Scientific Program

Saturday, 18 April 2026

Time	Session

08:30 17:00	ASSOCIATORS EDITORS RETREAT WJS 20
08:30 17:00	PRE-CONGRESS COURSE: BASIC AND ADVANCED BREAST ULTRASOUND BSI 851 Arco Iris

Sunday, 19 April 2026

Time	Session

08:00 17:30	PRE-CONGRESS COURSE: ADVANCED ONCOPLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE BREAST SURGERY BSI 951 Arco Iris	PRE-CONGRESS COURSE: GI SURGERY DAVOS COURSE
08:30 17:00	PRE-CONGRESS COURSE: BASIC SURGICAL SKILLS IASSS 931 Girasoles
10:00 16:00	COUNCIL MEETING ISS/SIC Monterrey A

Monday, 20 April 2026

Time	Session

07:00 08:15	EARLY CAREER WRITERS' WORKSHOP WJS 1101 Monterrey A-C
08:30 10:00	ISW 2026 OPENING CEREMONY ISS/SIC 111 Terrazza Room B-C
10:00 10:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
10:30 12:00	ISW 2026 OPENING SESSION ISS/SIC 112 Terrazza Room B-C
12:15 13:15	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor									POSTER WALK 3 - GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC PW03 Exhibition 5th Floor									POSTER WALK 1 - DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS PW01 Exhibition 7th Floor									POSTER WALK 2 - DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS PW02 Exhibition 7th Floor									EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING WJS 1106 Monterrey A-C
13:30 15:00	UPPER GI SURGERY: TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE EXPERTS ISDS 115 Terrazza Room C					YOUNG BREAST CANCER 1 BSI 125 Molino Rey B					DISASTER PREPAREDNESS – ARE WE PREPARED? IATSIC 135 Girasoles					STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE IASMEN 145 Jardin					MANAGEMENT OF BURNS ISBI / AWS 155 Arco Iris					GLOBAL POLICTICS AND GLOBAL FUNDING FOR SURGICAL INITIATIVES ISS/SIC / G4 165 Camelias					SIMPOSIOS AMCE 175 Chapultepec B					SIMPOSIOS AMCE 185 Terrazza Room B					FREE PAPER SESSION GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 195 Oaxaca A
15:00 15:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
15:30 17:00	COLORECTAL SURGERY: TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE EXPERTS ISDS 116 Terrazza Room C					YOUNG BREAST CANCER 2 BSI 126 Molino Rey B					THE SILVER TSUNAMI – ARE WE PREPARED? IATSIC 136 Girasoles					SURGICAL METABOLISM AND NUTRITION IN ASIA IASMEN / ASSMN 146 Jardin					PREEMPTIVE BURN TREATMENT TO REDUCE SCARRING ISBI 156 Arco Iris					DATA-DRIVEN QUALITY INITIATIVES IN LMIC'S ISS/SIC / G4 166 Camelias					SIMPOSIOS AMCE 176 Chapultepec B					SIMPOSIOS AMCE 186 Terrazza Room B					ISS/SIC AND WSES JOINT VENTURE ISS/SIC / WSES 196 Oaxaca A
17:15 18:00	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Time	Session

