Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
When
Where
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85724
or
Presenter Details
"Clinical and personal comparative effectiveness"
Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, MAMSE
Chief Executive Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Chief Academic Officer and Executive Vice President, Advocate Health
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Wake Forest University
A practicing vascular surgeon, Freischlag is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome. Freischlag joined Wake Forest Baptist in 2017, after nearly 30 years of experience as a practicing vascular surgeon, leader and educator within medical institutions throughout the U.S. She has helped to drive change in academic medicine with a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion. For more than 15 years, she has led education and training programs at top medical schools in her role as professor and chair of surgery and vascular surgery departments. She served as professor, chair of the surgery department and surgeon-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
Her national leadership includes serving as a former governor and secretary of the Board of Governors and a regent and past chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons. She is the past president of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation and past president of the Association of VA Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Chairs. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges and National Institute of Health Clinical Center Research Hospital Board.
Freischlag is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from her expertise in vascular diseases, teamwork and patient safety, leadership and work-life balance to women succeeding in health professions. She has dedicated her career to serving as a role model for her students, a respected colleague across health professions, a strong community leader and a national voice for improving health and health care.
Learning Objectives
- Incorporate into practice intraoperative teaching and feedback to improve operative performance.
- Incorporate cutting-edge surgical techniques and patient management strategies.
- Incorporate into practice results from recent randomized-controlled trials/studies.
- Communicate operative knowledge effectively to peers.
About
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement(s): All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.