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GS01 Management of Anticoagulants and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients

Moderator: G. Patrick Clagett, MD, FACS, Dallas, TX

Introduction and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in General Surgical Patients (22 Slides,1200K PDF)
G. Patrick Clagett, MD, FACS, Dallas, TX

Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Patients—The Role of Caval Interruption (22 Slides, 2500K PDF)
Steven R. Shackford, MD, FACS, Burlington, VT

Beyond Low Molecular Weight Heparin—New Anti-thrombotic Agents (30 Slides, 140K PDF)
Samuel R. Money, MD, FACS, New Orleans, LA

GS03 Newer Transmissible Pathogens in the Surgical Care of Patients

Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Overview of the Problem
Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

The Continuing Threat of Hepatitis as an Occupational Risk for Surgeons (41 Slides, 300K PDF)
Richard J. Howard, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Potentially New Occupational Pathogens for the Surgeon (36 Slides, 2400K PDF)
Donald E. Fry, MD, FACS, Albuquerque, NM

Sponsored by the Governors' Committee on Blood-Borne Infection and Environmental Risk

GS04 Surgeons Who Inspire: Overcoming Obstacles, Breaking-Down Barriers, Smashing Stereotypes

Moderator: Benjamin M. Maser, MD, FACS, Palo Alto, CA

Introduction: Patient to Surgeon—Do You Believe in Miracles? (9 Slides, 100K PDF)
Anna M. Ledgerwood, MD, FACS, Detroit, MI

Introduction: You Are A Surgeon? The Trials and Tribulations of a Wheelchair Surgeon (19 Slides, 1100K PDF)
Charles E. Lucas, MD, FACS, Detroit, MI

You're a Surgeon? The Trials and Tribulations of a Wheelchair Surgeon (19 Slides, 3800K PDF)
Peter A. Galpin, MD, FACS, Kahului, HI

Sponsored by the Committee on Young Surgeons

GS07 Volunteerism by American Surgeons

Moderator: Sylvia D. Campbell, MD, FACS, Tampa, FL

Introduction (10 Slides, 1500K PDF)
Sylvia D. Campbell, MD, FACS, Tampa, FL

Volunteerism Surgeons: Opportunities and Challenges (32 Slides, 2600K PDF)
Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, FACS, Boston, MA

Volunteer Organizations - What Works (26 Slides, 770K PDF)
H. Denman Scott, MD, Pawtucket, RI

Sponsored by the Board of Governors' Socioeconomic Issues Committee and the Advisory Councils for the Surgical Specialties

GS10 Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Operative Management of Crohn's Disease (84 Slides, 3100K PDF)
Victor W. Fazio, MB MS, FACS, Cleveland, OH

Operative Management of Ulcerative Colitis (126 Slides, 1500K PDF)
John H. Pemberton, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS11 Cutaneous Melanoma in Adults and Children

Moderator: Merrick I. Ross, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Advances in the Surgical Staging of Melanoma (71Slides, 900K PDF)
Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, MD, Houston, TX

Comparing the Pathologic Findings of Melanoma in Adults and Children (34 Slides, 4700K PDF)
David Elder, MD, Philadelphia, PA

Standards of Surgical Care and Ongoing Surgical Trials According to Stage of Disease (9 Slides, 3300K PDF)
Merrick I. Ross, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Status of Adjuvant Systemic Therapy in High-Risk Melanoma and Ongoing Stage IV Trials (31 Slides, 2900K PDF)
Vernon K. Sondak, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI

Experience with Systemic Therapy in Pediatric Melanoma Patients and Access to Adult Clinical Trials (27 Slides, 1000K PDF)
Alberto Pappo, MD, Toronto, ON

Sponsored by the Program Committee and the Advisory Council for Pediatric Surgery

GS12 Management of Esophagogastric Junction Tumors

Moderator: Richard J. Finley, MD, FACS, Vancouver, BC

Modern Staging and Treatment of Esophagogastric Junction Tumors (60 Slides, 8400K PDF)
J. Rudiger Siewert, MD, FACS(HON), Munich, Germany

Present Status of Adjuvant and Neo-adjuvant Therapy for Esophagogastric Junction Tumors (63 Slides, 500K PDF)
Mark J. Krasna, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS14 Hemoglobin Alternatives in Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Moderator: Stephen M. Cohn, MD, FACS, Miami, FL

Magnitude of the Problem*
Stephen M. Cohn, MD, FACS, Miami, FL

Clinical Efficacy and Advantages of Polyheme (26 Slides, 1400K PDF)
Ernest E. Moore, MD, FACS, Denver, CO

Why Are There No FDA Approved Blood Substitutes?*
Stephen M. Cohn, MD, FACS, Miami, FL

Sponsored by the Committee on Trauma

GS15 Changing Trends in Surgical Career Choices

View From the ACGME (17 Slides, 100K PDF)
Paul Friedmann, MD, FACS, Springfield, MA

View From a General Surgery Resident (15 Slides, 65K PDF)
Patricia L. Turner, MD, Washington, DC

View From Otorhinolaryngology RRC (16 Slides, 375K PDF)
Gayle Ellen Woodson, MD, FACS, Springfield, IL

Sponsored by the Subcommittee on Resident Education

GS17 Health Policy as a Surgical Career

The Robert Wood Johnson Programs in Health Policy (17 Slides, 2700K PDF)
Robert H. Miller, MD, FACS, New Orleans, LA

Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government (27 Slides, 400K PDF)
Timothy J. Gardner, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by the Health Policy Steering Committee

GS20 Traumatic Brain Injury: Recent Advances and Future Strategies

Moderator: Philip S. Barie, MD, FACS, New York, NY

New Modalities for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury (73 Slides, 4257K PDF)
Lena M. Napolitano, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD

Improving Outcomes by Decreasing the Risk of Infection (44 Slides, 3420K PDF)
Philip S. Barie, MD, FACS, New York, NY

Sponsored by the Committee on Perioperative Care

GS23 Correlative Clinic: Case No. 1-Gastric Cancer

Moderator: Steven N. Hochwald, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Case for Neoadjuvant Therapy (96 Slides, 987K PDF)
Peter W.T. Pisters, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Case for Extended Resection (811 Slides, 811K PDF)
Steven N. Hochwald, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS24 The Importance of Genomics and Proteomics in Surgical Research

Moderator: Robert M. Mentzer Jr., MD, FACS, Lexington, KY

Dedication of the Surgical Forum Volume will be made to John T. Grayhack, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL by Robert M. Mentzer, MD, FACS (11 Slides, 324K PDF)

Remarks by John T. Grayhack

Trauma Glue (51 Slides, 4875K PDF)
Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, FACS, Boston, MA

Proteomic Based Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer (27 Slides, 4160K PDF)
Colleen M. Brophy, MD, FACS, Phoenix, AZ

Myocardial Gene Expression Associated with Circulatory Support Devices (42 Slides, 2904K PDF)
Robert C. Robbins, MD, FACS, Stanford, CA

Sponsored by the Committee for the Forum on Fundamental Surgical Problems

GS26 The 80-hour Work Week: Implications for Students

Going From "Knowing How" to "Showing How" for the Students in the 80-Work Week (42 Slides, 1040K PDF)
Gary L. Dunnington, MD, FACS, Springfield, IL

Conversion to the 80-Work Week for Residents and Its Effect on the Ability of Residents to Teach the Medical Students (23 Slides, 32K PDF)
Christopher L. Skelly, MD, Chicago, IL

Sponsored by the Subcommittee on Medical Student Education

GS27 Agents of Bioterrorism

Moderator: Donald E. Fry, MD, FACS, Albuquerque, NM

Bacterial Agents (46 Slides, 1210K PDF)
Jan K. Horn, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

Viral Agents (25 Slides, 150K PDF)
Donald E. Fry, MD, FACS, Albuquerque, NM

Biological Toxins (28 Slides, 741K PDF)
Paul E. Bankey, MD, FACS, Rochester, NY

Sponsored by the Board of Governors' Committee on Blood-Borne Infection and Environmental Risk

GS28 Diagnostic and Staging Laparoscopy in Intraabdominal Cancer

Principles of Staging Laparoscopy (9 Slides, 623K PDF)
Timothy D. Sielaff, MD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN

Staging of Ovarian Cancer (25 Slides, 1697K PDF)
Javier F. Magrina, MD, FACS, Scottsdale, AZ

Staging of Hepatobiliary and Gastric Cancer (38 Slides, 521K PDF)
William R. Jarnagin, MD, FACS, New York, NY

Staging of Pancreatic Cancer (16 Slides, 1624K PDF)
Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD, FACS, Boston, MA

Extended Laparoscopic Staging for Pancreatic Cancer (36 Slides, 5457K PDF)
Kevin C. Conlon, MD, FACS, Dublin, Ireland

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS30 Acute Pain Management in the Patient With Chronic Non-Malignant Pain

Moderator: Sidney F. Miller, MD, FACS, Dayton, OH

Substance Abuse Issues in Pain Management (39 Slides, 2205K PDF)
Steven D. Passik, PhD, Lexington, KY

