2013 Advocacy Day Agenda

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Massachusetts Chapter of the ACS 2013 Quality and Safety Day
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Great Hall of Flags
Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA

"When in distress every man becomes our neighbor."
Dr. John Collins Warren and Dr. James Jackson

Surgeons and Legislators Meet to Discuss the Surgical Response to the Marathon Bombings

Learning Objectives:

• To present the surgical experience and impressions of the April 15, 2013 bombing during the Boston Marathon
  
  
• To address the issues that affect surgeons in Massachusetts and enable an understanding of a surgeons’ scope of practice
  
  
• To continue the dialogue established with legislators and their staff in 2012 and maintain an ongoing relationship with them
  
  

9:00 am		Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 am – 9:45 am		Welcome and Introductions Terry Buchmiller, FACS, President, MCACS Children's Hospital, Boston, MA Peter T. Masiakos, MD, FACS Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
9:45 am - 10:45 am		The Surgical Experience and Impressions of the Marathon Bombing on April 15th Panel: "State of Trauma in Massachusetts" (8 Minute Presentations / 2 Minute Discussions) Moderator: Former State Senator Steven A. Baddour, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Panelists: Peter A. Burke, MD, FACS Boston Medical Center George C. Velmahos, MD, FACS Massachusetts General Hospital Russell J. Nauta, MD, FACS Mount Auburn Hospital Frederick H. Millham, MD, FACS Newton-Wellesley Hospital Chairman of the State Trauma Committee
11:00 am		John Collins Warren Award Presentation Presented to Robert A. DeLeo, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
11:10 am		Senate President and invited guests to give remarks
11:30 am		Presentation of Citations: The Honorable Robert A. DeLeo and The Honorable Therese Murray
11:45 am		Group Photo - Grand Staircase
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm		Surgeons to visit with Legislators and Staff
2:00 pm		Adjourn
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.