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

Monday, 20 April 2026

Time	Session

07:00 08:15	EARLY CAREER WRITERS' WORKSHOP WJS 1101 Monterrey B-C
08:30 10:00	CIRUGiA DE HERNIAS (AMH): CIRUGIA LAPARO ENDOSCÓPICA PARA DEFECTOS DE PARED ABDOMINAL:MODA O NECESIDAD? AMCE 1112 Mathias																																																																CIRUGÍA DE HERNIAS (AMH) AMCE Molino Rey B																																																																ISW 2026 OPENING SESSION ISS/SIC 111 Terrazza Room B-C																																																																CIRUGÍA BARIÁTRICA AMCE/CMCOE 172 Chapultepec B																																																																SIMPOSIOS CIRUGÍA DE HERNIAS (AMH) AMCE 185 Molino Rey B
10:00 10:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
10:30 12:00	ISW 2026 OPENING CEREMONY ISS/SIC 112 Terrazza Room B-C
12:15 13:15	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																																																																POSTER WALK 1 - DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS PW01 Exhibition 7th Floor																																																																POSTER WALK 2 - DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS PW02 Exhibition 7th Floor																																																																POSTER WALK 3 - GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC PW03 Exhibition 7th Floor																																																																EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING WJS 1106 Monterrey B-C
12:30 13:30	TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 174 Chapultepec B																																																																TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 1114 Mathias																																																																TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE Monterrey B-C																																																																TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 185 Terrazza Room B
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																																																												FREE PAPER SESSION GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 195 Oaxaca A
15:00 16:30	SIMULADORES EN CIRUGiA AMCE 176 Chapultepec B																																																																Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																																																																ONCOLOGiA: CANCER DEL TRACTO GASTROINTESTNAL SUPERIOR AMCE 1116 Mathias																																																																ViA BILIAR HiGADO AMCE 185 Terrazza Room B
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																																																												ISS/SIC AND WSES JOINT VENTURE ISS/SIC / WSES 196 Oaxaca A
16:30 18:00	CIRUGiA ROBOTICA 3 AMCE 177 Chapultepec B																																																																CERO EVENTOS, CIEN POR CIENTO CONVICCION: ESTRATEGIAS GLOBALES PARA UNA COLEECISTECTOMIA SEGURA (AMCE) AMCE 1117 Mathias																																																																INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL EN CIRUGiA (AMCE) AMCE 186 Terrazza Room B
17:15 18:00	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Time	Session

