3rd Annual International Women in Surgery Career Symposium

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Continuing Professional Development

USF Health Professions Conferencing Corporation (USF HPCC)

Hyatt Regency on the Inner Harbor

Baltimore, MD

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The WIS symposium is a professional and academic event dedicated to encouraging more women to pursue careers in surgery. The Annual International WIS Career Symposium serves to discuss the issues and challenges confronting women as they seek to advance in a changing but still male-dominated field, and to share successes and advice for breaking the glass ceiling in surgery. Furthermore, the intention is to highlight the importance of advancing women toward careers in surgery by providing meaningful avenues for surgical professionals and students to interact, exchange ideas, and formulate effective strategies in advancing this important endeavor.

This symposium will promote both personal and professional growth for women in surgery. It is designed to promote and foster mentorship as well as a peer network for current and future women in surgery. It will also provide a forum to discuss contemporary issues and opportunities for women who have chosen or may choose a career in surgery. Participants will be able to interact with women who are thought leaders in surgery and pioneers in advancing women in surgery.

This symposium is designed for women who aspire for a career in surgery or wish to enhance their careers in surgery. The target audience is physicians, residents, fellows, nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, anesthesiologists, physician assistants and other healthcare professionals.

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

Actively seek out and improve upon existing mentor / mentee relationships
Identify specific issues facing women in surgery
Cultivate techniques for handling discrimination in the workplace effectively and professionally
Pursue leadership positions in surgery
Possess an understanding of the basic skills and requirements for pursuing leadership positions
Identify where and why there is need for women in leadership roles
Utilize professionalism in a discipline in which men are traditionally more predominate
Implement specific coping methods and networking skills to promote a career in a discipline in which men are traditionally more predominate
Better appreciate the need to negotiate “equal pay for equal work”
Identify and manage sex-based discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace
Identify issues and develop strategies to improve communication between female nurses and surgeons.
Generate reasonable expectations regarding lifestyle issues in residency and early career
Implement basic strategies for financial security
Recognize issues regarding pregnancy during a surgical career
Be equipped to plan for pregnancy during residency and beyond
Employ and optimize strategies for balancing children and marriage in the face of a demanding profession
Acknowledge and help further the goals for the future of women in surgery and be empowered to move toward those goals
Recognize how to improve patient outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Apply stress relieving techniques.
Determine what sub-specialty women surgeons most commonly pursue.
Discuss patient perception of women surgeons.
Summarize guidelines that will strengthen your professional image.
Review the diversity of minority groups in surgical specialties.
Interpret the discrepancies between perceived and actual earned salary of women surgeons.

Physicians:
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the co-sponsorship of USF Health and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. USF Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
USF Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: USF Health is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

A maximum of 11.5 contact hours may be earned by learners who successfully complete this continuing nursing education activity.

Others: Certificates of attendance will be available for all other attendees.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012
6:00-8:00 PM	Welcome Reception at Johns Hopkins Dept of Surgery

Friday, June 1, 2012 – Plenary Session
7:00-8:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast
8:00-8:10 AM	Welcome and Introduction: Sharona Ross, MD
8:10- 8:30 AM	Lessons Learned: Challenges and Opportunities for Women Surgeons: Kristy Weber, MD
8:30- 8:50 AM	Glass Ceiling- Does it Still Exist for Women in Surgery: Jo Buyske, MD
8:50- 9:10 AM	Managing Surgeons in the Modern World: What Women Bring to the Table: Steven Schwaitzberg, MD
9:10- 9:30 AM	How to Best Select Medical Students to Surgery: Pamela Lipsett, MD
9:30- 9:50 AM	A Decade of Experience from a Woman Chair: Julie Freischlag, MD
9:50- 10:05 AM	Break
10:05- 10:25 AM	Bridging the Communication Gap in the Operating Room: John Bond, RN, MSN, NE-BC
10:25- 10:45 AM	Patient Perception of Women Surgeons: Natalia Spinelli, MSIV & Franka Co, BS
10:45- 11:05 AM	Connecting with Your Patient: Humanism in Surgery: Leigh Neumayer, MD
11:05- 11:45 AM	Panel Question and Answer Session
11:45- 12:45 PM	LUNCH & Resources For You (Not CME)
12:45- 1:05 PM	The Importance of Having a Mentor: Nita Ahuja, MD
1:05- 1:25 PM	How to Incorporate Research into Your Surgical Practice: Alexander Rosemurgy II, MD
1:25- 2:05 PM	Professional Image Makeover: Embracing Femininity in Surgery: Natalie Jobity, MBA, MPHIL
2:05- 2:20 PM	Break
2:20- 2:40 PM	Surgeons’ Perception of Income Among Gender & Race: Heather Frohman, MSII & Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, MSIII
2:40- 3:20 PM	“Are You Paid What You Are Worth?”-The WAGE Project: Evelyn Murphy, PhD
3:20- 3:40 PM	Are We Doing Our Part to Improve Diversity?: Barbara Bass, MD
3:40- 4:00 PM	Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace: Does It Still Exist? : Martha Zeiger, MD
4:00- 4:20 PM	How to Resolve Discrimination in the Workplace: The Global Perspective: Natasha Waters, MD
4:20-4:30 PM	Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Sharona Ross, MD
4:30-5:00 PM	How to Prepare Women for Successful Careers: Patricia Numann, MD (Keynote Speaker)
5:00-5:45 PM	Panel Question and Answer Session
7:00-9:00 PM	Dinner Theater and Networking "A Lady Alone" Elizabeth Blackwell: First American Woman Doctor http://www.theatrerising.com/Elizabeth%20Blackwell/Blackwell.htm

