Course

34th Annual Winter Meeting: Midwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Mar 12, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026
11 CEUs

$450 Enroll

Full course description

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Calendar March 12-14, 2026
In-Person Only
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Location

Big Sky Resort
50 Big Sky Resort Rd
Big Sky, MT

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Registration Fee

Physicians $450  
Physician Assistants,
Nurse Practitioners
$400 Use code MidwestPANP at checkout
Fellows $150 Use code MidwestFellow at checkout


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Reservations

Rooms are being held for this conference at the Big Sky Resort. The below rates are available for a stay from Wednesday, March 11, 2026, through Sunday, March 15, 2026. The room block will be held until Monday, February 9, 2026.

Book accommodations by calling 800-548-4486 or clicking here to visit the booking site.

Summit 1 Bedroom  $1,029
Summit 1 King  $669
Summit 2 Queen  $649
Summit Queen Studio  $599

 

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Description 

This wide-ranging conference will help surgeons stay up to date on the latest advances in caring for patients with colon and rectal diseases. 

This course is designed to provide the practicing colon and rectal surgeon with updates on important aspects of caring for patients with colon and rectal diseases. Emphasis is placed on a broad range of topics to address the needs of a diversified group of conditions.

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Designed For

Colon and rectal surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and fellows

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Jointly Provided By 

  • Midwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • Creighton University College of Professional and Continuing Education
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Schedule


Times listed are in Mountain Time (MT).

Thursday, March 12, 2026

3:30 p.m.
Registration and Refreshments

4 p.m.
Operating on the Obese

Forrest Johnston, MD, FACS, FASCRS

4:25 p.m.
Anal Cancer

Jennifer Leinicke, MD, MPHS, FACS, FASCRS

4:50 p.m.
Colorectal Medicine

Ben Martin, MD

5:15 p.m.
Innovations in Robotics for Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Jamie Cannon, MD

5:40 p.m.
APPs and RVUs: What's in it for the Colon and Rectal Surgeon

Emily Connor, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AGPCNP-BC

6:05 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment

6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Pizza Party


Friday, March 13, 2026

6:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

6:45 a.m.
Topic

Joshua Sommovilla, MD

7:10 a.m.
More RVUs in Less time: What you need to know

Peter Marcello, MD, FACS, FASCRS

7:35 a.m.
HPV vaccine and anal dysplasia: An update

J. Ryan Williams, MD

8 a.m.
Balancing Administrative, Clinical and Research Activities for the Colon and Rectal Surgeon

Larry Sands, MD, MBA

8:25 a.m.
Update on Dr. Marchetti’s HIPEC Database

Austin Dosch, MD

9 a.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment

Reconvene

4 p.m.
Multi-disciplinary approach to Uterine and Ovarian cancer in Lynch Syndrome

Niyati Nadkarni, MD

4:25 p.m.
Management of Colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome

Meghana Kashyap, MD

4:50 p.m.
Topic

Jonathan Abelson, MD

5:15 p.m.
Rectal Prolapse

Pamela Burgess, MD

5:40 p.m.
Management of acute large bowel obstruction

Michael Watson, MD

6:30 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment


Saturday, March 14, 2026

6:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

6:45 a.m.
Management of EEA Anastomotic Complications

Jonathan Bliggenstorfer, MD

7:10 a.m.
Medical Management of IBD: From Biologics to Small Molecules to Immunomodulators

Randall Pellish, MD

7:35 a.m.
Deep endometriosis and the colon and rectal surgeon

Dave Bennett, MD

8 a.m.
Topic

Jorge Marcet, MD

8:25 a.m.
Extended mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

Avanish Saklani

9 a.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment

Reconvene

4 p.m.
GI Staplers in Colorectal Surgery

Joseph Corallo, MD

4:25 p.m.
ctDNA
Brian Kann, MD

5 p.m.
Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Heidi Bahna, MD

5:25 p.m.
Topic

Jennifer Paruch, MD

5:50 p.m.
Interesting Cases

6:30 p.m.
Evaluation
and Adjournment

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Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and Midwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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How To Register

Step 1
Login or create a Lifelong Learning account by selecting "Enroll Now."

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*Each registrant must create their own account using their own email.

**Lifelong Learning accounts are not synced to your Creighton NetID.

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Register for your program by clicking on the Cart and following the prompts to submit payment.

When done, you will receive a Registration Confirmation email.

*You can also view your confirmed registrations in your Creighton Lifelong Learning account under Student Dashboard and Purchases & Enrollments.

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Questions? 

Office of Continuing Education
College of Professional and Continuing Education
Creighton University
402.280.1830
CMedEd@creighton.edu