The 22nd Annual Thomas J. Fogarty, MD Lecture: Focus on Innovation
Friday, October 30, 2020 | 4pm
LKSC – Berg Hall | Stanford University
Featuring Julio C. Palmaz, MD, radiologist, honorary Ashbel Smith Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center, inventor, entrepreneur, and vintner.
The Fogarty lectureship was established to bring together a diverse community in Silicon Valley focusing on leaders in discovery, invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. This event is sponsored by Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, Fogarty Institute for Innovation and Stanford Department of Surgery. Watch this space for more information.
Register here.
Have you seen the commercials for “pelvic mesh”-related litigation? Your patients have too–and may ask you about this!
Join us Tuesday, May 12th at 6:00 PM PT for “Controversial Topics in the Pelvis: MESH”—a special webinar from the Stanford Health Care Pelvic Health Center—and earn CME credit.
Register here to learn all the FDA and professional organization statements regarding abdominal and vaginal mesh, the different indications for mesh placement, and mesh-related complications.
Agenda:
1. FDA position on mesh: historical perspectives and current recommendations
2. Current use and complications of mesh for urinary and vaginal prolapse procedure
3. Mesh on the rectum: When and Why?
4. Q & A Panel
BASIC:
Lauren Wood, MD
Deshka Foster, MD
CLINICAL
Jared Forrester, MD
Raja Narayan, MD
The 2020 Updates on Esophageal Disease aims to shed light on recent advances in the field of esophageal disorders. Participants will learn strategies and diagnostic approaches to common esophageal complaints, including dysphagia and reflux symptoms.
