Program Description: 

This educational activity is designed to incorporate evidence-based pathophysiology, diagnosis, and/or treatment of surgical disorders into clinical practice. Speakers will utilize their personal, institutional, and evidence-based experience to address patient health care conditions requiring clinical and surgical treatment. Speakers will also utilize departmental quality improvement data, M&M data, and patient safety data to improve outcomes of surgical disease and other aspects of surgical patients’ general health. Evidence-based data regarding the changing aspects/newer approaches to surgical disease will be analyzed, and critical issues related to surgery within the broader scope of American health care will be discussed.

Key Words: Surgery, Surgical Innovation, Surgical Education

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

"Sharpening Skills: the Evolution of Surgical Education and Training"

  • Interpret key milestones in the evolution of surgical education, including apprenticeship models, the development of residency programs, and the transformation to structured training systems.
  • Analyze contemporary approaches to surgical skill development, including simulation-based training, structured coaching, and video review, to evaluate their impact on competency and patient safety.
  • Evaluate emerging models of individualized surgical education, including Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and competency-based assessment, and predict their implications for the future of surgical training.

"Augmenting Surgical Care with AnAI: Exploring the Utility of Large Language Models"

  • Differentiate large language models (LLMs) from traditional machine learning approaches and explain their relevance to surgical care.Identify current applications of LLMs in surgical practice, quality improvement, and research.
  • Analyze current and emerging applications of LLMs in surgical practice, quality improvement initiatives, and research workflows.
  • Evaluate limitations, ethical considerations, and safety risks associated with LLM-based clinical tools and identify safeguards for responsible integration into surgical practice.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director:
Jacqueline Blank, MD
Assistant Professor 
Department of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert
 
Speaker:
Adhitya Ramamurthi
Research Resident
Department of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert
 
Hannah Holland
Resident Year 4
Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Jacqueline Blank
  • Hannah Holland
  • Adhitya Ramamurthi

Contact

Name: 
Liz Padilla
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-1829
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
02/25/2026 - 7:30am to 8:30am CST
Location: 
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Avenue
Helfaer Auditorium
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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