Cost-Based Pain Management in the Acute Care Setting (29 Slides, 661K PDF)
Richard Rosenquist, MD, Iowa City, IA

Influence of Government Regulations on Pain Treatment Requiring Opioids (32 Slides, 215K PDF)
C. Stratton Hill, Jr., MD, Houston, TX

Ethical Issues in the Use of Opioids in Acute Pain Management (21 Slides, 7400K PDF)
Richard B. Fratianne, MD, FACS, Cleveland, OH

Sponsored by the Committee on Perioperative Care

GS32 Multidisciplinary Management of the Complex Lower Extremity Injury

Moderator: Christopher T. Born, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA

Vascular Injury (47 Slides, 2047K PDF)
Eric R. Frykberg, MD, FACS, Jacksonville, FL

Orthopaedics on Reconstruction (34 Slides, 2594K PDF)
Steve A. Olson, MD, FACS, Durham, NC

Acute Ortho Stabilization: Part One (13 Slides, 1899K PDF)
Acute Ortho Stabilization: Part Two (45 Slides, 6739K PDF)
Christopher T. Born, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by the Committee on Trauma

GS34 Emerging Clinical Uses of Tissue Adhesives and Hemostats: Surgical Glues - Do They Help or Hurt?

Moderator: William D. Spotnitz, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Fibrin Sealant Part One: (29 Slides, 2000K PDF)
Fibrin Sealant Part Two: (10 Slides, 742K PDF)
William D. Spotnitz, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Bovine Collagen and Thrombin (23 Slides, 963K PDF)
Edward R. Laws Jr., MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA

Polyethylene Glycol Polymers (31 Slides, 1129K PDF)
Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD

Albumin Cross-Linked With Glutaraldehyde (29 Slides, 949K PDF)
Tomas D. Martin, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Demonstration (12 Slides, 715K PDF)
Sandra D. Burks, BSN, Charlottesville, VA

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS35 The College's International Travelers, 2003—International Perspectives on Surgery

Pediatric Surgery in Nigeria: Developments and Challenges (26 Slides, 2353K PDF)
Emmanuel A. Ameh, MBBS, Zaria, Nigeria

The Versatility of Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects: Clinical Experiences and Functional Assessment (34 Slides, 1815K PDF)
Yur-Ren Kuo, MD, PhD, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Ultrasound, The Surgeon's New Best Companion: Multiple Uses of Ultrasound in Emergency and Abdominal Surgery (32 Slides, 2881K PDF)
Felipe A. Catan, MD, Santiago, Chile

Surgical Management of Urinary Incontinence—The Cochrane Systematic Reviews (34 Slides, 245K PDF)
Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, MD, FPCS, Manila, Philippines

Pediatric Liver Transplant Program—The Costa Rican Experience (11 Slides, 707K PDF)
Maria A. Matamoros, MD, San Jose, Costa Rica

Perioperative Coagulation and Fibrinolysis—Danish Contributions (13 Slides, 324K PDF)
Hans Rahr, MD, Odense, Denmark

Encountered in the Land Down Under with Black Tiger Snakes, Echidnas and Koalas: Report of the 2003 Traveling Fellow (35 Slides, 3824K PDF)
Christopher R. Forrest, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Toronto, ON

Molecular Biological Information for Surgical Treatment (27 Slides, 700K PDF)
Masaaki Miyamoto, MD, FACS, Kyoto, Japan

Sponsored by the International Relations Committee

GS39 Trauma Surgery in Military and Urban Arenas of Warfare

Moderator: Juan A. Asensio-Gonzalez, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

Overall Preparedness of the United States Military to Respond to Conflicts Throughout the World. A Personal Perspective (46 Slides, 2280K PDF)
Donald D. Trunkey, MD, FACS, Portland, OR

Lessons Learned From Arenas of Urban Warfare. The Los Angeles Experience (48 Slides, 1508K PDF)
Juan A. Asensio-Gonzalez, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

The Atlanta City Bombing at the Olympics. Lessons Learned (41 Slides, 368K PDF)
David V. Feliciano, MD, FACS, Atlanta, GA

Sponsored by the International Relations Committee

GS43 Graduate Surgical Education in the Era of the 80-Hour Workweek

Moderator: Timothy C. Flynn, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Overview of Current Regulations—History and Context of the New Rules (17 Slides, 144K PDF)
Timothy C. Flynn, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Current Data on Impact of Duty Hours on Hospitals, Patients, Faculty and Residents - Review of Published Studies Relating to the Issue (34 Slides, 124K PDF)
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD, St. Louis, MO

How Will We Teach Surgery—Doing More With Less (36 Slides, 772K PDF)
R. James Valentine, MD, FACS, Dallas, TX

