Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses

All Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses are ticketed and require a separate fee in addition to registering for the meeting (required). Participation is limited and seats are filled on a first-come, first-processed basis.

Most of the Didactic Courses will have two parts. Part 1 will consist of virtual study materials provided to registrants prior to the Part 2 in-person course presented onsite. Surgical Skills Courses follow a hybrid model with pre-course material including recorded didactic lectures available online 2 weeks prior to the hands-on skills lab at Clinical Congress.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit鈩� for Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses may be claimed after completing all requisite parts of a course. To claim CME Credits, participants must complete the course evaluation and the global evaluation.

Course Fee Categories

Fellow/Associate Fellow: A surgeon who is a Fellow or Associate Fellow of the 糖心网页版

Guest Physician: A practicing physician who is not currently a member of the ACS

Resident: Any verified resident鈥攔egistering for Clinical Congress grants automatic membership to verified residents and medical students

Healthcare Teammate: A nurse, office manager, or technician

ACS System for Verification of Knowledge and Skills

The ACS Board of Regents has approved a five-level model for verification and documentation of knowledge and skills by the Division of Education, following participation in the educational programs of the College. This model provides a framework for designing and implementing educational courses based on principles of contemporary surgical education and permits a provision of appropriate documentation to the attendees. The courses offered at Clinical Congress have been assigned verification levels of I, II, or III, based on the requirements for each level.

Level	Verification of	Requirement(s)
Level I	Attendance	Affirmation of attendance/course ticket and course evaluation
Level II	Satisfactory completion of course objectives	Use of pre- and posttest* and course evaluation
Level III	Knowledge and skills	Formal assessment through pre- and posttest* and skills report card; course evaluation
Level IV	Preceptor experience	Not available at Clinical Congress
Level V	Satisfactory patient outcomes	Not available at Clinical Congress
* A passing score of 75% or higher is required on the posttest.

All Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses with a designated verification level of II and III have a self-assessment component. All requirements of these Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses must be completed in order to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit鈩� and count for Self-Assessment Credit toward Part 2 of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. For American Board of Surgery (ABS) Diplomates, the MOC Part 2 requirement applies to those who have not yet completed the first ABS Continuous Certification Program Assessment Exam. Please refer to the online program and session descriptions to confirm.

A nonmember Resident or Medical Student registering for Clinical Congress will be granted automatic membership in the 糖心网页版. Application fees will be waived if appropriate documentation is supplied verifying Resident or Medical Student status.

Didactic Courses

All didactic courses meet verification level II.

Time	Code	Credits	Session Title and Leader(s)	Fellow/ Associate Fellow	Guest Physician	Resident Member	Healthcare Teammate
Saturday, September 26
8:00鈥�4:00	DC01	6.5	Annual Update in Emergency General Surgery Course: Hot Topics, Current Concepts, and Modern Evidence Chair: Nicole A. Stassen, MD, FACS, Rochester, NY Co-Chair: Kristy L. Hawley, MD, Denver, CO	$350	$420	$175	N/A
8:30鈥�4:00	DC02	6	Global Health Competencies for Surgeons Chair: Jennifer Rickard, MD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN Co-Chair: Edgar B. Rodas, MD, FACS, Richmond, VA	$350	$420	$175	$265
8:45鈥�4:15	DC03	6	Inclusive Excellence Certificate Course Chair: Anthony J. Froix, MD, MBA, FACS, Dallas, TX Co-Chair: Tania Arora, MD, FACS, Birmingham, PA	$575	$675	$225	$475
Sunday, September 27
1:00鈥�5:15	DC04	4	Medical Illustration Workshop Chair: Francois I. Luks, MD, FACS, Providence, RI Co-Chair: Ingrid Ganske, MD, FACS, Boston, MA	$300	$360	$150	$225
Monday, September 28
8:30鈥�4:00	DC05	6	MIS Masters Course: Advanced Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques for Emergency General Surgery Chair: Michael W. Cripps, MD, FACS, Aurora, CO Co-Chair: Stephanie E. Joyce, MD, FACS, East Lyme, CT	$350	$420	$175	N/A
Tuesday, September 29
7:00鈥�2:15	DC06	6	Annual Update in Trauma Course: Current Practices and Hot Topics in Trauma Chair: Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD, FACS, San Diego, CA Co-Chair: Navpreet K. Dhillon, MD, FACS, Castro Valley, CA	$350	$420	$175	$265
8:00鈥�12:15	DC07	4	Essentials of Successful Practice Management: Leadership Beyond the Operating Room Chair: Christopher Senkowski, MD, FACS, Miami, FL Co-Chair: Don Selzer, MD, FACS, Indianapolis, IN	$300	$360	$150	N/A

Surgical Skills Courses

All surgical skills courses meet verification level III.

Time	Code	Credits	Session Title and Leader(s)	Fellow/ Associate Fellow	Guest Physician	Resident Member
Saturday, September 26
8:00鈥�12:15	SC01	6	One Skill, Two Platforms: Mastering Difficult Suturing in Open and Laparoscopic Surgery Chair: Areti Tillou, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA Co-Chair: Moshim Kukar, MBBS, FACS, Amherst, NY, and Dmitry Nepomnayshy MD, MSc, FACS, Burlington, MA	$1,225	$1,460	$605
1:00鈥�5:15	SC02	6	Advanced Skills Training for Surgeons: Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Chair: Ezra N. Teitelbaum, MD, FACS, Milwaukee, WI Co-Chair: Maggie Bosley, MD, Portland, OR	$1,225	$1,460	$605
Sunday, September 27
1:00鈥�5:15	SC03	4	Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation for Trauma and Critically Ill Patients Chair: Jacob Glaser, MD, FACS, Mukilteo, WA Co-Chair: Molly Flannagan, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA	$1,225	$1,460	$605
1:00鈥�5:15	SC04	N/A	AI Skills: What Can I Do Now and What鈥檚 Coming in the Future? (Non-CME) Chair: Marc Melcher, MD, FACS, Palo Alto, CA Co-Chair: Filippo Filicori, MD, FACS, Long Island City, NY	$550	$660	$275
Monday, September 28
8:00鈥�12:15	SC05	6	Reskilling for Surgical Critical Care Readiness Chair: Matthew Bradley, MD, FACS, Bethesda, MD Co-Chair: John Armstrong, MD, FACS, Ocala, FL	$750	$900	$375
1:00鈥�5:15	SC06	6	Advanced Techniques to Master the Uncomplicated to Complex Axilla Chair: Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, FACS, Bronx, NY Co-Chair: Maureen P. McEvoy, MD, FACS, New Canaan, CT	$1,925	$2,300	$975
Tuesday, September 29
7:00鈥�4:30	SC07	6	Civilian Surgical Skills for Care of Returning Combat Casualties Chair: Brian J. Eastridge, MD, FACS, San Antonio, TX Co-Chair: Mark W. Bowyer, MD, FACS, Fairfax, VA Includes travel time. This course will be held at Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD. A shuttle to and from the convention center will be provided.	$1,225	$1,460	$605
8:00鈥�12:15	SC08	6	Regional Blocks: Approaches for the Surgeon Chair: Katherine Pellizzeri, MD FACS, Greenville, SC Co-Chair: Lauren Smithson, MD, FACS, Oneonta, NY	$1,225	$1,460	$605

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