Please note that the deadline to make reservations at Chatham Bars Inn has been extended to Thursday, August 20, 2009. Chathambars Inn Web Site Chatham Bars Inn is New England’s grand oceanfront resort with its tranquil seaside elegance and world class amenities. Also offered at Chatham Bars Inn is a spa experience that is designed to provide the ultimate in relaxation. If traveling with children, the Inn offers an award winning children’s program with lots of hands activities. Cape Cod and the nearby islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are some of the most magical places in the world with miles of ocean beaches, sandy dunes, and quaint town centers. Other nearby recreational activities include offshore and deep sea fishing, whale watching, tennis, golf, or catching one of the Cape Cod Baseball league’s games. Room reservations are your responsibility. The resort has a wide variety of available accommodations from rooms at the Main Inn which offer views of the Atlantic Ocean, luxury ocean front cottage rooms, and luxury spa suites. To make your reservations please visit the website at www.chathambarsinn.com or call 1-800-527-4884. The society has been provided the discounted rate. Please be sure to mention that you are with the Illinois Surgical Society. A block of rooms are being held so all reservations must now be made no later than August 20, 2009 to ensure guest room availability. Fall 2009 Meeting General Program Thursday, September 17, 2009: 6:00-8:00pm Welcome Reception (in Boat House) Friday, September 18, 2009: 7:30-7:50am Breakfast (in Sea Mist Room) 7:50-8:00am Welcome, Announcements, and Introductions 8:00am-12:30pm Academic Program (to include 20 minute break at 10:00am) 9:45-11:30am Spouse/Guest Program – Shopping in downtown Chatham Noon-1:00pm Lunch (at Chatham Bars Inn) 1:00pm Afternoon Free (suggestions: Spa or Golf) 7:00-10:00pm Presidential Dinner (in Harbor View Room) Saturday, September 19, 2009: 7:00am Breakfast (in Sea Mist Room) 7:00-7:50am Board of Governor’s Meeting (in Sea Mist Room) 7:50-8:00am Announcements and Introductions 8:00am-12:00pm Academic Program (to include 20 minute break at 10:00am) 1:00pm Chatham Historical Society Atwood House Tour & Antique Sale 7:00-10:00pm Clam Bake Dinner (in Boat House) 10:00-11:30am Spouse/Guest Program – Presentation by Susan Pike 11:30am-1:00pm Lunch (at Chatham Bars Inn) Scientific Meeting Program Friday, September 18, 2009 7:30am Continental Breakfast for Members and Spouses 7:50am Welcome, Announcements and Introductions 8:00am “Single Site Laparoscopic Surgery” Katherine Barsness, MD, Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital - Chicago, IL 8:40am “Realtime 3D Simulation of Surgery; Novel Preop Tool” Presenting: Vijay K. Maker, MD, General Surgery, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Chicago, IL 9:20am “Surgery for Pyloric Stenosis in Chicago” John Raffensperger, MD & Timothy Lautz, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital – Chicago, IL 10:00am BREAK 10:20am “Current Treatment of Pilonidal Disease in the Pediatric Population” David Rothstein, MD, Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital – Chicago, IL 11:00am “Community Hospital with Clostridium difficile Infection” Mark L. Schmelzel, MD & Sandy Westbo, RN, BSN, CIC General and Vascular Surgery, Sterling Rock Falls Clinic – Sterling, IL 11:40am “Updates in Endocrine Surgery” Steven A. De Jong, MD, Endocrine Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, IL 12:20 pm Wrap Up Session Saturday, September 19, 2009 7:00am Continental Breakfast for Members and Spouses 7-7:50 am Board of Governors Meeting 7:50am Announcements and Introductions 8:00am “The Use of Ablation to Expand Curative Resection for Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer: Current Practice and Future Direction” Kevin P. Charpentier, MD, Surgical Oncology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 8:40am “New Treatment Options for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease” Jeff Slaiby, MD, Vascular Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 9:20am “Peritoneal Perfusion for Malignancy” Tom Miner, MD, Surgical Oncology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 10:00am` BREAK 10:20am “Fetal Surgery: The ultimate laparoscopic spin-off” Francois Luks, MD, Endoscopic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 11:00am “Endoscopic Treatment of Zenker’s Diverticulum” Jacques P. Fontaine, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 11:40 am Wrap Up Session