SAGES 2003 Meeting Accreditation:

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor Continuing Medical Education for physicians. SAGES designates this Continuing Education activity for:

• 7.75 credit hours for the Lap Colon Hands-On Course Lecture and Lab
• 6.25 credit hours for the Lap Colon Hands-On Course Lecture Only
• 8.25 credit hours for the Flexibile Endoscopy Hands-On Course Lecture and Lab
• 4.25 credit hours for the Flexibile Endoscopy Hands-On Course Lecture Only
• 3.75 credit hours for the Lap Hernia Postgraduate Course I
• 3.50 credit hours for the Resident and Fellow Scientific Session
• 8.00 credit hours for the Lap CBD Hands-On Course Lecture and Lab
• 4.50 credit hours for the Lap CBD Hands-On Course Lecture Only
• 3.00 credit hours for the Surgeons in the Digital Age Postgraduate Course II
• 6.00 credit hours for the Re-Operative Lap Surgery Postgraduate Course III
• 4.00 credit hours for the Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents Postgraduate Course IV
• 3.00 credit hours for the Appropriateness Conference
• 3.00 credit hours for the Learning Center
• 13.50 credit hours for the Scientific Session
• 4.00 credit hours for the Nurses’ Course
• 1.50 credit hours for the Educator’s Lunch
• 1.50 credit hours for the Keynote Lecture Lunch (Dr. Palmisano)

in Category 1 of the Physicians Recognition Award for the American Medical Association.

Note: each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

[Table of Contents] [General Information] [Schedule at a Glance] [SAGES Hands-on Courses]
[SAGES Postgraduate Courses] [SAGES Scientific Sessions] [SAGES Nurses' Course] [SAGES Invited Faculty]
[SAGES Learning Center] [SAGES Lunches] [SAGES Industry Education Night] [SAGES Social Programs]

[SAGES/IPEG Joint Bariatric Surgery in the Adolescent Patient Course]
[IPEG Scientific Sessions] [IPEG Faculty] [IPEG Pediatric Fellows Lab Course] [IPEG Social Programs]

[Exhibitors] [Poster Program] [Accompanying Guest Tours] [Hotel Information]