2021 Annual Meeting

2020 Annual Clinical Assembly | A Virtual Assembly

Educational Objectives and Outcomes

TARGET AUDIENCE: This activity is intended for surgeons of varying specialties who care for surgical patients.

THE ACA WILL:
• Offer a highly diversified program of continuing medical education for the specialties of cardiothoracic and vascular, general, neurological, plastic and reconstructive, proctological, and urological surgery 
• Keep surgeons in these specialties, other interested physicians, and healthcare professionals informed regarding recent developments and advances in the art and science of surgery
• Provide a review of selected areas of the attendees’ surgical specialties
• Discuss pre- and post-operative issues related to surgery
• Inform attendees of trends and changes in governmental legislation and regulations
• Update surgical specialists regarding developments related to surgery in other fields of science, in socioeconomics, and in education

THE ACA LEARNING METHODS USED ARE:
• Panels, symposia, and lectures
• Scientific paper presentations
• Peer-to-peer discussions
• Question and answer sessions
• Scientific exhibits and poster presentations

ACA EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
• Discuss recent clinical developments in their surgical specialties
• Implement strategies into their surgical practice in order to improve patient care
• Review the indications, techniques, complications, and outcomes of various surgical procedures
• Understand relevant socioeconomic and governmental issues relating to surgery and patient care

ACOS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety eLearning Series

Presented by Geeta Lal, MD, MSc FRCS(C), FACS

Module 1: Surgical Site Infections (SSI): Beyond Antibiotics On Call to OR
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM ET

Module 2: Social Media for Physicians - Rules of Engagement
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:00 PM ET 

Module 3: Surgical Practice in the times of COVID-19
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM ET

The ACOS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Series is an on-demand virtual series for all physicians whether you are at the beginning of your career or an experienced medical professional continuing your professional development. As you know, the medical world is rapidly changing. New advances in technology, care delivery, and scientific discoveries are happening at rates that make it challenging for learning practices across the field to keep up, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Each module is 30 minutes and includes interactivity with the instructor and plenty of time for Q&A. 

CME

The American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. Eligible attending physicians can earn AOA continuing medical education (CME) credits by participating in this ACOS eLearning series. ACOS estimates that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education will approve this program for a maximum of 1.5 AOA Category 1-A CME credit hours.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the American Urological Association’s (AUA) Annual Conference (AUA2020). Due to our collaboration with the AUA2020 the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) also cancelled the in-person 2020 Urological Surgery Discipline Mid-Year Meeting.

Despite the crisis, ACOS remains steadfast in our mission of promoting excellence in osteopathic surgical care through education and has been hard at work to offer a virtual version of this important meeting. We are proud to announce that the program is now available to registrants in an on-demand format via the ACOS eLearning Portal.

Educational Program

ACOS extends gratitude to our expert roster of faculty for the 2020 Urological Surgery Discipline Mid-Year VIRTUAL Meeting. We are grateful for their participation.

Overview and Objectives

The program curriculum for the 2020 American College of Osteopathic Surgeons’ (ACOS) Urological Surgery Discipline Mid-Year VIRTUAL Meeting is designed to provide clinical updates for the urological surgeon in practice. After attending this activity, participants will be better able to:

• Describe new urological surgery research, technology and surgical techniques. 
• Outline the latest developments for the management and treatment of urologic conditions, including stone disease, sexual medicine, incontinence, and endourology. 
• Explain the indications, techniques, complications, and outcomes of presented procedures. 
• Incorporate evidence-based research into practice to improve patient outcomes.

CME

The American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. Eligible attending physicians can earn AOA continuing medical education (CME) credits by participating in the educational programming for the 2020 Urological Surgery Discipline Mid-Year VIRTUAL Meeting. ACOS estimates that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education will approve this program for a maximum of 6.75 AOA Category 1-A CME credit hours.

The complete 2020 VIRTUAL IDR is now available for on-demand viewing. 

