Apr
30
Sun
2023
The Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons Abstract Deadline
Apr 30 – May 1 all-day

The 56th Annual PAPS meeting is September 10-14 in Bali Indonesia. Abstract submission OPENS in April 2023!

May
1
Mon
2023
Weekly Work In Progress Session
May 1 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Stefanie Syer, Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University
Talk Title:Electronic Health Record Data, Interdependence, and The Road Ahead”

Bio: Dr. Stefanie Sebok-Syer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. She received her PhD in Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in qualitative research methodology and medical education research at the Centre for Education, Research and Innovation at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University in London, Ontario.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts a Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

May
8
Mon
2023
Monthly Work-In-Progress Session
May 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Anne Stey, MD, MSc, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Talk Title: “Improving Trauma Systems of Care”

BiographyAnne M. Stey, M.D., MSc received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University. After witnessing inefficiencies and disparities in care in New York City, she studied International Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science where she developed an interest in economic analysis. She returned to New York to complete general surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. She was then selected as one of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars at the University of California Los Angeles where she developed interests in quality measurement, and quality improvement. She worked on identifying sources of variation in cost of surgical care and the relationship between cost and quality of care. Clinically she focused on surgical critical care and trauma surgery and completed clinical fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. Her ongoing research interests are focused on issues of quality and value measurement with an underlying goal of helping the US health care system become more efficient and equitable for all Americans. Dr. Stey holds a K-award from NHLBI on the timeliness of the management of trauma related hemorrhage and trauma related coagulopathy, and is the director of the coordinating center for the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC).

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

May
22
Mon
2023
Weekly Work In Progress Session
May 22 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm


Presented by: Maria Emilia de Oliveira Montez Rath, PhD, Senior Researh Engineer, Medicine, Nephrology, Stanford University.
Talk Title: “Dialysis Effectiveness versus Medical Management in a national cohort of older adults – A Target Trial Emulation Study”

Bio: Dr. Montez-Rath is the director of the Biostatistics Core in the Division of Nephrology.  In this role, she leads the design and analysis of kidney-related clinical studies. Her work is data-driven in that she focus efforts on methodological gaps that arise in her collaborative work. At the same time, her collaborative work is steeped in addressing important clinical questions that will directly improve patient’s lives or providers care delivery.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts a Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Aug
18
Fri
2023
Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) Annual Meeting Abstract Submission Deadline
Aug 18 all-day

Welcome to the abstract submission site of the Academic Surgical Congress!

 Abstracts Submissions Open Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 12:00 AM ET |  Login & Start!

 Submissions Close on Friday, August 18, 2023 @ 11:59 PM ET

Dear Colleagues:

The 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) will take place February 6-8, 2024, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. We were so proud of the outstanding 18th Annual ASC this past February and it was only possible with your engagement and each of you submitting your best work. Next February we are excited to gather together and share our work. Our continued growth and success depend on you!

The ASC is always the best venue to hear and discuss the latest scientific advances in all disciplines of academic surgery, and the quality of the meeting depends on the submission of your best work. The breadth of work being presented includes topics in education, clinical outcomes, health services research, as well as basic and translational science. We are actively working to again provide a strong program, which will be engaging and inspiring from start to finish.

The ASC, which is jointly sponsored by the Association for Academic Surgery and the Society of University Surgeons, will accept abstract submissions until the deadline on Friday, August 18, 2023. As in previous years, abstracts will be considered for presentation in full or quickshot oral format. Full oral talks will consist of an 8-minute presentation followed by 4-minutes of discussion. The quick shot talks consist of a 3-minute oral presentation, 5 slides maximum, and 2 minutes of discussion.  Please note, we will not accept case studies this year.

Given our record-breaking abstract submission numbers over the past few years-and in order to maximize the number of participants in the ASC – we will continue to limit the number of abstracts that an individual first author may present to TWO presentations. There is no limit to the number of abstracts that may be submitted, and if more than two abstracts are accepted the two highest scoring abstracts will be selected for presentation. Please note that there is no limit on the number of abstracts in which an author may be included as a middle or senior author.

Abstracts accepted for presentation at the ASC are eligible for full manuscript submission to the Journal of Surgical Research (AAS) and Surgery (SUS). To be considered for AAS Awards, manuscripts must be submitted to the Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) by December 1, 2023. Authors must select AAS/ASC manuscript as the article type, include a reference to the ASC meeting in both the cover letter and just before the references. Otherwise, ASC manuscripts may be submitted to Surgery or the Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) by March 1, 2024 for special meeting related consideration.

We hope that each of you will make plans to join us in person in Washington, DC next year!

With very best wishes,

Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP
SUS Publications Chair
ASC Program Chair

Vikas Dudeja, MD, FACS
AAS Recorder & AAS Program Committee Chair
ASC Program Chair

Aug
23
Wed
2023
PD Bootcamp | Study Design
Aug 23 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Presented by:
Laura Graham, PhD
Health Services Research Economist
Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research and Education Center

Bio


Laura is a health services researcher with a wide variety of experience in data management and analysis, including large multi-center health services and outcomes research studies, provider survey studies, and laboratory-oriented research. Her research interest includes surgical outcomes research, informatics, and implementation science to translate evidence into practice. The bulk of her research experience is centered around the use and analysis of large administrative datasets collected by the Veterans Health Administration. She has been involved in a multitude of Health Services Research & Development funded and unfunded studies using these administrative data to assess surgical outcomes.

Sep
5
Tue
2023
Pacific Coast Surgical Association Abstract Deadline
Sep 5 all-day

PCSA 2024 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

PCSA is collecting abstract submissions for the PCSA Annual Meeting which will be held at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa, February 9-12, 2024.

Abstracts will be accepted from June 1st through September 5, 2023 at 10:00 am PDT.

AUTHORS WILL NEED TO CREATE THEIR SPEAKER PROFILE FOR SUBMISSIONS THROUGH THIS LINK.

SUBMISSION AND PORTAL INSTRUCTIONS AND FAQ MAY BE VIEWED HERE

Log into your portal account here at any time after creating your profile.

Sep
11
Mon
2023
ZOOM | Work-In-Progress Session
Sep 11 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

 


Presented by:
Kristen Davis, MPH, CAPM
Research Project Manager
S-SPIRE Center, Dept. of Surgery

Title: “Updating Your NIH Biosketch and Other Support Forms”

Bio: Kristen Davis-Lopez, MPH, CAPM is the Research Project Manager at the S-SPIRE Center. She has a background in biology as well as public health. She supports multiple principal investigators with their current funded projects as project manager. Kristen also assists with the grant submission process within the Department of Surgery acting as a liaison with the Research Management Group.

For Zoom dial-in instructions, please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Sep
13
Wed
2023
PD Bootcamp: PD Failures and Obstacles
Sep 13 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

General Surgery Former PD Resident: 

Dr. Kirbi Yelorda
Dr. Jeff Choi
Dr. Wilson Alobuia

 

Sep
18
Mon
2023
Weekly Work In Progress Session
Sep 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Nathaniel Breg, BD-STEP postdoctoral fellow at the VA Palo Alto
Talk Title: “The Effects of Changing Capitated Payments on Health Care Staffing, Contracting, Utilization, and Quality: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in the Veterans Health Administration.”

Bio: Nathaniel Breg is a BD-STEP postdoctoral fellow at the VA Palo Alto, with a joint appointment with the Department of Health Policy at Stanford. His research focuses on health care provider decision-making. He completed his Ph.D. is in public policy and management with a concentration in applied economics at Carnegie Mellon University in 2022. He previously worked on projects for CMS as an analyst at RTI International.