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ACS Innovation Summit

Agenda and Speakers

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Summit Agenda

 

Thursday, March 11

7:00–8:00 am 
Zurich ABC

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits

SIGS (role-based tables)

8:00–8:20 am

Zurich DEFG

Opening Session

  • Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS; ACS Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
  • Cristina Alvarado, MBA, BSN, RN, CHSE; Chair, 2027 ACS Innovation Summit

8:20–8:45 am

Zurich DEFG

State of the ACS-Accredited Education Institutes: 2027 Update

Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, FACS; ACS Senior Vice President, Education

8:45–9:30 am

Zurich DEFG 

Keynote Address

Test, Teach, Refine: How Simulation Centers Shape the Future of Surgery (Non-CME)

Ryan C. Broderick, MD, FACS; Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery; Program Director, Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship; Interim Director, Center for the Future of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery; University of California San Diego (UCSD)

9:30–10:00 am

Zurich ABC

Break and Exhibits

10:00 am–12:00 pm

Zurich DEFG

Papers Session I

Papers 1-6

Moderator: TBD

12:00–1:00 pm

Zurich ABC

Lunch and Exhibits
Concurrent Sessions: Workshops and Panels

1:00–3:00 pm

Zurich DEFG

Paper Session II

Papers 7-12

Moderator: TBD

1:00–2:00 pm

Montreux 3

Management, Operations, Research, and Education (MORE) Track: Breaking Down Access Barriers in Robotic Simulation Training

Moderator: Zain Anwar, MD; Virgina Mason Franciscan Health

1:00–2:00 pm

St. Gallen 1-3 

Workshop: Hands-On Kirkpatrick/Phillips Level 1-2 Evaluation for Simulation Educators

Moderator: Ngan Nguyen, PhD, CHSE, CRP; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Corewell Health East William Beaumont University Hospital

1:00–2:00 pm

Montreux 1-2 

Panel: Needs Driven Surgical Innovation: Building Surgeon-Engineer Collaborations for Resource Variable Settings

  • Moderator: Katayoun Madani, MS, MD, FICS(Jr); Simurgh Global Surgery Collaborative
  • Vincent Pizziconi PhD; Arizona State University
  • Drages Maya MD; Grenada General Hospital

2:00–3:00 pm

Montreux 3

Management, Operations, Research, and Education (MORE) Track: Design Thinking for Team Appreciation

Mariana Zanotto Men; IRCAD Latin America

2:00–3:00 pm

St. Gallen 1-3

Workshop: Evaluating Level 4 Impact and Level 5 ROI for Simulation

Moderator: Ngan Nguyen, PhD, CHSE, CRP; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Corewell Health East William Beaumont University Hospital

2:00–3:00 pm

Montreux 1-2

Panel: Proficiency-Based Training for Clinical Telesurgery: From Robotic Proficiency to Safe

Moderator: TBD

  • Niki Rashidian MD, PhD, FEBS; Ghent University Orsi Academy, Belgium
  • Alex Mottrie, MD, PhD; Orsi Academy, Belgium
  • Sofia Palmieri, PhD; Harvard Law School
  • Pietro Pasquini, MD; University of Bologna, Italy

3:30–4:15 pm

Zurich DEFG

Onwards Talks (Non-CME)

4:15–6:00 pm

Zurich ABC

Geneva

Networking Reception and Exhibits

Poster Session & DIY Simulator Model Showcase (Non-CME)

Friday, March 12

6:45–7:30 am

St. Gallen 1

ACS-AEI Fellows Networking Breakfast w/ Dr. Kyla Terhune (ACS AEI Fellows Only)

7:00–8:00 am

Zurich ABC

Networking Breakfast & Exhibits

8:00–10:00 am

Zurich DEFG

ACS-AEI Fellows: Future Leaders in Simulation Part 1

 10:00–10:30 am

Zurich ABC

 Break and Exhibits

 Concurrent Sessions: MORE Track and Panel

10:30–11:30 am

St Gallen 1-3

Management, Operations, Research, and Education (MORE) Track: Best Practices in Validating Simulation Models: Competence Not Confidence

  • Moderator: TBD
  • Louise Jackson, MBBS, FACS; Duke University
  • Kent Yamamoto; Duke University
  • Layla Triplett, MEd; Duke University

10:30–11:30 am

Montreux 3

Panel: Choosing the Right Simulation: A Framework for Educators and Programs

Moderator: Kayla Gray, PhD(c), MS, CCRP; Knowledge Donor Program, CommonSpirit Health

11:45 am–12:30 pm

Zurich DEFG

 Onwards Talks (Non-CME)

12:30–1:30 pm

Zurich ABC

Lunch and Exhibits (Exhibits Break Down After Lunch)