07:00 08:15	POSTER WALK BSI 221 Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																																																																EARLY CAREER WRITERS' WORKSHOP WJS 2101 Monterrey A-C
07:15 08:15	SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY: ACCREDITATION, CAREERS, AND COMMUNITY ISS/SIC / AAGS 261 Camelias																																																																FREE PAPER SESSION ISBI 231 Girasoles																																																																NUTRITIONAL ADVANCES FOR THE CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT IASMEN / CMNCTN 241 Jardin																																																																FREE PAPER SESSION ISDS 211 Terrazza Room C																																																																NETWORKING BREAKFAST AWS / AWSF / JAWS 291 Oaxaca A
08:30 10:00	HEPATOPANCREATICO BILIARY SURGERY: TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE EXPERTS ISDS 212 Terrazza Room C																																								ADVANCED BREAST CANCER BSI 222 Molino Rey B																																								FREE PAPER SESSION IATSIC / AAST 232 Girasoles																																								SURGICAL METABOLISM IN BURN INJURY IASMEN / ISBI 242 Jardin																																								LESSONS LEARNED FROM DIFFERENT WAR ZONES APIMSF / ACS Excelsior 252 Arco Iris																																								STRENGTHENING TRAUMACARE GLOBALLY: THE 20-YEAR IATSIC - WHO COLLABORATION IATSIC / G4 / ISS/SIC 262 Camelias																																								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 272 Chapultepec B																																								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 282 Terrazza Room B																																								VIDEO SESSION ISS/SIC 292 Oaxaca A
09:00 09:30	ISS/SIC POSTER PRIZE EVALUATION Upon invitation only Oaxaca B
10:00 10:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
10:30 12:00	THYROID NODULE & CANCER CASE PRESENTATIONS ISS/SIC Endocrine Surgery 293 Oaxaca A																																								GI ONCOLOGY MDT - CASE BASED DISCUSSION ISDS 213 Terrazza Room C																																								DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES IN BREAST CANCER CARE MANAGEMENT BSI / AWS 223 Molino Rey B																																								MAKING IT PRACTICAL – TRAUMA RESUSCITATION BY THE EXPERTS IATSIC 233 Girasoles																																								JOSÉ F. PATIÑO LECTURE - PRIZE SESSION IASMEN 243 Jardin																																								ETHICAL PUBLISHING IN GLOBAL SURGERY WJS 253 Arco Iris																																								REAL WORLD CONCERNS FOR GLOBAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 263 Camelias																																								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 273 Chapultepec B																																								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 283 Terrazza Room B
12:15 13:15	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																																																																NATIONAL DELEGATES MEETING 294 Oaxaca A																																																																GREY TURNER LECTURE: LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS: THE MORAL IMPERATIVE IN SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING ISDS 217 Terrazza Room C																																																																POSTER WALK ISS/SIC Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
13:30 15:00	GLOBAL HEALTH MEETING ISS/SIC Global Health 3107 Monterrey A-C																																				UPDATES IN HPB SURGERY ISDS / AHPBA 215 Terrazza Room C																																				FREE PAPER SESSION BSI 225 Molino Rey B																																				BUILDING RESILIENT NETWORKS – THE CORE OF TRAUMA TEAMWORK IATSIC 235 Girasoles																																				EXCOM MEETING / BUSINESS MEETING IASMEN MEMBERS ONLY 245 Jardin																																				ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ARE WE BECOMING OBSOLETE? AWS 255 Arco Iris																																				CHALLENGE THE EXPERTS: UNCOMMON INJURIES BY COMMON MECHANISMS - HOW DO WE MANAGE IN SRI LANKA? CSSL / ISS/SIC 265 Camelias																																				TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 275 Chapultepec B																																				TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 285 Terrazza Room B																																				FREE PAPER SESSION BASIC SCIENCE ISS/SIC 295 Oaxaca A
15:00 15:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
15:30 17:00	DEBATES ISDS 216 Terrazza Room C																																													DEBATES BSI 226 Molino Rey B																																													ERATIC – ERAS GUIDELINES IN TRAUMA AND INTENSIVE CARE – AND NUTRITIONAL CHALLENGES IN ICU? IASMEN / IATSIC 246 Jardin																																													UPDATE IN GLOBAL CHILDREN SURGERY GICS 256 Arco Iris																																													BEST PRACTICES IN SURGICAL EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT ISS/SIC / ICOSET 266 Camelias																																													TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 276 Chapultepec B																																													TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 286 Terrazza Room B																																													REGIONAL SURGICAL OUTCOMES MAPPING - THE ANESTHESIA/ SURGERY INTERFACE IASSS / ISS/SIC 296 Oaxaca A
17:15 18:00	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Time	Session

