2025 Call for Meeting Content

Submit your ideas today!

The 2025 ACS-AEI Program Chairs are soliciting educational topics for the ACS Surgical Simulation Summit to be held March 20 -21, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your expertise and insights to the annual meeting.

We are seeking a wide range of topics that focus on the delivery of simulation-based surgical education and training. We invite you to submit a topic for a session and either volunteer to be the presenter or nominate someone for this role. Anyone who presents is expected to register and attend the Summit in-person, on-site in Chicago.

Keep in mind that the ACS Surgical Simulation Summit attracts a multidisciplinary audience comprised of clinical (surgeons, physicians, fellows, residents, medical students ) and nonclinical (directors, administrators, educators, researchers, engineers, sim techs) staff and leadership from all types of AEIs (academic medical centers, hospitals, military, etc.) so the Program Committee is interested in topics that meet the needs of all attendees.

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* 1. What is the topic/title of your proposed session? (please be clear, short, and descriptive)

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* 2. Please select which type of session would be best suited for your topic. Please note: CME will be offered for all session types.

Management, Operations, Research, and Education (MORE) Session - track/ forum to address a wide range of topics related to directing and managing a simulation center. While this session is open to anyone, it typically attracts those who are responsible for the administration of simulation-based surgical education. The format could be a panel or an interactive session. This type of session usually lasts up to 2 hours.

Workshop - used to develop the skills of attendees in an interactive, hands-on manner. Tangible takeaways should be offered. Staff will work with you to determine what resources (AV, etc.) are needed for the workshop. This type of session usually lasts up to 2 hours.

Special Interest Group - enables attendees sharing a common interest or role to meet informally for facilitated discussion (no formal presentations). The purpose of the SIG is to facilitate networking opportunities of attendees who would like to discuss in greater depth a specific topic or topics relevant to their role at their AEI. SIGs may be formed based on role (for example, Educators) or they may be formed based on topic (for example, Funding Strategies). Regardless, the SIG should be conducive to discussion and shared insight. SIGs are not workshops or tutorials. This type of session usually lasts 60-90 minutes.

Panel Session -plenary room session focusing on a wide range of specific clinical and nonclinical topics that are of interest to the ENTIRE multidisciplinary audience. These topics are covered in lectures by various distinguished members of their field and often allow time for audience participation. This type of session usually lasts 60-90 minutes.

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is the ideal amount of time needed for this session? Please note: the Program Committee will determine the final timing of all sessions.

60 minutes

90 minutes

120 minutes

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Write a program description that describes this session and briefly explain why this is important. (please be clear, descriptive, up to 200 words)

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* 5. Please enter at least one learning objective of this session.

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* 6. Please describe the gap in practice that the proposed session will help address.

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* 7. Based on evaluation data from the 2024 Summit, the following categories are of interest to our audience. Please select which categories most closely match your topic (select up to three).

Faculty development

Collecting data/ metrics

Curriculum development

Validation and assessment tools

Demonstrating value/ ROI

Using simulation for quality improvement

Financing your simulation center

Bioskills labs

Conducting research

Simulation center operations

Do-It-Yourself (DIY)

Best practices

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Working with industry

Staffing

Engaging with hospital administration

Multidisciplinary simulation projects/ research

Learner engagement

Learning theory

Robotics

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What attendees would be most interested in this topic? (Select all that apply).

Surgeons

Surgical Residents

Physicians from other Disciplines

Educators

Directors, Managers, Administrators

Residents

Medical Students

Sim Techs

ACS-AEI Fellows

Academic Engineers

Anesthesiologists

Nurses

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please check all listed instructional methods that apply to your proposed session, and describe any additional methods to be used:

Didactic presentation

Demonstration of equipment/ techniques

Hands-on workshop

Panel discussion with Q&A

Case studies/ Vignettes

Simulation

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What competencies will be addressed by the content? (Select all that apply.)

Medical Knowledge

Patient Care

Interpersonal Skills and Communication

Professionalism

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Systems-Based Practice

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* 11. Please provide YOUR information:

First Name

Last Name

Credentials

Preferred Email Address

Institute/Organization Name

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* 12. Proposed presenter name and contact information (if you are volunteering to be the presenter, please enter your information again) :

Presenter's First Name

Presenter's Last Name

Credentials

Professional Title/Position

Institute/Organization Name

Presenter's preferred email address

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* 13. Optional: Proposed moderator name and contact information (if you or someone you know would be a great moderator for this session, please let us know):

Moderator's First Name

Moderator's Last Name

Credentials

Professional Title/Position

Institute/Organization Name

Moderator's preferred email address

2025 Call for Meeting Content

Submit your ideas today!

Question Title

* 1. What is the topic/title of your proposed session? (please be clear, short, and descriptive)

Question Title

* 2. Please select which type of session would be best suited for your topic. Please note: CME will be offered for all session types.

Question Title

* 3. What is the ideal amount of time needed for this session? Please note: the Program Committee will determine the final timing of all sessions.

Question Title

* 4. Write a program description that describes this session and briefly explain why this is important. (please be clear, descriptive, up to 200 words)

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* 5. Please enter at least one learning objective of this session.

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* 6. Please describe the gap in practice that the proposed session will help address.

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* 7. Based on evaluation data from the 2024 Summit, the following categories are of interest to our audience. Please select which categories most closely match your topic (select up to three).

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* 8. What attendees would be most interested in this topic? (Select all that apply).

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* 9. Please check all listed instructional methods that apply to your proposed session, and describe any additional methods to be used:

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* 10. What competencies will be addressed by the content? (Select all that apply.)

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* 11. Please provide YOUR information:

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* 12. Proposed presenter name and contact information (if you are volunteering to be the presenter, please enter your information again) :

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* 13. Optional: Proposed moderator name and contact information (if you or someone you know would be a great moderator for this session, please let us know):

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* 14. Optional: If there is anything additional you would like to share with us related to your proposed topic/ session, please use the space below: