Resident and Fellow Trauma Paper Competition

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 an “ineligible company”, 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: 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 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.

Andrew C. Bernard, MD, FACS - Dr. Bernard, judge for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Meera Kotagal, MD, FACS - Dr. Kotagal, judge for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Cherisse D. Berry, MD, FACS - Dr. Berry, judge for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Rishi Rattan, MD, FACS - Dr. Rattan, Judge for this educational event, has received consultancy fees from Apple Inc. and Intuitive Surgical.

Brad J. Yoo, MD, FACS - Dr. Yoo, judge for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Pawan Mathew, MD - Dr. Mathew, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Gena V. Topper, MD - Dr. Topper, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

John Kessler, MD - Dr. Kessler, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Alyscia Severence, MD - Dr. Severence, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Gregory Wetmore, MD - Dr. Wetmore, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Derek Krinock MD - Dr. Krinock, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Terra Hill, MD - Dr. Hill, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Benjamin Stocker, MD - Dr. Stocker, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Jessica L. Masch, MD - Dr. Masch, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Kajal Mehta, MD, MPH - Dr. Mehta, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Darby Little, MD - Dr. Little, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Ashley Flinn Patterson, MD - Dr. Patterson, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Franly Arismendy Vasquez Burgos, MD - Dr. Burgos, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Rald V.M. Groven, MD - Dr. Groven, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Milandeep Milandeep, MD - Dr. Milandeep, presenter for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Saman Arbabi, MD, FACS - Dr. Arbabi, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Galinos Barmparas, MD, FACS - Dr. Barmparas, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

David P. Blake, MD, FACS - Dr. Blake, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Sigrid Burruss, MD, FACS - Dr. Burruss, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Benjamin L. Davis, MD, FACS - Dr. Davis, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Christopher J. Dente, MD, FACS - Dr. Dente, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Michael Dingeldein, MD, FACS - Dr. Dingeldein, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Victor Joe, MD, FACS - Dr. Joe, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Nicholas Namias, MD, FACS - Dr. Namias, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Purvi Patel, MD, FACS - Dr. Patel, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Timothy Plackett, MD, FACS - Dr. Plackett, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

David J. Schultz, MD, FACS - Dr. Schultz, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Dave S. Shapiro, MD, FACS - Dr. Shapiro, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Rob Todd, MD, FACS - Dr. Todd, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Roxanne Todor, MD, FACS - Dr. Todor, discussant for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS - Dr. Dorlac, planner for this educational activity, has received a salary from Aspen Medical.

Margaret M. Morgan, MD, FACS - Dr. Morgan, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Julie Valenzuela, MD, FACS - Dr. Valenzuela, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Raymond Fang, MD, FACS - Dr. Fang, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Stephanie N. Lueckel, MD, FACS - Dr. Lueckel, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Mayur Patel, MD, FACS - Dr. Patel, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Thomas J. Schroeppel, MD, FACS - Dr. Schroeppel, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Elizabeth Turner, MD, FACS - Dr. Turner, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Jordan A. Weinberg, MD, FACS - Dr. Weinberg, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

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