2011 Ohio Chapter Annual Meeting
Schedule
Introduction General Information Schedule Hotel Registration
Thursday, May 5
Optional Pre-Meeting Lab
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Physics of Ultrasound
Please Note: This Pre-Meeting Session is being held at the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Innovative Surgery
Learning Level: All
This presentation provides surgeons insights into the physics of ultrasound with specific applications to FAST, breast and thyroid. The didactic presentation is followed by a hands-on lab with phantoms.
Michael J. Edwards, MD, FACS, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 1977, and his medical degree from Emory University in 1981. He then moved to Kentucky where he successfully trained with distinction as a resident surgeon at the University of Louisville. Upon completing a fellowship in general surgical oncology at the M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston in 1989, he returned home to the University of Louisville for his first faculty appointment and was ultimately promoted to professor and chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. In 2002 he assumed the position of professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. He held that position until November, 2007, when he moved to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where he currently serves as the Christian R. Holmes professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery. Working closely with the dean of the College of Medicine in his role as Chairman of the Finance Committee for the practice plan, and as a member of the UC Physicians Executive Committee, he supported the successful integration of 17 practices into a solitary corporate practice plan. In his current role as vice president for system development for the newly formed UC Health System, he leads the effort to form, develop, and integrate UC Health both internally and externally, and has a leadership role for strategic planning. He also serves key leadership roles in the selection, planning and implementation of a new system-wide information technology infrastructure, a critical initiative for health system quality and performance improvement.
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Ohio Chapter Council Meeting
The Ohio Chapter, ACS will hold its semi-annual Council meeting. All members are welcome to attend.
Friday, May 6
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration Open/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits Open
7:00 am – 7:15 am
Opening Remarks
7:15 am – 8:15 am
Community Hospital Presentation
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Learning Level: All
This session will discuss that through antimicrobial stewardship, appropriate antibiotics are chosen empirically and then tapered for best coverage. In doing so, outcome goals are met, cost savings are secured, and the selection for antimicrobial resistance is reduced.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn to optimize clinical outcomes and minimize unintended consequences.
* Attendees will understand the role of antimicrobials in reduced mortality.
* Attendees will review antimicrobial resistance.
* Attendees will review adverse events with antimicrobials.
* Attendees will develop behavior that leads to appropriate antibiotic use.
Thomas C. Rushton, MD, a native of Miami, Florida, obtained his M.D. degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa in 1989. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In 1992, Dr. Rushton returned to the University of South Florida for a fellowship in infectious diseases and tropical medicine. After his residency in 1994, Dr. Rushton accepted a post at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University as an assistant professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases. The following year, he became chief of the section. In 1997, he received the Outstanding Teaching Award from the residents in Internal Medicine. In 1999, he was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure in 2000 and now holds the rank of professor. In 2009, he received the award for best professor in the fall semester, 2008. Active on the staff of St. Mary’s Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital, Dr. Rushton is currently director of employee health and chairman of the Infection Control Team at St. Mary’s Medical Center. He also co-directs the Antimicrobial Team at St. Mary’s Medical Center. His research interests include sepsis and molecular epidemiology with a focus of multi-drug resistant organisms and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. At the Cabell County Health Department, he is an attending physician for the STD and TB clinics and is the infectious diseases consultant for the county. A diplomate in infectious diseases and internal medicine of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Rushton is also a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America, and the American College of Physicians.
8:15 am – 8:30 am
Networking Break/Exhibits/Resident Posters Open
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Commission on Cancer Session
Learning Level: All
Part I
The Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS) Program: A Registry Experience
This session will share the experience of the CentraState Healthcare System in New Jersey, a beta testing site for CoC National Cancer Data Base, Rapid Quality Reporting System. The primary objective of the RQRS is to promote evidence-based cancer care at the local level. The project uses a seb-based, systematic data collection and reporting system. This project promotes evidence-based treatments through a Web-based alert system for the anticipated care and scope of coordination required for breast and colorectal cancer patients at the local level. RQRS is a unique opportunity for cancer programs to track cancer patient treatment in real clinical time.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn what it takes for a cancer program registry to participate in the program.
* Attendees will understand what challenges need to be addressed by the registry.
* Attendees will understand the level of support to be provided to the cancer registry by administration, cancer committee, and cancer liaison physician for effective improvements in patient care and registry data quality.
* Attendees will learn how the information can be used for cancer program marketing.
Uzma Rizwan, BS, CCS, CTR, past president Oncology Registrar Association of NJ is working in the field of Health Information Management and Cancer Registry with over 20 years of experience as a Commission on Cancer (CoC)/ oncology data manager and health information coding specialist. Currently working in a capacity of the CoC program coordinator for CentraState Healthcare System in New Jersey. Her responsibilities are not only limited to cancer registry management but also includes coordinating and monitoring American College of Surgeons CoC standards at the hospital. The hospital was a two time recipient of the “Outstanding Achievement Award from CoC”. Before joining the hospital she was employed by the an oncology data management company and worked as a consultant in more then ten hospitals both in the New Jersey/New York area. She had delivered several lectures at both national and state level. In addition she is actively involved in her native country Pakistan where she not only assisted in setting up cancer registry and medical records coding department in the leading hospitals, but also trained the cancer registry and coding personnel’s in medical records coding and cancer data management based upon the U.S. guidelines.
Part II
Race For Hope
This presentation will cover why “Race for Hope,” a 5k run and walk was started. It will cover the basics of how to start a race.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn the steps needed to start a race for cancer.
* Attendees will learn potential problems that will be encountered.
* Attendees will learn the benefits of producing a race for cancer.
Carleen Taylor is a member of the Ohio Colorectal Cancer Coalition. She founded Race For Hope, a 5k run and walk in 2004 to raise awareness and support for colon cancer.
Part III
Improving Ohio's Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
This presentation will summarize the work Ohio KePRO has done under contract with CMS to increase colorectal cancer screening on a statewide level over the past three years. Success in working with primary physician offices that have incorporated electronic medical records as well as work with local and statewide coalitions will be shared.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn the methods and successes of the Ohio KePRO Prevention Project in increasing colorectal cancer screening rates.
* Attendees will learn the importance of workflow revision to include recommendation, education, and follow-through to improve patient outcomes.
* Attendees will improve QI skills and performance in practice.
* Attendees will improve competency by increasing knowledge of the role of electronic medical records in promoting compliance of preventive services.
Carol Saavedra is a prevention project specialist with Ohio KePRO, Ohio's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Education degree from the University of Akron, she was employed as an employee benefits coordinator with the J.M. Smucker Company and a podiatric medical practice manager with Southpoint Podiatry prior to joining Ohio KePRO in 2007. Her special interests include working with state and local colorectal cancer coalitions, she currently serves as the vice chair of the Ohio Colorectal Cancer Coalition.
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Resident Program
Learning Level: All
Part I
Challenges in Surgical Education
This presentation will review the history of surgical education, outline current challenges, and recommend potential solutions for the future.
Objectives
* Attendees will understand the history of surgical education and training.
* Attendees will understand the critical factors influencing current surgical training and career choices.
* Attendees will recognize potential solutions to future challenges
Mark Malangoni, MD, FACS, is a past president of the Ohio Chapter, ACS and has received the Distinguished Service Award from the chapter. He recently left practice in Ohio to become associate executive director of the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Malangoni is also a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons.
Part II
The American College of Surgeons and the Young Surgeon
The presentation will provide an overview of the opportunities for both surgeons in training as well as surgeons new to practice to become involved in the American College of Surgeons. The presentation will highlight unique resources that are available.
Objectives:
* Attendees will better understand the resources available to them for advocacy support.
* Attendees will better understand the resources available to them for patient safety.
* Attendees will better understand the resources available to them for professional development.
Joshua M.V. Mammen, MD, PhD, is the current chair of the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons. He is an assistant professor of surgery and molecular & integrative physiology at the University of Kansas and also serves as the associate program director of the General Surgery Residency. His clinical practice as a surgical oncologist focuses on melanoma, breast cancer, and sarcoma and has both basic science and clinical research efforts in these areas. He completed his general surgery residency in 2007 in the Department of Surgery, an MBA in 2005 in the College of Business, and a PhD in 2009 in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, all at the University of Cincinnati.
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Networking Break/Exhibits/Resident Posters Open
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Concurrent Session A: Clinical Performance and Quality Measures in Breast Surgery
Learning Level: Advanced
The Mastery of Breast Surgery is a web-based program sponsored by the American Society of Breast Surgeons that allows surgeons to report adherence to quality measures in breast surgery. The presentation will review the history of the project, and the current and potential future advantages to individual surgeon participation.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn how and why a surgical specialty society developed a web-based quality reporting program.
* Attendees will learn about other advantages of such a program for the individual surgeon (MOC, PQRS, etc.)
