10 Sessions That Drew Strong Interest at Clinical Congress 2026

From conversations with influential leaders to clinical controversies and emerging technology, several Clinical Congress 2026 sessions stood out among attendees.

Named Lectures figured prominently, including the Olga M. Jonasson Lecture featuring Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson of the Supreme Court of the United States in a moderated conversation with ACS Executive Director and CEO Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS; the Martin Memorial Lecture on curiosity and innovation; and the Scudder Oration on Trauma examining digital transformation in injury care. 

Clinical topics such as diverticulitis, ventral hernia surgery, colonic obstruction, anastomotic leak, and common bile duct stones and cholangitis also drew considerable attention, along with sessions on professional autonomy and artificial intelligence in the operating room.

Among the sessions that drew notable interest were:

1. Olga M. Jonasson Lecture – Special Event | A Moderated Conversation with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
2. Martin Memorial Lecture | Curiosity and Innovation: The Promise of Wonder
3. Scudder Oration on Trauma | The Last Preventable Death: Will Digital Transformation Change Injury Care Forever?
4. Diverticulitis in Transition: Modernizing Management from Acute Flares to Chronic Care
5. Current Controversies in Ventral Hernia Surgery
6. Navigating Colonic Obstruction: Acute Management to Definitive Care
7. How to Gain Control of Our Professional Lives and Reclaim Our Autonomy
8. Anastomotic Leak: Prevention, Prediction, and Salvage
9. Surgical Application of Artificial Intelligence/Computer Vision in the OR
10. Contemporary Management of Common Duct Stones and Cholangitis

Clinical Congress 2026 registrants can access many sessions through the on-demand Meeting Platform and claim continuing medical education credit through February 22, 2027. Virtual registration remains available.