Saturday, June 2, 2012
7:00-8:00 AM	BREAKFAST

PARALLEL SESSIONS	Fellows and Attendings Session - Moderator: Alexander Rosemurgy II, MD
8:00- 8:30 AM	How to Build a Clinical/Academic Practice- Panel: Amy Rushing, MD, Lisa Jacobs, MD, & Jennifer Heller, MD
8:30- 8:45 AM	Achieving Academic Success as a Surgical Educator: Hilary Sanfey, MB, BCh
8:45- 9:00 AM	Everyone Needs a Life Coach: Yolonda Colson, MD
9:00- 9:15 AM	80-Hour Work Week & Attrition Rate: Jo Buyske, MD
9:15- 9:30 AM	Navigation Tips for New Faculty: Landmines to Avoid, High Points to Achieve: Heena Santry, MD
9:30- 9:45 AM	Successful Promotion in Academics: Leigh Neumayer, MD
9:45-10:15 AM	Panel of Speakers: Q & A Session
10:15- 10:30 AM	Break

PARALLEL SESSIONS	Medical Students and Residents Session - Moderator: Michael Schweitzer, MD (Fellowship Council Committee Board Member)
8:00- 8:15 AM	Managing Your Debt: Nicole Kissane, MD
8:15- 8:30 AM	How to Succeed in Surgical Clerkship: The Dos and Don’ts.: Anjali S. Kumar, MD
8:30- 8:45 AM	Pregnancy in Surgical Residency: Kim Steele, MD
8:45- 9:00 AM	How to Sell Yourself in 60 Seconds: The Elevator Speech: Susan Gearhart, MD
9:00- 9:20 AM	How to Get Your First Job: Bethany Sacks, MD
9:20- 9:40 AM	Fellowships: What’s Out There?: Michael Schweitzer, MD
9:40- 10:15 AM	Panel of Speakers: Q & A Session
10:15- 10:30 AM	Break

PARALLEL SESSIONS	Vascular Surgery Session - Moderator: Eva Rzucidlo, MD
8:00- 8:20 AM	Communication Tools For Mentors To Make Them More Effective: Erica Mitchell, MD
8:20- 8:40 AM	What Should You Communicate To Your Mentor To Make You A More Successful Mentee: Robyn Macsata, MD
8:40- 9:00 AM	Boundaries That Decrease Communication Between Diverse Groups and Cultures: Donna Mendes, MD
9:00- 9:20 AM	Generation XYZ : Can The Generations Communicate Between Themselves: Debbie Sampson, MA, SPHR
9:20- 9:50 AM	Advantages That Women Have in Communicating: What We Do Well And What We Don't Do Well: Mary Munter, PhD
9:50- 10:15 AM	Panel of Speakers: Q & A Session
10:15- 10:30 AM	Break

PARALLEL SESSIONS	Operating Room Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists Session - Moderator: Larry Glazerman, MD
8:00- 8:15 AM	Workplace Bullying: Laurie Saletnik, RN
8:15- 8:30 AM	The Importance of Mentorship: Deborah Baker, DNP, CRNP
8:30- 8:45 AM	Maintaining Professionalism During Difficult Conversations: Denise Neumann, RN
8:45- 9:00 AM	Building Partnerships Among Women in the Operating Room: Julie Freischlag, MD
9:00- 9:15 AM	Improved Patient Outcomes Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Julie Lefler, MD
9:15- 9:30 AM	Stress Relieving Techniques for the Professional Woman: Martha Kennedy, RN
9:30- 10:00 AM	Panel of Speakers: Q & A Session
10:00- 10:30 AM	Break

