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- ASPS Stephen Mathes Reconstructive Symposium 2010
July 23-24, 2010 in Dallas, TX
Symposium - July 23-24, 2010
The Ritz Carlton
Cadaver Workshop - July 24-25, 2010
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Named in tribute to one of the esteemed plastic surgeons of our time, the second annual ASPS Stephen Mathes Reconstructive Symposium promises to be one of the most comprehensive programs for plastic surgeons regardless of their area of sub-specialization. Planned in cooperation with a variety of leading reconstructive societies, this didactic program will include internationally recognized faculty presenting issues and approaches to reconstructive procedures found in the emergency room and in daily practice.
The 1 1/2 days of lectures will set the stage for hands-on flap dissections which will immediately follow during the Techniques in Flap Dissection with Cadaver Workshop. The workshop will focus on the fundamental and advanced aspects of flap surgery with an emphasis on all major traditional flaps as well as free and pedicle perforator flaps. Areas covered will include: head and neck, trunk, breast, abdomen, and the upper and lower extremity.
This course is open to plastic surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, general surgery, and trauma surgeons as well as fellows and residents interested in the basic principles of flap anatomy, flap harvesting and applications. This course will focus on the fundamental and advanced aspects of flap surgery with an emphasis on all major traditional flaps as well as free and pedicle perforator flaps. Areas covered will include: head and neck, trunk, breast, abdomen, and the upper and lower extremities. Pearls and pitfalls for all flaps dissected, as well as exposure of common recipient vessels will be demonstrated. A DVD and course syllabus describing all flaps covered will be mailed to the participants prior to the course in order to allow for adequate preparation. All participants will have a pre-assigned cadaver station for both days of the course and will be assigned two permanent faculty members.
- Santa Barbara Cottage Health System’s 9th Annual Multiple Trauma Symposium 2010
July 26, 2010 in Santa Barbara, CA
Venue:
Fess Parker's Double Tree Resort
Santa Barbara, CA
The SBCH Multiple Trauma Symposium is designed for physicians, nurses, pre-hospital personnel, and other health care providers. The educational subjects will help these individuals to better understand the treatment and management of seriously injured patients.
Educational Objectives:
* Apply knowledge gained and lessons learned when providing quality trauma care in practice settings
* Identify unique trauma care considerations for patients with special needs, including pregnancy, substance abuse, and rehabilitation.
* Discuss management, technology, and techniques for optimal care in diverse trauma related issues.
- Great River Wound & Hyperbaric Clinic Symposium: Updates on Wound-care Practice
July 27, 2010 in Burlington, IA
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue:
Pzazz Convention and Event Center
3001 Winegard Dr.
Burlington, Iowa
Updates on Wound-care Practice, a comprehensive summary of most wound-care interventions and barriers to wound healing, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Pzazz Convention and Event Center, 3001 Winegard Dr., Burlington. The program is for nurses, physical and occupational therapists, and PT and OT assistants. Continuing-education credit is offered.
The program is sponsored by Great River Wound and Hyperbaric Clinic. The speaker will be Pamela Scarborough, PT, M.S., CDE, CWS, FACCWS, a nationally known teacher and lecturer.
- 14th Annual Oxford-European Wound Healing Summer School
August 4-7, 2010 in Oxford, United Kingdom
Venue:
St Anne's College, Oxford University
Oxford, UK
Theme: Wound Healing: old problems - new solutions
Topics to be covered:
The role of evidence-based medicine in improving wound care. Understanding the scientific basis of wound healing. The role of age and other factors in wound healing. Latest assessments, treatments guidelines for: leg ulcers (arterial and venous, mixed aetiology,understanding pathophysiology,intermittent compression therapy). Diabetic wounds (differential diagnosis, prevention, education, bacterial and fungal infection control and new antimicrobial dressings). Pressure ulcers (classification and management, pressure redistribution, care of skin, prevention and treatment of heel ulcers) Practical management of acute, fungating and chronic wounds. Utilisation of computers and telemedicine in wound care. Pain management, pharmacological and mechanical techniques including dressings. Topical negative pressure for different wound types based on clinical evidence and experience.Wound bed preparation with special focus on surgical and biosurgical. Treatment and management of lymphoedema;nutritional aspects of wound healing. Management of spinal cord injury patients. Utilisation of hyperbaric oxygen for wounds. Wound care in developing countries. Hands-on interactive clinical workshops.
