Postgraduate Course in Surgery by MUSC

48th Annual Postgraduate Course in Surgery is organized by Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and will be held from Apr 25 - 27, 2019 at Hyatt place charleston/historic district, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.

Accreditation :
CME Credit
The Medical University of South Carolina designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PA Credit
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and Prescribed credit from AAFP from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. The MUSC Office of CME provides certificates to PAs with a statement, approved by AAPA, that PAs may receive a maximum of 16.50 AAPA Category 1 Credits for this conference.
Nursing Credit
Most states accept CMEs that apply to specific nursing specialties as nursing continuing education. Please check with your respective State Board of Nursing to ascertain the equivalent number of contact hours offered for 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Course Descritpion :
The 48th Annual Postgraduate Course in Surgery is intended to update practicing surgeons on current topics, concepts, issues and problems relative to the broad field of general surgery. Guest faculty and MUSC faculty will conduct this course, which is sponsored by the Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with the course faculty through case presentations, panel discussions and during scheduled breaks.

Course Objectives :
At the conclusion of this conference you should be better able to:
• Formulate treatment and management plans for the broad area of general surgery and in GI, endocrine and breast cancer surgery.
• Implement strategies to prevent or minimize complications. Specific learning objectives will be included in the online agenda beginning in February 2019.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.