May 11, 2009 Annual Joint Dinner Meeting was a Success!

The Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons held its 2009 Joint Dinner Meeting with the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery on May 11, 2009, at The Union League of Philadelphia. Our keynote speaker, Barbara J. Connors, DO, MPH, gave a lecture entitled, "CMS Value-Based Purchasing: The Nexus of Quality, Coordination, and Efficiency.” Dr. Connors is the Chief Medical Officer, Region III, for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Please be patient as the presentation may take a few moments to download.


















Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter - American College of Surgeons thanks the following Sponsors and Exhibitors for their support of our meeting.

Covidien Surgical Devices
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
King Pharmaceuticals
Scanlan International, Inc.
Synovis Surgical Innovations
W.L. Gore and Associates

Educational Grant Provided By: Karl Storz Endoscopy America

2008 Annual Joint Dinner Speaker

Keynote speaker David R. Hunt, MD, FACS, spoke on "Quality & Reporting: Putting the Package Together from Office to OR" at the 2008 Annual Joint Dinner. Dr. Hunt is Chief Medical Officer for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in the Department of Health and Human Services. His work centers on developing health information technology (HIT) adoption strategies and providing technical support for HIT standards development. You can view a copy of his presentation here. This might take a few moments to download.

2007 Annual Joint Dinner Speaker

At the 2007 meeting we had an outstanding presentation by Darrell A. Campbell, Jr., MD, FACS. Dr. Campbell is Chief of Clinical Affairs at the University of Michigan Health System and the Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery. He specializes in solid organ transplantation, particularly kidney, liver, and pancreas. Dr. Campbell is responsible for the overall quality of care delivered at the University of Michigan Health System, and has a special interest in patient safety.

2006 Annual Joint Dinner Speaker

R. Scott Jones, MD, FACS, served as the College’s 82nd President, beginning in October 2001. Dr. Jones currently serves as the S. Hurt Watts Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville. In addition, beginning in 2002, Dr. Jones accepted the Director’s position of the College’s Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, which is responsible for managing and directing the College’s activities related to quality improvement, surgery databases, and surgical research. You can view a copy of his presentation here. This might take a few moments to download.