Faculty Includes:
* Andrew Boulton, Manchester, England
* Ivan Bristow, Southampton, England
* George Cherry, Oxford, England
* Michael Clark, Cardiff, Wales
* Robin Cooper, Salisbury, England
* Tom Defloor, Gent, Belgium
* Fiona Downie, Cambridge, England
* Jon Evans, Cardiff, Wales
* Jaqui Fletcher, Hertford, England
* Finn Gottrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
* Patricia Grocott, London, England
* Linda Hands, Oxford, England
* Helen Hobbs, Oxford, England
* Margaret Hughes, Oxford, England
* Tim James, Oxford, England
* Aki Immonen, Kuopio, Finland
* Steve Jeffery, Birmingham, England
* Laurie King, Oxford, England
* Erik Kuppers, Cologne, Germany
* David Leaper, Cardiff, Wales
* Jane Lewis, Cardiff, Wales
* Maarten Lubbers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Miles Maylor, Oxford, England
* Frans Meuleneire, Zottegem, Belgium
* Hugh Munro, Ramsbury, England
* Lyn Philips, Luton, England
* Chris Roberts, Hull, England
* Marco Romanelli, Pisa, Italy
* Terence Ryan, Oxford, England
* Joseph Schols, Maastrict, Netherlands
* Greg Schultz, Florida, USA
* Helen Shoker, Walsall, England
* Geoff Sussman, Melbourne, Australia
* Marc Swan, Oxford, England
* Julie van Olsen, Oxford, England
- ASPS Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium 2010
August 18-21, 2010 in Santa Fe, NM
Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder
Santa Fe, NM
Program includes:
* Live Surgery
* Free DVD
* Free Instructional Courses
* 25TH Anniversary Celebration
* Golf Outing
* Free Registration for Residents
* New Award-Winning Venue - Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino
For the past 25 years, the Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium has grown into the premier aesthetic and reconstructive breast meeting. This year will mark a special milestone with world-class faculty performing live surgery and offering free instructional courses. And back by popular demand, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Serletti, Chairman of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania is the microsurgical breast course on Saturday afternoon. Experts in the field of microsurgery will present the latest information regarding techniques and results in microsurgical breast reconstruction and breast revision.
SYMPOSIUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Utilize increased knowledge by participating in the live surgical broadcast transmission
featuring advanced breast and body contouring procedures
• Describe acceptable approaches in managing complications associated with
breast surgery
• Discuss the science of fat grafting and its application in breast surgery
• Describe advanced technologies and techniques in body contouring
• Practice with an improved awareness of and response to related patient safety
issues and concerns
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 2010 Annual Meeting
Sept. 22-25, 2010 in Boston MA
Marriott Copley Place Boston, MA
Dates:
September 22-25, 2010
Special pre-session: ACS-MOC will be held on September 22, 2010 from 8:00 am - 11:00 am
The 69th AAST Annual Meeting will be held in the historic city of Boston, Massachusetts- the home of TEI Biosciences - on September 22-25, 2010 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel. Boston's renowned medical and educational institutions have helped to make it an international center of learning and intellectualism.
The AAST Annual Meeting is a half day longer and will include panel experts and master surgeon lectures throughout the entire meeting. The 3.5-day program will feature general and concurrent sessions, paper and poster sessions, industry exhibits, networking opportunities and a social program for guests.
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ Plastic Surgery 2010
October 1-5, 2010 in Toronto, Canada
SEE US IN BOOTH #1927
Venue:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
The 2010 Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Combine this with unprecedented education planned in concord with our sub-specialty partners and their members, and you have what might be called the "first congress of plastic surgery."
- The American College of Surgeons 96th Clinical Congress
October 3-7, 2010 in Washington, DC
SEE US IN BOOTH #552
Venue:
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
The American College of Surgeons will present its 96th Clinical Congress, October 3-10, 2010, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. This is the first time the Congress has ever been held in our nation’s capital.
Programs at the Clinical Congress are developed to advance surgeons’ ongoing efforts to achieve the best clinical outcomes for their patients. The Clinical Congress program includes guest lectures by prominent leaders in surgery; theme- and discipline-based education tracks featuring 116 panel sessions; more than 50 hours of video-based education selections presented in 22 total sessions; more than 400 leading-edge, research-in-progress papers in all surgical specialties for presentation during the Surgical Forum and Papers Sessions; Town-Hall Meetings; “Meet the Experts” Luncheons; a series of press conferences; and a peer-reviewed poster session. Additionally, approximately 225 companies will display products or services that improve the quality of surgical patient care or enhance management practices within the surgical profession.
This year’s meeting will feature hundreds of timely educational sessions including:
* Safe Introduction of New Technology: Reducing the Learning Curve
* Hospital Acquired Infections: Can We Win the Battle?
* Advances in Cancer Surgery and Update on Current Clinical Trials
* Beyond the Bypass: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Optimizing Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery
* Advances in Endoscopic Surgery: Intraluminal, Transluminal, and Combined Laparoscopic-Endoscopic Approaches
* Translation of Military Trauma Concepts into Civilian Practice
- Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
November 11-14 in Lake Buena Vista, FL
Venue:
Disney's Boardwalk Inn Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Proposed Presenters:
Keynote Address by Norman Cole, M.D.
Others to Present:
James Spencer, M.D.
Richard Gregory, M.D.
Michael Longaker, M.D.
Mark Jewell, M.D.
Sydney Coleman, M.D.
Felmont Eaves III, M.D.
Keith Brandt, M.D.
Dennis Hammond, M.D.
General Program Features:
Latest techniques in Body Contouring and Breast Procedures
Back to Basics Segment in Reconstruction
Socio-Political Updates
Patient Safety Course
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