Comprehensive Review of General Surgery
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Overview
Online General Surgery CME: Expert Clinical Guidance
An in-depth video CME program, Comprehensive Review of General Surgery addresses the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of patients with a wide spectrum of diseases, including those who may require nonoperative, elective, and emergency surgical treatment.
Evidence-based continuing medical education lectures provide guidance in determining accurate diagnoses and appropriate treatments, as well as direction for managing uncommonly encountered conditions and complications. Skilled, accomplished faculty share their clinical expertise, specialized knowledge, and experience to help you achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
Topics / Speakers
APPLIED SCIENCE
Surgical Infection - Roger Clark, DO, FIDSA
Fluids/Electrolytes/Acid-Base Disorders - Reza Askari, MD, FACS
Transfusion Medicine and Anticoagulant Management - Nathan T. Connell, MD, MPH
Concepts in Anesthesia - Kate Cohen, MD
Perioperative Care - David L. Hepner, MD
Head and Neck Evaluation - Rosh Kumar Viasha Sethi, MD
Thoracic Surgery for General Surgeons - Jon O. Wee, MD
Surgical Critical Care – Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections - Mohammad R. Afrasiabi, MD
Ethics - Elizabeth Lilley, MD, MPH
Organ Transplantation – Principles of Immunosuppression, Alloimmunity, and Basic Concepts of Kidney – Liver – Pancreas Transplantation - Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD, FACS
Pediatric Surgery - Prathima Nandivada, MD
VASCULAR
Venous Disease - Louis L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH
Vascular Access - Mohamad Ana Hussain, MD, PhD
SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Gynecologic Challenges for General Surgeons - James A. Greenberg, MD
Common Urologic Issues in General Surgery - Michael J. Malone, MD
SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
Tumor Biology - Charles H. Yoon, PhD, MD, FACS
Soft Tissue Sarcoma - Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc
Melanoma and Dysplastic Nevi - Charles H. Yoon, PhD, MD, FACS
ENDOCRINE
Adrenal Surgery and Endocrine Dysfunction - Matthew A. Nehs, MD, FACS
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery - Jason B. Liu, MD
BREAST
Benign Breast Disease - Olga Kantor, MD
Malignant Breast Disease - Laura S. Dominici, MD
Paget’s Disease and Male Breast Cancer: Surgical Techniques - Faina Nakhlis, MD
ABDOMINAL - GENERAL
General Abdominal Surgery - Luise I. Pernar, MD, MHPE
ABDOMINAL - HERNIA
Abdominal Hernias – Incidence, Cause, Treatment - David C. Brooks, MD
Incisional Hernia - Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH
ABDOMINAL - BILIARY
Benign Gallbladder Disease - Ryan Gerry, MD
Common Duct Diseases - Thomas C. Tsai, MD
ABDOMINAL - LIVER
Primary and Secondary Liver Neoplasms - Thomas E. Clancy, MD
ABDOMINAL - PANCREAS
Pancreatic Neoplasms - Mark Fairweather, MD
Inflammatory Pancreatic Disease - Stanley W. Ashley, MD
ABDOMINAL - SPLEEN
Surgical Diseases of the Spleen - Ali Tavakkoli, MD
ALIMENTARY TRACT - ESOPHAGUS
Benign and Malignant Neoplasms of the Esophagus - Ealaf Shemmeri, MD, PharmD
Gastro-Esophageal Junction Surgical Management - David Spector, MD
ALIMENTARY TRACT - STOMACH
Gastric Cancer Treatment - Jiping Wang, MD, PhD, FACS
Peptic Ulcer Disease - Scott A. Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS
An Overview of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - Scott A. Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS
ALIMENTARY TRACT – SMALL BOWEL
Small Bowel: Management Challenges - Jason S. Gold, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Joel E. Goldberg, MD, MPH
LARGE INTESTINE
Surgical Emergencies of the Large Intestine - Joel E. Goldberg, MD, MPH
Colon Neoplasms - Jennifer L. Irani, MD
Management of Rectal and Anal Cancer and Dysplasia - Nelya Melnitchouk, MD, MSc, FACS
ANORECTAL
Anal Fissure and Fistula - Ronald Bleday, MD
TRAUMA/ACUTE CARE SURGERY
Initial Trauma Assessment - Kristin Madenci, MD, MPH
Thoracic Injuries - Geoffrey Anderson, MD
Abdominal Trauma - Nakul P. Raykar, MD
Management of Greater Than 20% TBSA Burns – The First 24 Hours - Stephanie Nitzschke, MD
Top 6 Surgical Gastrointestinal Emergencies - Reza Askari, MD, FACS
Faculty
Course Director
Pardon R. Kenney, MD, MMSc, FACS
Senior Surgeon
General and GI Surgery
Department of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Faculty
Mohammad R. Afrasiabi, MD
Instructor in Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Geoffrey Anderson, MD
Trauma Surgeon
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Stanley W. Ashley, MD
Frank Sawyer Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Reza Askari, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Trauma/Burns and Surgical Critical Care
Department of Surgery
Trauma Medical Director
SICU and ACS Fellowship Director
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Ronald Bleday, MD
Chief
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
David C. Brooks, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Thomas E. Clancy, MD
Endowed Chair in Cancer Care
Mass General Brigham Cancer
Director, Pancreatic Cancer Program and Program in Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Liver Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Gastrointestinal Cancer Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Roger Clark, DO, FIDSA
Infectious Disease Staff
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hospital Epidemiologist
Boston, MA
Kate Cohen, MD
Anesthesiologist
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Boston, MA
Nathan T. Connell, MD, MPH
Chief of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Vice Chair of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Laura S. Dominici, MD
Associate Chief of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Associate Surgeon
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Mark Fairweather, MD
Associate Surgeon
Division of Surgical Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Ryan R. Gerry, MD, MPH
