AOCPr Announces Programming for the 2016 ACA

Planned by Program Chair, Maziar Ghodsian, D.O. the American Osteopathic College of Proctology (AOCPr) will present a four-day educational program at the 2016 Annual Clinical Assembly (ACA). On Saturday afternoon, and all day Sunday, there will be joint programming with the ACOS General Surgery Discipline including topics on surgical options for Crohn’s Disease and IBD, rural surgery, and practice building procedures.

Educational programming will begin in the afternoon on Thursday, September 22 and include:

·         What's New in IBS by: Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, D.O., FACG, FACP

·         Constipation: Evaluation and Management by: Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, D.O., FACG, FACP

·         Rare Disorders in Proctology by: Charles D. Duda, D.O.

·         Cutting Edge Hemorrhoid Treatments by: Bryan Cross, D.O.

Friday, September 23, the AOCPr Auxiliary Luncheon and Business Meeting will take place at Noon. Educational programs will include:

·         The Role of Manometry and Electromyography in Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by: Ryan R. Stratford, M.D., MBA

·         Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation and Urodynamics by: Ryan R. Stratford, M.D., MBA

·         Anal and Vaginal Rejuvenation by: Maziar Ghodsian, D.O., JD, FCLM

·         Endoanal/Endorectal Ultrasound and Staging of Anal/Rectal Cancer by: Paul Korc, M.D.

·         Approach to Complex Anal/Rectal Fistulas by: Paul A. Lucha Jr., D.O., FACOS, FAOCPr

·         Evaluation and Management of Chronic Rectal Pain by: Paul A. Lucha Jr., D.O., FACOS, FAOCPr

Saturday, September 24:

·         Perianal Dermatology by: Jennifer Ahdout, MD

·         Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) by: Allen Kamrava, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS

·         Fecal Transplantation by: Allen Kamrava, M.D., MBA, FACS, FASCRS

Joint programming with the ACOS General Surgery Discipline will include:

·         Ileal Pouch for Crohn's Disease by: Phillip Fleshner, M.D.

·         Early Feeding After Colorectal Surgery by: Phillip Fleshner, M.D .

·         Open vs. Laparoscopic vs. Robotic Surgery for IBD by: Michael A. Valente, D.O.

·         Approaches to Rectal Prolapse by: Michael A. Valente, D.O.

Sunday, September 25, joint programming with the ACOS General Surgery Discipline:

·         Rural Surgery by: Guy R. Farmer Jr., D.O.

·         Missionary Surgery: Experiences in a Rural West African Hospital by: Eric P. Miller, D.O., FACS

·         Postop Delirium by: Ajay Mayor, M.D.

·         Surgeon Burnout by: Ajay Mayor, M.D.

·         Alternative Practices in Surgery: Practice-building Procedures by: Jesse J. Lopez Jr., D.O.