07:00 08:15	BREAKFAST SESSION BSI 321 Molino Rey B																																																																EARLY CAREER WRITERS' WORKSHOP WJS 3101 Monterrey A-C
07:15 08:15	FREE PAPER SESSION ISDS 351 Arco Iris																																													PERIOPERATIVE SKILLS SUPPORT IN LMICS ISS/SIC / SELF 361 Camelias																																													FREE PAPER SESSION ISDS 311 Terrazza Room C																																													GENERAL ASSEMBLY ISDS 341 Jardin
08:30 10:00	WHEN THINGS GO AWRY – HOW TO GET OUT OF TROUBLE IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS 312 Terrazza Room C																				PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS UMBERTO VERONESI LECTURE BSI 322 Molino Rey B																				UPDATE ON MILITARY AND CONFLICT TRAUMA EDUCATION IATSIC / APIMSF 332 Girasoles																				FREE PAPERS - SURGICAL METABOLISM AND NUTRITION/ NUTRITION IN CRITICAL CARE IASMEN 342 Jardin																				TREATING BURN SCARS ISBI 352 Arco Iris																				LLOYD M. NYHUS PRIZE SESSION ISS/SIC 362 Camelias																				SIMPOSIOS AMCE 372 Chapultepec B																				SIMPOSIOS AMCE 382 Terrazza Room B																				FROM BASICS TO DIGITAL: WHAT EVERY JUNIOR DOCTOR SHOULD KNOW IN SURGERY IASSS 392 Oaxaca A
10:00 10:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
10:30 12:00	UPDATES IN UPPER GI SURGERY ISDS / ISDE 313 Terrazza Room C																		ISS/SIC US CHAPTER LECTURE OF THE ACS ISS/SIC / US CHAPTER 323 Terrazza Room C																		POLYTRAUMA – THE DISEASE IATSIC 333 Girasoles																		NUTRITION IN CRITICAL ILLNESS IASMEN / FELAC 343 Jardin																		FREE PAPER SESSION VASCULAR SURGERY ISS/SIC 353 Arco Iris																		HOW AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION COULD BE STRUCTURED ISS/SIC / ICOSET 363 Camelias																		SIMPOSIOS AMCE 373 Chapultepec B																		SIMPOSIOS AMCE 383 Terrazza Room B																		THE DIGITAL ERA OF SURGERY IASSS 393 Oaxaca A																		FREE PAPER SESSION BSI 3103 Monterrey A-C
12:15 13:15	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ISS/SIC MEMBERS ONLY 314 Terrazza Room C
13:30 15:00	SIMULATION IN SURGERY ISS/SIC / ICOSET 395 Oaxaca A																		ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW IN UPPER GI SURGERY 3105 Monterrey A-C																		GRASSI - KITAJIMA PRIZE ISDS 315 Terrazza Room C																		SO YOU WANT TO BE A BREAST SURGEON: MEET THE EXPERTS / COUNCIL MEETING BSI 325 Molino Rey B																		PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DONALD TRUNKEY LECTURE IATSIC 335 Girasoles																		PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IASMEN 345 Jardin																		LET'S TALK ABOUT BLENDING IN OR STANDING OUT: A SURGEON'S LIFE AWS / ISS/SIC 355 Arco Iris																		GLOBAL SURGERY 2026: UPDATE ON NATIONAL SURGERY, OBSTETRIC AND ANESTHESIA PLANS ISS/SIC 365 Camelias																		TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 375 Chapultepec B																		TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 385 Terrazza Room B
15:00 15:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
15:30 17:00	YOUNG SURGEONS (TRAVEL SCHOLARS / FSP) 3106 Monterrey A-C																				EMERGENT TECHNOLOGIES IN SURGERY ISDS 316 Terrazza Room C																				RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY PLASTIC SURGEONS AND BREASTSURGEONS BSI 326 Molino Rey B																				THE MOST RECENT TRAUMA GUIDELINES – DO WE NEED TO BE UPDATED? IATSIC 336 Girasoles																				THE FUTURE OF SURGICAL METABOLISM AND NUTRITION IASMEN 346 Jardin																				DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS IN SURGERY AWS 356 Arco Iris																				GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMCE MEMBERS ONLY 376 Chapultepec B																				FREE PAPER SESSION SURGICAL EDUCATION / AI / ROBOTIC ISS/SIC 366 Camelias																				FREE PAPERS ENDOCRINE ISS/SIC 396 Oaxaca A
16:30 17:30	BUSINESS MEETING BSI MEMBERS ONLY 326 Molino Rey B
17:15 18:15	VIDEO SESSION ISDS 357 Arco Iris																																													SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																																													BUSINESS MEETING IATSIC MEMBERS ONLY 337 Girasoles																																													VIDEO SESSION ISDS 317 Terrazza Room C

