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 Advisory Council for General Surgery planned a program for the 2003 Spring Meeting that was geared to the interests of all general surgeons. Program highlights are posted below.

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GS 01: Techniques and Technologies in the Assessment of the Acutely Injured Abdomen: Who Needs What and When?

Blunt Trauma to the Abdomen: Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Angiography (88 Slides, 1600K PDF)
Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD

GS 03: Vascular Access

Moderator: A. Fredrick Schild, MD, FACS, Miami FL

Hemoaccess in the Difficult Dialysis Patient (30 Slides, 260K PDF)
Marc H. Glickman, MD, FACS, Norfolk, VA

Ischemic Complications of Hemodialysis Access in Surgery ( 47Slides, 450K PDF)
Larry A. Scher, MD, FACS, Manhasset, NY

What Is the Role of Intentional Bilateral Multisite Hemodialysis Access? Should Anyone Have Simultaneous Bilateral Access Surgery? (45 Slides, 525K PDF)
Jeffrey L. Kaufman, MD, FACS, Springfield, MA

Predicting Vascular Access Failure (36 Slides, 685K PDF)
Samuel E. Wilson, MD, FACS, Orange, CA

The Nontechnical Aspects of Vascular Access (38 Slides, 750K PDF)
Mitchell L. Henry, MD, FACS, Columbus, OH

New Devices and Gadgets in AV Access (112 Slides, 5500K PDF)
John R. Ross, MD, FACS, Bamberg, SC

GS 04: Prospering in the New Millennium: Practical Strategies for Successful Practice Organization and Management

The Changing Surgical World (17 Slides, 300K PDF)
Martin B. Durtschi, MD, FACS, Ketchum, ID

The Organization of Effective Practice Groups (27 Slides, 425K PDF)
Robert L. Howisey, MD, FACS, Seattle, WA

Legal Strategies/Issues in Designing Effective Group Practices (33 Slides, 375K PDF)
James D. Clack, JD, Seattle, WA

Practical Issues: Negotiation, Insurance, Benefits, and Employees (41 Slides, 600K PDF)
Michael F. Burke, MD, FACS, Renton, WA

GS 06: Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery

Percutaneous Ablation (143 Slides, 6700K PDF)
Kambiz Dowlat, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (84 Slides, 3100K PDF)
Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, New York, NY

GS07: Professionalism in Clinical Practice

Why Is Professionalism Important Now, and How Does It Affect You? (54 Slides, 600K PDF)
Paul Friedmann, MD, FACS, Springfield, MA

What Is the American College of Surgeons Doing About Professionalism? (23 Slides, 430K PDF)
Alden H. Harken, MD, FACS, Denver, CO

Can Professionalism Be Taught? What Is the Curriculum? (21 Slides, 75K PDF)
Mary H. McGrath, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

Can Professionalism Be Learned? The Northwestern University Experience (25 Slides, 170K PDF)
Peter Angelos, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

GS 09: Endovascular Surgery for General Surgeons: Current State of Practice

Introductory Remarks: Gregorio A. Sicard, MD, FACS, St. Louis, MO (3 Slides, 25K PDF)

Lower Extremity Peripheral Interventions: Indications and Results (35 Slides, 1100K PDF)
Thomas Panetta, MD, Staten Island, NY

Is There a Role for Growth Factors in Lower Extremity Vascular Disease? (57 Slides, 1200K PDF)
K. Craig Kent, MD, FACS, New York, NY

What's New in Vena Caval Filters? (83 Slides, 4800K PDF)
Enrico Ascher, MD, FACS, New York, NY

Current Status of Endoluminal Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (61 Slides, 2100K PDF)
Patrick J. Lamparello, MD, New York, NY

Endoluminal Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (62 Slides, 4700K PDF)
Larry H. Hollier, MD, FACS, FACC, FRCS, New York, NY

GS 10: Open Versus Laparoscopic Colon Surgery

Teaching Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery (61 Slides, 1400K PDF)
Peter W. Marcello, MD, Burlington, MA

Open Surgery: Not So Different - Room for Improvement? (32 Slides, 450K PDF)
Robert D. Fry, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA

Outcomes Data: How Different Are Laparoscopic and Open Colectomy? (56 Slides, 470K PDF)
Nancy Baxter, MD, Minneapolis, MN

Laparoscopy and Cancer: Results of Clinical Trials (40 Slides, 825K PDF)
Robert W. Beart, Jr., MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

GS 12: Recruitment and Retention of Residents

Identification and Treatment of the Wrong Applicant and the Reluctant Resident (68 Slides, 1400K PDF)
Richard K. Spence, MD, FACS, Birmingham, AL

Recruiting and Retaining Surgical Residents: The Role of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) (25 Slides, 550K PDF)
Thomas V. Whalen, MD, MMM, FACS, New Brunswick, NJ

Why Residents Chose Surgery, Stay the Course, or Leave (28 Slides, 230K PDF)
Mark Parker, MD, Birmingham, AL

What's a Program Director to Do? (22 Slides, 240K PDF)
Alden H. Harken, MD, FACS, Denver, CO

GS 14: Clinical Palliative Care in the Trenches

Moderator: K. Francis Lee, MD, FACS, Springfield, MA (35 Slides, 120K PDF)

Introduction: Clinical Palliative Care (44 Slides, 800K PDF)
Dennis Johnson, MD, Hershey, PA

Assessing and Discussing Patient Preferences (16 Slides, 85K PDF)
Gretchen P. Purcell, MD, Durham, NC

Withdrawal of Support in Critically Ill Surgical Patients (26 Slides, 75K PDF)
Daniel B. Hinshaw, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI

Palliative Care for Oncologic Patients (39 Slides, 365K PDF)
Robert S. Krouse, MD, Tucson, AZ

Legal Foundation and Protection for Palliative Care (22 Slides, 80K PDF)
Mary Baluss, JD, Washington, DC

Division of Education

Revised June 18, 2003

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