American College of Surgeons 35th Annual Spring Meeting

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April 22-25, 2007

2007 Surgical Spring Week

Program Overview

The American College of Surgeons invites you to attend its 35^th Annual Spring Meeting, which will be held April 22-25, in Las Vegas, NV at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel. This year the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) will kick off Surgical Spring Week with their annual conference followed by the ACS Spring Meeting.  As part of the 2007 Surgical Spring Week, ACS with SAGES will sponsor a two very important sessions on Sunday, April 22, 2007.

ACS/SAGES 2007 Joint Symposia
“Esophageal and Gastric Disease”
“Establishing a Skills Training Program: What You Need to Know”

To emphasize its strong commitment to and support of general surgery, the American College of Surgeons devotes its annual Spring Meeting to the interests and needs of the practicing general surgeon.  The objective of the Spring Meeting is to provide practicing surgeons with information so that participants can apply the knowledge acquired to enhance the care of their surgical patients.

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of  23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Overview of ACS Program

ACS General Session Highlights Sunday-Wednesday, April 22-25, 2007

• Surgeons as Interventionalists
• Thoracic Trauma for the General Surgeon
• Management of Unexpected Findings at Laparotomy
• How do I Stay Certified as a Surgeon?
• Laparoscopy in Trauma
• Town Forum Discussion on the Future of General Surgery
• Current Diagnosis and Management of Deep Venous Thrombosis
• Diagnosis and Management of Uncommon Pancreatic Neoplasm’s
• New Trends in the Training of General Surgery Residents
• Management of Benign Breast Disease
• Options for Open Operative Management of Inguinal Hernias
• New Technology in Laparoscopy, Including Robotics
• Alternatives to Blood Transfusion
• Current Options for Angioaccess in Patients Requiring Hemodialysis
• Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference: Challenging GI Cases
• Everything You Want to Know about GIST
• Management of Common Postoperative Complications
• American Surgical History for the Practicing Surgeon
• Injuries to the Bile Ducts
• Management of Chronic Ulcerative Lesions of the Lower Extremities
• Highlights from the 2006 Clinical Congress Video-based Education Sessions
• Management of Skin Neoplasm’s for the General Surgeon
• Management of Chronic Pancreatitis
• Update on Nonoperative Approaches to Blunt Abdominal Trauma
• Everything You Wanted to Know about Enteral Feeding
• Options for Ventilator Support in Severe ARDS
• How to Free Yourself from Insurance and Practice Surgery

Monday, April 23, 2007

Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecture

Special sessions for surgical residents include:

Clinical Abstract Presentations by Residents
Surgical investigators in-training will present summaries of hypothesis-testing research, completed or in progress, not previously presented or published.

Spectacular Cases by Residents
Unusual cases selected from those submitted by ACS Resident members will be presented in clinicopathologic conference style to a panel of experts. 

Surgical Jeopardy
Teams of surgical residents from across the country will compete with one another to test their surgical knowledge.

The 2007 Spring Meeting will be held at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel located 10 minutes away from the McCarren International Airport.  In addition to being a premier meeting facility, the hotel features spacious guestrooms with sumptuous fabrics, custom European furniture and luxurious marble bathrooms.  At the end of the day, relax in the Paris Las Vegas’ 2-acre rooftop pool, or pamper yourself in the 26,000 square-foot Spa by Mandara.  And what would a trip to Paris be without experiencing a true culinary excursion in one of the hotel’s 10 restaurants.  Guest room reservations can be made by calling the Paris Las Vegas directly at 888-266-5687.

Additional information regarding the 2007 Spring Meeting program and registration will be forthcoming on the ACS web site at www.facs.org or for specific registration information please contact: Stephanie Flynn, Registration & Travel Coordinator, Division of Meetings and Conventions at sflynn@facs.org; or for additional program information please contact: Julie Aikins Tribe, MS Ed, Senior Manager, Educational Programs, Division of Education at 312-202-5433 or jtribe@facs.org.

Testimonials from the 2006 ACS Spring Meeting

“Excellent topics for practicing surgeons.”

“It was the very best.”

“Strong on quality – something new for everyone.”

“Very informative and enlightening.”

“Appreciate the open General Sessions as opposed to the fee based Post Graduate Courses.”

2007 Surgical Resident Programs

• Clinical Abstract Presentations by Residents (30K PDF)
• Spectacular Cases from Residents (20K PDF)
• Surgical Jeopardy (20K PDF)