16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES)

16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES) is organized by Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeon (SAGES) and will be held during Apr 11 - 14, 2018 at Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is practicing surgeons, surgeons-in-training, GI assistants, nurses and other allied health professionals who are interested in minimally invasive surgery and gastrointestinal endoscopy. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Description :
The meeting is designed to encourage learning, sharing of knowledge, communication and collaboration amongst SAGES members, other societies, and all other attendees. We invite all of you to come to the meeting to exchange ideas and experiences with colleagues, learn from your peers, get inspired, and take home a few pearls to improve the care of your surgical patients. Additionally, we know that you will have FUN. Because, on top of the high quality science, innovative technology and world-renowned expertise, we really know how to have a good time!! Our meeting theme is “Mastering the Art of Surgery.” It is our hope and expectation that this meeting will help guide you to progress beyond your current expertise to reach the next level of mastery in your surgical practice.

The most popular topics to be highlighted at the meeting are biliary, colorectal, hernia, bariatric, robotics, foregut, minimally invasive liver and pancreas surgery, flexible endoscopy and emerging technologies. Highlights include Postgraduate (PG) courses in Minimally Invasive Advances in Complex Hernia Repair and Total Mesorectal Excision, a FUSE course and Percutaneous interventions.

The hands-on courses include Bariatric endoscopy for weight loss, Total Mesorectal Excision and the innovative ADOPT Colon course to teach and then mentor the progress of participants to foster adoption into your practice.

This year the SAGES Masters Series is a focus of the meeting. Deliberate lifelong learning through a structured curriculum as part of the SAGES Masters Program has been incorporated into the meeting content. We hope that this will help surgeons take their practice to the next level.