This board review course is designed to provide general surgeons with a comprehensive educational review on the topics covered on certification or recertification examinations. Participants in this course will find it a helpful experience in preparing for success on their board exams.*

Each session will include pre- and post-tests to gauge your knowledge and prepare for your performance on the exam. This program also offers eligible registrants with continuing medical education (CME) credit hours. The 2020 IDR is valued at a maximum of 29.00 AOA Category 1-A CME credit hours. Lastly, for a fully interactive on-demand educational experience we encourage participants to utilize the discussion board tool under the "Discussion" tab in each module. After viewing these videos please post questions or comments for the instructor and connect with others also registered for the course.

Please note for optimal viewing, we recommend using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your web browser rather than Internet Explorer. Audio for these lectures will be played through your computer speakers.

The 2020 IDR is highly flexible, you do not have to view videos in order or all at once. The full Seminar will remain in your ACOS eLearning account for 3 years. You have the benefit of quality education while earning CME credits and/or preparing for your certification exam, at your pace.

If you have any questions or need assistance please contact meetings@facos.org.  

*ACOS does not guarantee results on any certification or recertification exams.

The new ACOS eLearning Series will provide 2 weeks of learning as a bundle. 

ACOS eLearning Series: Set for Success 

Module 1: Tuesday, February 4 at 3:00 PM ET 
How to Effectively Manage Your Student Debt: Best Practices for Physicians
Presented by Brandon Barfield, Co-founder, Director of Education, DWOQ

Module 2: Wednesday, February 12 at 3:00 PM ET 
Advocacy the First Years of Practice
Presented by Carter Alleman, JD, Associate Director, Health Policy, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

Both modules are offered to ACOS members, students and residents for free as a member benefit. Join us and bring your questions for this interactive discussion. 

The new ACOS eLearning Series will provide 3 weeks of learning as a bundle. 

Target Audience: All. Entry-level (0-5 years of experience); Mid-level (6-10 years of experience); Senior level (11+ years of experience)

Session One Date/Time: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM ET

Session One Title: Infections in the Surgical Patient. What Does the Gram Stain Reveal?

Session One Description

The most common infectious diseases in the hospital setting include pneumonia, bacteremia, intra-abdominal, and urinary tract infections.  Appropriate antibiotic selection is critical when an infectious process is suspected. Surgery practitioners should be confident in the interpretation of the microbiological data. This webinar will discuss the specimen, Gram stain, and likely pathogens for common infectious diseases in the hospitalized patient.

Session Two Date/Time: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 6PM ET

Session Two Title: Recent Developments in Nutrition Support and Clinical Application in the Surgical Patient

Session Two Description

Nutrition Support in the surgical patient population is important to compliment wound healing.  It has been reported that malnutrition is linked with impaired wound healing. This webinar will review the history associated with nutrition support/metabolic management, discuss assessment, and update the participant on the most recent guidelines. 

Session Three Date/Time: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 6PM ET

Session Three Title: The Journal Club Survey: A Strategy to Keeping Current with Published Literature

Session Three Description

Evidence-base medicine is continually being published. Identifying time to keep current on literature is challenging. Hence, developing a strategy of life-long learning is important.  This webinar will offer strategies to enhance one’s professional development by providing a structure to keep abreast of newly published literature.

All sessions will be presented by: Lisa Hall Zimmerman, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP, Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care and Nutrition Support

For each completed session you will earn 0.75 Category 1-A CME credits for a total of 2.25 credits for the entire series. 

The topic of the webinar is Rural Surgery. The discussion will involve a brief introduction of the speaker, Tommy G. Lindsey, II, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., and his experiences as a rural surgeon. Dr. Lindsey will then define and present data on rural health care, rural patients and the rural surgeon. Next, Dr. Lindsey will discuss the factors that negatively affect rural health care, rural patients and rural surgeons. Finally, Dr. Lindsey will define and delineate a list of problems for the future of rural surgery and discuss potential solutions.

Learning Objectives

Following this webinar presentation, attendees will be able to: 

1. Understand the complexity of defining rural as it pertains to health care.
2. List factors that negatively affect rural health care.
3. List factors that negatively affect rural surgeons.
4. Identify problems and solutions for the future of rural surgery.

Please bring your questions for Dr. Lindsey and join us for this interactive ACOS webinar. 

If you are viewing this webinar on-demand, you can still join the discussion and ask the instructor questions by using the interactive "Discussion" tab after you register. All attendees of this webinar have access to this discussion board to continue the conversation after the live event.