CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

82ND ANNUAL SURGICAL UPDATEGLOBAL SURGERYAND THE

BURDEN OF SURGICAL DISEASEPROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND
April 30-May 2, 2020

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONSJoin your colleagues from the United States Section as well as other parts of theworld as we gather for our 82nd Annual Surgical Update at the Renaissance
Downtown Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. Our meeting destination will provide
the perfect setting for not only a CME activity, but also an opportunity to experience
historic Providence and other parts of New England that are only a short drive away.

Under the direction of our 2019 CME Chair, Dr. Demetrius Litwin, this conference
will be dedicated to the current needs of attendees and enhance your practicethrough improved Performance, Competence, Knowledge and Patient Outcomes.
The particular topics presented will focus on providing unique and stimulating
continuing medical education for the general surgeon and surgical specialist.

This activity will present both multidisciplinary and specialty specific treatment
options, many of which will be related to our theme GLOBAL SURGERY AND THE BURDEN
OF SURGICAL DISEASE. Planned topics include updates on recent advances in surgicaltechniques as well as other selected surgical and non-surgical topics that address
professional practice gaps as determined by the Planning Committee.

The overall goal of this conference will be to enhance surgical technique, toimprove surgical knowledge, foster continued training and ultimately advancepatient care. As a result of needs assessment surveys and extensive researchby the planning committee; a number of topics have been identified that address
the professional practice gaps of meeting attendees. In addition, ICS Fellows andother interested surgeons and surgical specialists are encouraged to submit apresentation proposal that may be of interest to meeting attendees. To see a listof topics that have been identified as being of interest, visit FICS Online.
Proposed presentations that fall outside the identified topics may be accepted
for inclusion in an open session or may be included in planned specialty specificsessions as appropriate. Sessions related to the following specialties are being
considered by the Planning Committee at this time; Transplantation, HPB
Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Global Surgery, PracticeManagement, Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery (to include topics such as
Breast Cancer, Hernia, Bariatric Surgery, etc.), Neurological Surgery andOrthopaedic Surgery.
Course Sponsor
International College of Surgeons - United States Section
An ACCME Accredited Provider
2019 CME COMMITTEE CHAIR AND 2020 PRESIDENT
Demetrius Litwin, MD, Worcester, MA
2018 CHAIR, COUNCIL OF SPECIALTY GROUPS
Dixon Santana, MD, Lubbock, TX

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
All presentation proposals must be submitted through the ICS US Section
website www.ficsonline.org/cfp. This link also contains valuable informationsuch as additional Speaker/Faculty Guidelines, Financial Disclosure information
and a FAQ on conflict of interest.

Only content that has been properly submitted electronically through thiswebsite will be considered for inclusion in the program. Submission is open toICS members as well as non-members. We encourage ICS Fellows to share thisinformation with your non-member colleagues. Please note that all thosesubmitting a proposal are expected to pay appropriate registration fees if yourpresentation proposal is accepted.

Submitted presentations should: be original, contain evidence that information isdata-driven and address the latest in clinical surgical applications. Proprietary namesof drugs and or instrumentation are not allowed, generic names must be used.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE OCTOBER 1, 2019
visit www.ficsonline.org/cfp

ALL content authors are required to disclose any financial relationship(s) withan ACCME-defined commercial interest ("industry") at the time of submission.
According to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education(ACCME), “A commercial interest is considered any entity producing, marketing,reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on,patients.” Please refer to links on the ICS-US presentation submission pagewww.ficsonline.org/cfp for a full definition and a list of all exceptions. For
example, for-profit hospitals, group-practices, government organizations, etc.,
are not considered ACCME-defined commercial interests. However, surgicaldevice companies and pharmaceutical companies are commercial interests.
Submissions will NOT be accepted from content authors who are employees orowners of a commercial interest.

RENAISSANCE PROVIDENCE HOTELAPRIL 30-MAY 2, 2020
$199/NIGHT SINGLE OR DOUBLE ROOMInternational College of Surgeons
United States Section
1516 North Lake Shore DriveChicago, Illinois 60610-1694

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