Saturday, February 15, 2025 In Collaboration with Kuwait Association of Surgeons (combined)
Time
Program
Speaker
8.00 AM
REGISTRATION
SESSION 1: OAGB and RYGB
Kuwait Surgical Society/Kuwait Association of Surgeons Session (combined)
Moderators: Rana Pullatt/ Jaime Ponce/Ahmad Murad/Ali Aljeweied
9:10AM - 9:20AM
Biliary reflux and GERD after OAGB and RYGB respectively
9:30AM – 9:40AM
Revisions/conversions after ESG (bariatric endoscopic procedures)
9:40AM – 9:50AM
Reversal to normal anatomy – indications, preoperative work-up, and technical aspects
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Panel Discussion
10:30AM – 10:40AM
Coffee Break
SESSION 2: Revisional surgery & complications of metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS)
Kuwait Surgical Society/Kuwait Association of Surgeons Session (combined)
Moderators: Chetan D. Parmar/Faheem Elbassiony/Mohamad AlJasmi/Mohamad Asad
10:40AM – 10:50AM
What to do for a patient who has a gastric bypass with weight regain.
11:30AM - 11:50AM
Panel Discussion
11:50AM - 12:00PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 3: Robotic MBS
Kuwait Surgical Society/Kuwait Association of Surgeons Session (combined)
Moderators: Natan Zundel/Esam Batayyah/Khaled AlEnezi/Shehab Ekrouf
12:10PM - 12:20PM
Robotic assisted vs laparoscopic MBS and role in revisional surgery
12:20PM - 12:30PM
Landscape of bariatric surgery in the U.S. in the times of GLP-1
12:40PM – 12:50PM
OAGB-Mini gastric bypass BP-limb length: Standard or a tailored approach?
12:50PM - 1:00PM
Managing the complications of severe malabsorptive procedures
1:00PM - 1:20PM
Panel Discussion
1:20PM – 2:20PM
Lunch Break
SESSION 4: Integrated health
Kuwait Surgical Society/Kuwait Association of Surgeons Session (combined)
Moderators: Mohammad Haddad /Ebaa Alozairi/Abdulla Sultan/Ahmad Almulla
2:20PM - 2:30PM
Cases of abdominal pain post bariatric surgery. (Video presentation)
2:30PM - 2:40PM
Management of reactive hypoglycemia: Dietic or surgical treatment?
2:50PM - 3:00PM
What is the impact of obesity medications on nutrition? Should we be concerned?
3:00PM - 3:10PM
Indications, efficacy, and safety of the new obesity management medications
3:10PM – 3:20PM
Effect of new obesity medication on numbers of bariatric surgery? Will we be out of a job
3:30PM - 3:50PM
Panel Discussion
3:50PM - 4:00PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 5: MBS
Kuwait Surgical Society/Kuwait Association of Surgeons Session (combined)
Moderators: Kenneth Sharp/ Waddah AlRefaei/Obaid AlHarbi/Mishari AlMohanna
4:40PM - 4:50PM
Role of bariatric/metabolic surgery as bridging for cancer surgery.
4:50PM - 5:00PM
Why gastric bypass remains the gold standard for surgical treatment of obesity?
5:00PM - 5:10PM
Percutaneous cholecystostomy: appropriate use and indications for subsequent cholecystectomy
5:40PM - 6:00PM
Panel Discussion
6:00PM - 6:30PM
Opening ceremony
Sunday, February 16, 2025 In Collaboration with Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Time
Program
Speaker
8:00AM – 12:00PM
Mock Exam (5th year surgical board residents)
2:30PM
REGISTRATION
SESSION 6: Malignant Diseases I
Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Session
Moderators: Deena Harji/Adel Khader/Ali AlSaffar
3:30PM - 3:40PM
Fluorescence angiography role in reducing leaks in colorectal resection: results from RCT
4:00PM - 4:20PM
Panel Discussion
4:20PM - 4:30PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 7: Malignant Diseases I
Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Session
Moderators: Kenneth Campbell/Ahmad AlKhamis/Fawaz Alnaqi
4:50PM - 5:00PM
What is the best teaching model for minimally invasive colorectal surgery?
5:20PM - 5:40PM
Panel Discussion
5:40PM - 5:50PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 8: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Session
Moderators: Luigi Boni/Eias AlGhunaim/Yousef AlEid
6:00PM - 6:10PM
Management of complicated diverticulitis: Hartman’s vs primary resection and anastomosis, vs laparoscopic lavage
6:20PM – 6:30PM
Elective sigmoidectomy compared to conservative treatment for recurring diverticulitis
6:40PM – 6:50PM
Hinchey Ib or II diverticular abscess: PC drainage and antibiotics vs. antibiotics alone
7:00PM – 7:20PM
Panel Discussion
7:20PM – 7:30PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 9: General surgery and common outpatient anal complaints
Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Session
Moderators: Abe Fingerhut /Khaled AlZamel/Abdulaziz AlGhurair
7:30PM – 7:40PM
Updates on the management of perirectal abscesses and anal fistulas
8:40PM – 9:00PM
Panel Discussion
Monday, February 17, 2025 In Collaboration with Women Surgeons of Kuwait
Time
Program
Speaker
9:00AM – 12:15PM
Medical Professionalism Workshop
(Surgical board residents)
9:00AM – 9:45AM
Professions and society: What is a profession? What is relationship between professions and society? Professional regulation, professional behaviors and performance.
9:45AM – 10:30AM
The doctor-patient relationship: power differentials in relationships. Empathy and compassion, Professional boundaries.
10:30AM – 10:45AM
Coffee break
10:45AM – 11:30AM
Surgeons and patient safety: Causes of harm and avoidable death to patients. Clinical governance. Human factors in patient safety.
11:30AM – 12:15PM
Professional behaviors in clinical practice: Disrespectful behavior in health care. Surgical innovation/new techniques.
2:30PM
REGISTRATION
SESSION 10: Incisional hernia I
Women Surgeons of Kuwait Session
Moderators: Flavio Malcher/Zainab AlMusaileekh/Zahra Ismael
3:00PM - 3:10PM
Risk factors for developing an incisional hernia after abdominal surgery. Should all be repaired?
3:20PM - 3:30PM
Is it possible to predict from imaging whether the fascial closure will be possible?
3:40PM – 3:500PM
What is the difference in outcome for mesh versus suture repair in incisional hernia repair?
3:50PM - 4:10PM
Panel Discussion
4:10PM – 4:20PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 11: Incisional hernia II
Women Surgeons of Kuwait Session
Moderators: Kenneth Sharp/Ameerah Alhasan/Moneera Alshaheen
4:20PM - 4:30PM
What is the difference in outcome between techniques (open, laparoscopic, and robotic) for incisional hernia repair?
4:40PM - 4:50PM
Mesh fixation types and outcomes for intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal mesh placement
4:50PM - 5:00PM
Role of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in incisional hernia repair
5:10PM - 5:30PM
Panel Discussion
5:30PM - 5:40PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 12: Inguinal hernias
Women Surgeons of Kuwait Session
Moderators: Steven Stain/Fatma AlIbrahim/Bashayer AlKanderi
5:50PM - 6:00PM
Is there new evidence for open posterior (preperitoneal) versus laparoscopic repair (TAPP or TEP) for inguinal hernias?
6:20PM - 6:40PM
Panel Discussion
6:40PM - 6:50PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 13: Primary ventral hernias in rare locations or special circumstances
Women Surgeons of Kuwait Session
Moderators: Waddah AlRefaei/Maha AlOtaibi
6:50PM - 7:00PM
Umbilical and epigastric hernia repair in patients with compromised liver function
7:00PM - 7:10PM
Umbilical and epigastric hernia repair in patients on peritoneal dialysis
7:40PM - 7:50PM
The value equation in inguinal hernia repair; open, laparoscopic, robotic.
7:50PM - 8:10PM
Panel Discussion
8:10PM
Closing remarks