1:30–2:30 pm

Zurich DEFG

Keynote Panel: New Vision – What Do We See in Operative Videos? (Non-CME)

Session Title: TBD

Tamir Wolf, MD, PhD; Co-Founder and CEO | Theator

Improving Performance in the OR: Description, Prediction & Decision Support to Improve Surgical and Operational Outcomes

Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Glasg); Founder, Surgical Safety Technologies | Aimbient; Professor of Surgery, Stanford University

No Surgeon Operates Alone: The Intelligent Ecosystem Moving Surgery Forward

Nadine Hachach-Haram, MD, FRCS (Plast), BEM; CEO, Proximie; Director of Clinical Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Guy’s and St Thomas’ HS Foundation Trust

2:30–4:30 pm

Zurich DEFG

ACS-AEI Fellows: Future Leaders in Simulation Part 2

Concurrent Sessions: Workshops and Panels

2:30–3:30 pm

Montreux 1-2

Workshop: From Sim to OR: A Translational Approach to Intraoperative Debriefing

Moderator: TBD

  • Nathan Novotny, MD, FACS; Corewell Health Children's
  • Emmanuel Nageeb, MD; Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital
  • Danielle Hurst, MD; Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital
  • Sydney Miller-O'Brien, MD; Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
  • Ngan Nguyen, PhD, CHSE, CRP; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Corewell Health East William Beaumont University Hospital

 2:30–3:30 pm

St Gallen 1-3

Panel: Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Hype, Reality, and the Future

Moderator: TBD

  • Doga Demirel, PhD; University of Oklahoma
  • Ganesh Sankaranarayanan PhD; The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  • Swaroop Vedula, PhD; John Hopkins University

2:30–3:30 pm

Montreux 3

Panel: Adapting Simulation Across Resource-Varied Settings: Global Surgical Education and ACS-AEI

Moderator: Souma Kundu, MD MPH; Stanford University

3:30–4:30 pm

Montreux 1-2

Workshop: Reliable Non-Technical Skills Assessment in Simulation: Challenges and Actionable Solutions

  • Moderator: TBD
  • Megan Stuhlman, PhD, MEd; Carolinas Simulation Center – Advocate Health

3:30–4:30 pm

Geneva

Panel: Ambient Sensing and Computer Vision: The New Layer for Surgical (Non-CME)

Moderator: David Rawaf, MD; VitVio

3:30–4:30 pm

Montreux 3

Panel: Building Surgical Capacity Through Connected Operating Rooms

Moderator: Miranda Melone, MPA; American College of Surgeons

4:30–5:00 pm

Zurich DEFG

Closing Remarks

  • Cristina Alvarado, MBA, BSN, RN, CHSE; Chair, 2027 ACS Innovation Summit
  • Kevin Harrell, MD, FACS; Chair, 2028 ACS Innovation Summit

 

Thursday, March 11

7:00–8:00 am 
Zurich ABC

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits

SIGS (role-based tables)

8:00–8:20 am

Zurich DEFG

Opening Session

  • Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS; ACS Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
  • Cristina Alvarado, MBA, BSN, RN, CHSE; Chair, 2027 ACS Innovation Summit

8:20–8:45 am

Zurich DEFG

State of the ACS-Accredited Education Institutes: 2027 Update

Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, FACS; ACS Senior Vice President, Education

8:45–9:30 am

Zurich DEFG 

Keynote Address

Test, Teach, Refine: How Simulation Centers Shape the Future of Surgery (Non-CME)

Ryan C. Broderick, MD, FACS; Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery; Program Director, Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship; Interim Director, Center for the Future of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery; University of California San Diego (UCSD)

9:30–10:00 am

Zurich ABC

Break and Exhibits

10:00 am–12:00 pm

Zurich DEFG

Papers Session I

Papers 1-6

Moderator: TBD

12:00–1:00 pm

Zurich ABC

Lunch and Exhibits
Concurrent Sessions: Workshops and Panels

1:00–3:00 pm

Zurich DEFG

Paper Session II

Papers 7-12

Moderator: TBD

1:00–2:00 pm

Montreux 3

Management, Operations, Research, and Education (MORE) Track: Breaking Down Access Barriers in Robotic Simulation Training

Moderator: Zain Anwar, MD; Virgina Mason Franciscan Health

1:00–2:00 pm

St. Gallen 1-3 

Workshop: Hands-On Kirkpatrick/Phillips Level 1-2 Evaluation for Simulation Educators

Moderator: Ngan Nguyen, PhD, CHSE, CRP; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Corewell Health East William Beaumont University Hospital

1:00–2:00 pm

Montreux 1-2 

Panel: Needs Driven Surgical Innovation: Building Surgeon-Engineer Collaborations for Resource Variable Settings

