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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, September 20, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ACOS Bylaws Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ACOS Trust Fund Committee Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ACOS Government Affairs Committee Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ACOS IDEA Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    ACOS Committee Chairs Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS General Surgery In-Depth Review Committee Meeting
  • 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    ACOS Continuing Education Committee Meeting
  • Thursday, September 21, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    ACOS Awards Committee
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Coffee Break
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ACOS Annual Members Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ACOS Journal Committee
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Keynote Address: Glamorizing Medical Education
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Theodore F. Classen Memorial Lecture - Spirituality and Health: Clinical and Research Implications
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    DOs in Plastics
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    ACOS Ceremonial Committee Meeting
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits | Poster Presentations
  • 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
  • 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Headshot Lab - Exhibit Hall
  • 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Poster Presentations
  • 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    ACA Scientific Poster Sessions Committee Meeting
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    ACOS Annual Ceremonial Conclave Rehearsal
  • 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    ACA Poster Judging
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Developing a Tailored Approach in Spine Surgery
  • 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT
    Podium Presentation - Cardiothoracic Surgery & General Vascular Surgery
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Breast Reconstruction
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Intravascular Lithotripsy: Whock Wave Angioplasty
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Rib Fixation: Program Development and New Frontiers
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Urological Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting - All Welcome!
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Medication Effects on Arthrodesis
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Deep Brain Stimulation
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Year in Review: Breast Disease
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Updates on Urology Coding and Telemedicne
  • 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Update with Ellypsis Device
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Urological Surgery
  • 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Current Recommendations for Treatment of Superficial Venous Disease
  • 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM CT
    How TCAR adoption affects CEA practice
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Neurological Surgery Discipline
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Podium Presentations - General Surgery
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Podium Presentations - Urological Surgery
  • 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM CT
    First Order Percutaneous Mechanical Arterial Advanced Thrombectomy Technology (FOPMAATT).
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Podium Presentations - Neurological Surgery
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Neurological Surgery Resident Award Presentations
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    ACOS Resident Section Annual Business Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    How to Implement and Maintain Osteopathic Recognition in an ACGME Surgery Program
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Rural Surgeons Panel
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Board Review Lecture
  • 5:00 PM – 6:45 PM CT
    Board Review Lecture
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Doctors Hospital General Surgery Program Alumni
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    OhioHealth Physician Group Doctors Alumni Event
  • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Women Surgeons Forum - Finding Happiness Through Healthy Boundaries and Reception
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Resident Breakout
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    NYITCOM Alumni Dinner
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Alumni Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    Neurological Surgery Discipline Reception @ 360 Chicago
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    ACOS Resident Scientific and Student Research Presentation and Awards Reception
  • Friday, September 22, 2023
  • 3:30 AM – 6:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Breakdown
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Challenges in Cushing's Disease
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    ACOS Membership Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Annual Breakfast Meeting
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Coffee Break | Exhibit Hall Hour
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Retroperitoneal Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Step-By-Step
  • 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Tumor Panel
  • 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?
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    IDEA Committee Lecture
  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Access Surgery: How to build your Practice.
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Past, Present, Future
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Peyroine's Disease
  • 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
  • 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    Headshot Lab - Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Anterior Spine Surgery Vascular Complications
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    NSTI: Post Excision Management Options
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    HiDef Body Contouring
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Complications of ALIF's: How to Handle
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Advocacy for DOs in Surgery
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Complex Cases in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Panel Discussion
  • 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    Robotics Program at Southcoast
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Moyamoya and Bypasses
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Renuvion vs InMode RF System
  • 11:50 AM – 12:10 PM CT
    Blood based proteomic classifier for molecular characterization of pulmonary nodules.
