Those events listed as 'lecture' or 'grand rounds' are open to the public.
Department of Surgery conference and grand rounds schedules;
pending professional meeting abstract deadlines:
Upcoming Special Events
Thursday, October 8
7th Annual David Tapper, M.D. Endowed Lectureship in Pediatric Surgery presented by Tom Jaksic, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Jaksic is an Associate in Surgery at Children’s Hospital Boston and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. His lecture begins at 8:00 a.m. at the Seattle Children’s Wright Auditorium.
For further information, contact Sara at (206) 987-1462 or sara.battin@seattlechildrens.org.
Thursday, October 29
Surgical Outcomes Research Center (SORCE) Symposium, “Reinventing Surgery: Creating a System That Works”
Experts in the field of surgical safety and quality from the University of Washington and the Seattle area will be discussing the current surgical system and the work being done to decrease variation in safety, quality, and inappropriate care.
Please RSVP for this event, as space is limited. Contact Sarah at (206) 221-7453 or sorce@u.washington.edu.
Friday, October 30
60th Annual Strauss Lecture and Harkins Symposium
Strauss Lecture – presented by Dr. Richard Karl
4:00 p.m. in Health Sciences Hogness Auditorium
Reception to Follow
Dr. Richard Karl is Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Surgery at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and a Senior Member of the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. We are honored to have him present this milestone event. His Lecture will be, “Protection from Harm: How Medicine Can Learn From Airplanes and Submarines.”
Annual Harkins Resident Education Symposium
Museum of History and Industry,
7:00 AM – 2:30 PM
15 technical and abstract presentations by UW Faculty and local experts and presentation of the Harkins Lecture by Dr. Richard Karl, our honored Strauss Lecturer for 2009.
For further information, contact, Jennie L. Paxson (206) 543-9668 or jpaxson4@uw.edu
Friday, January 22, 2010
16th Annual Department of Surgery Resident Research Symposium and Helen & John Schilling Lecture presented by Dr. Jeffrey Matthews.
Dr. Matthews is the Dallas B. Phemister Professor and Chair in the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago. The exact time and location of both the Resident Research Symoposium and lecture will be posted in the near future.
For further information, contact, Jennie L. Paxson (206) 543-9668 or jpaxson4@uw.edu
Comprehensive professional association meetings:
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