  • Moderator: Katayoun Madani, MS, MD, FICS(Jr); Simurgh Global Surgery Collaborative
  • Vincent Pizziconi PhD; Arizona State University
  • Drages Maya MD; Grenada General Hospital

2:00–3:00 pm

Montreux 3

Management, Operations, Research, and Education (MORE) Track: Design Thinking for Team Appreciation

Mariana Zanotto Men; IRCAD Latin America

2:00–3:00 pm

St. Gallen 1-3

Workshop: Evaluating Level 4 Impact and Level 5 ROI for Simulation

Moderator: Ngan Nguyen, PhD, CHSE, CRP; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Corewell Health East William Beaumont University Hospital

2:00–3:00 pm

Montreux 1-2

Panel: Proficiency-Based Training for Clinical Telesurgery: From Robotic Proficiency to Safe

Moderator: TBD

  • Niki Rashidian MD, PhD, FEBS; Ghent University Orsi Academy, Belgium
  • Alex Mottrie, MD, PhD; Orsi Academy, Belgium
  • Sofia Palmieri, PhD; Harvard Law School
  • Pietro Pasquini, MD; University of Bologna, Italy

3:30–4:15 pm

Zurich DEFG

Onwards Talks (Non-CME)

4:15–6:00 pm

Zurich ABC

Geneva

Networking Reception and Exhibits

Poster Session & DIY Simulator Model Showcase (Non-CME)

Friday, March 12

6:45–7:30 am

St. Gallen 1

ACS-AEI Fellows Networking Breakfast w/ Dr. Kyla Terhune (ACS AEI Fellows Only)

7:00–8:00 am

Zurich ABC

Networking Breakfast & Exhibits

8:00–10:00 am

Zurich DEFG

ACS-AEI Fellows: Future Leaders in Simulation Part 1

 10:00–10:30 am

Zurich ABC

 Break and Exhibits

 Concurrent Sessions: MORE Track and Panel

10:30–11:30 am

St Gallen 1-3

Management, Operations, Research, and Education (MORE) Track: Best Practices in Validating Simulation Models: Competence Not Confidence

  • Moderator: TBD
  • Louise Jackson, MBBS, FACS; Duke University
  • Kent Yamamoto; Duke University
  • Layla Triplett, MEd; Duke University

10:30–11:30 am

Montreux 3

Panel: Choosing the Right Simulation: A Framework for Educators and Programs

Moderator: Kayla Gray, PhD(c), MS, CCRP; Knowledge Donor Program, CommonSpirit Health

11:45 am–12:30 pm

Zurich DEFG

 Onwards Talks (Non-CME)

12:30–1:30 pm

Zurich ABC

Lunch and Exhibits (Exhibits Break Down After Lunch)

1:30–2:30 pm

Zurich DEFG

Keynote Panel: New Vision – What Do We See in Operative Videos? (Non-CME)

Session Title: TBD

Tamir Wolf, MD, PhD; Co-Founder and CEO | Theator

Improving Performance in the OR: Description, Prediction & Decision Support to Improve Surgical and Operational Outcomes

Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Glasg); Founder, Surgical Safety Technologies | Aimbient; Professor of Surgery, Stanford University

No Surgeon Operates Alone: The Intelligent Ecosystem Moving Surgery Forward

Nadine Hachach-Haram, MD, FRCS (Plast), BEM; CEO, Proximie; Director of Clinical Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Guy’s and St Thomas’ HS Foundation Trust

2:30–4:30 pm

Zurich DEFG

ACS-AEI Fellows: Future Leaders in Simulation Part 2

Concurrent Sessions: Workshops and Panels

2:30–3:30 pm

Montreux 1-2

Workshop: From Sim to OR: A Translational Approach to Intraoperative Debriefing

Moderator: TBD

  • Nathan Novotny, MD, FACS; Corewell Health Children's
  • Emmanuel Nageeb, MD; Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital
  • Danielle Hurst, MD; Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital
  • Sydney Miller-O'Brien, MD; Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
  • Ngan Nguyen, PhD, CHSE, CRP; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Corewell Health East William Beaumont University Hospital

 2:30–3:30 pm

St Gallen 1-3

Panel: Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Hype, Reality, and the Future

Moderator: TBD

  • Doga Demirel, PhD; University of Oklahoma
  • Ganesh Sankaranarayanan PhD; The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  • Swaroop Vedula, PhD; John Hopkins University

2:30–3:30 pm

Montreux 3

Panel: Adapting Simulation Across Resource-Varied Settings: Global Surgical Education and ACS-AEI

