Didactic and Skills Courses

All Didactic and Surgical 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. Registration will open this spring. 

Most of the Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses 1will have two parts. Part 1 will consist of virtual study materials provided to registrants prior to the Part 2 in-person course presented onsite.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses may be claimed after completing all requisite parts of a course. To claim CME Credits, participants must complete the course evaluation and the global evaluation.

Didactic Courses

DC01 - Annual Update in Emergency General Surgery Course: Hot Topics, Current Concepts, and Modern Evidence

6.5 credits | Verification Level II
Saturday, October 4, 8:00 am–4:00 pm
Chair: Purvi Patel, MD, FACS, Maywood, IL
Co-Chair: Matthew J. Martin, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $730 | Guest Physician: $875 | Resident Member: $365 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC02 - Global Health Competencies for Surgeons

6 credits | Verification Level II
Saturday, October 4, 8:30 am–4:00 pm
Chair: Jennifer Rickard MD FACS, Minneapolis, MN
Co-Chair: Edgar Rodas MD FACS, Richmond, VA
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $665 | Guest Physician: $805 | Resident Member: $335 | Healthcare Teammate: $495

DC03 - Medical Illustration Workshop

4 credits | Verification Level II
Sunday, October 5, 1:00 pm–5:15 pm
Chair: Francois Luks MD PhD FACS, Providence, RI
Co-Chair: Ingrid Ganske MD FACS, Boston, MA
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $625 | Guest Physician: $760 | Resident Member: $300 | Healthcare Teammate: $450

DC04 - Inclusive Excellence Certificate Course

6 credits | Verification Level II
Sunday, October 5, 9:45 am–5:15 pm
Chair: Cherisse D. Berry MD FACS, Newark, NJ
Co-Chair: Tracy M. Downs MD FACS, Charlottesvile, VA
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,050 | Guest Physician: $1,185 | Resident Member: $525 | Healthcare Teammate: $785

DC05 - Annual Update in Trauma Course

6 credits | Verification Level II
Sunday, October 5, 9:45 am–5:15 pm
Chair: Alexis Moren MD FACS, Tigard, OR
Co-Chair: Mayur B. Patel MD FACS, Nashville, TN
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $730 | Guest Physician: $875 | Resident Member: $365 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC06 - MIS Masters Course: Advanced Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques for Emergency General Surgery

6 credits | Verification Level II
Monday, October 6, 8:30 am–4:00 pm
Chair: Leah C. Tatebe MD FACS, Chicago, IL
Co-Chair: Michael W. Cripps MD FACS, Aurora, CO
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $ | Guest Physician: $ | Resident Member: $ | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC07 - A Surgeon’s Guide to Difficult Conversations: An Interactive Communication Workshop

4 credits | Verification Level II
Monday, October 6, 1:00 pm–5:15 pm
Chair: Geoffrey D. Young MD PhD FACS, Miami, FL
Co-Chair: Heena P. Santry MD MS FACS, Columbus, OH
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $730 | Guest Physician: $875 | Resident Member: $365 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC09 – Essentials of Successful Practice Management: Leadership beyond the Operating Room

4 credits | Verification Level II
Tuesday, October 7, 8:00 am–12:15 pm
Chair: Christopher Senkowski MD FACS, Miami, FL
Co-Chair: Don Selzer MD FACS, Indianapolis, IN
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $625 | Guest Physician: $760 | Resident Member: $300 | Healthcare Teammate: $450

DC10–Annual Update in Surgical Critical Care Course

6 credits | Verification Level II
Tuesday, October 7, 8:00 am–3:30 pm
Chair: Marie L. Crandall MD FACS, Cleveland, OH
Co-Chair: Jeffrey A. Claridge MD FACS, Brecksville, OH
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $625 | Guest Physician: $760 | Resident Member: $300 | Healthcare Teammate: $450

Skills Courses

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

6 credits | Verification Level III
Saturday, October 4, 8:00 am–3:30 pm
Chair: Alisa Coker MD FACS, Baltimore, MD
Co-Chair: Ian Soriano MD FACS, San Francisco, CA
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $730 | Guest Physician: $875 | Resident Member: $365

SC02 - Common Bile Duct Exploration

6 credits | Verification Level III
Saturday, October 4, 8:00 am–3:30 pm
Chair: Jennifer Moffett MD FACS, Houston, TX
Co-Chair: Raul J. Rosenthal MD FACS, Weston, FL
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,325 | Guest Physician: $1,600 | Resident Member: $660

SC03 - Practical Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound

8 credits | Verification Level III
Saturday, October 4, 11:00 am–4:15 pm
Chair: Anthony Anagnostou MD FACS, Eureka, CA
Co-Chair: Daniela A. Ochoa, MD FACS, Little Rock, AR
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,100 | Guest Physician: $1,325 | Resident Member: $550

SC04 - Building a Comprehensive Anti-Reflux Center with Diagnostic and Therapeutic Capabilities in a Rural Setting

6 credits | Verification Level III
Sunday, October 5, 9:45 am–5:15 pm
Chair: Medhat Y. Z. Fanous MBBCh FACS, Iron River, MI
Co-Chair: William E. Barnes MD FACS, Salem, NY
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,325 | Guest Physician: $1,600 | Resident Member: $660

SC05 - Community-Based Comprehensive Wound Care Course

4 credits | Verification Level III
Sunday, October 5, 1:00 pm–5:15 pm
Chair: Michael Erickson DO FACS, Kemah, TX
Co-Chair: Mitchell W. Cox MD FACS, Galveston, TX
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,325 | Guest Physician: $1,600 | Resident Member: $660

SC06 - Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation for Trauma and Critically Ill Patients

4 credits | Verification Level III
Sunday, October 5, 1:00 pm–5:15 pm
Chair: Paula Ferrada MD FACS, Richmond, VA
Co-Chair: Jacob Glaser MD FACS, Mukilteo, WA
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,100 | Guest Physician: $1,325 | Resident Member: $550

SC07 - Fundamentals of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Course

6 credits | Verification Level III
Monday, October 6, 8:00 am–3:30 pm
Chair: Kristalyn Gallagher DO FACS, Chapel Hill, NC
Co-Chair: Jennifer Gass, MD. FACS, Providence, RI
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,740 | Guest Physician: $2,090 | Resident Member: $875

SC08 - Advanced Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy Course

6 credits | Verification Level III
Monday, October 6, 8:30 am–4:00 pm
Chair: James Ellsmere MD FACS, Halifax, NS
Co-Chair: Jeffrey D. Hawel MD, London, ON
Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,325 | Guest Physician: $1,600 | Resident Member: $660

ACS System for Verification of Knowledge and Skills

The ACS Board of Regents has approved a five-level model for verification and documentation of knowledge and skills by the Division of Education, following participation in the educational programs of the College. This model provides a framework for designing and implementing educational courses based on principles of contemporary surgical education and permits a provision of appropriate documentation to the attendees. The courses offered at Clinical Congress have been assigned verification levels of I, II, or III, based on the requirements for each level.

All Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses with a designated verification level of II and III have a self-assessment component. All requirements of these Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses must be completed in order to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and count for Self-Assessment Credit toward Part 2 of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. For American Board of Surgery (ABS) Diplomates, the MOC Part 2 requirement applies to those who have not yet completed the first ABS Continuous Certification Program Assessment Exam. Please refer to the online program and session descriptions to confirm.