Academic Surgery in the Time of COVID-19
How to optimize your research during the pandemic
In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, many academic institutions are facing challenges in conducting existing research while discovering new opportunities in surgical research. In this webinar titled Association for Academic Surgery Town Hall, the leaders and experts in surgical research will discuss strategies on how to optimize your research during the pandemic. Topics to be covered in this webinar will include identification of challenges and opportunities in conducting basic & translational and health services research and how to address ethical issues in conducting research during the pandemic.
Session Moderators:
Mio Kitano, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
University of Texas Health San Antonio
Lillian Erdahl, MD
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Breast Surgeon, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery – Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery
Presenters:
Sundeep Keswani, MD
Surgical Director of Research, Texas Children’s Hospital
Clayton Endowed Chair in Surgical Research
Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS
John B. Murphy Professor of Surgery
Vice President – Quality, Northwestern Medicine
Director, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC)
Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Anji Wall, MD, PhD
Transplant Surgeon
Baylor University Medical Center
Adjunct Associate Professor
Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Brittany K. Bankhead-Kendall, MD, MS
Fellow/Administrative Chief, Surg. Crit. Care
GME Rep.,MGH Exec.Co. on Teaching/Education
Harvard Medical School – Mass. Gen. Hospital