4th Annual Symposium
May 17-18, 2009
Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown, New York
Sponsored by:
Bassett Health Care
Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Program highlights include
Rural General Surgery
Workforce Issues
Training Solutions
Clinical Updates- Subspecialties – What you need to know
Keynote Speakers
Training General Surgeons for Tomorrow -Tom Whalen, MD, FACS (RRC Surgery - Chair)
What physician shortage? - David Goodman, MD, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth
Surgical care for the rest of the world - Adam Kushner MD, NY Society for International Humanitarian Surgery
American Board of Surgery Update – Steve Stain, MD, FACS Albany Medical Center
A History of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum – Jeff Idelson, President, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Practical Solutions to Practical Problems – participant forum
10 minute presentations from symposium registrants.
All 2009 Presentations (PowerPoint Format)
What Physician Shortage?
David Goodman, MD, MS
Surgery Training for Rural America
David Borgstrom, MD, FACS
2009 General Surgery Residency Training for Rural Practice
Karen Deveney, MD, FACS
Rural Surgery Practice Patterns
Robert Sticca, MD, FACS
Surgery for Rural America
Thomas Cogbill, MD, FACS
Mithoefer Fellows
Patrick Dietz, MD, FACS
MIMIS Fellowship
Paul Severson, MD, FACS
ACS Rural Surgery Website
Tyler Hughes, MD, FACS
NSQIP/Case Log Update
Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS
On the Road Again - Impact of Simulation and Skills Upgrade in Rural Practice
David Antonenko, MD, PhD, FACS
American Board of Surgery Update
Steven Stain, MD, FACS
Practical Solutions to Practical Problems
Dana Lynge, MD, FACS
Training General Surgeons for Tomorrow
Thomas Whalen, MD, MMM, CPE, FACS, FAAP (Chair, RRC -Surgery)
Rural Hospital - Tertiary Care Link
Thomas Cogbill, MD, FACS
Recruiting Issues for Rural America
Brock Slabach, MPH, FACHE
Evidence for Quality of Surgical Care in Rural America
Samuel Finlayson, MD, MPH, FACS
Surgical Care for the Rest of the World
Adam Kushner, MD, MPH
Acute Care Surgery/Rural Surgery
David Borgstrom, MD, FACS
SAGES Laparoscopy Guidelines in Pregnancy
Steven Heneghan, MD, FACS
Neurosurgical Emergencies
Craig Goldberg, MD
Burn Care
Eric Mooney, MD, PhD
Breast Care Update
M. Bernadette Ryan, MD, FACS
Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Brent White, MD