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48th Annual Scientific Meeting “Gynecologic Surgery Training: Lessons from the Past, Looking to the Future ” Featured ProgrammingTeLinde Lecture | Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS is the executive director of the American College of Surgeons and a clinical associate professor at the University of Chicago Medicine. She was previously director of the Division of Member Services at the American College of Surgeons, and prior to joining the College, Dr. Turner spent eight years in full-time academic practice on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she was the surgery residency program director. Roles in national professional organizations or institutions include member of the Board of Directors of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and OceanFirst Bank (OCFC), chair of the American College of Surgeons’ Delegation to the AMA House of Delegates, chair of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons Foundation Fund, past chair of the AMA Council on Medical Education, past chair of the Surgical Section of the NMA, and past president of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. Mark D. Walters Lectureship | Marta A. Crispens, MD, MBA
Dr. Crispens received her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System and fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She has authored numerous research articles and publications, and has received several honors and awards, including being named one of Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors and an Exceptional Women in Medicine 2019-2020 recipient. Dr. Crispens’ research emphasis is on cellular and molecular mechanisms of adhesion formation in an vivo model, with a focus on adhesions formed in response to surgical injury and endometriosis. She led the working group that developed the best practice guidelines for the multidisciplinary management of patients with placenta accreta spectrum. Panel Discussion: Innovations in Training Gynecologic Surgeons
The body of knowledge that an OBGYN trainee is asked to master has grown exponentially to the point that it is not manageable. Specialization is a result. Case numbers are down, and fewer gynecologists are performing major cases. We are training people to perform surgery who will never use the skills. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons is uniquely positioned to bring the stakeholders together from within our membership. How can we promote evidence-based decision-making as related to the route of surgery, especially for hysterectomy? The separation of OB and GYN is always ripe for discussion. Do we need to realign the scope of the fellowships? Should we consider enhancing the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery training with a more comprehensive curriculum and, of course, with the least invasive approach, vaginal surgery, and create a “Benign Gynecology” fellowship? How does tracking play a role in the future? Is surgical simulation the answer? How should we ensure skills established during training do not go to waste after residency? What is the best strategy to maintain and even improve surgical skills after training? How are the decision-makers responding to these ideas? In this exciting panel, experts will present their experiences from a variety of different perspectives. Panel Discussion: Operating Room Safety and Efficiency
The focus of this panel is safety and efficiency in the operating room (OR). OR is a complex environment with ever-advancing technology. A successful surgery completed without complications in an optimal time depends not only on the surgeon’s experience, skills, and knowledge but also numerous other structural, human, and non-technical factors that the surgeon has no control on. As in any field dealing with human life, team dynamics and communication play a critical role in the OR. Research has indicated the benefits of forming dedicated teams, reducing handoffs, and innovative modalities which constantly and systematically monitor potential breakdowns and propose solutions for the detected problems. Finally, who should do your loved one’s hysterectomy? The panel will also attempt to answer this question with the accumulating evidence about the impact of surgeon’s volume on operative outcomes with an overall diminishing number of hysterectomies but an increasing number of approaches.
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