CSSP Webinar - Technical Standards for Colon Cancer Surgery

The CSSP will host an educational webinar for surgeons on the technical standards for colon surgery. This webinar will discuss evidence-based operative standards for the performance of colon surgery as outlined in the Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery, Volume 1. This webinar will include speaker presentations on abdominal exploration, extent of the mobilization, achieving a regional lymphadenectomy, managing multivisceral resection, and lymphadenectomy beyond the primary distribution as endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Cancer Research Program and Cancer Surgery Standards Program. The discussion will include insights into clinical management of colon cancer through case study review.

This webinar will be applicable to general surgeons, surgical oncologists, and trainees with an interest in colon cancer surgery. All surgeons who attend the webinar are eligible to receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

CME Information

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Program Objectives

This forum will discuss evidence-based operative standards for the performance of colon cancer surgery as outlined in the Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery, Volume 1. This will include a review of technical standards and the rationale supporting these recommendations. The discussion will include insights into clinical management of colon cancer through case study review.

At the completion of the activity, participants should be able to:

• Recognize the key operative standards for the performance of colon cancer operations including an abdominal exploration, extent of the mobilization, achieving a regional lymphadenectomy, managing multivisceral resection, and lymphadenectomy beyond the primary distribution as endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Cancer Research Program and Cancer Surgery Standards Program.
• Illustrate evidence-based rationale for these standards and how they impact patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate competence in the description of technical aspects of the operative standards.
• Apply insight into contemporary colon cancer management including clinical controversies.

Disclosure information

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 commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies,” defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf of all other authors/contributors, if applicable.

• Ineligible Company: The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.
• Financial Relationships: Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected. ACCME considers relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.
• Conflict of Interest: Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.

The ACCME also requires that the ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.