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Moretz Surgical Society Conference - 2025


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Add to Calendar Moretz Surgical Society Conference - 2025 2/28/2025 12:00:00 PM 3/1/2025 10:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://mcg.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=25312 Description: Conference with various speakers to lecture in the general surgery medical field J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, 1301 RA Dent Blvd. false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, February 28, 2025, 12:00 PM - Saturday, March 1, 2025, 10:00 PM, J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, 1301 RA Dent Blvd., Augusta, GA

Registration

PLEASE CLICK THE REGISTRATION LINK BELOW TO TAKE YOU TO THE 2025 MORETZ SURGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE

REGISTRATION LINK


Target Audience
Specialties - General Surgery

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Credit For Attending An AMA PRA Category 1 Event (7.00 hours)

Overview
Conference with various speakers to lecture in the general surgery medical field

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Knowledge and improvement of quality patient care
  2. Improvement of surgical techniques and quality

Accreditation
The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACCME


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy


The Medical College of Georgia reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
The Medical College of Georgia is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.


Crowne Plaza Hotel 
1060 Center Street, North Augusta, SC 29841
(803)349-8400

MCG Surgery Annual Meeting



The Medical College of Georgia’s Office for Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.



Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Rita Bell, BA
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Activity Coordinator
Nothing to disclose
Rachael M Singletary, Trauma Surgery Admin
Office Specialist
Activity Coordinator
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Renee Hilton, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Director, Center of Obesity & Metabolism
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Zackery Aldaher, DO
MCG
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Richard Aldan, MD
,
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Christina Bae
,
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Anthony Campbell, MD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Ankit Dhiman, MBBS
General Surgery - PGY 2
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Melissa Easley, MD
General Surgery - PGY 3
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Brittany Fields, MD
,
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Julie Freischlag, MD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Swadha Guru, MD
,
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Luke Guy, B.S.
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Emily Hammond, MD
General Surgery - PGY 3
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Stephanie M Hayes, BS, Medical Student
Ms.
AU Health
Evans, GA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Cameron Jackson, BA
,
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Brenna Martin, BS
flowery branch, GA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Gabrielle Moore, MD
,
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Malek Moumne, BS, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Lloyd Nanhekhan, MD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Robert R Nesbit Jr., MD
Professor Emeritus
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Michelle Patel, B.S.
Rome, Georgia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jeffrey Rogers, MD
Professor of Surgery
Wellstar MCG Health
Winston Salem
Faculty
Employment-CareDx (Relationship has ended)
Andrew Soo Hoo, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kaitlyn Tice
,
Faculty
Nothing to disclose

Friday, February 28, 2025
Moderators Disclosure & CME Intructions for Attendance/Evaluation/Credits
12:00PM - 12:05PM

Registration Opens
12:00PM - 1:00PM

Welcome
1:00PM - 1:05PM

Standardization of Sleeve Gastrectomy Technique A Quality Improvement Project
1:05PM - 1:12PM
Stephanie M Hayes, BS, Medical Student (Speaker)

Outcomes of Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis: A 10-Year Single Institution Retrospective Review
1:12PM - 1:19PM
Michelle Patel, B.S. (Speaker)

Racial Disparities in Hormone Receptor Positivity and Prognostic Features in Breast Cancer in Rural Georgia
1:19PM - 1:26PM
Brenna Martin, BS (Speaker)

The Impact of Remote Interviews on Residency Choice for MCG Students
1:26PM - 1:33PM
Kaitlyn Tice (Speaker)

Factors Associated with Surgery Refusal in Patients with Stage I-III Esophageal Cancer
1:33PM - 1:40PM
Luke Guy, B.S. (Speaker)

Assessing General Surgery Resident Proficiency in Robotic Surgery
1:40PM - 1:47PM
Cameron Jackson, BA (Speaker)

Does Surgery Improve Outcomes in Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) in All Sites?
1:47PM - 1:54PM
Christina Bae (Speaker)

Factors Associated with Refusal of Surgery in Stage I-III Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Their Effect on Survival
1:54PM - 2:05PM
Malek Moumne, BS, Biomedical Engineering (Speaker)

