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ForwardMayo Clinic Interactive Surgery Symposium 2027
This course will be offered Live (in-person) only
Course Director: Mark J. Truty, M.D., M.S., James A. Madura, II, M.D., and Amit Merchea, M.D.
January 31 - February 5, 2027 - Hilton Waikoloa Village - Waikoloa, Hawaii
The Mayo Clinic Interactive Surgery Symposium 2027 is designed to educate general surgeons on procedures seen in everyday practice. Difficult cases encountered in a smaller community practice rely on the best practices offered during the sessions. The symposium offers decision-making options that cover multiple aspects of surgical practice.
| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $1725 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $1575 |
Target Audience
This course is designed to meet the professional needs of national and international general surgeons, allied health professionals, and scientist researchers.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Illustrate operative and nonoperative management strategies for malignant large bowel obstruction.
- Summarize best practices for management of bariatric surgical patients and the role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in surgical and nonsurgical obesity treatment.
- Assess treatment options for hepatopancreatobiliary tumors, including resectability in surgical cases.
- Illustrate key surgical techniques for repair of complex ventral hernias.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Course summary
- 26.75 ABS - Accredited CME
- 26.75 ABS - Self-Assessment
- 26.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 26.75 Attendance
All Presentations Hawaii Standard Time
Sunday, January 31, 2027 | |
11:00 am | Registration / Lunch |
12:00 pm | Welcome Announcements |
SESSION: Colorectal | |
12:10 pm | The Malignant Polyp: Cured by the Scope, or Heal with Steel? |
12:30 pm | Colon Cancer in 2027: Younger Patients, Immunotherapy, and the Operation You May Not Have to Do |
12:50 pm | Obstructing Colon Cancer: Resect, Stent, or Divert |
1:10 pm | Anastomotic Leak: Recognition and Rescue |
1:30 pm | How I Do It: The Anastomosis that Won't Reach |
1:45 pm | Interactive Session: Q&A |
2:25 pm | Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
2:40 pm | Clostridium Difficile Colitis: Recognizing Medical Failure and When to Operate |
3:00 pm | Anorectal Abscess/Fistula: Draining It Right and Definitive Management |
3:20 pm | Management of Hemorrhoidal Disease: From Office to OR |
3:40 pm | Colonoscopy Complications: Perforation and Post-Polypectomy Bleeding |
4:00 pm | The Difficult Ostomy - Creation and Managing Complications |
4:20 pm | Interactive Session: Q&A |
4:50 pm | ADJOURN – End of Day 1 |
6:15 pm | Sunset Welcome Reception (wristbands required) |
Monday, February 1, 2027 | |
6:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
7:20 am | Welcome Announcements |
SESSION: Endocrine / Bariatric | |
7:30 am | Evaluation of A Thyroid Nodule In 2027 |
7:50 am | Extent of Surgery for Thyroid Cancer - What's New in the ATA Guidelines |
8:10 am | Hyperparathyroidism Evaluation and Imaging - What's New and What Works |
8:30 am | Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Troubleshooting Difficult Cases |
8:50 am | Adrenal Incidentaloma - What Every Surgeon Should Know |
9:10 am | Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Tips and Tricks |
9:30 am | Illustrative Cases: Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal |
9:50 am | Interactive Session: Q&A |
10:15 am | Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
10:45 am | Bariatric Emergencies for the General Surgeon |
11:05 am | MBS in the Era of GLP-a RAs |
11:25 am | Other Bariatric Interventions |
11:45 am | Which Procedure for Which Patient: Case-Based Decision-Making |
12:05 pm | HIDI: Laparoscopic Jejunojejunostomy |
12:25 pm | Interactive Session: Cases and Q&A |
12:50 pm | ADJOURN – End of Day 2 |
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 | |
6:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
7:20 am | Welcome Announcements |
SESSION: HPB / Oncology | |
7:30 am | Chronic Liver Disease: General Surgical Concerns |
7:50 am | Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: From Incidentaloma to Operation |
8:10 am | Sarcoma Surgery: Principles of Surgical Management |
8:30 am | Gallbladder Polyps |
8:50 am | Urological Malignancies for the General Surgeon: What You Need to Know |
9:10 am | Interactive Session: Cases and Q&A |
9:40 am | Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
10:10 am | Hepatic Adenomas: Size, Symptoms, Sex, Subtype, and Surgical Decision-Making |
10:30 am | Modern Melanoma Surgery: Evidence That Changed Practice |
10:50 am | Desmoid Tumors: What Every General Surgeon Should Know |
11:10 am | Non-Melanoma Cutaenous Malignancies: What I Need to Know Surgically |
11:30 am | Splenomegaly |
11:50 am | How I Do It: Spleen Preservation during Distal Pancreatectomy |
12:05 pm | Interactive Session: Cases and Q&A |
12:35 pm | ADJOURN – End of Day 3 |
Wednesday, February 3, 2026 | |
1:15 pm | Beverages and Exhibits |
1:35 pm | Welcome Announcements |
SESSION: Trauma / Critical Care / Acute Care Surgery Moderator: Erica Loomis, M.D. | |
1:45 pm | Pneumatosis or Free Air Without Peritonitis: Who Needs an Operation? |
2:05 pm | Reduce or Operate? The Incarcerated Hernia |
2:25 pm | Perforated Peptic Ulcer: To Close or Patch and Any Postop Imaging? |