07:00 08:15	POSTER WALK 4 - BREAST SURGERY BSI PW04 Exhibition 7th Floor																																																																EARLY CAREER WRITERS' WORKSHOP WJS 2101 Monterrey B-C
07:15 08:15	SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY: ACCREDITATION, CAREERS, AND COMMUNITY ISS/SIC / AAGS 261 Camelias																																																																FREE PAPER SESSION - BURN SURGERY 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 - TRAUMA SURGERY 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																																																																COLON Y RECTO ACTUALIDADES Y CONTROVERSIAS EN CIRUGIA DE COLON Y RECTE AMCE 272 Chapultepec B																																																																PARED ABDOMINAL: CIRUGIA LAPARO ENDOSCOPICA PARA DEFECTOS DE HERNIA INGUINAL "TIPS Y TRICKS" AMCE 282 Terrazza Room B																																																																VIDEO SESSION GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 292 Oaxaca A																																																																HIATO, ESOFAGO, ESTOMAGO AMCE 2112 Mathias
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
12:15 13:15	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																																																																POSTER WALK 6 - ENDOCRINE SURGERY PW06 Exhibition 7th Floor																																																																POSTER WALK 7 - GENERAL SURGERY PW07 Exhibition 7th Floor																																																																NATIONAL DELEGATES MEETING 294 Oaxaca A																																																																GREY TURNER LECTURE: LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS: THE MORAL IMPERATIVE IN SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING ISDS 214 Terrazza Room C																																																																POSTER WALK 5 - TRAUMA SURGERY IATSIC PW05 Exhibition 7th Floor
12:30 13:30	TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 274 Chapultepec B																																																																TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 284 Terrazza Room B																																																																TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 2114 Mathias
13:30 15:00	GLOBAL HEALTH MEETING ISS/SIC Global Health 3107 Monterrey B-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																																																																FREE PAPER SESSION BASIC SCIENCE ISS/SIC 295 Oaxaca A
15:00 15:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																																																																ENDOSCOPIA TERAPÉUTICA AVANZADA (AMCE- ALACE-AMEG) AMCE 276 Chapultepec B																																																																VESÍCULA Y VÍA BILIAR AMCE-SSAT 286 Terrazza Room B																																																																TRASPLANTES AMCE 2116 Mathias
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																																																																REGIONAL SURGICAL OUTCOMES MAPPING - THE ANESTHESIA/ SURGERY INTERFACE IASSS / ISS/SIC 296 Oaxaca A
16:30 18:00	ENDOBARIATRIA AMCE 277 Chapultepec B																																																																CIRUGIAS REVISIONAL DE ESOFAGO: QUIEN? CUÃNDO? COMO? NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS DIAGNOSTICAS Y TERAPEUTICAS PARA EVITAR MALOS RESULTADOS EN LA CIRUGIA DE REFLUJO AMCE / ALACE 287 Terrazza Room B																																																																APENDICE: ACTUALIDADES EN EL TRATAMIENTO E INNOVACIÕN AMCE 2117 Mathias
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 B-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												CIRUGÍA DE HERNIAS COMPLEJAS AMCE 372 Chapultepec B												CIRUGÍA ROBÓTICA 1 AMCE 382 Terrazza Room B												FROM BASICS TO DIGITAL: WHAT EVERY JUNIOR DOCTOR SHOULD KNOW IN SURGERY IASSS 392 Oaxaca A												FLUROESCENCIA INTRAOPERATORIA AMCE 3112 Mathias
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															THE DIGITAL ERA OF SURGERY IASSS 393 Oaxaca A															FREE PAPER SESSION - BREAST SURGERY BSI 3103 Monterrey A-C
12:15 13:15	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ISS/SIC MEMBERS ONLY 314 Terrazza Room C
12:30 13:30	TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 374 Chapultepec B																																								TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 384 Terrazza Room B																																								TRABAJOS LIBRES AMCE 3114 Mathias
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
15:00 15:30	Coffee / Tea Break Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																														CIRUGIA ROBOTICA II AMCE 376 Chapultepec B																														OBESIDAD II AMCE 386 Terrazza Room B																														ALACE CIRUGIA ENDOSCOPICA COLORRECTAL Y CIRUGIA EN SEPSIS ABDOMINAL AMCE 3116 Mathias
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															FREE PAPER SESSION SURGICAL EDUCATION / AI / ROBOTIC ISS/SIC 366 Camelias															FREE PAPER SESSION ENDOCRINE SURGERY ISS/SIC 396 Oaxaca A
16:30 17:30	BUSINESS MEETING BSI MEMBERS ONLY 326 Molino Rey B
17:15 18:15	VIDEO SESSION DIGESTIVE SURGERY ISDS 357 Arco Iris																														SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor																														BUSINESS MEETING IATSIC MEMBERS ONLY 337 Girasoles																														VIDEO SESSION DIGESTIVE SURGERY 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 DIGESTIVE SURGERY 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																					CMCG AMCE 372 Chapultepec B																					AMERICAN COLLEGE AMCE 482 Terrazza Room B																					FREE PAPER SESSION ENDOCRINE SURGERY ISS/SIC 492 Oaxaca A																					ALACE COMPLICATIONES TORACICAS Y ABDOMINALES SEVERAS AMCE 4112 Mathias
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 - TRAUMA SURGERY 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																					AESCULAP AMCE 373 Chapultepec B																					AMHPB AMCE 483 Terrazza Room B																					FREE PAPER SESSION PEDIATRIC SURGERY ISS/SIC 493 Oaxaca A																					AMEB AMCE 4113 Mathias
12:15 13:15	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor
12:30 14:00	ALACE CIRUGIA DE HIATO Y CIRUGIA DEL CANCER DE LA UNION GASTROESOFAGICA Y ESTOMAGO AMCE 484 Terrazza Room B																																																																COLEGIO Y SOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE CIRUGÍA PEDIÁTRICA, A.C. AMCE 3114 Mathias
13:30 15:00	UPDATES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY ISDS / IFSO 415 Terrazza Room C																																			VISUAL ABSTRACTS BSI 425 Molino Rey B																																			CONTROVERSIES IN TRAUMA CRITICAL CARE IATSIC 435 Girasoles																																			FREE PAPERS APIMSF 455 Arco Iris																																			FREE PAPER SESSION GLOBAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 465 Camelias																																			CREATION AND INNOVATION IASSS 495 Oaxaca A
14:00 15:00	NOVEL THERAPIES BSI 426 Molino Rey B																																																																CLAUSURA AMCE AMCE 486 Terrazza Room 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																														SPARTAN SURGEON IASSS 496 Oaxaca A
17:15 18:00	SPONSORED SESSIONS / EXHIBITION Exhibition 5th and 7th Floor