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  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ACOS Bylaws Committee Meeting
    Location: Wrigleyville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ACOS Trust Fund Committee Meeting
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ACOS Government Affairs Committee Meeting
    Location: Wrigleyville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ACOS IDEA Committee Meeting
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    ACOS Committee Chairs Meeting
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Printers Row, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS General Surgery In-Depth Review Committee Meeting
    Location: Wrigleyville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    ACOS Continuing Education Committee Meeting
    Location: Wrigleyville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    ACOS Awards Committee
    Location: Wrigleyville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Coffee Break
    Location: Chicago Ballroom Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Printers Row, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ACOS Annual Members Meeting
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    8:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ACOS Journal Committee Meeting
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Keynote Address: Glamorizing Medical Education
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Keynote Speaker: Sampson Davis, MD, FACEP (he/him/his) – New Jersey Hospitals
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1.5
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Theodore F. Classen Memorial Lecture - Spirituality and Health: Clinical and Research Implications
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Keynote Speaker: Andrew Newberg, MD – Thomas Jefferson University
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    DOs in Plastic Surgery
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Non-Member Speaker: Gregory Greco, DO, FACS (he/him/his) – MONMOUTH PLASTIC SURGERY
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    ACOS Ceremonial Committee Meeting
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits | Poster Presentations
    Location: Grand Ballroom, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    11:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    11:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Poster Presentations
    Location: Grand Ballroom 1-2, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    11:30 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    ACA Scientific Poster Sessions Committee Meeting
    Location: Wrigleyville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    ACOS Annual Ceremonial Conclave Rehearsal
    Location: Northwestern - Ohio State- Purdue - Wisconsin, 6th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    12:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    ACA Poster Judging
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Breast Reconstruction
    Location: Lincolnshire, 6th Floor
    Member Speaker: Jared C. Storck, DO, FACOS (he/him/his) – Plastic Surgery Institute of Ohio LLC
    Plastic and Reconstrutive SurgeryGeneral Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Rib Fixation: Program Development and New Frontiers
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Zachary Bauman, DO, FACOS – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    General Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Year in Review: Breast Disease
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS – Cleveland Clinic
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CT
    Stroboscopic Goggles Lead to Improved Accuracy and Precision of Sutures
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Sean Y. Kim, OMS4 – Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Podium Presentations - General Surgery
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    General Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    3:10 PM – 3:20 PM CT
    Climate and Crisis: How Weather Patterns Affect Trauma Consults
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Alexandra Siavelis (she/her/hers) – Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    3:20 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Outcomes of Ghost Ileostomy and Diverting Loop Ileostomy in Colorectal Surgery
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Angelina Trovato, DO – Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CT
    A Retrospective Review of Surgical Interventions for Sports Hernias
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Evan G. Guay, DO, PhD – McLaren Greater Lansing/Michigan State University
    Member Speaker: Ryan T. Fahy, DO – McLaren Bay Region
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    3:40 PM – 3:50 PM CT
    BMI and Previous Abdominal Surgeries Do Not Increase the Odds of 36-Month Ventral Hernia Recurrence Following Robotic Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Is it Time to Rethink the Ideal Patient?
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Alexandra C. Skoczek, MPH, MS-IV (she/her/hers) – Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    3:50 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Decreased Hospital Length of Stay and Post-Operative Opioid Use After Administration of a Novel Multimodal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block During Robotic Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Alexandra C. Skoczek, MPH, MS-IV (she/her/hers) – Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    ACOS Resident Section Annual Business Meeting
    Location: Streeterville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    How to Implement and Maintain Osteopathic Recognition in an ACGME Surgery Program
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Alyssa Pastorino, DO, FACOS – OUCOM/Doctors Hospital
    General Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Rural Surgeons Panel
    Location: Wrigleyville, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Doctors Hospital General Surgery Program Alumni
    Location: Michigan/Michigan State
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    OhioHealth Physician Group Doctors Alumni Event
    Location: Northwestern - Ohio, 6th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Women Surgeons Forum and Reception - Finding Happiness Through Healthy Boundaries
    Location: Chicago Ballroom A-B, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS – Cleveland Clinic
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 3
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Alumni Reception
    Location: The Signature Room at the 95th, 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    ACOS Resident and Student Scientific Research Presentation and Awards Reception
    Location: Indiana - Iowa, 6th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    3:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Breakdown
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    ACOS Membership Committee Meeting
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Coffee Break | Exhibit Hall Hour
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    7:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Printers Row, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Keynote Address: health tech innovation and the evolving frontier of ai how can we transform healthcare ethically and equitably?
