Conference Program AHPBA 2012
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
8:00 AM
11:35 AM
Ultrasound and Advanced HPB Technology - Didactic Portion
(additional fee)
Course Director: Ellen Hagopian
Course Director: Ellen Hagopian
8:00 AM
8:05 AM
Introduction/ Welcome/ Pretest – Ellen Hagopian
8:00 AM
8:15 AM
Why do we need Ultrasound for HPB Surgery? – Ellen Hagopian
8:15 AM
8:35 AM
Principles, Instrumentation & Techniques – Eren Berber
8:35 AM
9:05 AM
Normal Liver Anatomy – Leonardo Villegas
9:05 AM
9:20 AM
Normal Pancreatobiliary Anatomy – Scott Helton
9:20 AM
9:40 AM
Pathologic Findings in HPB Diseases – Dario Berkowski
9:40 AM
10:00 AM
Panel Discussion
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM
10:35 AM
Ultrasound Scanning Methods and Techniques – Reid Adams
10:35 AM
10:55 AM
Techniques in Ultrasound Guidance – David Iannitti
10:55 AM
11:15 AM
Principles of Tumor Ablation – Paul Hansen
11:15 AM
11:35 AM
Panel Discussion
9:00 AM
1:30 PM
Pre Conference Sporting Events
4th Annual Golf Tournament Miami Beach Golf Course Attendees & Exhibitors
3rd Annual Fishing Tournament Attendees & Exhibitors Invited
A Sports Registration Form will be emailed to the membership. If you are interested in joining us for these exciting events, please complete and return the registration form to us. A little fun and recreation await you! Transportation will be provided. There is an additional fee for these events.
11:35 AM
12:30 PM
Lunch in the Garden Spa
12:30 PM
4:45 PM
Ultrasound Hands On Workshop
12:30 PM
2:30 PM
HPB Ultrasound Anatomy and Technique
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
Break
2:45 PM
4:45 PM
Techniques/Technology in Ultrasound Guidance and Liver Surgery
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Post Test
3:00 PM
7:00 PM
AHPBA Committee Meetings
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
Allied Health Care Symposium
Moderator: Timothy Pawlik
Overview of the Mid-Level Providers: Defining roles of MLP, what they have to offer, their skill set – Steven Wei
Mid-Level Providers and Outpatient Care: Defining role of MLP in the outpatient setting – Liz Good
Mid-Level Providers and Inpatient Care: Defining role of MLP in the inpatient setting – Jenna Gates
Long-term Surveillance Programs: the role of Mid-Level Providers. Defining role of MLP in surveillance programs such as "Pancreas Cyst Clinics" or "Survivorship Clinics" – Rae Brana
Session Overview: This session will provide an understanding of the several roles and responsibilities that Physician Assistants (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) fulfill in the complex management of the HBP patient. It will provide a foundation of knowledge of a midlevel provider’s scope of practice and how they can be integrated into the outpatient and inpatient setting. Emphasis will be on pre- and post-operative care, medical management, and long term surveillance processes.
