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 Dear Colleagues,
I want to invite you to attend the American College of Surgeons 97th Annual Clinical Congress, scheduled for October 23–27, 2011, at the Moscone Convention Center in beautiful San Francisco.
The Program Committee, chaired by Barbara L. Bass, MD, FACS, and the Division of Education, under the leadership of Ajit Sachdeva, MD, FACS, have put together an outstanding Scientific Program that takes into consideration the sea change in the practice of surgery as well as many other aspects that impact the daily lives of surgeons. This program includes a wide array of timely and important topics that are essential to delivery of surgical care of the highest quality. Among those are broad-ranging Panel Sessions, which include experts from across the surgical specialties and nonsurgical disciplines and Named Lectures delivered by top leaders in their fields. The Didactic and Skills-Oriented Postgraduate Courses will focus on important domains and will help attendees advance their knowledge and acquire new skills. Experiential, hands-on learning will be used to achieve the objectives of these courses.
The Scientific Program for the Clinical Congress will also include a large number of high-quality Scientific Papers, strong Surgical Forum Sessions, timely Video-Based Education Presentations, and excellent posters. These sessions will be complemented by Meet-the-Expert Luncheons and Town Hall Meetings. Attendees will be able to obtain certificates of verification following their participation in Postgraduate Courses and additional certificates will be provided for participation in specific sessions, to address requirements for Maintenance of Certification, Maintenance of Licensure, privileging, and credentialing.
The Clinical Congress Program has been arranged in thematic tracks that address content of interest to all surgical specialties as well as specialty-based tracks that address the learning needs of various specialty groups. The stimulating educational content, which includes special opportunities to address regulatory requirements and interact with experts, and the ability to reconnect with professional colleagues make the 2011 Clinical Congress an essential meeting for all practicing surgeons, surgical residents, and members of surgical teams. On behalf of the American College of Surgeons, I look forward to welcoming you to San Francisco for the 97th Annual Clinical Congress, which will have as its theme The Surgeon as a Leader: Addressing Health Care Disparities.
We will look forward to seeing you at this year’s meeting!
With best regards,
Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, FACS
Chair, Board of Regents
ACS Program Committee
Chair:
Barbara L. Bass, MD, FACS, Houston, TX
Vice-Chair:
Deborah A. Nagle, MD, FACS, Boston, MA
Members:
William G. Cioffi, Jr., MD, FACS, Providence, RI
Craig S. Derkay, MD, FACS, Norfolk, VA
Quan-Yang Duh, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA
Henri R. Ford, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA
David R. Jones, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA
David M. Mahvi, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL
Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS, New York, NY
Amy B. Reed, MD, FACS, Hershey, PA
Ex-Officios:
Michael T. Longaker, MD, MBA, FACS, Stanford, CA
Tonia M. Young-Fadok, MD, MS, FACS, Phoenix, AZ
Consultants:
Robert R. Bahnson, MD, FACS, Columbus, OH
Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS, Seattle, WA
William D. Spotnitz, MD, MBA, FACS, Charlottesville, VA
Staff:
Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, Chicago, IL
Julie A. Tribe, Chicago, IL
Katie M. Anthony, Chicago, IL
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