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The 2008 Conference Information is available.
July 10-12, 2008
The Palace Hotel
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco will host the 3rd International Conference on NOTES™, a joint initiative supported by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Taking place in one of the most breathtaking facilities in the country, The Palace Hotel will be the venue for the conference.
Ideally suited for the team approach to NOTES, registration is open to all who have an active interest in the technology and science. Please see the Advance Program for information on how to reserve your place at the conference.
A joint initiative supported by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
It is unique in one’s career in medicine to see a true paradigm shift that significantly changes patient management. This generation experienced such a paradigm shift with the introduction and development of laparoscopic surgery. It is possible that we are on the verge of another paradigm shift - Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)™.
To address this emerging technology, a working group consisting of expert laparoscopic surgeons from the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and a group of expert interventional endoscopists representing the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) came together for a meeting in New York City in July 2005. This group identified itself as the Working Group on Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery. The overriding goal of the meeting was to produce a document that would serve as a guide for the responsible development of NOTES.
This web site contains information on the NOTES process and the related activities of the NOSCAR group. It provides a summary of the July 2005 meeting via the White Paper which was jointly published by ASGE and SAGES in February 2006. In addition, it provides information and faculty presentations from the 1st International Conference on NOTES that was held in Scottsdale, Arizona, March 9-11, 2006. Presentations are also available from the 2nd International Conference on NOTES held in Boston, Massachusetts on July 13-14, 2007.
This site will provide updates on the programs and activities developed by SAGES and ASGE on this important initiative. We invite you to check it regularly for updated information and materials related to the NOTES process.
