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Perioperative

Geriatric

APP
Symposium

Prehabilitation for Surgery: Making Lemonade from Lemons

Sunday, May 10, 2026
3:50 PM - 4:40 PM ET

CME Live Q&A and Polling

    Co-Moderator(s)

  • AK

    Angela Kuhnen, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Attending
    Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
    Tufts University School of Medicine
    Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

  • Susan Gearhart, MD

    Adjunct Professor of Surgery
    Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Baltimore, MD, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

CME: .75 hours
This symposium explores the critical role of prehabilitation in improving surgical outcomes and accelerating recovery in frail and elderly colorectal patients. Topics will include practical strategies to optimize nutrition, anemia, and physical conditioning, as well as discussion how social determinants of health and cost factor into prehabilitation. Designed for practical application, the session will provide surgeons with actionable strategies to integrate prehabilitation into perioperative workflows and deliver high-value, patient-centered care.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Identify key components of prehabilitation—nutrition, anemia management, and physical conditioning—and their impact on outcomes in frail and elderly colorectal surgery patients.
  • Evaluate the influence of social determinants of health and cost considerations on the effectiveness and implementation of prehabilitation strategies.
  • Discuss practical approaches to incorporate prehabilitation into existing perioperative workflows for colorectal surgery patients.
  • Develop patient-centered, multidisciplinary strategies to enhance surgical readiness and recovery through targeted prehabilitation interventions.

Presentations:

  • 3:50 PM - 3:53 PM ET
    Introduction
  • 3:53 PM - 4:03 PM ET
    Practical Strategies for an Effective Prehab Program

    Faculty: Marylise Boutros, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FACRS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Florida

  • 4:03 PM - 4:13 PM ET
    Incorporating Social Determinants of Health into a Prehab Program: What is the Benefit?

    Faculty: Daniel I. Chu, MD, MSPH (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • 4:13 PM - 4:23 PM ET
    ASCRS Recommendation about Prehab. Where are we and what is Next?

    Faculty: Nicole M. Saur, MD (she/her/hers) – St Vincent's Medical Center

  • 4:23 PM - 4:40 PM ET
    Question and Answer