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Thursday, April 3, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Registration - Information Desk
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Registration - Information Desk
Location: Big Blue Hallway, 2nd Floor
Friday, April 4, 2025
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast
Location: 1st Floor Foyer
6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration - Information Desk
6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration - Information Desk
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM
Introduction/Welcome
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM
Introduction/Welcome
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Igor Elyash, DO (he/him/his)
– Valley Health System / Valley Medical Group
Member Speaker:
Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS
– Cleveland Clinic
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Chest Wall Trauma: Considerations and Management Strategies
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Chest Wall Trauma: Considerations and Management Strategies
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Zachary Bauman, DO, FACOS
– University of Nebraska Medical Center
CE: 1
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Surgical Triage: How to Stabilize and Transfer Care
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Surgical Triage in Mass Casualty Events: Strategies for Stabilization and Transfer of Care
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Emily Lenart, DO (she/her/hers)
– Regional One Health/University of Tennessee Health Science Center
CE: 1
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
HPB Surgery for the General Surgeon
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
HPB Surgery for the General Surgeon
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Joshua Tierney, MD FACS (he/him/his)
– UCHealth North
CE: .75
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
UAAGS: ACS Updates
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Updates in Acute Care Surgery
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Dina Galaktionava, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers)
– St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
CE: .75
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
UAAGS: Colorectal
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
UAAGS: Colorectal Emergencies
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Mayin Lin, DO, MPH, FACS, FASCRS
– MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
CE: .75
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
Location: Elkhorn, 2nd Floor
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bariatric Emergencies: Pitfalls and Management
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bariatric Emergencies: Pitfalls and Management
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Genevieve Gill-Wiehl, MD (she/her/hers)
– Stroger Cook County Hospital
CE: .75
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Soft Tissue Emergencies
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Soft Tissue Emergencies
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Lauren B. Nosanov, MD (she/her/hers)
– Emory University School of Medicine
CE: .75
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Acute Care Surgery Panel
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Engage the Experts: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Victoria Schlanser, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS
– University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Member Speaker:
Emily Lenart, DO (she/her/hers)
– Regional One Health/University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Member Speaker:
Igor Elyash, DO (he/him/his)
– Valley Health System / Valley Medical Group
Member Speaker:
Dina Galaktionava, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers)
– St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
CE: 1
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Break
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Endoscopy for Community General Surgeons
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Endoscopy for Community General Surgeons
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Matthew Robbins, MD
– Valley Health System
CE: .75
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Robotic/MIS Surgery in Acute Care
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery in Acute Care Surgery
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Igor Elyash, DO (he/him/his)
– Valley Health System / Valley Medical Group
CE: .75
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Surgery Tool Kit in Various Settings
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Surgery Tool Kit in Various Settings
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Robert J. Marx, DO, FACOS, FACS
– Defense Health Agency, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Ft. Campbell, KY
CE: .75
Saturday, April 5, 2025
6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration - Information Desk
6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration - Information Desk
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Hernias
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Closing the Gap: Review of New Techniques and Strategies to Ventral and Inguinal Hernia Repairs.
