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Clinical Congress 2024 offered a dynamic array of sessions, covering everything from cutting-edge surgical technology to groundbreaking patient care strategies. Many of these sessions and more remain available to view via the virtual platform. The on-demand platform is open to all in-person and virtual attendees, as well as new registrants, through February 24, 2025.

Check out some of the popular sessions from Clinical Congress 2024.

Most blunt liver injuries can be managed nonoperatively. However, operative mortality for major liver injuries (grade IV, V) which require laparotomy for hemorrhage control remains high. In this lecture, Andrew B. Peitzman, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­, discusses the factors leading to these outcomes and details approaches and techniques which can improve survival.

The management of diverticulitis continues to evolve. In this session, expert panelists discuss the shift in the treatment paradigm of diverticulitis and review the evidence behind the new guidelines for the treatment of this prevalent disease. Topics including elective colectomy, management of immunocompromised patients, and gut flora are explored.

Associated with high morbidity and mortality, correct management of a bile duct injury will determine the evolution of the patient. Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is widely used, being performed in rural hospital centers as well as in tertiary care centers. However, the management of biliary lesions can determine the transfer of the patient to a higher-level center. This session provides the tools for the prevention, identification, and management of this pathology.