CONTINUED PLENARY SESSIONS
10:30- 10:50 AM	A Healthy Dose of Chaos: A Surgeon’s Remedy to Burnout: Kevin Behrns, MD
10:50- 11:10 AM	How to Find Love During and After Training: Anne Lidor, MD & Lisa Wick, MD
11:10- 11:20 AM	Role Reversal: Bread Winner Instead of Bread Maker: Barbara Bass, MD
11:20- 11:40 AM	How to be a Good Role Model to Your Children: Helen Fernandes, MD (United Kingdom)
11:40- 12:00 PM	How to Balance Family and Career: Patricia Turner, MD
12:00- 1:00 PM	LUNCH
1:00- 1:20 PM	Women Surgeons and Their Sub-Specialty Destinations: Jessika Contreras, MSII & Danielle Horne, MSIV
1:20- 1:40 PM	Innovative Technological Era: LESS is More!: Silvana Perretta, MD (France)
1:40- 2:00 PM	Networking is Important!: Patricia Numann, MD
2:00- 2:20 PM	The Future of Surgery in the Face of Healthcare Reform: 2012 and Beyond: Claudia Morrissey, MD
2:20-2:30 PM	Closing Remarks: Sharona Ross, MD & Julie Freischlag, MD

Upon returning to their home institutions, women should be empowered to develop an environment more conducive for career advancement and personal growth and fulfillment. Attendees should be able to improve upon mentor / mentee relationships, possess a better understanding of the challenges that face women in surgery and how to go about overcoming those challenges, and be encouraged to push the boundaries and expand the horizons of women in surgery.

Dr. Ross

Chair

Sharona B. Ross, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director of USF Women in Surgery Initiative
Director of Endoscopic Surgery

University of South Florida
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL

Co-Chair

Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS
The William Stewart Halsted
Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Keynote Speaker

Patricia J. Numann, MD, FACS
President, American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Lloyd S. Rogers Professor of Surgery Emeritus
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY

