This year’s Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses, along with the Meet-the-Expert Sessions provide an extensive range of customized educational opportunities for surgeon leaders and learners at every career level and for the entire surgical team.
If you haven’t already registered for the Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses or the Meet-the-Expert Sessions, you can do so at facs.org/clincon2024 or onsite at the registration desk. Both offerings are ticketed and require a separate fee in addition to registering for the meeting. Participation is limited and seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses
Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses will focus on the acquisition of knowledge and skills through best practices in education and training methods. Special certificates will be offered for successful completion of the courses in order to support the professional activities of attendees.
Topics include:
- DC02: Global Health Competencies for Surgeons: Key Concepts, Evidence, and Practical Approaches for Responsible and Effective Engagement
- DC03: Inclusive Excellence Certificate Course
- DC06: General Surgery Review Course
- DC09: MIS Masters Course: Advanced Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques for Emergency General Surgery
- SC03: Advanced Therapeutic Colonoscopy and Endoluminal Lower GI Surgery
- SC06: Fundamentals of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- SC08: Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation for Trauma and Critically Ill Patients
In an effort to promote learning and retention of course content, most of the courses will have two parts. Part 1 will consist of virtual study materials provided to registrants ahead of the onsite Part 2 in-person course.
Access a complete list of this year’s Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses via the links below:
Didactic Courses
Surgical Skills Courses
Meet the Experts
For a more informal learning experience, attendees are encouraged to participate in the Meet-the-Expert Sessions, which provide opportunities to interact with accomplished and innovative surgical leaders, educators, and innovators.
Meet-the-Expert Sessions include:
- ME103: Approach to Difficult Adrenal Cases
- ME216: Academic Publishing, Peer Review, and Editorial Board Insights: Perspectives from the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American College of Surgeons
- ME312: Strategies to Ensure Diversity in Surgical Clinical Trials
Access a complete list of Meet-the-Expert Sessions on the Interactive Program Planner.
Check the Clinical Congress app or program planner for specific times and locations for these sessions, as well as CME Credit information for eligible sessions.
