Please join the Department of Surgery for the Association of Women Surgeons visiting professor series.
SPEAKER: Marion C. W. Henry, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP
Professor of Plastic Surgery in Division of Pediatric Surgery | University of Chicago
TITLE: “Pediatric Surgery Advocacy: Raising our Voices for the Future”
DATE: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
LOCATION: 956 Court Avenue (Coleman Building, North Auditorium)
TIME: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
OBJECTIVES:
- Knowledge: Define surgical advocacy and activism.
- Abilities & Skills: Describe how to use medical skill sets through advocacy to impact change.
- Medical Practice & Care Provided: Share how advocacy work can help with meaning and purpose and prevent burnout.
- Patient Outcomes: Discuss the role of advocacy in academic medicine. Learn how successes in advocacy can lead to improvements in patient well-being and health.
DISCLOSURES: Dr. Henry has disclosures with the following companies: ICON plc, Novo Nordissk, Eli Lilly, McKesson, Medpace Holdings, Vertex Pharma, Apellis Pharma, Catalyst Pharma, Oscar Health, RxSight, TransMedics Group, Pro Medicus, Siegfried Holding, and Ypsomed Holding.
ACCREDITATION: The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT: The University of Tennessee College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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