This CME program will look critically at current approaches to minimally invasive surgery, as well as new approaches on the horizon (18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits). A wide variety of specialty areas will be addressed by an internationally renowned course faculty, including: bariatrics, colon & rectal, endocrine, esophageal & gastric, endovascular, gynecology, oncology, pancreas, thoracic, transplant, urology and vascular. Physicians, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals are encouraged to attend. The full conference brochure, including registration form, is posted on the UC Irvine Healthcare website (see link below).