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.
Planning Committee and Disclosures
Andrea Parker, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Anoosha Moturu, MD, MS - Nothing to disclose
Belay Mellese, MD - Nothing to disclose
Chris Dodgion, MD, MSPH, MBA, FCS (ECSA), FACS - Nothing to disclose
Girma Tefera, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Madhushree Zope, MD - Nothing to disclose
Michael Mwachiro, MBChB, MPH, FACS, FCS(ECSA) - Nothing to disclose
Robert Parker, MD, MPH, FACS, FCS (ECSA) - Nothing to disclose
Syed Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Colleen Fleming - Nothing to disclose
Lauren Muskara, MS - Nothing to disclose
Planning Committee and Disclosures to a Previous Course Version: The ACS Quality Improvement Course: The Basics
Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS, FACS - Faculty, for this educational event, has financial relationship(s) with Wolters Kluwer: Section Editor, UptoDate, Royalties
Colleen Fleming - Nothing to disclose
Emily Hoffmann - Nothing to disclose
