Surgical Care
A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Conference Center
Chicago
10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Phil B. Fontanarosa, M.D., M.B.A., Executive Deputy Editor, JAMA
Bio
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Surgeon Recommendations and Receipt of Mastectomy for Treatment of Breast Cancer
Monica Morrow, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Bio | Slides
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Outcomes Following Endovascular vs. Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Frank A. Lederle, M.D., Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis
Bio | Slides
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Comparative Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive vs. Open Radical Prostatectomy
Jim C. Hu, M.D., M.P.H., Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Bio | Slides
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Risks of Complications by Attending Physicians After Performing Nighttime Procedures
Jeffrey M. Rothschild, M.D., M.P.H., Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Bio | Slides
