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  • Saturday, May 9, 2026
  • 7:45 AM - 11:45 AM ET
    Young Surgeons Mock Orals and More
    Resident
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Global Membership Symposium (NON CME)
    MalignancyAnorectal
  • 11:45 AM - 12:10 PM ET
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:05 PM ET
    Abstract Session: Anorectal
  • 12:15 PM - 1:05 PM ET
    Colorectal Career Crossroads: Your Career’s (Sometimes Tortuous) Twists and Turns
    ProfessionalismPractice Management
  • 12:15 PM - 1:05 PM ET
    Home Sweet “Hospital at Home:” Communication Strategies to Optimize Opioid Free Recovery
    GeriatricPerioperativeAPP
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Speed Mentoring
    Professionalism
  • 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    Pelvic Floor Consortium
    Pelvic FloorAPP
  • 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM ET
    Going Green in the OR: Sustainability for Surgeons
    Practice Management
  • 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM ET
    Malignant, Frail but Not Fading, Treating Rectal Cancer in the Vulnerable Elderly
    GeriatricsRectal CancerMalignancy
  • 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM ET
    Scrubs to Suits: Surgeon as Leader and Advocate
    ProfessionalismPractice Management
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Super Session Malignant Symposium: Technical Challenges in the Pelvis
    Rectal CancerMalignancy
  • 2:15 PM - 3:05 PM ET
    Abstract Session: IBD
    IBD
  • 2:15 PM - 3:05 PM ET
    Youth Meets Cancer: Navigating Rectal Cancer in Young Patients
    Rectal CancerMalignancyAPP
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Grab and Go Break
  • 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM ET
    Super Session Malignant Abstracts
    Malignancy
  • 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM ET
    Abstract Session: Rectal Cancer
    Rectal Cancer
  • 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM ET
    ASCRS/SSAT Symposium: Premalignant Lesions: Nip them in the Bud
    Malignancy
  • 3:30 PM - 4:05 PM ET
    Super Session Malignant Panel
    MalignancyRectal CancerAPP
  • 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Welcome and Opening Announcements
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM ET
    International Reception
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM ET
    PRISM Reception
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM ET
    Research Foundation of the ASCRS Reception
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM ET
    Young Surgeons Networking Reception
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
    Welcome Reception at the Florida Aquarium
  • Sunday, May 10, 2026
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Meet the Professor Breakfast: MTP-S1 Parastomal Hernia
    Benign
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Meet the Professor Breakfast: MTP-S2 HRA/Dysplasia
    MalignancyAnorectalAPP
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Meet the Professor Breakfast: MTP-S3 Billing/Coding
    Practice ManagementAPP
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Advanced Practice Provider Breakfast
    APP
  • 7:30 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    General Surgery Residents Workshop and Abstract Forum
    Resident
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM ET
    Super Session Nodal and Metastatic Disease– The Ever-Evolving Battlefront
    MalignancyRectal Cancer
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Core Subjects Update
    BenignAnorectalResidentMalignancyAPP
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Critical Review of Manuscripts
    ProfessionalismMiscellaneous
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Research Foundation Symposium: Building a Cutting-Edge Research Career
    ProfessionalismMiscellaneous
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    Behind the Scope: Advanced Practice in Colorectal Care
    Practice ManagementAPP
  • 8:50 AM - 9:20 AM ET
    Super Session Nodal and Metastatic Disease Abstract Session
    Malignancy
  • 9:25 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Super Session Nodal and Metastatic Disease Panel Discussion
    Malignancy
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:20 AM - 10:25 AM ET
    2026-2028 Research Foundation Mentor Award Presentation
    Professionalism
  • 10:25 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Norman D. Nigro, MD Lectureship
    Professionalism
  • 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM ET
    Norman D. Nigro, MD Lectureship
    MalignancyAPP
  • 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM ET
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 11:15 AM - 12:25 PM ET
    Celebratory Brunch in the Innovation Center
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM ET
    Abstract Session: Potpourri
    Miscellaneous
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM ET
    Preventing SSIs: A Battle We Can Win Before Surgery
    PerioperativeAPP
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM ET
    The Crohn’s Stricture: Surgery or Struggle?
    IBDBenignAPP
  • 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM ET
    Super Session Rectal Cancer 2056: What Does the Future Hold?
    MalignancyRectal CancerAPP
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM ET
    Abstract Session: Colon Cancer
    Malignancy
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM ET
    Super Session Rectal Cancer Abstracts
    MalignancyRectal Cancer
  • 2:25 PM - 3:10 PM ET
    Best of Disease of the Colon & Rectum
    IBDRectal CancerMalignancyMiscellaneous
  • 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM ET
    Super Session Rectal Cancer Panel
    Rectal Cancer
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM ET
    Break in the Innovation Center
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM ET
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 3:50 PM - 4:40 PM ET
    Anorectal Puzzles: Cases You Can’t Solve in One Try
    AnorectalAPP
  • 3:50 PM - 4:40 PM ET
    Cases that Push your Tumor Board Over Time Limit!
