The American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Oct. 11, 2009
Oct. 14, 2009
Oct. 15, 2009

Contents:
• Opening Ceremony kicks off Clinical Congress
• Professionalism and the 21st century
• Board of Regents and ACS Officers annual luncheon
• Fellows honored for volunteerism in care of underserved
• Health system reforms are needed, regardless of what government does
• Association of Women Surgeons presents awards
• Medical Student Program provides education, networking opportunities
• Improving education in general surgery
• Surgery: Then and now

Video Session
Surgery: Then and now

On Wednesday  morning attendees have the opportunity to go back in time to witness surgeries performed at Clinical Congress meetings half a century ago. The Movie Classics from the Past session (VE19) will present five videos of surgeries performed in 1953, 1956, 1959, and 1972 by surgical pioneers Michael E. DeBakey, MD, FACS, Denton A. Cooley, MD, FACS, Oliver Cope, MD, FACS, Robert M. Zollinger, MD, FACS, William G. Pace III, MD, FACS, Alfred Blalock, MD, FACS, and Chester McVay, MD, FACS.

Stuart D. Wilson, MD, FACS, Milwaukee, WI, will serve as coordinator and presiding officer for the session, which will take place from 8:00 to 11:15 Wednesday in McCormick Place West, W475 AB.

Discussants for the session will include Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, FACS, Houston, TX; Jack M. Monchik, MD, FACS, Providence, RI; Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS, Columbus, OH; Lazar J. Greenfield, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI; and Bernard F. Herzog, MD, FACS, Chippewa Falls, WI.

Further information regarding the movie classics and discussants may be found on page 128 of the Clinical Congress Program Book.