2023 Annual Chapter Meeting
When: Friday, September 8, 2023
Location: The Brown Hotel335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202
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 ineligible company held in the last 24 months. Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
This activity is designed for physicians. Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
1. Identify, analyze and manage issues as a new surgeon.
2. Analyze and discuss updates in pediatric trauma, advocacy, and national strategic goals of the American College of Surgeons.
3. Discuss and identify issues around environment influences in Kentucky colorectal cancer rates.
4. Apply knowledge of the ACS Quality program and how it can be utilized.
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Executive Council Meeting
Objective: List key initiatives of the ACS at the national level. Correlate national ACS goals with Kentucky Chapter opportunities.
8:00 AM - Welcome and Overview
Chapter President, Alexandra Maki, MD, FACS, Louisville
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
"The Intersection of Pediatric Trauma, Advocacy, and National Strategic Goals"
Mary Fallat, MD, FACS
Vice President of the American College of Surgeons
University of Louisville
Objectives:
8:45 AM-9:15 AM
"Healthcare advocacy in Kentucky-How I became involved"
State Senator Karen Berg, MD, Disctrict 26, Louisville Kentucky
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Panel Session: "What I learned during my first years as a surgeon"
Moderator: Michael Egger, MD, University of Lousiville
Panel members: Alexis Nickols, MD, University of Kentucky, Timothy Dawson, MD, New Albany, IN, Amy Wise, MD, Louisville, Lindsay Arnold, MD, Louisville
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
ACS Quality Program
Michael Egger, MD, FACS
University of Louisville
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
ACS Foundation
Danny R. Robinette, MD, FACS
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Kentucky Trauma Care Update
Andrew Bernard, MD, FACS
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
"Environmental influence of colorectal cancer rates in Kentucky"
Sandra Kavalukas, MD, Louisville, KY and fellow
12:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Visit with Commerical Supporters - Poster Presentations
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cancer Liasion Report
Alan Mullins, MD, FACS
Owensboro
Chapter Business Meeting and report on the 2023 Leadership Conference and ACS Advocacy Summit
Alexandra Maki, MD, FACS, President Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Louisville
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Resident Paper Competition and "Interesting Cases"
Anna Reagan, MD, Evolving Surgical Technique for Patients with Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Chinweotuto Vee Uma, MD, Trends in Duodenal Injury Severity, Repair and Mortality Over Time
Happy Hour
Officers:
President
Alexandra Maki, MD, FACS
Louisville
President-Elect
Murielle Brohez, MD, FACS
Winchester
Secretary-Treasurer
Michael Egger, MD, FACS
Louisville
Administrative Director
Linda Silvestri
Lexington
Committee on Cancer Chairman
Alan Mullins, MD, FACS
Owensboro
Committee on Trauma Chairman
Andrew Bernard, MD, FACS
Louisville
Councilors
Emily Marcinkowski, MD, FACS
Lexington
Melissa Newcomb, MD, FACS
Lexington
Joseph Kim, MD, FACS
Lexington
Malay Shah, MD, FACS
Lexington
Alexander Hou, MD, FACS
Edgewood
Dan Davis, MD, FACS
Bowling Green
Nate Liu, MD, FACS
Louisville
Duane Densler, MD, FACS
Louisville
Young Fellows Representative
Jessica Reynolds, MD, FACSz
Lexington
Associate Fellows Representative
Tiffany Wright, MD
Louisville
Governors:
Cindy Downard, MD, FACS
Louisville
Malay Shah, MD, FACS,
Lexington
Oral Presentations:
Nicholas Caminiti
Elive Likine
Anna Reagan
Chnweotuto Vee Uma
Hannah McDonald
Kyle Stephens
Poster Presentations:
Lindsay Bryant
Anthony Filson
Spencer Thompson
Nicholas Demas
Matthew Bernard
Joshua Griffith
Jaewon Kang