The "New" Surgeon, What to Expect in Your Next Partner (31 Slides, 1283K PDF)
Mark K. Wallack, MD, FACS, New York, NY

Sponsored by the Program Committee

Discussant: Reid Barton Adams, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA

Improved Pulmonary Function Using a Continuous Infusion of a Local Anesthetic for Pain Management Following Thoracotomy
Authors: J. Michael DiMaio, MD, FACS, Dallas, TX
Michelle A. Wait, MD, Dallas, TX
Dan M. Meyer, MD, Dallas, TX
Michael E. Jessen, MD, Dallas, TX
W. Steve Ring, MD, Dallas, TX
Discussant: Scott R. Schell, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Thyroidectomy Using Local Anesthesia: A Report of 875 Cases Over 15 years
Authors: Kathryn Spanknebel, MD, New York, NY
Mary DiGiorgi, MS, MPH, New York, NY
Paul LoGerfo, MD, FACS, New York, NY
Discussant: Orlo H. Clark, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

Missed Micrometastases and Aberrant Drainage Patterns: Challenging the Therapeutic Equation in Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Authors: Anton Bilchik, MD, PhD, FACS, Santa Monica, CA
Steven Trocha, MD, Santa Monica, CA
Katherine Yao, MD, Santa Monica, CA
Donald L. Morton, MD, FACS, Santa Monica, CA
Discussant: Steven N. Hochwald, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS45 Palliation As A Core Surgical Principle

Moderator: Laurence E. McCahill, MD, FACS, Burlington, VT

Reclaiming Palliative Care as a Surgical Tradition (34 Slides, 463K PDF)
Geoffrey P. Dunn, MD, FACS, Erie, PA

Legal and Ethical Considerations in Surgical Palliative Care (26 Slides, 82K PDF)
K. Francis Lee, MD, FACS, Springfield, MA

Evidence-based Outcomes in Surgical Palliative Care (24 Slides, 257K PDF)
Anne C. Mosenthal, MD, FACS, Newark, NJ

Palliative Care in Surgical Resident Education (29 Slides, 301K PDF)
Robert A. Milch, MD, FACS, Cheektowaga, NY

Palliative Surgical Procedures: Present and Future (44 Slides, 252K PDF)
Robert S. Krouse, MD, Tucson, AZ

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS46 Thermal Ablation of Malignant Tumors - Too Hot to Handle?

Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Cancer (26 Slides, 1556K PDF)
Francesco Izzo, MD, Naples, Italy

Indications, Advantages, and Limitations for Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Malignant Liver Tumors (28 Slides, 501K PDF)
Gerald Dodd, MD, San Antonio, TX

Results of Resection, Resection Plus RFA, or RFA Alone for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases (22 Slides, 180K PDF)
Eddie K. Abdalla, MD, Houston, TX

Adjuvant Therapy After RFA of Hepatic Malignancies (28 Slides, 599K PDF)
Douglas L. Fraker, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA

Microwave Coagulation Therapy for Tumors *
David M. Lloyd, MD, MD, FRCS, PhD, United Kingdom

Sponsored by the Committee on Emerging Surgical Technologies and Education

GS50 A Surgeon's Guide to Risk Management

Co-Moderator: F. Dean Griffen, MD, FACS, Shreveport, LA
Co-Moderator: Bruce Allen, MD, FACS, San Mateo, CA

The Psychological Trauma of Being Sued (40 Slides, 129K PDF)
Sara C. Charles, MD, FAPA, Chicago, IL

The Work Up of the Defense to a Medical Malpractice Case—What Should the Surgeon Expect from his Attorney? (8 Slides, 36K PDF)
Thomas J. Donnelly, JD, Walnut Creek, CA

Trial Participation—The Lowest Risk Approach (11 Slides, 1990K PDF)
James M. Goodman, JD, San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by the Patient Safety and Professional Liability

GS51 Abdominal Endocrine Surgery

Moderator: Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Part I: Islet Cell Neoplasms of the Pancreas

Insulinoma (31 Slides, 582K PDF)
Geoffrey B. Thompson, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN

Gastrinoma and Rare Functioning Islet Cell Tumors (Glucagonoma and Vipoma) (17 Slides, 121K PDF)
Gerard M. Doherty, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI

Nonfunctioning Neoplasms/PPomas (25 Slides, 711K PDF)
Carmen C. Solorzano, MD, Miami, FL

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (37 Slides, 1145K PDF)
Douglas B. Evans, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Case Presentations (3 Cases) (13 Slides, 335K PDF)
Jeffrey E. Lee, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Part II: Pheochromocytoma, Carcinoid and Advanced Disease (Islet Cell and Carcinoid)

