Surgical Adhesions Improvement Project Summit

Advancing Adhesions Care through Collaborative Excellence

We are dedicated to fostering an international forum of diverse stakeholders, converging for an in-depth presentation and dialogue on persistent surgical adhesion challenges that affect patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Our mission is to cultivate and share possible solutions, supported by individuals dedicated to healing and betterment.

The Surgical Adhesions Improvement Project Summit, September 19–20, in Washington, DC, aims to produce an adhesion consensus statement and a white paper that will centralize the state of the science, identify gaps, and suggest areas for improvement along with outlining current treatments, preventions, and best practices.

Attendees should be interested in fostering a multidisciplinary dialogue on the topic. The intended audience includes:

• Basic scientists
• Translational scientists
• Clinical scientists
• Patient advocates

Discussion Topics

• The peritoneal environment during homeostasis
• The innate immune system in abdominal adhesion formation
• The coagulation system in abdominal adhesion formation
• Bioengineering approaches for prevention of abdominal adhesions
• Emerging molecular approaches for prevention of abdominal adhesions
• Regulatory science from the FDA perspective
• Navigating adhesions funding opportunities through the NIH