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Keynote Speaker: Indu Subaiya, MD, MBA, MFA – Catalyst @ Health 2.0
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    IDEA Committee Lecture: HIGH GROUND: CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Non-Member Speaker: Barbara Ross- Lee Beverly, DO, MS, ABOFP – MARYLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AT MORGAN STATE
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    10:00 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    NSTI: Post Excision Management Options
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Julie Caffrey, DO – Johns Hopkins University
    General Surgery
     CE: 0.5
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Complex Cases in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Panel Discussion
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Annika Storey, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – Acute Care Surgery/University of Iowa
    Member Speaker: Julie Caffrey, DO – Johns Hopkins University
    Member Speaker: Jared C. Storck, DO, FACOS (he/him/his) – Plastic Surgery Institute of Ohio LLC
    General Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    General Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Lunch
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    General Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Legally Mine Lunch Symposium: Proper Use of Legal Entities for Lawsuit Protection and Tax Reduction
    Location: Chicago Ballroom A-B, 5th Floor
    Speaker: Jason Porter
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
    Supported By 
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    REBOA Updates
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: M. Chance Spalding, DO, PhD – Mount Carmel Health System
    General Surgery
     CE: .50
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Year in Review: Surgical Critical Care and Trauma
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Lauren E. Donatelli-Seyler, DO, FACOS, FACS – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Member Speaker: Joshua Nash, DO (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Member Speaker: Scott S. Hinze, DO FACOS – University of Iowa
    General Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    2:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT
    Trauma Challenges in the Community Setting
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Gerard A. Baltazar, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his) – NYU Langone Hospital -- Long Island
    Member Speaker: Victoria Schlanser, DO – Cook County Hospital
    Member Speaker: Jessica L. Bartock, DO, FACOS – ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital
    Member Speaker: Justin J. Koenig, DO, FACOS, FACS – Beacon Medical Group: Elkhart General Hospital
    Non-Member Speaker: Scott S. Hinze, DO FACOS – University of Iowa
    General Surgery
     CE: .75
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Conclave Robing Room
    Location: 5th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    ACOS Ceremonial Conclave
    Location: Grand Ballroom 1- 2, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    ACOS President's Reception
    Location: Grand Ballroom 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Printers Row, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Keynote Address: Transition from Provider to Caregiver to Patient
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Albert Yurvati, DO, FACOS, DFACOS – UNTHSC TCOM
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Intra-Operative Process Mapping & Surgical Education - Where We Are Headed
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Saikiran G. Murthy, DO, FACS – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Coffee Break
    Location: 5th and 6th Floor Foyers
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Techniques with Pilonidal Disease
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Non-Member Speaker: Henry R. Govekar, MD – Rush University Medical Center/Department of Surgery
    Non-Member Speaker: George Kokosis, MD – Rush University Medical Center
    Proctologygeneral Surgery
     CE: .75
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    11:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Update on Current Management, Controversies, and New Research in Diverticulitis Management
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Non-Member Speaker: Vitaliy Poylin, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS – Northwestern Medicine
    Proctologygeneral Surgery
     CE: .75
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Diverticulitis: New Directions
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Non-Member Speaker: Vitaliy Poylin, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS – Northwestern Medicine
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2-3, 7th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch and iTind lab - Supported by Olympus (Non-CME Activity)
    Location: Chicago Ballroom A-B, 5th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
    Supported By 
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    1:15 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: What The Surgeon Needs to Know
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Betty Fan, DO, FACOS – University of Chicago
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Cryoablation Treatment in Breast Disease
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Hania B. Bednarski, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – Serenity Surgery & Wellness
    General Surgery
     CE: .75
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Coffee Break
    Location: 5th and 6th Floor Foyers
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    daVinci General and Acute Care Surgery: Building a Program
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Greg E. Starley, DO, FACOS – Legacy Health System
    General Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Sep 24th
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Military Members Forum
    Location: Old Town, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Sunday, Sep 24th
    7:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Printers Row, 2nd Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Sunday, Sep 24th
    7:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 5th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Sunday, Sep 24th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment in the Surgical Patient
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Mary Carneval, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital
    Member Speaker: Grace J. Kim, DO (she/her/hers) – South Pointe Hospital
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Sep 24th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Transforming Burnout into Growth: Lessons from Covid and Strategies for Reinvention
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Non-Member Speaker: Michelle Gordon, DO, FACOS – Dr. Michelle Gordon Coaching
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Sep 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    The PDSA Cycle in Surgical Quality
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Olutayo Sogunro, DO, MS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Member Speaker: Shirley A. Harding, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
    Member Speaker: Julie Caffrey, DO – Johns Hopkins University
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Sep 24th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    How To Become More Involved with Advocacy. . . My Road to Becoming An Elected Official
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Janie L. Myers, DO, DFACOS, FACS, MDI (she/her/hers) – Myers Surgical Associates, LLC
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
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