* Attendee will learn the advantages of syntopic reporting of surgical procedures.
Eric Whitacre, MD, FACS, is immediate past president of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. He is a full-time breast surgeon in private practice in Tucson, AZ. He has a special interest in how informatics can help surgeons improve delivery of care.
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Concurrent Session B: Complex Parastomal Hernia Repair
Learning Level: All
This presentation will discuss the need for the use of mesh in the repair of incisional and parastomal hernia. It will lay the foundation for the use in the prevention of such hernias. Furthermore, this talk will outline the main differences in the types of mesh available.
Objectives
* Attendees will learn why mesh is important in the repair of incisional and parastomal hernia.
* Attendees will be able to outline the major differences in the types of material used in a biologic mesh repair.
* Attendees will improve skills in placing the mesh and offer reasons why the use in prophylaxis is important.
* Attendees will learn how to improve patient’s outcomes and decrease recurrence.
Stephen M. Cohen, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is associate clinical professor, Department of Surgery, Emory University, and in private practice in Atlanta. He has authored numerous papers on colorectal diseases and continues to lecture worldwide on techniques and new technology for improved outcomes in the field of colon and rectal surgery.
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch/ACS Update/Annual Business Meeting/President’s Report
Join us for Distinguished Service Award recognition, the passing of the gavel, legislative update, and the Ohio Chapter Progress Report. Your 2011 Council leaders will be announced at this meeting.
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Ohio Resident Research Forum
Finalists in basic and clinical science categories and the recipients of the John P. Minton Award and the Holzer Clinic Award will present their work at the Annual Meeting. First and second place awards will be given in the basic science, clinical science and oncology categories. The best abstract on oncology will receive the John P. Minton Award and second place in the oncology category will receive the Holzer Clinic Award.
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Networking Break/Exhibits/Resident Posters Open
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Talents, Time and Treasures: Your position with the American College of Surgeons
Learning Level: All
The presentation will discuss the other side of surgical care - the need to be involved in the politics, financing, and promotion of the surgical profession. Discussion about the current state of the American College of Surgeons will occur along with thoughts about the future of surgery and the place of organized medicine, especially the American College of Surgeons, in that future.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn about being involved in health care reform.
* Attendess will learn about the involvement of the ACS and organized medicine in health care.
* Attendees will appreciate the need to provide resources for the surgical profession
Richard B. Reiling, MD, FACS, is a long standing member of the Ohio Chapter, ACS and has served in many leadership roles in the Ohio chapter, including president and governor. He also has been very active with the American College of Surgeons and has been the second VP, as well as having received the Distinguished Servcie Award and the Distinguished Philanthropist Award. He is currently the vice-chair of the ACS Foundation having previously been the chair of development. He continues as a clinical professor of surgery at Wright State University and is on the adjunct faculty of Duke University. Dr. Reiling's current interest with the ACS is in development and the Foundation. He has an extensive interest and history in socio-economics of surgery, having chaired that committee for the Ohio Chapter for many years.
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Ohio Oration/Awards Announced
Each Person Can Make a Difference
Learning Level: Intermediate
This session will discuss how an individual can identify a need and create an effective program to address that need. Several examples will discuss the recruitment of women to surgery, addressing work hour restrictions, and the problems of emergency department coverage. Some suggestions for possible solutions along with recommendations for approaches to these issues which have been or may be successful.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn to identify and investigate causes and solutions to problems.
* Attendees will learn to become effective advocates.
* Attendees will be empowered to act as individuals to create change.
Patricia Numann, MD, FACS, is vice president elect of the American College of Surgeons, founder of the Association of Women Surgeons and past chair American Board of Surgery. She recently retired from SUNY Upstate Medical University where she founded the first breast center in Upstate New York and established an endocrine surgery practice. Her interests have been advocacy for women as patients and professionals as well as surgical education. She is currently the director of the ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum e-learning program.
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
BB Riverboat Dinner Cruise
OPTIONAL EVENT
The event is optional at $59 per person.
All aboard the River Queen — a royal ship indeed. Tastefully decorated and impeccably preserved, the River Queen exudes romantic riverboat-era charm. Both climate-controlled decks include a spacious seating arrangement and full bar. For those guests who prefer the fresh air, visit our covered third deck which offers a great view of the city. Deck is open-air, but covered.
Saturday, May 7
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration Open
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
7:00 am – 8:15 am
Keynote Presentation Sponsored by OCOT
Creating Safe and Prosperous Communities: The Imperatives Power and Potential of the Five Disciplines and Appreciative Inquiry
Learning Level: All
This presentation will share evidence that suggest that social and economically determinants of intercity violence and related to health disparities are the high leverage points for intervention.