Moderator: Souma Kundu, MD MPH; Stanford University

3:30–4:30 pm

Montreux 1-2

Workshop: Reliable Non-Technical Skills Assessment in Simulation: Challenges and Actionable Solutions

  • Moderator: TBD
  • Megan Stuhlman, PhD, MEd; Carolinas Simulation Center – Advocate Health

3:30–4:30 pm

Geneva

Panel: Ambient Sensing and Computer Vision: The New Layer for Surgical (Non-CME)

Moderator: David Rawaf, MD; VitVio

3:30–4:30 pm

Montreux 3

Panel: Building Surgical Capacity Through Connected Operating Rooms

Moderator: Miranda Melone, MPA; American College of Surgeons

4:30–5:00 pm

Zurich DEFG

Closing Remarks

  • Cristina Alvarado, MBA, BSN, RN, CHSE; Chair, 2027 ACS Innovation Summit
  • Kevin Harrell, MD, FACS; Chair, 2028 ACS Innovation Summit
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Speakers and Panelists

Keynote Speaker

Ryan Broderick, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery; Program Director, Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship; Interim Director, Center for the Future of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery; University of California San Diego

Dr. Ryan Broderick is an associate professor in the division of minimally invasive surgery in the department of surgery at UC San Diego, where he also serves as interim director of the center for the future of surgery and program director of the advanced GI/MIS fellowship. His clinical expertise includes minimally invasive surgery for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, esophageal and stomach disorders, obesity, and both abdominal and inguinal hernia repair. Dr. Broderick also has a background in medical device engineering, supporting his work at the intersection of surgical innovation and clinical care.

Title of Presentation - Test, Teach, Refine: How Simulation Centers Shape the Future of Surgery


 

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Keynote Panelists

Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Glasg)

  • Founder, Surgical Safety Technologies (Aimbient)
  • Professor of Surgery (General Surgery), Stanford University

Dr. Teodor Grantcharov is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in bariatric (weight loss) and minimally invasive surgery. He is also a clinical professor of surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and associate chief quality officer for innovation and safety at Stanford Health Care.

As a surgeon, Dr. Grantcharov specializes in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. He is an accomplished researcher and leader in the field of surgical innovation and patient safety. His work has made important contributions in curriculum design, assessments of competence, and impact of surgical performance on clinical outcomes. Dr. Grantcharov developed the surgical Black Box concept, designed to transform safety culture in medicine and introduce modern safety management systems in high-risk operating rooms.

Dr. Grantcharov has published more 220 articles in peer-reviewed journals and given more than 200 invited presentations in Europe and North and South America. He holds several patents and is the founder of Surgical Safety Technologies, Inc.—an academic startup that commercializes the Black Box Platform™. Dr. Grantcharov has received several prestigious honors and awards, including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions in clinical research and patient safety in Canada.

Title of Presentation - Improving Performance in the OR: Description, Prediction & Decision Support to Improve Surgical and Operational Outcomes


 

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Nadine Hachach-Haram, MD, FRCS (Plast), BEM

  • CEO, Proximie
  • Director of Clinical Innovation and Strategic Partnerships. Guy’s and St Thomas’ HS Foundation Trust

Dr. Hachach-Haram is the Founder and CEO of Proximie, a practising NHS surgeon, and award-winning clinical entrepreneur. She founded Proximie in 2016 on the belief that the OR's greatest untapped asset was its data. Today, the platform connects surgical data, devices, and teams across 500 facilities in 50 countries, with 25 MedTech partners including NVIDIA. CNN called it the "Future of Surgery." Awarded the British Empire Medal, Nadine is also the director of clinical innovation and strategic partnerships at Guy's and St Thomas'
NHS Foundation Trust.

Title of Presentation - No Surgeon Operates Alone: The Intelligent Ecosystem Moving Surgery Forward


 

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Tamir Wolf, MD, PhD

Co-Founder and CEO, Theator

Tamir Wolf, MD, PhD, is the CEO and co-founder of Theator, the company building the intelligence layer for surgery. A physician and scientist by training, he founded it on one conviction: what happens inside the operating room matters to everyone, from the patient to the surgeon to the health system, and deserves to be understood from every angle.

Theator's Surgical Intelligence Platform applies computer vision to intraoperative video, producing actionable insight across surgical specialties. It helps surgeons objectively analyze performance, standardize care, improve quality and outcomes, and document operations with precision. Its first-of-its-kind, multimodal Surgery-to-Text® capability automatically generates structured operative reports from surgical video, integrated into the workflows surgical and revenue cycle teams already use. Deployed at leading health systems in the US and globally and validated through substantial peer-reviewed research, Theator is redefining how surgical care is understood and improved, and setting the standard for AI in the operating room.

Title Presentation - TBD