CTACSPA 2014 Annual and Scientific Meeting 

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7.30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast 

7.30 AM Breakfast Meetings — Concurrent Sessions 

Committee on Trauma

Young Surgeons & Residents

Senior Surgeons,

Commission on Cancer  - Open to all Connecticut CLPs and CTRs, and 

CT Bariatric Society

8:30 AM Opening Plenary Session

Kathleen LaVorgna, MD, FACS, President, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Professional Association

9.00 AM Resident Paper Competitions — Concurrent Sessions  

John D. MacArthur Trauma Competition

Clinical Oncology

General Surgery

Specialty Surgery and 

Bariatric Surgery

9.00 AM Connecticut Surgical Quality Collaborative (CtSQC) Quarterly Meeting
by invitation only/concludes at 10:30am 

10.30 AM Refreshments in Exhibit Area

11.00 AM Connecticut Surgical Quality Collaborative (CtSQC) Surgical Clinical Reviewers Meeting - by invitation only/concludes at 1:00pm

11.00 AM James Foster Memorial Lecture - Global Humanitarian Surgery

Special Guest Speaker —  Scott Corlew, MD, MPH, P Medical Affairs and CMO, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Former CMO, ReSurge International

11.45 AM Awards Presentations  and Recognition of New Fellows

CTACSPA Legislator of the Year Award: Rep. Joe Courtney (Invited) Presented by Kimberly Davis, MD, MBA, FACS         

CTACSPA Distinguished Service Award:  David Knight, MD, FACS Presented by Scott Kurtzman, MD, FACS, Chair, Awards Committee

Resident Competition Awards, Presented by the Program Committee andKathleen LaVorgna, MD, FACS, President 

12.15 PM Annual Business Meetings

CTACS & CTACSPA Annual Business Meetings. Chaired by Kathleen LaVorgna, MD, FACS, President

12.45 PM Fellowship Luncheon in Exhibit Area

 

1.45 PM Global Humanitarian Surgery - How to find your mission & work it into your residency or career

Moderated by: John Dussel, MD, Chair, Residents Committee

 Christopher Hughes, MD, Sharon Weintraub, MD, FACS, Ibrahim Daoud, MD, FACS, Felix Lui, MD, FACS and Retired Surgeon TBA

3.15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Attendings: Asset Protection Workshop: Tools & Techniques to Protect Your Assets

 Speaker: Anne Crane, Esq., Berkowitz, Trager & Trager, LLC          

Residents: How to Choose a Fellowship.

Moderated by John Dussel, MD and Jillian Fortier, MD

4.15 PM The 7th Annual Resident Skills Competition   

  With prizes and refreshments!

Hosted by J. Alexander Palesty, MD, FACS, Chairman, CTACSPA Surgical Skills Competition

Resident programs compete head-to-head in a variety of surgical events designed to test their skills and challenge their wits!                      

6.30 PM Meeting Concludes

 

Exhibit and Sponsorship Information

Please contact Christopher Tasik (info@ctacs.org) for more information.

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