Skills Courses

All Didactic and Skills Courses are ticketed and require a separate fee in addition to registering for the meeting (required). Participation is limited and seats are filled on a first-come, first-processed basis.

Visit the Didactic and Skills Courses page to learn more about the course model, verification levels, and registration details.

Note: No refunds of course fees will be accepted after September 30, 2024.

SC01 - Essentials of Robotic Hernia Surgery - Didactic and Hands-on Course on Inguinal and Ventral Hernias for New Robotic Surgeons

Registration for this course has reached capacity. If you would like to be added to the WAIT list, please email Luciana Miller at lmiller@facs.org. If there is a cancelation, you will be contacted to register.

SC02 - Practical Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound

SC03 - Advanced Therapeutic Colonoscopy and Endoluminal Lower GI Surgery

4 Credits | Verification Level III
Saturday, October 19; 1:00–5:15 pm

Chair: Richard L. Whelan, MD, FASCRS, FACS, New York, NY
Co-Chair: Emre Gorgun, MD, FASCRS, FACS, Cleveland, OH

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,250 | Guest Physician: $1,500 | Resident Member: $625

SC04 - Advanced Skills Training for Rural Surgeons: Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration and Image-Guided Interventions of Chest and Abdomen

6 Credits | Verification Level III
Sunday, October 20; 9:45 am–5:15 pm

Chair: Stefan Scholz, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA
Co-Chair: Ezra N. Teitelbaum, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,260 | Guest Physician: $1,525 | Resident Member: $630

SC06 - Fundamentals of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

6 Credits | Verification Level III
Monday, October 21; 8:00 am–3:30 pm

Chair: Ronda S. Henry-Tillman, MD, FACS, Little Rock, AR
Co-Chair: Kristalyn K. Gallagher, DO, FACS, Chapel Hill, NC

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,655 | Guest Physician: $1,990 | Resident Member: $830

SC07 - Advanced Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy

6 Credits | Verification Level III
Monday, October 21; 8:30 am–4:00 pm

Chair: James C. Ellsmere, MD, FACS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Co-Chair: Jeffrey D. Hawel, MD, London, Ontario, Canada

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,250 | Guest Physician: $1,500 | Resident Member: $625

SC08 - Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation for Trauma and Critically Ill Patients

4 Credits | Verification Level III
Monday, October 21; 1:00–5:15 pm

Chair: Jacob J. Glaser, MD, FACS, Mukilteo, WA
Co-Chair: Molly Flannagan, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, Virginia

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,050 | Guest Physician: $1,260 | Resident Member: $525