7:30 PM
10:00 PM
Executive Council Meeting
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
Executive Council Meeting Continues
9:30 AM
5:30 PM
AHPBA Postgraduate Course
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
9:30 AM
11:30 AM
Session I: Liver/Transplantation Case Presentations
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
Moderator: Will Chapman
Panelists: Jacques Belghiti, Al Hemming, Eduardo de Santibañes, Peter Metrakos,
Mike D’Angelica
Radiologist: Ivan Pedrosa
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Session II: Pancreas Case Presentations
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
Moderator: Charles Vollmer
Panelists: Charles Yeo, Peter Allen, Jeff Barkun, Ross Carter,
JR Delpero
Radiologist: Ivan Pedrosa
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Refreshment Break
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:30 PM
5:30 PM
Session III: Liver/Biliary Case Presentations
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
Moderator: Bill Jarnagin
Panelists: David Nagorney, James Garden, Juan Pekolj, David Geller, Peter Lodge
Radiologist: Ivan Pedrosa
11:30 AM
1:00 PM
New Member, Fellows & Allied Health Lunch
Location: Waterview Terrace
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Pompeii/Promenade
7:00 PM
9:00 PM
Industry Sponsored Dinner Symposia
Location: Ocean Tower I A/B & Ocean Tower II A/B
(no CME credits provided)
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Fellows/Residents Symposium
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Providing A Backdrop: What’s New In Surgical Education
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Changes in General Surgery Training - O. Joe Hines
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Where are we Going With Fellowship Training? - Rebecca Minter
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Are We HPB Surgeons or Advanced GI Surgeons? - Mike Sarr
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
What are the Components of a Successful HPb Program
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
The Academic Model - Keith Lillimoe
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
What are the Differences Between Private and Academic Settings? - Rohan Jeyarajah
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Lessons Learned: Recent Graduate Presentations
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Setting Up HPB in a Hybrid Environment - Kevin Lowe
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Purely Private Practice - Rebecca Keim
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Academic Medicine - Emily Winslow
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Panel Session With the Leaders
Location: Ocean Tower I C
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Gathering With AHPBA Leadership (drinks provided)
Location: The Central Bar
6:30 AM
7:40 AM
Medtronic Advanced Energy Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (formerly Salient Surgical Technologies)
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B & Ocean Tower II C
(no CME credits provided)
7:45 AM
10:15 AM
President's Plenary /Young Investigator Session
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
7:45 AM
7:55 AM
Introduction of the President -William Jarnagin, MD
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
7:55 AM
8:30 AM
President’s Address: Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, MD
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
8:30 AM
8:40 AM
HPB Completion of Certificate Presentation - Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Rebecca Minter
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
8:40 AM
10:15 AM
President’s Plenary Session with Research and Traveling Fellowship Presentation
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Location: Ocean Tower I Foyer, or in back of meeting room
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Parallel State of the Art Lectures
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Risk Prediction for Pancreatectomy - Introduction: Chris Wolfgang, Speaker: Jenny Tseng
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Hepatic Steatosis for the HPB Surgeon - Introduction: William Chapman, Speaker: Kenneth Chavin
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Parallel Symposia - Quality in HPB Surgery
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
What is Surgical Quality? - J. Michael Henderson
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Regulatory Demands on You and Your Hospital - Kathleen Murray
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Quality in HPB - Sean Mulvihill
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Cancer Care Quality - John Mansour
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Transplant Quality - Mike Eglesbe
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Parallel Symposia - Bench to Bedside HPB Technology
Location: Ocean Tower II - A/B
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Introduction of New Technology Into Clinical Practice - Steven Strasberg
Location: Ocean Tower II - A/B
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Proteomics, Genomics, Chemosensitivity Testing - Susan Tsai
Location: Ocean Tower II - A/B
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Status of Xenotransplantation - A. Joseph Tector
Location: Ocean Tower II - A/B
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Future of Robotic Surgery - Christos Galanopolous
Location: Ocean Tower II - A/B
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Status and Direction of Image Guidance - John Martinie
Location: Ocean Tower II - A/B
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Ablation Therapies - RF, Bipolar, MW, IRE - Oh My! - Anton Bilchik
Location: Ocean Tower II - A/B
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Parallel Lunch Events
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Lunch with the Professors
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Lunch with the Exhibitors - Introduction: Nicolas Vauthey
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Transplant Across the Americas - Oscar Imventarza & Susan Orloff
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Building Your Academic Portfolio - David Geller & Kevin Behrns
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Operations for Chronic Pancreatitis - Katy Morgan & Bill Nealon
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Approaches to Bile Duct Injuries - Miguel Mercado & Steve Gallinger
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Invited Presidential Lecturer - Introduction: Jean Nicolas Vauthey, Speaker: David Nagorney
