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2012 Annual Meeting
April 27-29, 2012
Join us April 27 - 29, 2012 for the Virginia Chapter, American College of Surgeons & Virginia Surgical Society 2012 Annual Meeting! The meeting will be held at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. .
Click here to view the UPDATED Agenda.
Sleeping rooms will be available at the nearby Fairview Park Marriott. Call (703) 849-9400 to reserve your room.
The Virginia Chapter program will focus on Advocacy - how do we become more effective in advocating for our patients and our profession?
We are delighted to welcome Congressman Dan Benishek, MD (R-MI) to address the group. As a surgeon for over 25 years, Dr. Benishek has an acute appreciation for the delivery of health care services. By serving as a physician for a principally rural population, he further recognizes the fact that a one-size-fits-all federal solution cannot accommodate the unique and diverse health care challenge. Congressman Benishek serves on the Committee on Natural Resources, Veterans Affairs, and Science, Space & Technology.
We will also have a Panel Discussion: "The Impact of the Political Process on the Surgical Community"
Moderator:
Leonard J. Weireter, Jr., MD
Virginia Chapter, ACS
Panelists:
Ryan McBride
Health Care Legislative Assistant forRepresentative Joe Heck (MD)
Michelle Lane
Health Care Legislative Assistant for Representative Dan Benishek (MD)
Marcia Knutson
Health Care and Appropriations Legislative Assistant Representative for Representative Jim Moran
Jayme Fuglesten
Health Care Legislative Assistant forSenator Kent Conrad
We will also welcome Hugh M. Bryan, III, MD, President, Medical Society of Virginia to discuss Grassroots Advocacy.
In addition, we are pleased to welcome Dr. James P. Neifeld, Chairman of the VCU Department of Surgery, who will address "Civil War Medicine: Last of the Old Wars, First of the New." 
 We are delighted that David Feliciano, MD, FACS, will serve as Guest Speaker for the Virginia Surgical Society. He is one of the foremost leaders in general surgery and trauma care in the U.S. Dr. Feliciano is attending surgeon at Atlanta Medical Center and at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, and Professor of Surgery at Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon. He will discuss "Modern Approach to Surgery for Abdominal Trauma" and "Vascular Trauma Revisited."
We hope that you will plan now to attend and that you will include your family. The Saturday afternoon break from the conference offers the perfect opportunity to visit the Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo, Mount Vernon and more.
Register securely online or download a meeting registration form. Questions? Contact Susan McConnell, Chapter Administrator, at smcconnell@ramdocs.org or (804) 643-6631.
Survey on Manpower Shortage
 The manpower shortage in surgery is a national problem, affecting every surgical specialty, and is impacting Virginia in increasing ways, especially in our rural areas. “Reduction in available surgical personnel will likely lead to closure of or restriction of services at affected hospitals which will cause even greater pressure on tertiary care facilities…many of [which] are on divert status a large percentage of time…additional patient loads will further pressure the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system.” (Burns, RP. “Governor’s Committee on Surgical Practice in Hospitals and Ambulatory Settings.” Bulletin American College of Surgeons Vol. 92, No.10)
The Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons is attempting to assess the present effect of this crisis on surgical practice in the state. The following survey will help us in this effort and your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Please help the Chapter by completing the short survey on the Manpower Shortage.
White Coats on Call Day
Our 2012 White Coats on Call “Surgeons Day” was held on in conjunction with the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) on Wednesday, February 15th in Richmond.
 Thank you to VA Chapter-American College of Surgeons White Coats on Call — David Wolf Galpern, MD, Randolph J. Gould, MD, FACS, James E. Foster, II, MD, Craig S. Derkay, MD, FACS, FAAP, Hugh McLellan Bryan, III, MD, John Joseph Ferrara, MD and Gerald Joseph Bechamps, MD.
Click here to see addtional pictures from the day! (Photos courtesy of the Medical Society of Virginia).
The Chapter also held a successful White Coat Day on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Click here to see pictures from the event!
Virginia Surgical Society
To view membership information about the VSS or to pay your VSS dues online, click here.
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