Committee on Emerging Surgical Technology and Education

Mission

To improve the care of surgical patients by actively identifying and tracking innovations, evaluating their surgical potential, and promoting their safe and effective adoption.

Vision

To respond to emerging surgical technologies by evaluating their appropriateness; establishing educational processes for achieving, maintaining, and verifying competence in these technologies; and fostering liaisons with societies, certifying bodies, and organizations engaged in these new technologies.

Values

Optimize the safe and timely introduction of efficacious technologies
Rely on the best available evidence
Deploy good educational strategies
Use valid and reliable metrics
Work collaboratively with other organizations
Respond to the needs of society, patients, and Fellows

Reports

The document series entitled “Horizon Scanning in Surgery: Application to Surgical Education and Practice” was prepared for the ACS Division of Education by the Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures—Surgical (ASERNIP-S).

Committee on Emerging Surgical Technology and Education Roster

ACS Staff

Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE
Patrice Gabler Blair, DrPH, MPH
Gyusung I. Lee, PhD
Josh Vognsen, MSHS, CHSOS

The Committee on Emerging Surgical Technology and Education welcomes your comments. Please contact the Committee's staff liaison, Gyusung I. Lee, PhD, glee@facs.org.

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