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. 

Disclosures

Program Committee Disclosures

Course Chair:

Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS - Decisio Health; Clinical founder; stock; Frontline Medical Technologies; Chair, Clinical Advisory Board; consulting fees, stock.
Professor, Department of Surgery, Acute Care Surgery 
Chief of Surgical Critical Care 
University of Texas McGovern Medical School 
Medical Director, Shock Trauma ICU 
Red Duke Trauma Institute 
Memorial Hermann Hospital

Core Faculty:

Sean P. Dineen, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffit Cancer Center

Andrew S. Kastenmeier, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Associate Professor Department of Surgery 
Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin

Robert C. McIntyre, Jr., MD, FACS - Genentech; Principal Investigator; research grant.
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery 
University of Colorado School of Medicine 
Chief, Division of GI, Trauma and Endocrine Surgery
Director, Endocrine Surgery, Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and 
Surgical Critical Care 
University of Colorado Hospital

Guest Faculty:

Kathleen K. Christians, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin 

Emilia J. Diego, MD, FACS - Xoft, Inc.; Data Safety Monitoring Board; honorarium 
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Chief, Section of Breast Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 

Stephen A. Fann, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina 

Kirk A. Ludwig, MD, FACS, FASCRS - Nothing to disclose
The Vernon O. Underwood Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin 

Tamara E. Saunders, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Assistant Professor of Surgery, UTHeath McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston

Catherine M. Wittgen, MD, FACS - CVR; Endpoint Adjudicator; honorarium; Bristol Meyers Squibb; Consultant; honorarium; Gore; Principal Investigator; educational grant/honorarium; Pfizer; consultant; honorarium. 
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology 
Program Director, Vascular Integrated Residency
Program Director, Vascular Fellowship 
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care, Saint Louis University

Consultant:

John A. Weigelt, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Professor of Surgery, Sanford Health
Medical Director of SESAP®, American College of Surgeons

Staff Consultants:

Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE - Nothing to disclose
Director, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons

Patrice Gabler Blair, MPH - Nothing to disclose            
Associate Director, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons

Staff:

Melanie Thorsen, MBAHC, CRA, CCMEP - Nothing to disclose
Senior Manager, Continuing Education Programs and Lifelong Learning, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons

Olivia Moukayed, BA - Nothing to disclose
Administrator, Continuing Education and Review Courses, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons

Chrysa Cullather, MS - Nothing to disclose
Senior Medical Editor, SESAP® & Review Courses, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons