Disclosure Information

In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.

Ineligible company

The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.

Financial Relationships

Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit.  Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.  ACCME considers relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.

Conflict of Interest

Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.

The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity.  Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation. 

Editorial Committee Disclosures

Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Raymond Fang, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Naisan Garraway, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Stephanie N. Lueckel, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose 
Thomas J. Schroeppel, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Douglas J. E. Schuerer, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Carrie A. Sims, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose

Speaker/Moderators/Discussants/Author Disclosures

Matthew A. Bank, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Darrell Boone MD, FRCSC, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Karan D’Souza, MD, MPH, MM - Nothing to Disclose
Julie A. Dunn, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Samantha Durbin, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Sebastien Frey, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Michael Ghio, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Kimberly M. Hendershot, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Faisal Jehan, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Joakim Jorgensen, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Denise B. Klinkner, MD, Med, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Matthew E. Kutcher, MD FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Stephanie Lueckel, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Ahammed Mekkodathil, MD, MPH - Nothing to Disclose
Jovana Momic, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Margaret Morgan, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Jennifer A. Munley, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Peter A. Pappas, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Greigory Park, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Jon Perlstein, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Ann Polcari, MD, MPH, MSGH - Nothing to Disclose
Travis M. Polk, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Radhika Rastogi, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Rachel Russo, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Terry Robert (TJ) Schaid, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Kevin M. Schuster, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Elan A. Sherazee, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Jitendra Kumar Singh, MBBS, MS - Nothing to Disclose
Nara Tashjian, MD, MBA - Nothing to Disclose
Brian C. Thurston, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Helen Wei, MD, PhD - Nothing to Disclose
Alison Wilson, MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose