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ForwardSouthern Surgical Association 137th Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Southern Surgical Association is based on current scientific research topics in a broad range of General Surgery topics. The planning committee has the mission of selecting up-to-date topics that cover the broad range of general surgery. Peer selected abstracts which represent the most current and contemporary issues in this broad range of general surgery practice areas are presented. Members from around the country come together in a unique forum to gain insight and best practices from fellow physicians that may or may not reach them otherwise, ultimately identifying benchmarks and improving quality of care across health care systems.
The Fall 2025 conference was December 7-10, 2025.
By participating in the credit claiming process, you give Southern Surgical Association permission to share your CME data with the CME Accrediting provider and the American Board of Surgery via the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Target Audience
- Practicing Surgeons
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the activity, learners will be able to:
- Utilize and exchange knowledge pertaining to current research, practice, and training in all aspects of surgery.
- Delineate the importance of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in surgery.
- Prioritize treatment of surgical diseases with new operative and non-operative technologies and treatment options.
- Elucidate the outcome of new surgical procedures and adjuvant therapies.
- Design research studies to investigate new methods of preventing, diagnosing, and managing surgically treated diseases.
- Enhance and improve the education of surgical trainees.
Contact
For any technical questions, please contact us at [email protected].
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.
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.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Faculty Disclosures
Dawn Coleman, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Robert Cannon, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
James Markmann, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Andrew Bernard, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Timothy Farrell, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Timothy Pritts, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Fabian Johnston, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Keith Delman, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Sandra Wong, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
JE (Betsy) Tuttle, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Jin He, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Hong Jin Kim, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Jacqueline Garonzik Wang, Moderator, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Allan Tsung, Moderator, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Jay Meredith, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
William Hope, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Reid Adams, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Stephen Barnes, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
William Chapman, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Henry Pitt, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Mary Klingensmith, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Kelly McMasters, Program Committee Member, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Rebecca Britt, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Dai Chung, Moderator, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Christopher DuCoin, Discussant, has received funds from Medtronic, Intuitive, Integra Life, Johnson & Johnson. |
David Gerber, Speaker, has received funds from BMI Organ Bank. |
Marissa Howard-McNatt, Speaker, has received stipends from Hologic Breast Cancer Index. |
Tien Ko, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Mayur Patel, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Bryan Cotton, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Dawn Coleman, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Majella Doyle, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Debra Sudan, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
William Inabnet, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Stephen Barnes, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Scott Davis, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Callisia Clarke, Discussant, has received stipends from IMT and Ipsen Pharmaceutical. |
Caprice Greenberg, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Eric Demaria, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Robert Russel, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Kakra Hughes, Speaker & Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Michael Egger, Speaker, has received consultation fees from Lovance Biotherapeutics. |
John Sweeney, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Brent Matthews, Discussant, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Spence Taylor, Speaker, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Jason Wellen, Content Reviewer, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Matthew Mutch, Invited Commentator, has no relevant financial relationships for this educational event. |
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information
Accreditation
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.
By completing this activity, you give us permission to share your CME data with the CME Accrediting provider and the American Board of Surgery via the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Access Information
Your ACS ID will give you access to MyCME to access this course transcript and certificate and to electronically transfer your ACS Accredited CME credits to the ABS via ACCME. To learn more about MyCME contact [email protected].
Log in to MyCME using your ACS ID and password
Available Credit
- 18.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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Access Information
Your ACS ID will give you access to MyCME to access this course transcript and certificate and to electronically transfer your ACS Accredited CME credits to the ABS via ACCME. To learn more about MyCME contact [email protected].
Log in to MyCME using your ACS ID and password