Conferences and Scholarly Activities

> Surgical Grand Rounds/Core Curriculum
> Basic Science Conference
> Practice Based Learning Enviroment Conference (Morbidity And Mortality Conference)
> Dr. Fegelman Rounds
> Dr. Ogg Rounds
> Attending Lectures
> Cancer Conference
> Journal Club
> Research Methodology
> Research Projects
> Clinical Review
> Academic Calendar
> Risk Management Conference
> Cincinnati Surgical Society
> Vascular Surgery Conference

Surgical Grand Rounds/Core Curriculum

This conference is held Wednesday morning and is moderated and coordinated by Dr. Russell Vester. Each session may include one or more case presentations followed by a didactic lecture covering a topic pertaining to the case presented. Topics should include surgical anatomy, physiology, pathology, surgical history, pharmacology and nutrition as they relate to the presentation. This academic session will be prepared by a resident, faculty or visiting professor. All residents are required to present at least one Grand Rounds each year.

Basic Science Conference

This weekly conference is held each Wednesday morning. It is coordinated by the Attending Staff and run by the two chief residents. Topics such as cardiology, fluid and electrolytes balance, acid-base, vascular surgery, gastrointestinal disease, and endocrinology are covered in order to prepare the residents for ABSITE issues and board examinations. Clinical review, along with other tutorials, is used as the foundation for this conference.

Practice Based Learning Enviroment Conference
(Morbidity And Mortality Conference)

Coordinated by Dr. Vester, this conference, held on Wednesday morning, precedes Grand Rounds, which is made up of case presentations followed by discussion pertinent to those cases. Topics include operative complications and problems in wound healing, shock and circulatory physiology, fluid and electrolyte balance, metabolic response to injury and surgical nutrition. The resident who participated in the patient’s care is responsible for preparing complications for the conference. Residents are strongly encouraged to bring recent data/literature that may illustrate an improvement and/or current therapy.

Dr. Fegelman Rounds

This weekly conference is held on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. and is coordinated by Dr. Elliott J. Fegelman and the general surgery faculty. The surgical residents present surgical cases to the attending faculty. In-depth discussion and pertinent radiographs are incorporated along with floor rounds. The topics each week are at the discretion of the chief residents.

Dr. Ogg Rounds

This is a weekly conference that explores deficiencies in knowledge, based on Clinical Review. The conference is held on Fridays at noon and follows the academic reading schedule. A complex ABSIE exam and review is completed during the year.

Cancer Conference

All conferences are attended by radiology, oncology, pathology and surgery attendings to allow for a multi disciplinary discussion on current cancer cases and their treatments. This conference includes breast-specific conference on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Solid tumor conference is held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, and Thoracic tumor conference is held on the first and third Fridays of the Month.

Journal Club

Two or three papers are assigned monthly to the residents. At the conferences, the papers are presented by the residents and discussed. This conference is held on Wednesdays in the mornings.

Research Methodology

The research efforts of the residents are under the tutelage of Dr. Charles Mesh, a vascular surgeon within the Department of Surgery. Dr. Mesh acts as the resident mentor in assisting with the identification of research questions, the development of the research design studies, the collection and analysis of data and the final reporting of outcomes, whether through a poster session, presentation or publication.

To assist the research activities of the residency program, particularly with data collection and analysis, the department has enlisted the expertise of the biostatisticians from University of Cincinnati Department of Environmental Health. Dr. Rakesh Shukla and his staff provide the statistical insights for a sound research design to the residents throughout the course of the scholarly inquiry.

Readings Required:

1. Clinical Review (Surgisphere)– online surgical text with questions that are reviewed with attending staff.
   
2. Schwartz text (PGY-1 - 3)
   
3. Cameron text (PGY-4 & 5)
   
4. Moore vascular text
   
5. ICU manual

Academic Calendar

Weekly Schedule
 

	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI	SAT	SUN
5:30	A.M. Report & Rounds	A.M. Report & Rounds	A.M. Report & Rounds	A.M. Report & Rounds	A.M. Report & Rounds	A.M. Report & Rounds	A.M. Report & Rounds
7:00			Grand Rounds / MM
7:30	O.R.	O.R.		O.R.	O.R.	O.R.
8:00			Tumor Board Journal Club Vascular Conf.
9:00			Basic Science
9:30
10:00	Surgery Clinic		O.R.
11:00	Surgery Clinic
12:00	Surgery Clinic				Dr. Ogg Rounds
1:00
1:30
2:00
3:00
4:00
4:30		Dr. Fegelman Rounds
5:00	Check-Out Rounds	Check-Out Rounds	Check-Out Rounds	Check-Out Rounds	Check-Out Rounds

Risk Management Conference

This conference, which is held annually, is led by Kristine Odom, Director of Risk Management. During this conference, residents discuss topics on ethics, practice management and medical-legal issues.

Cincinnati Surgical Society

This meeting is held once a quarter at Kingsgate Conference Center at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. It features visiting professors of surgery from prominent medical centers and institutions throughout the United States and Canada. This meeting is an opportunity for surgical residents from all three of the training programs in Cincinnati to mingle and interface with faculty and program staff.

Vascular Surgery Conference

Vascular conference is held on one Wednesday morning per month. This conference schedule was developed by Dr. Charles Mesh and it allows for a major vascular text to be read and discussed on a two-year cycle.