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Michael Turturro, MD
– Atlantic Medical Group
CE: .75
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Skin Cancer/Melanoma/Sarcoma
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Skin Lesions: Identification, Diagnosis, and Surgical Management
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Hillary Johnson-Jahangir, MD, PhD, MS
– Forefront Dermatology
CE: .75
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Breast: Indications for Neoadjuvant Therapy
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Breast: Indications for Neoadjuvant Therapy
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Christin N. Collins, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– MetroHealth Medical Center
CE: .75
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Breast: Ultrasound
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Breast: Ultrasound
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Kristin Lupinacci, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
CE: .5
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Breast Panel
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Breast Panel
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS
– Cleveland Clinic
Member Speaker:
Hania B. Bednarski, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers)
– Serenity Surgery & Wellness
Member Speaker:
Christin N. Collins, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– MetroHealth Medical Center
Member Speaker:
Kristin Lupinacci, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
CE: .75
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Elective Rural Surgery
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
When All You Have is What You Have - Case Studies in Rural Surgery
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Kelly Gabel, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his)
– Minneola Health
CE: .75
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
Location: Elkhorn, 2nd Floor
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Managing Non-Healing Wounds: Current concepts - NON CME Activity
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Managing Non-Healing Wounds: Current concepts - NON CME Activity
Location: Elkhorn, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Andrew Rader, DPM, FACPM, FAPWCAc, FAENS, FAAWM, FASPPS, FAPWH, FACCWS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
GERD and Barretts
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
GERD and Barretts
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Member Speaker:
Jane Ohde, DO
– Marshfield Clinic
CE: .75
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Colorectal: Updates in Cancer Management
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Colorectal: Updates in Cancer Management
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Scott Nelson, DO
– Asante Three Rivers Medical Center
CE: 1
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Fissures and Hemorrhoids
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Fissures and Hemorrhoids
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Scott Nelson, DO
– Asante Three Rivers Medical Center
CE: .75
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Break
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Principles of Pain Management
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Scalpel to Stimulation: Chronic Postsurgical Pain
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
Non-Member Speaker:
Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA
– Omaha Pain
CE: 1
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Panel: Transitions in Surgical Practice
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Panel: Transitions in Surgical Practice
Location: Big Blue
Member Speaker:
Nelayda Fonte, DO, FACOS, FICS
– IU Locums critical Care /Lehigh Regional Medical Center
Member Speaker:
Robert J. Marx, DO, FACOS, FACS
– Defense Health Agency, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Ft. Campbell, KY
Member Speaker:
Jesse J. Lopez, Jr., DO, FACOS
– Heartland Surgical Care
Member Speaker:
Jennifer E. Susoreny-Velgos, DO (she/her/hers)
– Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
CE: 1.25
Sunday, April 6, 2025
6:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration - Information Desk
6:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration - Information Desk
Location: Big Blue Hallway, 2nd Floor
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Location: Big Blue, 2nd Floor
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
An Introduction to Quality and Quality Measures in Medicine
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
An Introduction to Quality and Quality Measures in Medicine
Location: Big Blue
Member Speaker:
Olutayo A. Sogunro, DO
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
CE: 1
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Tools to Plan a Successful Quality Project: Fishbone Diagrams, Root Cause Analysis and More
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Tools to Plan a Successful Quality Project: Fishbone Diagrams, Root Cause Analysis and More
Location: Big Blue
Non-Member Speaker:
Aleksandr Sokolovsky, DO (he/him/his)
– Gifford Medical Center
Member Speaker:
Julie Caffrey, DO
– Johns Hopkins University
Non-Member Speaker:
Ann Kane, MD (she/her/hers)
– Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
CE: 1
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Break
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Break
Location: Big Blue
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
How to do a Stakeholder analysis
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
How to do a Stakeholder analysis
Location: Big Blue
Member Speaker:
Joseph R. Lewis, DO (he/him/his)
– Lee Health
Member Speaker:
Olutayo A. Sogunro, DO
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
CE: .75
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Process Improvement Methods to Use in QI
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Process Improvement Methods to Use in QI
Location: Big Blue
Member Speaker:
Julie Caffrey, DO
– Johns Hopkins University
CE: .5
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Putting it All Together and wrap Up
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Putting it All Together and Wrap Up
Location: Big Blue
Member Speaker:
Olutayo A. Sogunro, DO
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Member Speaker:
Julie Caffrey, DO
– Johns Hopkins University
Member Speaker:
Aleksandr Sokolovsky, DO (he/him/his)
– Gifford Medical Center
Non-Member Speaker:
Ann Kane, MD (she/her/hers)
– Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Member Speaker:
Joseph R. Lewis, DO (he/him/his)
– Lee Health
CE: .75
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
Location: Elkhorn
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Bariatrics 1: Nutrition and Metabolic Management
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Nutrition Management in the Bariatric Surgical Patient
Location: Big Blue
Member Speaker:
Anthony Tabatabai, D.O.
– Surgical Associates, PC
CE: 1
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Bariatrics 2: Review of Medical Guided Weight Loss
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Bariatrics 2: Review of Medical Guided Weight Loss beyond diet and exercise
Location: Big Blue
Member Speaker:
Jesse J. Lopez, Jr., DO, FACOS
– Heartland Surgical Care
CE: 1
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing
Location: Big Blue