Objectives:
* Attendees will better understand the power and potential of systems thinking in a strength based approach to a whole system change.
Victor F. Garcia, MD, FACS, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, studied pediatric surgery under former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, and was Walter Reed's chief of general/pediatric surgery. He founded Cincinnati Children's Trauma Center and led the effort to establish the country's first Pediatric Weight Loss Surgery Center. For his ongoing work to eliminate childhood health and social disparities, he's received numerous awards and commendations, including the Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award and the National Jefferson Award.
8:15 am – 8:30 am
Networking Break/Exhibits Open
8:30 am – 10:15 am
OCOT Meeting
8:30 am – 10:00 am
AWS Networking Session
Part I
The Accidental Feminist
Learning Level: Intermediate
This presentation will tell the story of why I became a feminist, what types of things I helped accomplish and why feminists are still necessary. I will share some of my pet gender biased behaviors and why I think they undermine women. I will discuss the formation of the Association of Women Surgeon, its goals and accomplishments. The presentation close with what still needs to happen to create equity.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn to recognize behavior inconsistent with achieving equity.
* Attendees will learn how to advocate for equity.
Patricia Numann, MD, FACS (see above)
Part II
Social Networking
Learning Level: All
This session will review the different social media outlets available today. The benefits and potential dangers associated with social media will be discussed.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn to use social networking to augment your surgical practice and personal communication skills.
Ryan Squire is the program director for social media at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Squire joined the staff at OSU Medical Center in May 2009 and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and continuous development of the social medical program that includes empowering more than 16,000 employees to use social media so that OSU can improve people’s lives by personalizing health care. At OSU Medical Center, Squire is building a culture of engagement by creating policy, teaching, and advising departments on their use of social media, and using social technologies to accomplish business goals. Ryan has presented on numerous social media topics including policy creation, solidifying leadership buy-in, government advocacy, ethical dilemmas, and how traditional media can/should be using social media to recreate their role in local communities. Squire has a bachelor of arts in electronic media and public communications from Ashland University. He was previously the managing editor, assignment editor, and videojournalist at WCMH-TV, NBC 4 in Columbus, Ohio.
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Networking Break/Exhibits/Resident Posters Open
10:15 am – 11:15 am
General Session
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Physician Leadership in Health System Reform
Learning Level: All
This presentation will give the essential principles of leadership and show why leadership is needed in health system reform. The new law, PPACA, will not enhance quality, decrease costs, or increase access. Leadership is needed to advocate for true health system reform that will put the patient in control of decision-making with the doctor as trusted advisor. Surgeons are ideal to take the leadership role as they are trained to deal with emergencies and make timely decisions to save lives. Facts don't cease to exist with medical emergencies and decisions have immediate consequences for patients and physicians.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn a way to put the patient in control with the doctor as trusted advisor by using patient autonomy, individual responsibility, restoration of liberty including the right to privately-contract and balance-bill regardless of what the government or insurance company pays for a service.
* Attendees will learn the importance of buying insurance across state lines, medical savings accounts, and individual ownership.
Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS, is a former president of the American Medical Association and the Louisiana State Medical Society. A frequent keynote speaker on leadership, he has done more than 1,000 speeches and interviews. He has testified in Congress many times and appeared on numerous TV and radio shows. A lifelong resident of New Orleans, he is a clinical professor at the Tulane University School of Medicine and founder of Intrepid Resources®, a medical risk management company and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Patient Safety. He is the author of the acclaimed 2008 book, “On Leadership - Essential Principles for Success” (www.onleadership.us).
11:15 am – 11:30 pm
Networking Break/Exhibits/Resident Posters Open
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
General Session
The Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act: Content and Challenges of the Law
Learning Level: All
This presentation will discuss the content of the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act.
Objectives:
* Attendees will learn the content of PPACA.
* Attendees will learn what is a state health insurance exchange.
* Attendees will learn what is an Accountable Care Organization.
* Attendees will learn what is the Independent Physician Advisory Board.
* Attendees will learn what incentives exist for rural surgeons in PPACA .
* Attendees will improve their overall knowledge of the current legal challenges to PPACA.
Mallory Williams, MD, MPH, FACS, is associate professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery at the University of Toledo Medical Center. His interests include U.S. health policy and trauma and critical care outcomes research.
12:45 pm
Concluding Remarks