Associate Surgeon
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Jason S. Gold, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Chief of Surgical Oncology
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, MA
Joel E. Goldberg, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
James A. Greenberg, MD
Chief of Gynecology
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
David L. Hepner, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director
Weiner Center for Preoperative Evaluation
Vice Chair for Perioperative Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Mohamad Ana Hussain, MD, PhD
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Core Faculty, Center for Surgery and Public Health
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Jennifer L. Irani, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Associate Surgeon
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Olga Kantor, MD
Division of Breast Surgery
Site Director
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Elizabeth Lilley, MD, MPH
Associate Surgeon
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Jason B. Liu, MD
Associate Surgeon
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Michael J. Malone, MD
Section Chief
Division of Urology
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Boston, MA
Kristin A. Madenci, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Surgical Director, Med-Surge ICU
Associate Program Director
Surgical Critical Care and ACS Fellowship
Division of Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Nelya Melnitchouk, MD, MSc, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Program Director, Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Director, Program in Peritoneal Surface Malignancy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Faina Nakhlis, MD
Associate Surgeon
Division of Breast Surgery
Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Prathima Nandivada, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Pediatric General Surgeon
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Matthew A. Nehs, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Louis L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Stephanie Nitzschke, MD
Trauma, Burn, and Surgical Critical Care
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Luise I. Pernar, MD, MHPE
Surgeon
Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Boston Medical Center
Associate Professor of Surgery
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Distinguished Chair in Cancer Care
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Surgery Director
Sarcoma Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Nakul P. Raykar, MD
Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Rosh Kumar Viasha Sethi, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Associate Surgeon
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Head and Neck Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Ealaf Shemmeri, MD, PharmD
Thoracic Surgeon
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Scott A. Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric and General Surgeon
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH
Chief of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Vice Chair for Education
Department of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
David Spector, MD
Director
Division of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Instructor
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Ali Tavakkoli, MD
Chief
Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH
Associate Surgeon
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD, FACS
Joseph E. Murray, MD, Distinguished Chair in Transplant Surgery
Chief Division of Transplant Surgery
Director, Transplant Surgery Research Laboratory
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Jiping Wang, MD, PhD, FACS
Research Director
Division of Surgical Oncology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Associate Surgeon
Gastrointestinal Cancer Center
Soft Tissue Sarcoma Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Jon O. Wee, MD
Section Chief
Esophageal Surgery
Director of Robotics in Thoracic Surgery
Co-Director of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Charles H. Yoon, PhD, MD, FACS
Director of Surgery for Cutaneous Oncology and Melanoma
Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Accreditation / Pass Guarantee
Accreditation
Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 39.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Date of Original Release: October 31, 2024
Date Credits Expire: October 30, 2027
CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and post-test.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Discuss the management options for acute transfusion reactions
- Define the goals of treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ
- Identify causes of infant bowel obstruction
- Name the most common surgical gastrointestinal emergencies
- Explain the initial evaluation and initial management of the burn patient
- Recognize the indications for resuscitative thoracotomy
- Describe breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer
- Differentiate between acute pancreatitis and its complications and chronic pancreatitis and its complications
- Describe the surgical approaches for splenectomy
- Summarize the surgical technique for elective cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones
- Discuss the surgical goals for incisional hernias
- List the possible obstetric outcomes from surgery in pregnancy
Intended Audience
This educational activity was designed for general surgeons and general surgery residents.
Board Pass Guarantee
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a CMEinfo video productionProvider: Oakstone CME
Course Director:
Pardon R. Kenney, MD, MMSc, FACS
Senior Surgeon
General and GI Surgery
Department of Surgery
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Credits: Earn a maximum of 39.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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