USA Faculty
Nita Ahuja, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Erica Mitchell, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
Deborah J. Baker, DNP, CRNP Director of Nursing Department of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Claudia S. Morrissey, MD, MPH Senior Director, Save the Children US Vice President, North America Medical Women's International Association US & Canada
Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery John F. & Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Chair The Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery Executive Director, MITIE Weill Cornell Medical College Cornell University Houston, TX	Mary Munter, PhD Professor of Management Communication Tuck School of Business Dartmouth Hanover, NH
Kevin E. Behrns, MD, FACS ACS Board of Governors Chairman and Edward R. Woodward Professor University of Florida Department of Surgery Gainesville, FL	Evelyn F. Murphy, PhD President, The WAGE Project Brookline, MA
John H. Bond, Jr., RN, MSN, NE-BC Vice President of Surgical Services Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL	Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery Jon and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professor of Cancer Research University of Utah Healthcare Huntsman Cancer Hospital Salt Lake City, UT
Jo Buyske, MD, FACS Associate Executive Director American Board of Surgery (ABS) Adjunct Professor of Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA	Denise Neumann, RN, CNOR Surgical Services Education Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL
Franka Co, BS Research Associate University of South Florida Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL	Alexander S. Rosemurgy, II, MD, FACS President, Southeastern Surgical Congress (SESC) Director, Center for Digestive Disorders Tampa Medical Group Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL
Jessika Contreras, MSII Medical Student, Class of 2014 University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, FL	Eva Rzucidlo, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery Dartmouth Medical School Dartmouth-Hitchcook Medical Center Lebanon, NH
Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Women’s Lung Surgery Program Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA	Amy Rushing, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Heather Frohman, MSII Medical Student, Class of 2014 University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, FL	Bethany Sacks, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Susan Gearhart, MD, FACS, FASCRS Associate Professor Surgery and Oncology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Laurie Saletnik, RN, DNP Assistant Director of Surgical Nursing Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Balitmore, MD
Larry R. Glazerman, MD, MBA, FACOG Associate Professor and Director Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery Director, Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery Fellowship Co-Director, USF Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Pelvic Surgery Department of OB-GYN University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, FL	Debbie Sampson, MA, SPHR Instructor & Senior Director Talent Management and Organization Development Johns Hopkins University Balitmore, MD
Jennifer Heller, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Director, Johns Hopkins Vein Center Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Hillary Sanfey, MB, BCh, MHPE, FACS ACS Board of Govenors Professor of Surgery Vice Dean for Education Department of Surgery Southern Illinois University Springfield, IL
Danielle Horne, MSIV Medical Student, Class of 2012 University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, FL	Heena Santry, MD, BCh Vice Chair, RAS-ACS Executive Committee Assistant Professor of Surgery Director of Trauma Research Outcomes and Quality Assessment University of Massachusetts Medical School Boston, MA
Lisa Jacobs, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Steven Schwaitzberg, MD, FACS President, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Chief of Surgery Cambridge Health Alliance Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA
Natalie Jobity, MBA, MPHIL President, Elan Image Management	Michael Schweitzer, MD Accreditation Committee Chair of the Fellowship Council Associate Professor of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Martha M. Kennedy, PhD, RN, ACNP Nurse Practitioner, Surgical Intensive Care Co-Director, Postgraduate PA Critical Care Residency Program Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Natalia Spinelli, MSIV Medical Student, Class of 2012 University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, FL
Nicole Kissane, MD Instructor in Surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital West Roxbury Veterans Hospital Boston, MA	Kimberly Steele, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Anjali S. Kumar, MD, MPH, FACS Colon & Rectal Surgery MedStar Washington Hospital Center Assistant Professor of Surgery Georgetown University School of Medicine	Patricia L. Turner, MD, FACS Director, Member Services American College of Surgeons Associate Professor of Surgery Program Director, General Surgery Residency Medical Director, Surgical Acute Care Unit University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Julie Lefler, MD Gulf to Bay Anesthesia Associates Anesthesiologist Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL	Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, MSIII Medical Student, Class of 2013 University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, FL
Anne Lidor, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Kristy Weber, MD Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Oncology Chief, Division of Orthopedic Oncology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM Professor of Surgery, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Nursing Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Elizabeth Wick, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Robyn A. Macsata, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery Chief, Vascular Surgery Veterans Affairs Medical Center Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC	Martha A. Zeiger, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery Chief, Endocrine Surgery Director, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Donna M. Mendes, MD, FACS Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital New York, NY
European Faculty
Helen Fernandes, MBBS, FRCS, MD Chair, Women in Surgery (WinS) UK Consultant Neurosurgeon Department of Neurosurgery Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Cambridge, UK	Natasha Waters, MD Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Gynecological Laparoscopy Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit Department of Child Health University of Surrey Surrey, UK
Silvana Perretta, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery University of Strasbourg Executive Director, IRCAD Student Co-Editor European Association For Transluminal Surgery, (EATS) Strasbourg, France
Faculty Disclosure: USF Heallth adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding commercial support of continuing medical education. It is the policy of the USF Health that the faculty and planning committee disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, that relevant conflict(s) of interest are resolved and also that speakers will disclose any unlabeled/unapproved use of drug(s) or device(s) during their presentation. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course syllabus.
Planning Committee
Sharona B. Ross, MD, FACS	Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS
Franka Co, UF, USF BS	Stephanie Makar, CME Specialist, OCPD
Jessika Contreras, MSII	Natalia Spinelli, MSIV
Heather Frohman, MSII	Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, MSIII
Danielle Horne, MSIV	Stephanie Willet, MSIV

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Attendee	Until 5/4/12	After 5/4/12
Physician	$250	$275
Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, PA, or Fellow*	$100	$125
Resident* or Student*	$50	$75
Guest Fee for Welcome Reception (free to registrant)	$35	$35
Ticket for Theater & Networking Dinner (applies to both registrants and guests)	$50	$50

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Cancellations must be requested in writing via fax to 813-974-3217 or e-mail to cpdsupport@health.usf.edu, and received by May 21, 2012 in order to receive a refund. A $35 cancellation fee will be assessed to cover administrative costs. There are no refunds for no-shows or for cancellations received after May 21, 2012; however, substitutions are welcome without penalty.
USF Health reserves the right to cancel this activity due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of such cancellation, only the registration fee will be returned to the registrant. USF Health will not be responsible for travel expenses incurred by the participant in case of cancellation.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Friday, June 1, 2012 – Plenary Session

Saturday, June 2, 2012