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ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC SURGERY AND SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY SURGEONS—ABSTRACTS
3.11. Risk Factors for Interhospital Transfer After Emergency Abdominal Surgery. D. N. Holena,1 C. E. Reinke,3 B. G. Carr,3 A. M. Mills,4 R. R. Kelz2; 1University of Pennsylvania - Division of Traumatology, Philadelphia, PA; 2 University of Pennsylvania - Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA; 3University of Pennsylvania - Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA; 4 University of Pennsylvania - Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 3.12. Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile Colitis in Hospitalized Patients in the United States. C. V. Mehta,1 S. Vaid,1 A. Adedeji,1 D. Vibhakar,1 T. Bell,1 R. Grim,1 V. Ahuja1,2; 1York Hospital, York, PA; 2Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
3.13. Maximizing the Utility of the Morbidity and Mortality Conference for Quality Improvement and Safety Initiatives. H. L. Chang, R. Thielke, L. D. Cassidy, M. J. Arca; Children?s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 3.14. The Cost-effectiveness of Elective Ventral Hernia Repair. A. Stey, M. Danzig, S. Yin, C. Divino; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
3.15. Day of Surgery not Associated with Length of Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy. C. Merkhofer,1 A. Kothari,1 S. Kolonko,2 T. Bretl,3 T. L. Weigel1,3; 1University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; 2University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science, Madison, WI; 3University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 3.16. Repair of Femoral Hernias Improves Quality of Life (QOL). I. Belyansky, V. B. Tsirline, A. Walters, A. E. Lincourt, B. Heniford; Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
3.17. The Use of a Research Registry Improves Patient Recruitment in Surgical Research. R. C. Wright C. M. Mueller; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
F. Douville,2 M. Rousseau,1 L. Ct,1 F. Legare3; 1Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec; 2Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec; 3 Research Axis on Knowledge Transfer and Evaluation of Health Technologies and Interventions, Quebec City, Quebec
4.3. Validity and Reliability of a Sensor Enabled Intubation Trainer. N. Issa, L. Salud, K. Woods, C. Pugh; Northwestern University Department of Surgery, Chicago, IL 4.4. Get on Your Boots: Preparing Fourth Year Medical Students for a Career in Surgery, Using a Competency-Based Curriculum to Teach Professionalism. C. S. Hultman, A. Connolly, E. G. Halvorson, P. Rowland, M. O. Meyers, G. F. Sheldon, A. F. Drake, A. A. Meyer; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
4.5. The Effect of Timely Completion of an Objective Assessment Tool. K. Laeeq, D. A. Diaz Voss Varela, M. U. Malik, H. W. Francis, N. I. Bhatti; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 4.6. Value of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Training in a Fourth-Year Medical School Advanced Surgical Skills Elective. D. A. Edelman, M. A. Mattos, D. L. Bouwman; Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
4.7. Prospective Analysis of the 2-Year Outcomes from a Competency-Based Preparatory Course for the PGY-1 Resident: Modeling Standards for the Future. M. B. Antonoff, C. A. Green, J. A. Swanson, M. A. Maddaus, J. D’Cunha; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
4.8. New Resident Clinical Simulations to Improve Communication and Team Performance. L. C. Sakata,1 C. I. Anderson,1 L. Laczynski,2 J. A. Ghiardi,2 B. D. Mosher1; 1 Michigan State University Department of Surgery, Lansing, MI; 2Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI
3.18. Variability of NSQIP Assessed Surgical Quality Based on Age and Disease Process. R. F. Goldberg, A. RosalesVelderrain, T. Clarke, M. A. Buchanan, J. A. Stauffer, S. A. McLaughlin, H. J. Asbun, C. Smith, S. P. Bowers; Mayo Clinic - Florida, Jacksonville, FL
4.9. Use of Mobile Learning Module Improves Skills in Chest Tube Insertion. J. S. Davis, G. D. Garcia, M. M. Wyckoff, S. Alsafran, J. M. Graygo, K. F. Withum, C. I. Schulman; University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
EDUCATION 1: SKILLS TRAINING & CURRICULUM
4.10. Laparoscopic Simulation Training? Does Timing Impact the Quality of Skills Acquisition? E. M. Bonrath,1,2 E. Rijcken,1 M. Fritz,1 B. Weber,1 N. Senninger,1 T. P. Grantcharov2; 1University of Muenster, Muenster, NRW; 2St. Micheal’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
4.1. Teaching Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Pediatric Patients to Mid Level Surgical Residents: An Early Experience. H. S. Nerkar, S. C. Burjonrappa; Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 4.2. Competency Documentation in Residency Training: A Challenging Pathway. E. Desrosiers,1 M. Lacasse,1
4.11. Who Teaches the Medical Student and in What Setting: Comparison of Student Reported Experience and Faculty Opinion for Teaching Basic Procedural Skills. J. Carr, J. J. Dehmer, K. D. Amos, T. M. Farrell, A. A. Meyer, M. O. Meyers; University of North Carolina, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Chapel Hill, NC