Now is the time to secure your registration for Clinical Congress 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts—one of the world’s premier surgical education events.
“Whether you’re a general surgeon, a neurosurgeon, orthopaedic surgeon, OB-GYN, or a surgeon in any specialty, we want you to join us at this year’s Clinical Congress where we will come together, be united, and carry on the mission of the College to ‘Heal All with Skill and Trust,’” said ACS President E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS.
This year’s Sunday-through-Wednesday meeting footprint is designed to give you all the learning and networking you need in a more compact timeframe. In addition, the hybrid event will again offer select content in a virtual, on-demand format, which will remain available for access until May 1, 2024.
A Singular Event
The defining feature of Clinical Congress is the unbeatable scientific and clinical education program.
“The Program Committee has worked very hard to create an outstanding clinical program, and it has also made changes that have been dictated by feedback from Fellows,” said Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS, ACS Regent and Chair of the Clinical Congress Program Committee.
In addition to a broad range of outstanding hands-on and didactic learning opportunities and timely discourse on relevant surgical topics, attendees will have unparalleled access to peers.
“What is always exciting about attending Clinical Congress is the camaraderie. It’s the ability to network with so many friends, it’s seeing people you haven’t seen in years or decades—people who went through residency with you,” said ACS President-Elect Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS.
Clinical Congress also provides an impressive slate of more casual networking opportunities and closes with the popular Taste of the City.
New Fellows
A highlight of the annual Clinical Congress is the Convocation Ceremony, which confers Fellowship upon surgeons who have successfully met the College’s requirements and standards and who are committed to the ACS mission and values. The ceremony on Sunday evening, October 22, will be livestreamed on the ACS website and also will include recognition of Honorary Fellows, presentation of the Distinguished Service Award, installation of ACS Officers and Officers-Elect, and the Presidential Address.
Renowned Named Lecturers
Eminent surgeons and healthcare experts will deliver this year’s always-popular Named Lectures.
A Robust Scientific and Clinical Program
More than 100 Panel Sessions include several dedicated to core general surgery topics, including diverticulitis, appendicitis, and much more. Timely topics such as the role of predictive tools and artificial intelligence in surgery and postoperative outcomes, caring for transgender patients, also will be explored, and perennial conference favorite 10 Hot Topics in Surgery will return as well. In addition, for the first time, Clinical Congress 2023 will include pro/con debates sessions.
“We have Postgraduate Courses, Meet-the-Expert Sessions, and Town Halls, and each are contemporary in their approach this year and cover important topics for all the professionals, whether they are surgeons in practice, residents, members of surgical teams, or even administrators,” said Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, Director of the ACS Division of Education.
Scientific Forum and More
The expansive Scientific Forum offers the opportunity to learn about the latest high-quality, in-progress scientific and academic surgery reports, including updates on High Impact Clinical Trials & Studies.
In recognition of the ACS’s commitment to surgeons at all stages of their careers, the Surgery Resident Program and Medical Student Program will return this year with information, education, and faculty tailored to meet the unique needs of these young cohorts.
Check Out the Exhibit Hall
Throughout the conference, attendees will be able to visit ACS Central and the Technical Exhibition, where more than 140 companies will display their products, innovations, and services. In addition, returning this year are two popular educational exhibits—the ACS Surgical Metrics Project and Surgical Ergonomics Hands-On Clinic.
