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56th Symposium
2010 SAFCS Meeting is scheduled for San Antonio, TX from 11-15 April 2010. Registration is currently OPEN online

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SURGICAL CURRENCY AND SKILLS RETENTION


SUNDAY, 11 APRIL 2010, THE HISTORIC MENGER HOTEL
DRESS CODE—CASUAL

1300-1800 Office - Lee

1400-1800 Registration - Prefunction

1300-1700 Exhibitor Set Up - Prefunction

1500-1800 Board of Governors Meeting - Cavalier

1800-2200 Welcome Reception - Minuet



SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SURGICAL CURRENCY AND SKILLS RETENTION


MONDAY, 12 APRIL 2010, THE HISTORIC MENGER HOTEL
DRESS CODE—BDU/ABU

0700-1700 Office - Lee
0700-1700 Registration/Prefunction
0700-0800 Continental Breakfast/Prefunction
0700-1530 Exhibits Open

0730-0800 Opening Ceremonies – Colors, Anthem, Invocation Ballroom ABC
Welcome General Officers

0800-0820 Opening Remarks & President’s Address
Lt Col Alan Murdock

0820-0840 Surgical Services Update
Lt Col Alan Murdock

0840-0930 Surgeon General’s Update
Charles B. Green, Lieutenant General, USAF, MC, CFS

0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitors Prefunction

1000-1115 MTF Commander Presentations Ballroom ABC
Presenters

1115-1145 Question and Answer Session with the Surgeon General

1145-1300 PRESIDENTS’ LUNCHEON Minuet
William Gunnar, MD, JD – VA National Director of Surgery

1300-1430 Specialty Consultants Ballroom ABC
Ophthalmology
ENT
OMFS
Plastic Surgery
Anesthesiology
General Surgery
Trauma/Critical Care

1430-1500 Break & Visit with the Exhibitors Prefunction

1500-1530 Specialty Consultants Ballroom ABC
Vascular Surgery
Cardiothoracic/Thoracic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery

1530-1630 Plugge Lecture Ballroom ABC
E. Matthew Ritter, Major, USAF, MC

1630 Informal Dinners/Meetings On Your Own


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TUESDAY, 13 APRIL 2010, THE HISTORIC MENGER HOTEL
DRESS CODE—BDU/ABU

0700-1700 Office Lee
0700-1700 Registration/Prefunction
0700-0800 Continental Breakfast/Prefunction
0700-1530 Exhibits Open

0800-1200 Scientific Sessions (See Detailed Schedules)

0800-1200 General & Plastic Surgery (Col David Smith) Ballroom A
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters

0800-1200 Anesthesiology (Major Christopher Nagy) Ballroom B
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters

0800-1200 Ophthalmology/ENT/OMFS (Major Vasudha Panday) Ballroom C
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters

0800-1200 Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (Lt Col Jeffrey McNeil) Patio
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters

1130-1300 Lunch On Your Own

1300–1400 Robert E. Lee Memorial Lecture Ballroom ABC
Thomas V. Whalen, MD, FACS – Chair, RRC for Surgery

1400-1500 Paul W. Myers Award for Excellence in Resident Ballroom ABC
Research Competition
1400-1500 Presenters

1500-1530 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor

1530-1630 Paul W. Myers Award for Excellence in Resident Ballroom ABC
Research Competition
1530-1630 Presenters

1800 Residents’ Knowledge Bowl/SAFCS Business Meeting Minuet
Moderator: William B. Perry, Colonel, USAF, MC


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WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 2010, THE HISTORIC MENGER HOTEL
DRESS CODE—BDU/ABU

0700-1700 Office - Lee
0700-1700 Registration/Prefunction
0700-0800 Continental Breakfast/Prefunction
0700-1530 Exhibits Open

0800-1630 Scientific Sessions (See Detailed Schedules)

0800-1630 General & Plastic Surgery (Col David Smith) Ballroom A
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters
1130-1300 Lunch On Your Own
1300-1430 Presenters
1430-1500 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1500-1630 Presenters

0800-1630 Anesthesiology (Major Christopher Nagy) Ballroom B
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters
1130-1300 Lunch On Your Own
1300-1430 Presenters
1430-1500 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1500-1630 Presenters

0800-1630 Ophthalmology/ENT/OMFS (Major Vasudha Panday) Ballroom C
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters
1130-1300 Lunch On Your Own
1300-1430 Presenters
1430-1500 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1500-1630 Presenters

0800-1530 Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (Lt Col Jeffrey McNeil) Patio
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters
1130-1300 Lunch On Your Own
1300-1430 Presenters
1430-1500 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1500-1630 Presenters

0800-1530 Urology (Lt Col Edie Canby-Hagino) Minuet
0800-0930 Presenters
0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitor
1000-1130 Presenters
1130-1300 Lunch On Your Own


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WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 2010, THE HISTORIC MENGER HOTEL (CONTINUED)
DRESS CODE—BDU/ABU

1800-1900 Reception/Prefunction
1900-2300 Awards Banquet - Minuet
DRESS: MESS DRESS SUGGESTED
Pre-registration – Ticket Required (Vendors, Family & Friends Welcome)


SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

THURSDAY, 15 APRIL 2010, THE HISTORIC MENGER HOTEL
DRESS CODE—BDU/ABU

0700-1700 Office-Lee
0700-1700 RegistrationPrefunction
0700-0800 Continental Breakfast/Prefunction
0700-1530 Exhibits Open

0800-1630 Trauma Session (Col Warren Dorlac)
Ballroom ABC

0800-0830 OIF/OEF – JTTS Update
George Costanzo, Colonel, USAF, MC

0830-0900 JTTS Deployment Update
Warren Dorlac, Colonel, USAF, MC

0900-0930 Presenters

0930-1000 Break & Visit with the Exhibitors

1000-1200 Presenters

1200-1330 Lunch on Your Own

1330-1500 Trauma Paper Competition Presenters

1500-1530 Break & Visit with the Exhibitors

1530-1600 Trauma Award Presentation

1530 Exhibitor Tear Down

1400-1600 Board of Governors Meeting

1600 Adjourn