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
Historical Lecture - Treatment of Portal Hypertension - Introduction: Hector Orozco, Speaker: J. Michael Henderson
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Parallel Update Lectures
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
The New Classification of Acute Pancreatitis - Introduction: Attila Nakeeb, Speaker: Michael Sarr, Rebuttal / Opinion: Karen Horvath
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Portal Vein Embolization - Introduction: Sean Cleary, Speaker: Eddie Abdalla, Rebutal / Opinion: Jacques Belghiti
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
3:15 PM
4:00 PM
Debate - Neoadjuvant Therapy is the Standard of Care for Pancreatic Cancer, Moderators: Doug Tyler and Stuart Marcus, PRO - Doug Evans, CON - Mark Callery
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Parallel Symposia - Building Your HPB Program, Moderators: Tara Kent & Keith Lillemoe
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Value of HPB to the Department and Hospital - Jeff Drebin
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
The Community Practice Model - TBD
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Mid-level Providers in Your Practice - Jenna Gates
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Playing in the Sandbox Together: Multidisciplinary Integration - Peter Cotton
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Developing a Research Program - Diane Simeone
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
So You Want a Fellow? - Rohan Jeyarajah
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Parallel Symposia - AHPBA on the Road: International Medical Charity, Moderators: Gazi Zibari & Nestor Gomez
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
A Review of the AHPBA Conference in Ecuador - Nestor Gomez
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Two Decades of Medical Charity Work in Kurdistan of Iraq: From Fact Finding Mission to Capacity Building - Gazi Zibari
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Surgical Mission Surprises: How to Manage Them Out of Our "Comfort Zone"? - Domingo Alvear
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Surgeons as "Ambassadors" through Surgical Volunteerism - Quyen Chu
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
4:15 PM
5:30 PM
Operation Hope Medical Missions: Magnitude of Problems and Lessons Learned
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I
Location: Promenade
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I Pancreas I
Location: Promenade
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I Liver I
Location: Promenade
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I Biliary/Other I
Location: Promenade
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I Transplant
Location: Promenade
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I Liver II
Location: Promenade
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I Pancreas II
Location: Promenade
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Oral Poster I Pancreas III
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Tricks of the Trade (Technical Pearls)
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Special Symposium: The Cutting Edge, Moderators: Alan Koffron & Felipe Coimbra
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Split in situ: A Modern Approach for Avoiding Postoperative Liver Failure - Eduardo de Santibañes
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Forging Frontiers in Liver Surgery - Peter Lodge
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Biodegradable Stents in Benign Biliary Anastomotic Strictures - Mariano Gimenez
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Invited Video: Robotic Hepatectomy - Al Hemming
6:45 PM
7:30 PM
Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Pompeii
7:30 PM
10:00 PM
Congress Banquet
Location: Outside in the Ocean Garden
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
Parallel Breakfast Events
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposia (no CME credits provided)
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposia (no CME credits provided)
Location: Ocean Tower II C
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Pompeii
7:30 AM
9:30 AM
Long Oral I-C - Transplant/Biliary I
Location: Ocean Tower II C
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
Long Oral I-A - Liver I
Location: Ocean Tower 1 A-C
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
Long Oral I-B - Pancreas I
Location: Ocean Tower II A-B
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
Parallel State of the Art Lectures
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
The Necrotic Pancreas, Introduction: Nick Zyromski, Speaker: Ross Carter
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
Regionalization of HPB Surgery: 10 Years On, Introduction: Jeff Barkun, Speaker: Elijah Dixon
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 AM
11:00 AM
Debate: What is the Best Order of Chemotherapy for CRM?, Moderators: Bryan Clary & Christina Ferrone, Before Resection - Tom Aloia, Delayed Resection - Michael D’Angelica
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Symposium - Great Problems of our Time
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Transplant: Speaker - Shimul Shah, Senior Perspective - Javier Lendoire
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Liver: Speaker - Michael House, Senior Perspective - TBD
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Biliary: Speaker - Shishir Maithel, Senior Perspective - Steven Strasberg
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Pancreas: Speaker - John Allendorf, Senior Perspective - Andy Lowy
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:00 AM
11:45 AM
French Cooperative Experience with Pancreatic Cancer, Introduction: Todd Bauer, Speaker: JR Delpero, Rebutal / Opinion: Howard Reber
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
11:45 AM
12:30 PM
Islet Cell Transplantation, Introduction: Syed Ahmad, Speaker: John Christein, Rebutal/Opinion: Jeff Mathews
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Parallel Lunch Events
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Lunch with the Professors
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposia
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B & Ocean Tower II C
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Bring Your Own Pancreas Cases to the Professors - David Adams & Brett Sheppard