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CT
    AOCPr Board of Trustees Meeting & Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    General Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Legally Mine Lunch Symposium: Proper Use of Legal Entities for Lawsuit Protection and Tax Reduction
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    ACOS MSS:
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    AOCPr College Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM CT
    Atherectomy Update
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    REBOA Updates
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Neurological Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Reconstruction
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Ultrasound Assisted Brazilian Buttock Lift
  • 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM CT
    Office Based Lab vs Ambulatory Surgery Center: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Year in Review: Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Trauma Surgery
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS: Professional Development Workshop
  • 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Round Table Discussion
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Vascular Lecture
  • 2:00 PM – 2:40 PM CT
    Lightening the Load: Debulking with Angiovac for operative Optimization in Infective Endocarditis
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    HoLep
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Social Media and Cosmetic Surgery
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    MMA Embolization
  • 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT
    Trauma Challenges in the Community Setting
  • 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Get out: A Novel Strategy for Best Practice with Impella 5.5 Bridge
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Surgical Managment for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Talk on DOs in Plastic Surgery
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Vascular Lecture
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Sternal Reconstruction
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Vascular Panel
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS : Research Podium Presentations
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Conclave Robing Room
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    ACOS Ceremonial Conclave
  • 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    AOCPr President’s Reception and Annual Banquet
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    ACOS President's Reception
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS Research Podium Presentations
  • Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Neurosurgical Missions, Opportunites and Lessons Learned
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Minimally Invasive Upper Tract Treatment of TCC
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Interesting Spine Case Review
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Business Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Keynote Address | Transition from Provider to Caregiver to Patient
  • 9:00 AM – 9:25 AM CT
    PAD and the Endo-Vascular Toolbox
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Residency 101: Pearls on Being Competitive in a Post-ACGME Merger World
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Intra-Operative Process Mapping & Surgical Education - Where We Are Headed
  • 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM CT
    Venous Disease: anything new?
  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Carotid Disease surveillance & Treatment guidelines. Reviewing CEA and TCAR.
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Coffee Break
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Advances in Surgery in the Past 30 years, Where will the next 30 years Take us?
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Prostate, Renal Cell, and Bladder Cancer Guidelines
  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Headshot Lab
  • 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM CT
    Cardiothoracic Surgery & General Vascular Surgery
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Intramedullary spinal cord and brainstem tumor management
  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Techniques with Pilonidal Disease
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Asian Blepharoplasty
  • 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Latest Update on Immunotherapy for Non - Small Cell Carcinoma
  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    May-Thurner and pelvic congestion and treatment
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: General Announcements
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Pediatric Lecture-TBD
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Case Presentation and Discussions
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Proctology
  • 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    venous insufficiency, leg pain and swelling : effective approach to diagnose, treatment and follow upenous insufficiency, leg pain and swelling : effective approach to diagnose, treatment and follow up
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Diverticulitis: New Directions
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Interesting Pediatric Cases
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Resident Perspectives: Transforming the Future of Osteopathic Plastic Surgeons through Positive Thinking
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS: Lunch with Regional Liaisons
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch and iTind lab - Supported by Olympus (Non-CME Activity)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Focused Ultrasound
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Approach to the Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic for the Urologist
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Wide Awake VR
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Speed Mentoring
  • 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    Updated Practices in Breast Cancer Care
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Exploring Neurosurgeons' Familiarity with Osteopathic Medicine: Implications for Integration of OMM and a Call for Future Research
  • 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Interesting Cardiac Case Study
  • 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Cryoablation Treatment in Breast Disease
  • 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM CT
    TEVAR- Zone 0 Case
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    International Neurosurgery
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Medical Oncology
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Reverse Abdominoplasty
  • 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM CT
    Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Discipline
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Coffee Break
  • 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Evar EndoAnchor
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Awake vs Asleep DBS for Movement Disorders
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS: Resident Section Talk: Transition to Residency
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Building a Robotic Program
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    CCF Integrated Plastics Residency Program
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Radiation Oncology
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Endoscopic Spinal Surgery
  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Closing Remarks
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Complex Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cases
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    How to be an Expert Witness
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 4:30 PM – 4:50 PM CT
    Percutaneous Interbody Fusion, Ultra-Minimally Invasive Outpatient Lumbar Fusion
  • 4:50 PM – 5:20 PM CT
    AI in Tumor Surgery
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Neurological Surgery Resident Fellowship Round Table
  • Sunday, September 24, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Military Members Forum
  • 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment in the Surgical Patient
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Transforming Burnout into Growth: Lessons from Covid and Strategies for Reinvention
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Quality Initiatives Committee Lecture: The PDSA Cycle in Surgical Quality
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    How To Become More Involved with Advocacy. . . My Road to Becoming An Elected Official