Name: Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery - 2/10/2017
Start: 2017-02-10T00:00:00
End: 2017-02-12T00:00:00
Location: The Ritz-Carton

Friday, February 10, 2017

This conference has already taken place.

The Ritz-Carton - New Orleans, LA

3 Day Conference February 10^th - 12^th, 2017

15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™ Hours

Surgery

Description

Surgeons and other healthcare professionals need to know how the future of healthcare will affect the way they practice. Surgeons find it important to review current trends in techniques and managing complications. Review of current advances in complex general surgery enables surgeons to improve patient care. More specifically, how trends may relate to minimally invasive fields of endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, hernia repair, bariatric surgery and healthcare economics. Surgeons are finding that the ever changing economy is affecting the way they practice, work and teach. The continuing medical education activity will discuss The overview of services lines and disease specific medicine related to minimally invasive surgery, healthcare costs and surgeon training.

Dates and Times

Start: 2/10/2017 12:00 AM
End: 2/12/2017 12:00 AM

Objectives

Completion of this course will enable participants to:

1) Describe the current techniques for bariatric surgery: foregut, hernia, colorectal;
2) Review surgical outcomes for minimally invasive procedures;
3)  Discuss the current healthcare economics for bariatric surgery;
4)  Discuss the disparities in healthcare for diabetes and obesity;
5) Identify and describe the management of complications for minimally invasive surgical procedures;
6)  Explore the economic challenges hospitals face; budget, accountable care organizations, fee for
services to pay quality.

Pricing

Tier	Price
Physician up to January 9, 2017	$700.00
Nurse/Allied Health Professional up to January 9, 2017	$400.00
Resident/Fellow up to January 9, 2017	$75.00

Speakers

Dr. S. Scott Davis, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Luke Funk, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Jon Gould, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Jeffrey Hazey, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Gregory Kennedy, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Karl LeBlanc, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Michael Meara, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Bradley Needleman, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Kyle Perry, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Ms. Kelly Scheiderer, Other
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Jennifer Schwartz, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Steven Steinberg, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Amber Traugott, MD
- Evolving Strategies in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Location

The Ritz-Carton
921 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112

Accreditation Statement

The Ohio State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Ohio State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.