2009 NSQIP MEETING

2009 MEETING INFORMATION
2009 Meeting Hotel Reservation
NSQIP Meeting Registration Information
Program Schedule Manuscript Instructions

 

2009 MEETING AGENDA
6:30—7:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:30—7:40 AM Introduction
  Kamal MF Itani, MD
Chief of Surgery, VA Boston Health Care System; Professor, Boston University
7:40—8:10 AM A Historical Perspective
  Jennifer Daley, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Partners Community Healthcare Inc.
8:10—8:40 AM Statistical Methodology—Why Is It What It Is
  William G. Henderson, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics, University of Colorado Health Outcomes
Program
8:40—9:10 AM Adjusted Or Unadjusted Outcome
  Aaron Fink, MD
Chief, Surgical Service, Atlanta VA and Professor, Emory University
9:10—9:30 AM Panel Discussion/Q&A: Drs. Jennifer Daley, William Henderson, Aaron Fink
9:30—10:00 AM BREAK
10:00—10:30AM The Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative—The Legacy of Shukri Khuri
  Darrell (Skip) Campbell, Jr., MD
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Clinical Affairs, University of Michigan
Hospitals and Health Centers
10:30—11:00 AM How Should I Use NSQIP?
  Leigh Neumayer, MD
Professor, University of Utah
11:00—11:30 AM New Approaches To NSQIP—The ACS Experience
  Bruce Hall, MD
Assistant Professor, Washington University
11:30—12:00 PM Panel Discussion/Q&A: Drs. Darrell (Skip) Campbell, Leigh Neumayer,
Bruce Hall
12:00—1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00—1:30 PM SCIP And NSQIP
  Mark Wilson, MD, PhD
Chief of Surgery, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center
1:30—2:00 PM Identifying Surgical Adverse Events: Which Method Is Best?
  Amy Rosen, PhD
Professor, Boston University School of Public Health, Department of
Health Policy and Management
2:00—2:30 PM Time Trends In Postoperative Morbidity. Status Quo Or Room For Improvement?
  Tracy Schifftner Smith, MS
NSQIP Biostatistician, Eastern Colorado Healthcare System
2:30—3:00 PM Panel Discussion/Q&A: Drs. Mark Wilson & Amy Rosen and Ms. Tracy
Schifftner
3:00—3:30 PM BREAK
3:30—4:00 PM Redesigning Surgical Care At The VA
  Thomas Lynch, MD
Chief of Surgery, Omaha VA and Associate Professor University of
Nebraska
4:00—4:30 PM Redesigning Surgical Care In The Community
  Tom Russell MD
Executive Director, American College of Surgeons
4:30—5:00 PM Learning From The Past And Moving Into The Future
  Karl Hammermeister, MD
Professor of Medicine, Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado Denver
5:00—5:15 PM Closing Remarks
6:30 PM
DINNER