General Surgery Grand Rounds Sessions

Accreditation and Credit
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical University of South Carolina designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Grand Round Sessions will be recorded and posted online for those who are unable to attend live Grand Rounds.  These sessions are certified for CME credit.

Date	Topic	Speaker	Online Session CME Credit?
January 3, 2012	"Plastic Surgery and Destination Care"	Dr. Dennis K. Schimpf	-
January 10, 2012	"UPMC Hand Transplant Program"	Dr. Joseph E. Losee	-
January 17, 2012	"The German Trauma System"	Dr. Dirk Stengel	-
January 24, 2012	"Liver Transplant for HCC"	Dr. John McGillicuddy	-
January 31, 2012	"Controversies in Pediatric Appendicitis"	Dr. Christian Streck	Yes
February 7, 2012	"Burns"	Dr. Nick Namias Miami University	-
February 14, 2012	"Mastectomy: Two for the price of one?"	Dr. Paige Teller	-
February 21, 2012	"Management of Hemangiomas and Malformations: They Just Don't Go Away?"	Dr. Hochman	-
February 28, 2012	"History and Basis for Medical Myths and Misconceptions"	Dr. Ben Fontenot, General Surgery Chief Resident	Yes
March 6, 2012	Spinal Degenerative Disease—Evaluation, Analysis, Management and Surgery (including Collaborative Team Surgery with New Techniques  and Technology)	Dr. Barton Sachs	-
March 13, 2012	"Health Care Disparities"	Dr. Marvella Ford	-
March 20, 2012	"Contemporary Management of Carotid Artery Disease"	Dr. Bruce Elliott	-
March 27, 2012	"Regional heterogeneity within the aorta: Relevance to aneurysm disease"	Dr. Jean Ruddy, General Surgery Chief Resident	Yes
April 3, 2012	"Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Surgery"	Dr. Robert Sade	-
April 10, 2012	"Medical Problems, Surgical Cures - Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going in Bariatric Surgery"	Dr. Mark Perna, General Surgery Chief Resident	Expired
April 17, 2012	"Hemodynamic Monitoring Based on Pulse Contour Analysis & Transthoracic Thermodilution"	Dr. Horst Rieke, MUSC Dept. of Anesthesia	-
April 24, 2012	"100 Years of American Pediatric Surgery: Innovations and Pioneers"	Dr. Aaron Lesher, General Surgery Chief Resident	Expired
May 1, 2012	"Epic Charting using Notewriter, Dragon, and Problem Based Progress Notes"	Dr. John Kratz	-
May 8, 2012	"Pharmacy Updates"	Brian McKinzie, PharmD	-
May 15, 2012	"Radiotherapy and Organ Preservation Strategies"	Dr. Jennifer Harper, Radiation Oncology	-
May 22, 2012	"Risks of Surgery: Not Just for the Patient Anymore"	Dr. Craig Selander General Surgery Administrative Chief Resident	Yes
May 29, 2012	"Top 10 Surgeons Every Surgeon Should Know"	Dr. John Maxwell	-
June 5, 2012	Educating Educators	TBD	-
June 12, 2012	TBD	Dr. McIver Leppard General Surgery Chief Resident	-
June 19, 2012	"Surgeon Burnout:  Who Has It, Who Doesn't!"	Dr. Alok Madan, Department of Psychiatry	-