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Professionalism

APP Track
Symposium

Surgical Longevity & How to Protect Yourself

Monday, June 3, 2024
11:25 AM – 12:15 PM ET, USA
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, Room 307-310

CME Nurses Contact Hours Self-Assessment

    Co-Moderator(s)

  • Jason Hall, MD MPH FACS FASCRS

    Chairman, Department of Surgery
    Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
    Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

    All relevant financial disclosures have been managed and will be listed below.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

  • Ann Lowry, MD (she/her/hers)

    Adjunct Professor of Surgery
    University of Minnesota
    University of Minnesota
    Minnetonka, MN, United States

    All relevant financial disclosures have been managed and will be listed below.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

CME Credit: 0.75
Self-Assessment Credit: 0.75
Contact Hours: 0.75

Physician wellness has become the focus of intense study given epidemic rates of burnout and dissatisfaction over the past two decades. This symposium will outline the major risk factors for early work stoppage in surgeons and review strategies to mitigate it. Optimal strategies to reduce work-related physical, mental, moral, and emotional injury will be reviewed.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Explain the physical and mental health causes of early work stoppage for surgeons.
  • Manage the ergonomics of surgery to protect their physical well-being.
  • Recognize the impact of adverse events.

Presentations:

  • 11:25 AM – 12:15 PM ET, USA
    Surgical Longevity & How to Protect Yourself

    Co-Moderator: Jason F. Hall, MD MPH FACS FASCRS – Tufts Medical Center

    Co-Moderator: Ann Lowry, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

  • 11:25 AM – 11:28 AM ET, USA
    Introduction

    Speaker: Ann Lowry, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

    Speaker: Jason F. Hall, MD MPH FACS FASCRS – Tufts Medical Center

  • 11:28 AM – 11:43 AM ET, USA
    Physical Health Risks of Surgery: What Every Surgeon Needs to Know

    Speaker: Geeta Lal

  • 11:43 AM – 11:58 AM ET, USA
    Mental and Emotional Health Challenges of Surgery: What Every Surgeon Needs to Know

    Speaker: Sharon L. Stein, MD FACS FASCRS (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

  • 11:58 AM – 12:15 PM ET, USA
    Panel Discussion