Break
2:05PM - 2:15PM

Surgical Jeopardy
2:15PM - 2:45PM

Prognostic Implications of Somatic KRAS Mutations in Patients Undergoing Curative Resections with Stage I-IIIA NSCLC 
2:45PM - 2:52PM
Ankit Dhiman, MBBS (Speaker)

Needs Assessment to Develop an Interactive Trauma Simulation Curriculum for the Rural Trauma Team 
2:52PM - 2:59PM
Zackery Aldaher, DO (Speaker)

Creating a Multidisciplinary Adrenal Center: Five Year Review
2:59PM - 3:06PM
Emily Hammond, MD (Speaker)

Peripheral Artery Aneurysms in Marfan Syndrome: Beyond the Aorta 
3:06PM - 3:13PM
Richard Aldan, MD (Speaker)

Outcomes and Inequalities in Bariatric Surgery by Socioeconomic Status
3:13PM - 3:20PM
Melissa Easley, MD (Speaker)

Multi-Disciplinary, Simulation-Based Massive Transfusion Protocol Curriculum
3:20PM - 3:27PM
Gabrielle Moore, MD (Speaker)

Reconditioning Strategies for Extended Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion Conditions in Heart Transplant
3:27PM - 3:34PM
Anthony Campbell, MD (Speaker)

CA19-9 Normalization and Yield of Laparoscopy After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
3:34PM - 3:45PM
Brittany Fields, MD (Speaker)

Closing Remarks
3:45PM - 3:50PM

Dinner at Marion Hatcher Center, 519 Greene Street, Augusta, GA 30901
6:30PM - 9:00PM

Saturday, March 1, 2025
Breakfast
7:15AM - 7:55AM

Welcome
7:55AM - 8:00AM

Charles H. Wray, MD, FACS: MCG Surgeon
8:00AM - 8:20AM
Robert R Nesbit Jr., MD (Speaker)

Leadership in Surgery
8:20AM - 9:20AM
Julie Freischlag, MD (Speaker)

Break
9:20AM - 9:35AM

Paging Vascular Surgery STAT
9:35AM - 10:05AM
Andrew Soo Hoo, MD (Speaker)

MCG Surgery Graduates, Class of 2017: Alumni Spotlight...Where Are They Now?
10:05AM - 10:45AM


Aaron Bolduc
Andrew Lawson
Aleta Paschal
Kayla Smith
Nathaniel Walsh
Break
10:45AM - 11:00AM

Department Update
11:00AM - 11:30AM

Research Panel: Research During Residency...Time Well Spent?
11:30AM - 12:00PM


William Jordan
Renee Hilton-Rowe
Alicia Huff-Arnold
Melissa Easley
Gabrielle Moore
Anthony Campbell
Brittany Fields
Benjamin Pitt
Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM

Sam Richwine, MD Lecture, Dynamic Reconstruction of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects with the Pedicled Innervated Vastus Lateralis and Anterolateral Thigh PIVA Flap and Limiting the Fascia Incision Length in DIEP Flap: Repercussion on Abdominal Wall Morbidity
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Lloyd Nanhekhan, MD (Speaker)

Colorectal Surgery: Improving Outcomes with Robotic Surgery
1:45PM - 2:15PM
Swadha Guru, MD (Speaker)

Molecular Diagnostics in Kidney Transplantation
2:15PM - 2:45PM
Jeffrey Rogers, MD (Speaker)

Business Meeting/Adjourn
2:45PM - 3:00PM

Moretz Surgical Society Reception-Augusta Country Club, 655 Milledge Road, Augusta, GA 30904
6:30PM - 9:00PM

PLEASE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY:

Exhibitor/Sponsorship process:

ALL EXHIBITORS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EXHIBITORS CONTRACT. This contract will be sent via DocuSign from the CME Office.

The CME Office does not collect Exhibitor Fees. ***All monies for exhibitors/sponsorships are handled through the Hosting Department.

If you would like to have access to session presentations and/or claim CME credit, please register under the REGISTRATION tab above as: Exhibitor/Vendor Representative - FREE (2 per company with paid reserved space). A CloudCME account is required to register for this conference to receive CME credits and/or view presentations.


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