    Malignancy
  • 3:50 PM - 4:40 PM ET
    Prehabilitation for Surgery: Making Lemonade from Lemons
    PerioperativeGeriatricAPP
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    ASCRS Colorectal Family Feud (NON CME)
    MiscellaneousResidentAPP
  • 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM ET
    Committee Reception
  • 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM ET
    General Surgery Residents’ Reception
  • Monday, May 11, 2026
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Meet the Professor Breakfast: MTP-M1 Crohn’s Fistula
    IBDAPP
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Meet the Professor Breakfast: MTP-M2 Rectal Cancer
    Rectal CancerMalignancyAPP
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Meet the Professor Breakfast: MTP-M3 Professional Advancement
    Professional
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM ET
    ePoster of Distinction: Quality, Cost, and Education
    Education
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM ET
    Hernia Hacks from the Midline to the Pelvic Floor
    Benign
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM ET
    Rectal Prolapse Workup and Treatment 2026
    Pelvic FloorAPP
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM ET
    Spectacular Cases
    MiscellaneousBenign
  • 8:55 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Ernestine Hambrick, MD Lectureship
    MiscellaneousAPP
  • 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Break in the Innovation Center
  • 10:15 AM - 11:05 AM ET
    Anorectal Surgery: Let’s Talk Technique
    AnorectalAPP
  • 10:15 AM - 11:05 AM ET
    ePoster of Distinction: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    IBD
  • 10:15 AM - 11:05 AM ET
    Ulcerative Colitis Advancements You Need to Know
    IBDAPP
  • 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Presidential Address
    MiscellaneousProfessionalAPP
  • 12:05 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    Empower and Elevate Luncheon
  • 12:05 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    Lunch and Closing Celebration in the Innovation Center
  • 12:05 PM - 1:15 PM ET
    President and Past Presidents Luncheon
  • 12:05 PM - 1:30 PM ET
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 1:20 PM - 2:10 PM ET
    Cancer in IBD: Inflammation, Surveillance, Management
    IBDMalignancy
  • 1:20 PM - 2:10 PM ET
    ePoster of Distinction: Colon Cancer
  • 1:20 PM - 2:10 PM ET
    Is Constipation a Surgical Disease?
    BenignPelvic FloorAPP
  • 1:20 PM - 2:10 PM ET
    The Latest Anorectal Innovations
    Anorectal
  • 2:15 PM - 3:05 PM ET
    Humanities in Surgery Lectureship
    ProfessionalAPP
  • 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM ET
    Women's and Allies Networking Event
    MiscellaneousProfessionalismAPP
  • 3:30 PM - 5:10 PM ET
    ePosters of Distinction: Potpourri
    Miscellaneous
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    New Technology Symposium and Abstracts
    Miscellaneous
  • 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    Young Surgeons Boat Tour Benefiting Cheeky Charity!
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
    Cleveland Clinic Alumni Reception
  • 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM ET
    EP Salvati Alumni Reception
  • Tuesday, May 12, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Annual Business Meeting and State of the Society Address
    ProfessionalismMiscellaneous
  • 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Abstract Session: Video
    Miscellaneous
  • 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    RCTs Galore: The Evidence We Have, The Answers We Don’t
    MalignancyBenignMiscellanous
  • 9:10 AM - 10:05 AM ET
    Super Session Diverticulitis: From Clinic to Colectomy
    Benign
  • 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Abstract Session: Research Forum
    Miscellaneous
  • 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Leveling Up: How to Sharpen your Surgical Skills with Technology supported by the Education Fund
    ProfessionalismMiscellaneous
  • 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Super Session Diverticulitis Leela M. Prasad Memorial Debate: Diverging Views on Diverticulitis
    Benign
  • 11:10 AM - 11:55 AM ET
    Anal Cancer: The Bottom Line on Diagnosis and Prevention
    AnorectalMalignancy
  • 11:10 AM - 11:55 AM ET
    Geriatrics and Colorectal Surgery: Interventions to Improve Cognitive Outcomes and Goal-Concordant Care
    GeriatricsPerioperative
  • 11:10 AM - 11:55 AM ET
    Health Care Labyrinth: How to Guide Patients Through the Maze
    Practice ManagementPerioperative
  • 12:05 PM - 12:50 PM ET
    Anastomotic Leak: How to Prevent and Manage the Worst-Case Scenario
    MalignancyBenignMiscellaneousPerioperative
  • 12:05 PM - 12:50 PM ET
    Fighting Burnout: Strategies for Surgeons to Thrive
    Professionalism
  • 12:05 PM - 12:50 PM ET
    New Frontiers in Cancer: From The Tumor Microenvironment to CARs
    MalignancyRectal Cancer
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Lunch and Closing Celebration in the Innovation Center