7.30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast  

7.30 AM Committee Breakfast Meetings — Concurrent Sessions

• Committee on Trauma
• Commission on Cancer
• Young Surgeons & Residents
• Physician’s Assistant

Members & Guests Members & Guests Initiates, Residents & Students All CT PA’s

7.30 AM Senior Surgeons Breakfast - Open to all senior and retired CT Fellows

8.30 AM Opening Plenary Session

Orlando Kirton, MD, FACS, President, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Professional Association

Felix Lui, MD, FACS, Chairman, Program Committee, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Professional Association

L.D. Britt, MD, FACS, President, American College of Surgeons

9.00 AM Resident Paper Competitions — Concurrent Sessions -

• CT Mandated CME - Cultural Competency - Hosted by: CSMS (ends 10am)
• John D. MacArthur Trauma Competition
• Clinical Oncology
• General Surgery I & II
• Plastic and Bariatric
• Specialty Surgery

10.45 AM Refreshments in Exhibit Area

11.15 AM James Foster Memorial Lecture

Special Guest Speaker — L.D. Britt, MD, FACS, President, American College of Surgeons

12.00 PM Awards Presentations and Recognition of New Fellows

CTACSPA Legislator of the Year Award: Representative Christopher Murphy Presented by Juan Sanchez, MD, MPA, FACS

CTACSPA Distinguished Service Award: Michael Deren, MD, FACS Presented by Kenneth Ciardiello, MD, FACS, Chairman Awards Committee

Resident Competition Awards, Presented by Felix Lui, MD, FACS, Chairman, Program Committee and Orlando Kirton, MD, FACS, President

12.30 PM Annual Business Meetings

CTACS & CTACSPA Annual Business Meetings.
Chaired by Orlando Kirton MD, FACS, President

1.00 PM Fellowship Luncheon Buffet in Exhibit Area

2.30 PM Conurrent Sessions

Room One: Connecticut Surgical Quality Collaborative (CtSQC) Update: Juan Sanchez, MD, MPA, FACS & Philip Corvo, MD, MA, FACS, Co- Chairs, Committee on Quality Care and Patient Safety, Medical Leadership: Michael Deren, MD, FACS, and State and Federal Legislative Update: Matthew Katz, Executive Vice President/CEO, Connecticut State Society

Room Two: Connecticut Surgical Residents’ Workshop - Moderated by Jennifer Bishop, MD Topics to be announced

3.30 PM How I Do It...Innovative Techniques and Tips from Across the State

Moderated by Felix Lui, MD, FACS, Chairman, CTACSPA Program Committee

4.30 PM The 4th Annual Resident Skills Competition
       Complete with prizes and refreshments!

Hosted by David Shapiro, MD, FACS, Assistant Chairman, CTACSPA Program Committee

Resident programs compete head-to-head in a variety of surgical events designed to test their skills!

6.30 PM Meeting Concludes