Sporadic and Familial Pheochromocytoma (22 Slides, 1945K PDF)
Bertil Hamberger, MD, Stockholm, Sweden

Gastrointestinal Carcinoids (33 Slides, 732K PDF)
Douglas S. Tyler, MD, FACS, Durham, NC

Chemotherapy and Hepatic Artery Embolization in Advanced Disease (Islet Cell and Carcinoid) (37 Slides, 1539K PDF)
James C. Yao, MD, Houston, TX

Case Presentations (3 Cases) (20 Slides, 1334K PDF)
Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Sponsored by the Program Committee

GS52 Ethical Issues in Surgical Behavior: Anger, Fatigue, Aging, and Sexual Impropriety

Moderator: Mary H. McGrath, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

The Aging Surgeon (14 Slides, 64K PDF)
PRO - Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, Pittsburgh, PA

The Tired Surgeon (PRO) (14 Slides, 240K PDF)
The Tired Surgeon (CON) (17 Slides, 115K PDF)
PRO - Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, FACS, Seattle, WA
CON - R. James Valentine, MD, FACS, Dallas, TX

The Amorous Surgeon (PRO) (5 Slides, 19K PDF)
The Amorous Surgeon (CON) (21 Slides, 300K PDF)
PRO - Verna C. Gibbs, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA
CON - Donald D. Trunkey, MD, FACS, Portland, OR

Sponsored by the Committee on Ethics

GS53 Programa Hispanico

Moderator: Edwin Hirsch, MD, FACS, Boston, MA

Tratamiento Endovascular De la Insuficiencia Venosa (47 Slides, 988K PDF)
Salomon Cohen-Mussali, MC, FACS, Mexico, DF, Mexico

What is New in Operative Trauma Surgery (82 Slides, 4279K PDF)
Ricardo Ferrada, MD, FACS, Cali, Valle, Colombia

Providing Comments for: What is New in Operative Trauma Surgery (32 Slides, 768K PDF)
Demetrios Demetriades, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

Advanced Laparoscopic Biliary Surgery (52 Slides, 631K PDF)
Julio Coelho, MD, PhD, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Carcinoma Rectum Staging and Management (80 Slides, 1906K PDF)
Ricardo A. Torres, MD, FACS, Corrientes, Argentina

Providing Comments for: Melanoma—Current Management
Part 1 (2 Slides, 15K PDF)
Part 2 (3 Slides, 66K PDF)
Part 3 (6 Slides, 64K PDF)
Part 4 (1 Slide, 17K PDF)
Part 5 (18 Slides, 92K PDF)
Part 6 (2 Slides, 28K PDF)
Part 7 (4 Slides, 182K PDF)
Part 8 (6 Slides, 203K PDF)
Daniel G. Coit, MD, FACS, New York, NY

GS54 Use and Misuse of Published Data: What Should the Surgeon Know About Quality of Data in Print

Viewpoint of a Biostatistician (30 Slides, 184K PDF)
Sylvan B. Green, MD, Tucson, AZ

Viewpoint of a Health Services Researcher (22 Slides, 106K PDF)
Jennifer Daley, MD, Dallas, TX

Viewpoint of an Evidence-based Clinical Practitioner (32 Slides, 233K PDF)
Robin S. McLeod, MD, FACS, Toronto, ON

Viewpoint of a Surgeon Clinician-Scientist (34 Slides, 290K PDF)
Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS, Cincinnati, OH

Sponsored by the Surgical Research Committee

GS55 The Role of Surgeons in Injury Prevention

Unintentional Injury Prevention (76 Slides, 2290K PDF)
Michael P. Hirsh, MD, FACS, FAAP, Worcester, MA

Intention Injury Prevention (85 Slides, 4509K PDF)
Michael J. Sise, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA

Firearm Injury in America—Trauma Surgeons/Trauma Centers as Instruments of Change (39 Slides, 1204K PDF)
C. William Schwab, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by the Committee on Trauma

GS57 Scanning the Future: Results from the American College of Surgeons Ultrasound Postgraduate Courses

American College of Surgeons' Ultrasound Program: A Historical Perspective (27 Slides, 348K PDF)
Steven R. Shackford, MD, FACS, Burlington, VT

Meeting the Needs of Surgeons as Students of Ultrasound (26 Slides, 512K PDF)
M. Margaret Knudson, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

Surgeon Performed Ultrasound: Privileges, Competency and Practice (31 Slides, 150K PDF)
Grace S. Rozycki, MD, FACS, Atlanta, GA

Sponsored by the Program Committee

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