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Agenda

September 26, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

7:30am-8am
Light Breakfast/Check-in
Elias Traboulsi and the Organizing Committee
Dr. Patrick Byrne, Dr. James B. Young, Dr. Jamie Stoller
8:00am
Welcome
Elias Traboulsi and the Organizing Committee
Dr. Patrick Byrne, Dr. James B. Young, Dr. Jamie Stoller
8:00-10:00am

Case Presentations and Panel Discussion

Moderator: Paul Ford PhD

 

Case #1 Disclosure of resident participation in surgery

Kayla Meyer, MD with Kenneth Angermeier, M.D.

 

Case #2 Surgical video sharing and posting on social media

Baraa Nawash, MD with Jeffrey Goshe, M.D.

 

Case #3 Post-operative Communication to patient/family

Tiffany Ejikeme, MD with Paul Ford, PhD

 

Case #4 Discussion of "futile" surgery with parents of a complex pediatric case

Derek Vos, MD with Swathi Appachi, MD

 

Case #5 A Challenging Intraoperative Conversation
Peggy Contrera, DNP,  APRN-CRNA

10:00-10:45am
Keynote Lecture
Trustworthiness, the Goal of Professionalism

Dr. Thomas Nasca
10:45-12pm

Select Professionalism Topics  

Moderator: Steven Bernard, MD

 

The Vulnerable Patient
Michelle Pham, PhD

Comment – Elias Traboulsi, MD, MEd

 

Professional Identity Formation
Rendell Ashton, MD

Comment – Thomas Nasca, MD, MACP

12:00-1:00pm
Lunch Break and Networking
1:00 – 2:30pm

Workshops (choice of 4)

  • AI in Surgical Research, Practice and Education
    Jeffrey Goshe, MD
  • Social Media and the Surgical Specialties
    Steven Bernard, MD and Agnieszka Zak, DO
  • Professional issues in Staff and Trainees
    Elias I. Traboulsi, MD, Med and Donald Ford, MD
  • Owning the Hidden Curriculum in Surgical Training
    Matthew Walsh, MD and Divya Deverakonda, MD

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