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Surgical Conference Set for Feb. 11- 13 in Scottsdale

 

PHOENIX (Jan. 15, 2010) -- The 38th Annual Phoenix Surgical Symposium will be held Feb. 11 through Feb. 13 at the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center. The conference is jointly sponsored by Banner Health and The Phoenix Surgical Society.

The symposium is a three-day postgraduate course designed to present a review of current knowledge. Each day’s session begins with a continental breakfast followed by a series of presentations by a nationally recognized faculty. There will be opportunities for informal interaction with the faculty during the breaks and lunches.

Faculty members include:

  • Hiram S. Cody III MD
    Attending Surgeon
    Breast Service, Department of Surgery
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Professor of Clinical Surgery
    The Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    New York, NY
  • James W. Davis MD, FACS
    Faculty
    Department of Surgery
    UCSF/Fresno University Medical Center
    Fresno, Calif.
  • Frederic E. Eckhauser MD, FACS
    Professor of Surgery
    Director of Clinical Operations
    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Baltimore, MD
  • Morris E. Franklin, Jr. MD, FACS
    Director
    Texas Endosurgery Institute
    San Antonio, Texas
  • Alan Thorson MD
    Clinical Professor of Surgery
    Creighton University School of Medicine
    University of Nebraska College of Medicine
    Program Director
    Colon and Rectal Surgery
    Creighton University
    Omaha, Neb.
  • Michael Yeh MD, FACS
    Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medicine
    UCLA Endocrine Surgical Unit
    Endocrine Surgical Program
    Los Angeles, Calif.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Banner Health System and The Phoenix Surgical Society.  Banner Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.

Banner Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration costs for physicians range from $550 to $600; registration costs for residents (with letter from their chair) range from $250 to $300.

For more information or to register, please download this form or go to www.phoenixsurgicalsociety.com

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