Surgery Teaching Conference Series

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Surgery.
 
Title: The 21st Annual James Foster Society Lectureship in Minimal Access, Maximum Judgement: Choosing Wisely in Cardiac Surgery
Speaker: Anthony Tran, MD, MS
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Lectureship agenda below)
Location: UConn Health 263 Farmington Ave Farmington, CT 06032 Main Building – Keller Auditorium or join by zoom
 
Meeting ID: 819 4596 3482
Passcode: 530994
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Session Attendance Code: ZUBFED
 
Lectureship Agenda:
8:15-8:45am: Session Check-in
9:00-10:30am: Lecture (CME credits provided)
10:30-10:25am: Q/A session
10:45-11:00am: Break
11:00-12:00pm: planned other non-CME activities
 

Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):

  1. Evaluate all possible options to achieve a specific outcome.
  2. Illustrate enough about open and minimally invasive surgery to leverage it as a tool.
  3. Apply these tools when it is appropriate.
  4. Describe their obligation is to the patient, and to practice the safest/best outcome within your skillset.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Anthony Tran in their role as [speaker] for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Speaker Off-label Statement: Dr. Anthony Tran will be discussing an off-labeled, or investigational use of the robotic intuitive system considered off-label for cardiac surgery that is widely practiced.

Target Audience:  Practicing physicians, medical residents and fellows, medical students, and other healthcare professionals such as nurses, physician assistants (PAs), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _ 1.5 _ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABS Accreditation Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
Activity Director & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals to be mitigated.
Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Session date: 
04/03/2026 - 9:00am to 12:00pm EDT
Location: 
UConn Health - Keller Auditorium
263 Farmington Ave Farmington
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.50 ABS Accredited CME
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Participation
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