2:45 pm | Chest Tubes in 2026: Smaller, Smarter, or None at All? |
3:05 pm | How I Do It: Ureteral Injury, Now What? |
3:20 pm | Interactive Session: Cases and Q&A |
3:50 pm | Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
4:20 pm | Ogilvie’s Syndrome: Best Management |
4:40 pm | Topics in Appendicitis: Non-Operative Management, Robotics, Drains, Pathology |
5:00 pm | Robotics in Acute Care Surgery: Ready for Prime Time? |
5:20 pm | Which Bowel Obstruction Should You Not Observe? |
5:40 pm | How I Do It: VATS Operations for the General Surgeon |
5:55 pm | How I Do It: Best Management of the Open Abdomen |
6:10 pm | Interactive Session: Cases and Q&A |
6:40 pm | ADJOURN – End of Day 4 |
Thursday, February 4, 2026 | |
6:15 am | Continental Breakfast and Exhibits |
6:50 am | Welcome Announcements |
SESSION: Hernia and Potpourri Moderators: James A. Madura, II, M.D., David G. Pearson, M.D. | |
7:00 am | Acute Hernia Management |
7:20 am | Management of Atypical Hernias |
7:40 am | When to Further Optimize the Hernia Patient and When to Operate |
8:00 am | Hernia Repair Complication Management |
8:20 am | Clinical Decision-Making Approach for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction |
8:40 am | Making Groin Pain Manageable |
9:00 am | How I Do It: Robotic Retrorectus Ventral Hernia Repairs |
9:10 am | How I Do It: Robotic Transversus Abdominis Release and Tips for Dealing with a Large Sac |
9:20 am | How I Do It: Robotic TAPP Ventral Hernia Repair – Tips to Avoid Frustration |
9:30 am | Interactive Session: Cases and Q&A |
9:40 am | Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
10:10 am | Gastric Polyps |
10:30 am | Hydradenitis Suppurativa Treatment |
10:50 am | Solid Organ Transplant Update: What Surgeons Need to Know |
11:10 am | GERD Evaluation |
11:30 am | Advanced Wound Healing |
11:50 am | Gastroparesis |
12:10 pm | Interactive Session: Cases and Q&A |
12:20 pm | ADJOURN – End of Day 5 |
Friday, February 5, 2026 | |
6:30 am | Continental Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 am | Announcements |
SESSION: Breast Moderator: Emmanual Gariel, M.D., Ph.D. | |
7:10 am | Non-Operative Management for DCIS |
7:30 am | Omission of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy |
7:50 am | Challenges in Sentinel Node Mapping – What To Do |
8:10 am | Multidisciplinary Management of Favorable and Aggressive Breast Cancer Subtypes |
8:30 am | Cryoablation in Breast Cancer |
8:50 am | Interactive Session: Q&A |
9:10 am | Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
9:40 am | Robotic Nipple Sparing Mastectomy – The Future? |
10:00 am | Management of Breast Implant Complications |
10:20 am | Oncoplastic Techniques – When You Do or Don’t Need A Plastic Surgeon |
10:40 am | How I Do It: Duct Excision for Nipple Discharge |
11:05 am | How I Do It: Neurotization and Nerve Preservation |
11:20 am | How I Do It: Incisions for Skin Sparing Mastectomy with Reconstruction |
11:35 am | How I Do It: When There's a Missing Clip |
11:50 am | Interactive Session: Q & A |
12:10 pm | ADJOURN – End of Day 6 |
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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 Statement:
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 26.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements 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.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| Day | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 4.25 |
| Monday | 4.75 |
| Tuesday | 4.50 |
| Wednesday | 4.25 |
| Thursday | 4.75 |
| Friday | 4.25 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 26.75 ABS - Accredited CME
- 26.75 ABS - Self-Assessment
- 26.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 26.75 Attendance
On behalf of course directors, Mark J. Truty, M.D., M.S., James A. Madura, II, M.D., and Amit Merchea, M.D., we hope you will consider a display opportunity at our Interactive Surgery Symposium taking place January 31st, 2027 to February 5th, 2027, at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
View the prospectus for available Exhibit and Sponsorship opportunities. Complete the webform within the prospectus to submit for an exhibit or sponsorship. All submissions will be reviewed, and confirmation will be sent upon acceptance. Exhibit space is limited and is not confirmed until the submitting representative is notified by a member of the Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development.
Contact Raegan Westfall for more information.
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Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) strives to foster a learning environment in which all individuals are valued, allowing all to achieve their fullest potential.
Every effort will be made to accommodate dietary requirements; however, some requests may not be feasible based on venue kitchen capabilities. Attendees will be contacted in advance if a dietary restriction cannot be fulfilled.
The Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development strives for fully accessible learning experiences. If you anticipate any barriers while attending this course, please reach out to the course coordinator who will be in touch with all registrants. If you need disability-related accommodations, please contact the Office of Wellness and Academic Support – Disability Access Services at MCCMS.DS@mayo.edu.
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