CME Information

In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as an “ineligible company”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf of all other authors/contributors, if applicable.

Ineligible company: Any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.

Financial Relationships: Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.

Conflict of Interest: Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.

The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.

Andrew Baker, MBChB - Smith & Nephew; Design Consultant; Received Honorarium

Jeffrey Kerby, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Eileen Bulger, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Andre Das, FRCS - (Nothing to Disclose)

David King, MD - Polynovo; N/A; Received Passive Stocks

Warren Rorald, MD, MHPED, FPCS, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Saud Al-Turki, MD - (Nothing to Disclose)

Samy Bendjemil, MD, MPH - (Nothing to Disclose)

Felix Ramirez Ibarra, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Elizabeth de Solezio, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Vicente Rodriguez, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Samir Ballouz, MSc, IHM - (Nothing to Disclose)

Claire Leidy - (Nothing to Disclose)

John Agapian, MD, FACS, FCCM - (Nothing to Disclose)

Galinos Barmparas, MD - (Nothing to Disclose)

Susan Briggs, MD, MPH, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Jeanette Capella, MD, MEd, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Michael Person, MD, MPH, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, FICS, FACT, FAIM - Medcura, Inc.; Received Advisor Stocks

Al Sherwin Martin - (Nothing to Disclose)

Selmy Awad, MD, MRCS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Waleed Althobaiti - (Nothing to Disclose)

Nicholas Galouzis, MD, MBA - (Nothing to Disclose)

Haroon Majid, FRCS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Robert Vezetti, MD, FAAP, FACEP - (Nothing to Disclose)

Ada Earp, DO, FAAP, CHSE - (Nothing to Disclose)

Vicente Cardona-Infante, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Mary Stuever, DO, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Raymond Fang, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Thomas Duncan, DO, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Jenna Faulkner, RN - (Nothing to Disclose)

Abdelhakim Elkholy, MD - (Nothing to Disclose)

Nirav Patel, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Deborah Paltridge - (Nothing to Disclose)

Elizabeth McAllister - (Nothing to Disclose)

Brandon Schawel, MA - (Nothing to Disclose)

Julie Cwik, MSEd, MSLIS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Olivia Grierson - (Nothing to Disclose)

Meghan Hogan, PhD - (Nothing to Disclose)

Neil Kato - (Nothing to Disclose)

Ana Hernandez - (Nothing to Disclose)

Margaret (Meghan) Baker - (Nothing to Disclose)

Kimberly Joseph, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

John Sutyak, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Dany Westerband, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

George Abi-Saad, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Sharon Henry, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Scott D’Amours, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Cathy Wilson, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Joakim Jorgensen, MD, FACS - (Nothing to Disclose)

Alisa Nagler, JD, MA, EdD - (Nothing to Disclose)

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