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Postgraduate Courses and Fees
Only registered meeting attendees may purchase postgraduate course tickets. Seating capacities are limited, and ticket requests will be filled on a first-come, first-processed basis. All courses require a ticket for admission. Postgraduate course tickets may also be purchased on-site in San Francisco, subject to availability. No refunds for postgraduate courses will be accepted after October 19, 2011. However, tickets may be exchanged for another course prior to the start of the course and only if room is available.
| Description of Fee Categories |
Fellow |
A surgeon who is a Fellow of the College |
Non-Fellow |
A practicing physician who is not currently a member of the College |
RAS |
Associate Fellows, Resident Members, Medical Student Members, and Affiliate Members of the College |
Non-RAS |
A physician in training or member of the surgical team who is currently in an accredited training program or working in a surgical-related setting, but has no affiliation with the College |
ACS System for Verification of Knowledge and Skills
The Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons has approved a five-level model for verification and documentation of knowledge and skills by the Division of Education, following participation in the educational programs of the College. The model provides a framework for designing and implementing educational courses, based on principles of contemporary surgical education, and permits provision of appropriate documentation to the attendees.
The postgraduate didactic and skills-oriented courses offered at the Clinical Congress have been assigned verification levels I–III based on requirements of each level.
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Requirement(s): |
Level I |
Verification of attendance |
Course ticket and course evaluation form |
Level II |
Verification of satisfactory completion of course objectives |
Pre-/post-test and/or skills report card |
Level III |
Verification of knowledge and skills |
Pre-/post-test AND skills report card |
Level IV |
Verification of preceptorial experience |
Not available at Congress |
Level V |
Verification of satisfactory patient outcomes |
Not available at Congress |
Postgraduate Courses
Register online for any of these postgraduate skills-oriented or didactic courses.
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Fellow |
Non-Fellow |
RAS |
Non-RAS |
SC01-A |
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (Lecture Only) SOLD OUT |
$350 |
$400 |
$175 |
$200 |
SC01-B |
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (Lecture + Hands-On Lab) SOLD OUT |
$700 |
$805 |
$350 |
$405 |
SC02 |
Surgical Education: Principles and Practice |
$360 |
$415 |
$180 |
$210 |
SC03 |
Ultrasound Course for Residents |
NA |
NA |
$340 |
$390 |
SC04-A |
Flexible Endoscopy for General Surgeons (Lecture Only) |
$305 |
$350 |
$155 |
$180 |
SC04-B |
Flexible Endoscopy for General Surgeons (Lecture + Hands-On Lab) |
$940 |
$1,080 |
$470 |
$540 |
SC05-A |
Intraoperative Decisions in Laparoscopic Inguinal and Ventral Hernia Repair (Lecture Only) |
$305 |
$350 |
$155 |
$180 |
SC05-B |
Intraoperative Decisions in Laparoscopic Inguinal and Ventral Hernia Repair (Lecture + Hands-On Lab) |
$940 |
$1,080 |
$470 |
$540 |
SC06 |
Humanitarian Surgery: Surgical Skills Training for the International Volunteer Surgeon SOLD OUT |
$650 |
$750 |
$325 |
$375 |
SC07-A |
Robotic Surgery: An Introductory Skills Course (Lecture Only) |
$250 |
$290 |
$125 |
$145 |
SC07-B |
Robotic Surgery: An Introductory Skills Course (Lecture + Hands-On Lab) SOLD OUT |
$940 |
$1,080 |
$470 |
$540 |
SC08 |
Surgeons as Effective Communicators: Sharpening Skills for Critical Moments |
$360 |
$415 |
$180 |
$210 |
SC09 |
Advanced Colonoscopy Skills Course: Polypectomy and Beyond SOLD OUT |
$655 |
$755 |
$330 |
$380 |
SC10 |
FAST Ultrasound Skills Course |
$655 |
$755 |
$330 |
$380 |
SC11-A |
Reduced-Port Laparoscopic Surgery (Lecture Only) |
$420 |
$485 |
$210 |
$240 |
SC11-B |
Reduced-Port Laparoscopic Surgery (Lecture + Hands-On Lab) |
$1,500 |
$1,725 |
$750 |
$865 |
SC12 |
Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound |
$1,350 |
$1,555 |
$675 |
$775 |
SC13-A |
Laparoscopic Colectomy Skills Course (Lecture Only) |
$450 |
$520 |
$225 |
$260 |
SC13-B |
Laparoscopic Colectomy Skills Course (Lecture + Hands-On Lab) SOLD OUT |
$1,500 |
$1,725 |
$750 |
$865 |
SC14 |
Abdominal Ultrasound: Transabdominal, Intraoperative, Laparoscopic |
$1,300 |
$1,495 |
$650 |
$750 |
PG15 |
Rocket to Reimbursement Success (Basic) |
$410 |
$470 |
$205 |
$235 |
PG16 |
“Meaningful Use” of Electronic Health Records |
$350 |
$405 |
$175 |
$200 |
PG17 |
Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Disasters for the GI Surgeon |
$375 |
$430 |
$190 |
$220 |
PG18 |
Big Bang Surgical Coding (Advanced) |
$425 |
$490 |
$215 |
$250 |
PG19 |
Employing Allied Health Professionals in a Surgical Practice |
$305 |
$350 |
$155 |
$180 |
PG20 |
Modern Evidence-Based Management of Thyroid Cancer |
$375 |
$430 |
$190 |
$220 |
PG21 |
Update on Surgical Critical Care |
$375 |
$430 |
$190 |
$220 |
PG22 |
General Surgery Review Course SOLD OUT |
$815 |
$940 |
$410 |
$470 |
PG23 |
Breast Cancer: Current Treatment Paradigms |
$375 |
$430 |
$190 |
$220 |
PG24 |
Creation and Maintenance of High-Performance Teams in Surgery: An Educational and Operational Strategy |
$360 |
$415 |
$180 |
$210 |
PG25 |
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery |
$375 |
$430 |
$190 |
$220 |
PG26 |
Review Course in the Essentials of Vascular Surgery for General and Vascular Surgeons |
$410 |
$470 |
$205 |
$235 |
PG27 |
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Update |
$375 |
$430 |
$190 |
$220 |
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