Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
Ineligible company
The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.
Financial Relationships
Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected. ACCME considers relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.
Conflict of Interest
Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.
The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.
Central Lines Task Force
Susan Bakewell, MS, RN-BC -Nothing to Disclose
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
Denver, CO
Gregory S. Cherr, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
Society for Vascular Surgery
SUNY-Buffalo Department of Surgery
Buffalo, NY
Peggi Guenter, PhD, RN, FAAN -Nothing to Disclose
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Silver Spring, MD
Kimberly Harrington -Nothing to Disclose
Patient Advocate
Chicago, IL
Gary E. Hartman, MD, MBA, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
American Pediatric Surgical Association
Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital
Stanford, CA
Jonathan E. Kohler, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
Pediatric Surgery
University of Wisconsin Hospitals
Madison, WI
Robin Koonce, RN, MSN, CPNP -Nothing to Disclose
American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Michael F. McGee, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Britt Meyer, PhD, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, NE-BC -Nothing to Disclose
Infusion Nurses Society
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Cathy Ready, RN -Nothing to Disclose
Home Care Nurse
Chicago, IL
Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, CNSCP, CNOR, ACNS, ACNP -Nothing to Disclose
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
Denver, CO
Daniel H. Teitelbaum, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
American Pediatric Surgical Association
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Patient Education Committee
Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC -Nothing to Disclose
John M. Daly, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
Eileen M. Duggen, MD (Resident Member) -Nothing to Disclose
David V. Feliciano, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
Frederick L. Greene, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
B.J. Hancock, MD, FACS, FRCSC -Nothing to Disclose
Dennis H. Kraus, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
Michael F. McGee, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
Michael J. Zinner, MD, FACS -Nothing to Disclose
ACS Surgical Patient Education Program
Director
Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC -Nothing to Disclose
Assistant Director
Kathleen Heneghan, PhD, RN, PN-C -Nothing to Disclose
Manager
Nancy Strand, RN, MPH -Nothing to Disclose
Program Coordinator
Amanda Bruggeman -Nothing to Disclose
