, MD
General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Laura Shannon, RN
Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine,
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Mario Gonçalves
Abdominal wall surgeon
Fellow of the European Board of Surgery - Abdominal Wall
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Hospital de Braga
Braga, Portugal
Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School;
Gastrointestinal Surgeon | Bariatric Surgeon | Laparoscopic/Minimally Invasive Surgeon
Director of the Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael DeWane, MD
General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Mohit Bhandari, MS, DMAS, FICS, FIAGES, FALS
Director Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, Indore, India
Nari Sabeti, MD
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery
Medical Director, Surgical Weight Loss Program
Salem Hospital
Nora Fullington, MD
Partner, Boston Hernia
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Omar Ghanem, MD
Chair, Division of Metabolic and abdominal wall reconstructive surgery
Associate professor of Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Pawanindra Lal, MD
Department of Surgery,
Maulana Azad Medical College
Peter Fagenholz, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School;
Pancreatic and General Surgeon,
Surgical Director, MGH Pancreatitis Treatment Center,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Pramod Shinde, MD
Bariatric Surgeon, General Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon,
Kaushalya Hospital & Research Centre | Nashik
Prakash Gatta, MD
Texas Christian University, Brunette School of Medicine,
Fort Worth, TX
Premkumar Balachandran, MD
Clinical Lead, Apollo Institutes of Hernia Surgery and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Apollo Hospitals
Priyanca Waghmarae, PA-C
Outpatient Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Rahul Mahadar, MD
Senior Gastrointestinal Surgeon,
Jeevanshree Hospital
Rajesh Shrivastava, MD
Bariatric & Laparoscopic Surgeon
Ralph Weissleder, MD, PhD
Thrall Family Professor of Radiology,
Professor of Systems Biology,
Harvard Medical School;
Center for Systems Biology,
Radiologist, Interventional Radiology,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Rana Pullat, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Professor of Surgery,
Director of Bariatrics and Robotic Surgery
Division Chief of Foregut and Metabolic Surgery,
Medical University of South Carolina
Reem Sharaiha, MD, MSc
Gastroenterology, Weill Cornell Medicine
Rocco Ricciardi, MD
Colorectal Surgeon | Gastrointestinal Surgeon
Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Roy Patankar, MD
Director and Administrative Head,
Zen Multispeciality Hospital
Sanjay Sonar, MD
General Surgeon, Godrej Memorial Hospital | Mumbai
Sharad Sharma, MD
Bariatric Surgeon, Fortis Hospital Mulund | Mumbai
Sheila Partridge, MD
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery,
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Suha K. Kaaki, MD, FRCSC FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Thoracic and Foregut Surgeon
King Saud University Medical City
Susana Wishnia, MD
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery,
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Uzma Siddiqui, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound and Advanced Endoscopy Training
Director, Center for Endoscopic Research & Therapeutics
University of Chicago Medicine
Vivek Bindal, MD
Director & Head,
Max Institute of Minimal Access, Bariatric & Robotic Surgery
Yalini Vigneswaran, MD
Advanced GI and Bariatric Surgery
Surgical Director of Education Institute
Program Director of Esophageal Diseases
University of Chicago Medicine
Yusef Kudsi, MD, MBA, FACS,
Gastrointestinal and General Surgery,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Shannon Gagnon, RN
Operating room RN
MGB-Wentworth Douglass Hospital
Christina Warne, DPT, PT
Rehabilitation and physical therapy
MGB-Wentworth Douglass Hospital
Kendal Towle, APRN
General and Bariatric surgery
MGB-Wentworth Douglass Hospital
Ramesh Punjani, MS, FACS, FICS, FMAS, FIAGES
General, Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon,
Special Interest: Hernia & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction,
Director: Pooja Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Surgeon: Fortis Hospital, Mulund
Visiting Surgeon: Jupiter Hospital; Breach Candy Hospital; P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mahim
Director: Master Hernia Course, IMMAST, Worli, Mumbai
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 16.75 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 16.75 ABIM MOC II
- 16.75 ABS Accredited CME
- 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 16.75 Nursing Contact Hours
- 16.75 Participation
Price
Physicians | ||
Registration Type | Early Bird Tuition Fees | Regular Tuition Fees |
Didactic MINT course ONLY | $350.00 | $400.00 |
Didactic MINT course AND Hands-On Endoluminal (Monday 9/9) | $550.00 | $600.00 |
Didactic MINT course AND Hands-On Robotics HANDS-ON ROBOTICS SESSION FULL | $1,050. 00 | $1,100.00 |
Hands-On Robotics (Sunday 9/8) | $1,250.00 | $1,300.00 |
International Physicians - Didactic MINT course ONLY | N/A | $250.00 |
International Physicians - Didactic MINT course AND Hands-On Robotics (Sunday 9/8) HANDS-ON ROBOTICS SESSION FULL | N/A | $950.00 |
International Physicians - Didactic MINT AND Hands-On Endoluminal (Monday 9/9) | N/A | $450.00 |
International Physicians Hands-On Robotics (Sunday 9/8) Hands-On Endoluminal (Monday 9/9) Didactic MINT course (Monday 9/9 & Tuesday 9/10) | N/A | $1,400.00 |
United States Residents & Fellows | ||
Registration Type | Early Bird Tuition Fees | Regular Tuition Fees |
Didactic MINT course ONLY | N/A | $75.00 |
Didactic MINT course AND Hands-On Endoluminal | N/A | $75.00 |
REGISTRATION FULLResident Didactic Session & Hands-On Robotics | N/A | $75.00 |
REGISTRATION FULLResidents - | N/A | $75.00 |
REGISTRATION FULLResidents - | N/A | $75.00 |
Nurses, APPs, & Allied Health Professionals | ||
Registration Type | Early Bird Tuition Fees | Regular Tuition Fees |
Didactic MINT course ONLY | $100.00 | $150.00 |
Industry | ||
Registration Type | Early Bird Tuition Fees | Regular Tuition Fees |
Didactic MINT course ONLY | N/A | $400.00 |
Cancellation Policy:
Registrations cancelled on or before August 26, 2024 will be refunded, less a $50 administrative fee. Registrations cancelled after August 26, 2024 will not be refunded.
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