Theme: Focus on Rural Surgery - "The Right Care in the Right Place"
 

Thursday, June 7

3:00 - 5:00 pm - Washington and Oregon Council Meetings

5:30 - 8:00 pm - Barbecue - Welcome all attendees, guests, family members and exhibitors!

8:00 - 10:00 pm - Exhibit table set up

Friday, June 8

7:15 - 7:30 am - WELCOME: Keith Thomas, MD, FACS and Hugh Foy, MD, FACS
7:30 - 8:54 am - Scientific Session 1
8:54 - 9:20 - BREAK with exhibitors
9:20 - 10:44 am - Scientific Session 2
10:44 -11:10 - BREAK with exhibitors
11:10 - 10:50 - DEBATE: Lap vs Robotics in Bariatric Surgery. Panelists Steve Archer, MD, FACS. Moderator Farah Husain, MD, FACS
Noon - 1:30 pm - Chapter Business Lunches (OR, WA)
1:30 - 2:54 pm - Scientific Session 3 (Concurrent session, ASMBS Meeting)
2:54 - 3:20 pm - BREAK with exhibitors
3:20 - 5:00 pm - Resident Jeopardy and Skills Competition
6:00 - 9:00 pm - President's Reception

Saturday, June 9

7:30 - 8:00 am - BREAKFAST, exhibitors
8:00 - 9:24 am - Scientific Session 4
9:24 -10:00 am - DEBATE: Cancer Surgery: What is better for the rural patient? Panelists, Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS; Karen Deveney, MD, FACS
10:00 - 10:30 am - BREAK with exhibitors
10:30 - 11:20 - KEYNOTE: Rural Regionalization of Surgical Care. Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS
11:20 - 11:45 am - Maintenance of Certification Policy Update. Karen Brasel, MD, FACS
11:45 - 1:30 - LUNCH: ACS Update, SCOAP Update, Government Affairs Update. Speakers TBD.
1:30 - 2:48 pm - Scientific Session 5
2:48 - 3:30 pm - HOT TOPIC: Firearm Injuries. Hugh Foy, MD, FACS, Sam Mandell, MD, FACS. 
3:30 - 4:00 pm - BREAK with exhibitors, door prize awards
4:00 - 6:30 pm - FREE TIME
6:30 - 9:00 pm - RECEPTION / AWARDS BANQUET (Childcare services/kid's dinner available)

Sunday, June 10
 

Golf Tournament, 9 am (Casual tournament in 4 person teams)

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