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Explore the agenda and discover the groundbreaking research and expert-led discussions that await. This is your opportunity to tailor your learning experience and maximize your networking opportunities.
Program at a Glance
Monday, May 12th
- Registration Desk Open1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- President’s Fundraiser to Benefit the Society6:00 pm – 9:00 pmUnion Trust: 717 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Additional ticket required
Tuesday, May 13th
- Registration Desk Open7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Breakfast7:00 am – 8:00 am
- Abstracts & Mini-Orals8:00 am – 8:50 amMini-Orals Session I
Abstracts MO 1 – 10Mini-Orals Session II
Abstracts MO 11 – 20
- Abstracts & Mini-Orals8:55 am – 9:40 amMini-Orals Session III
Abstracts MO 21 – 29Mini-Orals Session IV
Abstracts MO 30 – 38
- Fellowship Update9:45 am – 10:30 amFellowship Update: “State of the Art”
Primer on Phage Therapy
History of Antibiotics
- Break10:30 am – 10:45 am
- Scientific Session I10:45 am – 12:00 pmTop 10 Presentations
Abstracts 1- 5
- Lunch12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Equity Tableside Panel1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- President’s Address2:00 pm – 3:00 pm“Make the Impossible, Possible”
Marc Jeschke, MD, PhD, FACS, FCAHS, FCCM, FRCS (C)
Vice President Research – Hamilton Health Sciences
Medical Director Burn Program – Hamilton Health Sciences
Professor of Surgery – McMaster University
- Break3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
- Update Symposium from Fellowship3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
- Update from Foundation Award Recipient4:00 pm – 4:20 pmModerators: Gregory Beilman & Lillian Kao
“The Impact of Health Literacy on Infections after Surgical Treatment (Health LIT Study)”
Presenter: Krislynn M. Mueck, MD, MPH – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston“Analyzing the impact of lysophosphatidylcholine release from adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles on neutrophil function in sepsis”
Presenter: Anahita Jalilvand, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University - Scientific Session II4:20 pm – 5:15 pmTop 10 Presentations
Abstracts 6 – 10
- Annual Business Meeting5:15 pm – 6:00 pm(Members Only)
Wednesday, May 14th
- Registration Desk Open7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Breakfast7:00 am – 8:00 am
- Scientific Session III8:00 am – 9:00 amAbstracts 11-15
- General Session9:00 am – 10:00 am“A Path Toward Precision Medicine for Sepsis”
- Break10:00 am – 10:15 am
- General Session10:15 am - 11:15 am“Translating Back to the Bedside”
Updates of guidelines from Therapeutics and Guidelines Committee
- Stanford and Louise Blake Lectureship11:15 am – 12:00 pm“Prevention of Surgical Infections in the Austere Environment”
Abstracts MO 39 – 41
- Lunch12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Scientific Session IV1:00 pm – 2:00 pmAbstracts 16 – 20
- Altemeier Address2:00 pm – 3:00 pm“Optimizing Antibiotic Use and Patient Outcomes in Surgical Infections in the Era of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance”
Sara Cosgrove, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Break3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
- Scientific Session V3:15 pm – 4:15 pmAbstracts 21 – 25
- Mini-Orals V & VI4:20 pm – 5:20 pmMini-Orals Session V
Abstracts MO 42 – 50Mini-Orals Session VI
Abstracts MO 51 – 60
- Awards Banquet6:30 pm – 8:30 pm