SSC02 International Humanitarian Surgery

American College of Surgeons Find a Session SSC02 International Humanitarian Surgery

Session Code:	SSC02
Title:	International Humanitarian Surgery
Date and Time of Session:	Sunday, October 16: 8:00 am - 5:15 pm
Location:	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) - Room: The Val G. Hemming Simulation Center
Description:	This course will help prepare the International Humanitarian Aid Volunteer to function in a low resource setting for treatment of common surgical conditions. In developing countries the surgical volunteer must truly be a "generalist" and able to handle a variety of conditions; including obstetrical and surgical sub-specialties. This course will provide didactic and hands on skills training in key areas of orthopedics, general surgery, neurosurgery, plastics, and obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN). NOTE: THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD AT A GOVERNMENT FACILITY. ALL PARTICIPANTS AND FACULTY WILL BE VETTED FOR SECURITY CLEARANCE IN ADVANCE. Registration for this course will close on September, 26, 2016.
CME Credit Hours:	8
Webcast Package Available:	No
Audio Package Available:	No
Track:
International (INT), Surgical Humanitarian Outreach (HUM), General Surgery (GEN)
Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates:
Cultural Competency, Ethics
Sponsored By:
*Operation Giving Back*

Program Participants:
Chair		Sherry M. Wren, MD, FACS
Co-Chair		Jennifer Margaret Gurney, MD FACS
Co-Chair		Tamara J. Worlton, MD, FACS
		Hands-On Skills Sessions will include the following:
		Blind Burr Hole for Craniotomy
		External Fixation and Traction Pin Management of Basic Fractures
		Primary Tissue Repair of Inguinoscrotal Hernias
		Hand and Tendon Injury Repair
		Burn and Wound Management (Z Plasty/Rhomboid Flaps/Split Thickness Skin Graft)
		Cesarean Section
		Procedures to Treat Post Partum Hemorrhage
		Emergency Hysterectomy
		Dilation/Evacuation/Curettage Treatment of the Uterus
		Fetal Delivery Techniques for Abnormal Presentations
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Jean R. Anderson, MD, FACOG
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Jean-Claude D'Alleyrand, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Shad Deering, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Robert Thomas Howard, MD FACS
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Benjamin Kyle Potter, MD FACS
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Rachel Ellen Chan Seay, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Booker Terry King, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		David Clough Knight, MB BCh FACS
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Shih-Chun Lin, MD, PhD, FAANS
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Diane Joy Horvath-Cosper, MD MPH FACOG
Hands-On Skills Instructor		MaryAnn Dakkak, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Scott Matthew Tintle, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Jason Manuel Souza, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Mary Molly Kern, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		George William Stone, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Allison A.C. Eubanks, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Charlene Galvez Echague, DO
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Ashley Summer Coggins, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Ernest Lockrow, DO
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Kelsey Jo Simpson, MD
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Barton Staat, MD FACOG
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Tyson Erik Becker, MD FACS
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Duane Stopp Duke, MD FACS
Hands-On Skills Instructor		Wade Gordon, MD, FAAOS