CME Information 2024

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American College of Surgeons designates this Other activity (Quality data review, assessment, and trends) for a maximum of 28.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 10.00 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.

Disclosure Information
In compliance 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 has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. All reported conflicts are managed by a designated official to ensure a bias-free presentation. Please see the insert to this program, for the complete disclosure list.

Ineligible Company
Defined by the ACCME as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care 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 a commercial interest with which he/she has a financial relationship.

The ACCME also requires that 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.

January 31, 2024 to December 31, 2024 Cycle

SSR PII Planning Committee Members

David J. Welsh, MD, MBA, FACS — Nothing to disclose
Surgical Associates of Southeastern Indiana, PC, Batesville, IN

Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS – Nothing to disclose
Director, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons; Professor and vice chair of surgery and professor of health services, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Los Angeles, CA

Nancy L. Gantt, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Mercy Health-St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH

Cristina M. Checka, MD, FACS — Nothing to disclose
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Christopher P. Coppola, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Janet Weis Children's Hospital, Danville, PA

Matthew A. Facktor, MD, FACS — Nothing to disclose
Geisinger Medical Center: Heart Institute, Danville, PA

Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS – Nothing to disclose
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Ross F. Goldberg, MD, FACS — Johnson & Johnson, Consultant Fee, Consultant (in 2022)
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Jerry M. Hardacre, MD, FACS — Nothing to disclose
Ascension All Saints Hospital, Racine, WI

Winnie W. Henderson, MD, PhD, FACS — Nothing to disclose
Oregon Surgical Wellness LLC, Springfield, OR

Jan C. Kletter, MD, FACS — Nothing to disclose
WVU Medicine, Ranson, WV

Lydell C. Lettsome, MD, FACS — Clinical Diversity Solutions, Equity (Private), Owner
Bayhealth Hospital, Dover, DE

Raj A. Mittal, MD, FACS — Nothing to disclose
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA

Deepak G. Nair, MD, FACS, MS, MHA, RVT — Nothing to disclose
Sarasota Vascular Specialists, Sarasota, FL

Neil Patel, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy, Omaha, NE

Ana Paula C. Refinetti, MD, FACS — Nothing to disclose
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

John Stowers, DO, FACOS, FACS — Nothing to disclose
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland Division, Portland, OR

ACS SSR Team Staff

Ulrike Langenscheidt, MS — Nothing to disclose
American College of Surgeons

Tyler Shippen, BA — Nothing to disclose
American College of Surgeons

ACS Additional Staff

Erica McNamara, MPH, CPHQ — Nothing to disclose
American College of Surgeons

Karen Pollitt, CPHQ — Nothing to disclose
American College of Surgeons

Sarah Valek, RN, MSN, MBA — Nothing to disclose
American College of Surgeons

Charlotte Provagna, MHSA — Nothing to disclose
American College of Surgeons

Emma Molloy — Nothing to disclose
American College of Surgeons

Speakers

David J. Welsh, MD, MBA, FACS — Nothing to disclose
Surgical Associates of Southeastern Indiana, PC, Batesville, IN

Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS – Nothing to disclose

Director, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons; Professor and vice chair of surgery and professor of health services, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Los Angeles, CA