Program : Thursday, December 8, 2005 Thursday Morning Program Thursday, December 8, 2005 Morning Session  Afternoon Session Friday, December 9, 2005 Morning Session Afternoon Session Saturday, December 10, 2005 Morning Session Afternoon Session 8:00 Controversies in the Management of GERD Moderator – Ronald N. Kaleya, MD What Constitutes An Ideal Nissen Procedure? J. Barry McKernan, MD The Role of Mesh in Procedures for GERD Moises Jacobs, MD Management of the Failed Nissen Charles J. Filipi, MD The Truth About Endoluminal Therapy C. Daniel Smith, MD Panel Discussion Drs. Filipi. Jacobs. McKernan, Smith 10:30 Problems in Bariatric Surgery Moderator – Harry M. Delany, MD What is the Best Way to do a Gastric Bypass Procedure? -Antecolic or Retrocolic, Handsewn or Stapled Ricardo V. Cohen, MD Diagnosis of Postoperative Complications Eric J. DeMaria, MD Prevention and Treatment of Postoperative Complications Robert E. Brolin, MD Laparoscopic Gastric Banding - 2005 Christine J. Ren, MD Panel Discussion Drs. Brolin, Cohen, DeMaria, Flum, Ren, Sugerman       Thursday Afternoon Program Thursday, December 8, 2005 Morning Session  Afternoon Session Friday, December 9, 2005 Morning Session Afternoon Session Saturday, December 10, 2005 Morning Session Afternoon Session 2:00 Techniques of Small Bowel Surgery Moderator – Burton H. Harris, MD Bowel Sparing Procedures for Crohn’s Disease Fabrizio Michelassi, MD Laparoscopic Surgery for Crohn’s Disease Barry A. Salky, MD Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Morris E. Franklin, Jr., MD Panel Discussion Drs. Franklin, Michelassi, Salky 4:15 Marvin L. Gliedman Memorial Oration "Evolution of Bariatric Surgery – Where Are We? Where Are We Going?" Harvey J. Sugerman, MD