Thursday, 23 April 2026

Time	Session

07:00 08:15	BREAKFAST SESSION BSI 421 Molino Rey B
07:15 08:15	FREE PAPER SESSION ISDS 411 Terrazza Room C																								VIDEO SESSION ISDS 441 Jardin																								PROGRAM COMMITTEE ISW 2028 ISS/SIC 461 Camelias
08:30 10:00	INNOVATIONS IN SURGERY: MYTHS AND FACTS 442 Jardin								COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF BENIGN BREAST DISORDERS BSI 422 Molino Rey B								CONTROVERSIES IN PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CARE IATSIC 432 Girasoles								OPTIMIZING PERI-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES FOR DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS / IASMEN 412 Terrazza Room C								PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, TRANSITION, & RETIREMENT AWS 452 Arco Iris								FREE PAPER SESSION CARDIO / TRANSPLANTATION ISS/SIC 462 Camelias								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 372 Chapultepec B								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 482 Terrazza Room B								FREE PAPERS ENDOCRINE ISS/SIC 492 Oaxaca A
10:00 10:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
10:30 12:00	ANASTOMOTIC LEAKS IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS / SSAT 413 Terrazza Room C								GLOBAL HEALTH: CLOSING THE GAP: INTERNATIONAL BREAST TUMOR BOARD BSI / AWS 423 Molino Rey B								FREE PAPER SESSION IATSIC 433 Girasoles								STANDARDIZING ANAESTHESIA AND SURGERY IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS FOR OPTIMAL OUT-COMES ERASNUMCS IASMEN / ISS/SIC 443 Jardin								THE SCIENCE OF SCARRING ISBI 453 Arco Iris								STANDARDIZATION ACROSS THE GLOBE IMPROVES SURGICAL TEACHING ISS/SIC / ICOSET 463 Camelias								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 373 Chapultepec B								SIMPOSIOS AMCE 483 Terrazza Room B								FREE PAPER SESSION PEDIATRIC SURGERY ISS/SIC 493 Oaxaca A
12:15 13:15	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
13:30 15:00	UPDATES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY ISDS / IFSO 415 Terrazza Room C									VISUAL ABSTRACTS BSI 425 Molino Rey B									UPDATES ON TRAUMA CRITICAL CARE IATSIC 435 Girasoles									FREE PAPERS APIMSF 455 Arco Iris									FREE PAPER SESSION GLOBAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 465 Camelias									TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 375 Chapultepec B									TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 485 Terrazza Room B									CREATION AND INNOVATION IASSS 495 Oaxaca A
14:00 15:00	NOVEL THERAPIES BSI 426 Molino Rey B
15:00 15:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
15:30 17:00	MANAGEMENT OF GI EMERGENCIES ISDS / FELAC 416 Terrazza Room C									STUMP THE EXPERTS - CASE PRESENTATIONS BY TRAVEL SCHOLARS BSI 426 Molino Rey B									SPARKLING GLOBAL FINALE MEXICO CITY - GLOBAL TRAUMA CARE IATSIC 436 Girasoles									ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL DISPARITIES AROUND THE WORLD: HICS AND LMICS ISS/SIC 446 Jardin									EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR TRAUMA MANAGEMENT IN RURAL, REMOTE AND AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS APIMSF 456 Arco Iris									FREE PAPER SESSION GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 466 Camelias									CLOSING CEREMONY AMCE 376 Chapultepec B									SPARTAN SURGEON IASSS 496 Oaxaca A
17:15 18:00	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor