| News from the American College of Surgeons For Immediate Release: December 2006 |
Contact: Sally Garneski 312-202-5409 or |
TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE, AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY 2007
TO BE HELD MARCH 26-28, IN LAS VEGAS, NV
CHICAGO—The continuing medical education (CME) course “Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery” will be held in Las Vegas, NV, on March 26-28, 2007. The program is cosponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT). This year’s CME course provides a continuing education venue for complex operative and critical care surgical challenges.
Designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of those caring for ill and injured patients, the program offers comprehensive continuing education in the treatment of critically ill and injured patients, with emphasis on current basic and cutting edge guidelines and technology for evaluation, diagnosis, and management. The course’s program brochure with complete course information and specific course objectives can be viewed online at: http://www.trauma-criticalcare.com(.)
The course’s Scientific Program Committee includes Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, FACS, Program Director (Houston, TX); David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS (Orange, CA); Robert C. Mackersie, MD, FACS (San Francisco, CA); Norman E. McSwain, Jr., MD, FACS (New Orleans, LA); David W. Tuggle, Jr., MD, FACS (Oklahoma City, OK); and Mary K. Allen, Program Coordinator. Program faculty members are selected from a group of acute care surgery, trauma, and surgical intensivist leaders, who are recognized for their expertise in practical approach to tough surgical problems.
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
The College designates this CME activity for up to a maximum of 23.25 credits in Category 1 toward the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 70,000 members and it is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.
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Online December 29, 2006