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Bring Your Own Liver Cases to the Professors - James Garden & Reid Adams
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Multidisciplinary HPB Approaches -Scott Helton, Peter Cotton & Alessandro Diniz
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
MIS Pancreatic Resection for Malignant Tumors - Laureano Fernandez-Cruz & Herb Zeh
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
IHPBA Presidential Address: C. Wright Pinson, MD, MBA
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Parallel State of the Art Lectures
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Margins in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery, Introduction: Matthew Katz, Speaker: Caroline Verbeke
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Living Donor Liver Surgery Today, Introduction: Jean Emond, Speaker: Paul Greig
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Technical Toolbox Series: The Whipple Operation - Session Co-sponsored by the Pancreas Club, Moderators: Tom Howard & Peter Allen
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Master Surgeon Panelists: Michael Farnell, Charles Yeo and Alex Rosemurgy
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
The Patient is 83. Assessment and Management of the Elderly - Kim Kirkwood
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
I’ve Got a Case to Follow (Creating Efficiency) - Carlos Chan
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Holy #@%.....There’s Blood Everywhere! - Chad Ball
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
The Tumor is Stuck to the Vein, Now What? - Craig Fischer
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Should I Place a J-tube? - Steve Behrman
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
The Anastomosis Fell Apart - Nipun Merchant
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
Symposium - Optimal HPB Training - Which path is better?, Moderators: Rebecca Minter & John Martinie
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
The SSO Perspective - Clark Gamblin
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
The HPB Perspective - Adnan Alseidi
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
The Transplant Perspective - Johnny Hong
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
South American Perspective - Lucas McCormack
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
State of the Art Lecture - Video-Based HPB Education, Introduction: Craig Fischer, Speaker: Horacio Asbun
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
5:00 PM
5:45 PM
Update Lecture - The Borderline Resectability Concept, Introduction: Jim Moser, Speaker: Jason Fleming, Rebutal / Opinion: Mark Talamonti
Location: Ocean Tower I A-C
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II Pancreas A
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II Liver A
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II Tricks of the Trade A
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II Tricks of the Trade B
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II Pancreas B
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II Liver B
Location: Promenade
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Oral Poster II Biliary/Other A
Location: Promenade
5:45 PM
7:00 PM
AHPBA Business Meeting
Location: Ocean Tower II A/B
7:00 PM
9:00 PM
(2) Industry Sponsored Dinner Symposia
Location: Ocean Tower II A-B and Ocean Tower II C
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Competitive Video I - Liver
Location: Ocean Tower I A
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Competitive Video II - Pancreas/Biliary
Location: Ocean Tower I B
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Mini Oral I (Quick Shot I)
Location: Ocean Tower I C
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Long Oral II-D - Pancreas II
Location: Ocean Tower I A
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Parallel Sessions
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
New Patient Care Guideline Session: Perioperative VTE Prophylaxis in Liver Surgery, Moderators: Thomas Aloia & Giles Toogood
Location: Ocean Tower 1 B
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Maximal VTE Prophylaxis In Liver Surgery – Al Hemming
Location: Ocean Tower 1 B
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Tailored Approach to VTE Prophylaxis in Liver Surgery – Bryan Clary
Location: Ocean Tower 1 B
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Minimal VTE Prophylaxis In Liver Surgery – Luis Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque
Location: Ocean Tower 1 B
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Expert Medical Perspective on VTE Prophylaxis in Liver Surgery – William Geerts
Location: Ocean Tower 1 B
10:30 AM
12:30 AM
Mini Oral II (Quick Shot II)
Location: Ocean Tower I C
10:30 AM
12:30 AM
Long Oral II-E - Liver II
Location: Ocean Tower I B
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Parallel Sessions
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Symposium – Emerging Therapeutic Approaches to Primary and Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Moderators: Tim Pawlik & Lee Thompson
Location: Ocean Tower I A
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Surgical Resection of Primary Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Tract - Jeff Norton
Location: Ocean Tower I A
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Surgical Management of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors to the Liver – Tim Pawlik
Location: Ocean Tower I A
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Intra-Arterial Regional Therapy of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Disease to the Liver: Where Do We Stand? – Jean-Francois H. Geschwind
Location: Ocean Tower I A
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Systemic Treatment of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors to the Liver: Dawn of a New Era? - Diane L. Reidy
Location: Ocean Tower I A
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Closing Address by the New President, President William Jarnagin
Location: Ocean Tower I A
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AHPBA History
The Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) will serve as the Americas Chapter of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA). The IHPBA was formally inaugurated at its first General Assembly on May 31, 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts. The AHPBA was inaugurated on November 12, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois.
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