Surgical Adhesions Improvement Project Summit

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

Upon completion of this summit, participants will be able to:

• Foster Collaborative Efforts: Engage in multidisciplinary discussions that integrate diverse perspectives and expertise to address the complex challenges of surgical adhesions, aiming to create a unified approach toward innovation in adhesion management.
• Contribute to a Consensus Statement: Participate in the development of a consensus statement that consolidates the latest scientific knowledge, identifies existing gaps, and provides a roadmap for future research and clinical practices aimed at improving patient outcomes.
• Apply Best Practices and Innovations: Gain insights into emerging molecular and bioengineering approaches, as well as current regulatory and funding landscapes, enabling participants to implement cutting-edge solutions and best practices in their respective fields.

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”) 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 all other authors/contributors, if applicable.

Ineligible Company: The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” 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.

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 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.

The following speakers received travel expenses:

Richard PG ten Broek, Radboud University, Netherlands - Nothing to Disclose

Deshka Foster, Longaker Laboratory, Stanford University - Nothing to Disclose

Steven Mutsaers, University of Western Australia - Nothing to Disclose

Eric Appel, Stanford University - Nothing to Disclose

Yuval Rinkevich, Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich - Nothing to Disclose

Steven Bauer, Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Nothing to Disclose

Dana Andersen, National Institute of Health - Nothing to Disclose

Jessica Cardenas, University of Colorado - Nothing to Disclose

Joel Zindel, University of Bern, Switzerland  - Nothing to Disclose

Anthony Atala, Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Nothing to Disclose

Rudy Leon de Wilde, University Hospital for Gynecology, Germany - Nothing to Disclose

David Wiseman, International Adhesions Society - Nothing to Disclose

Walter Koltun, Pennsylvania State University - Nothing to Disclose