Step 1 of 3 33% Montefiore Medical Center | 37th Annual MeetingDecember 9-10, 2021 | New York, New YorkYou recently participated in the educational activity Surgery Symposium 2021. In accordance with ACCME Accreditation Criteria, we are required to conduct a post-meeting survey in order to gauge the effectiveness of our educational interventions. We are interested in determining how your practice has changed (competence, performance, or patient outcomes) as a result of the educational activity. Your response will assist us in measuring current practice gaps which will be used in the future. We would appreciate it if you would please respond by January 7, 2022. Thank you for your time.Profession:*Check all that apply to receive the correct certificate(s) of credit. MD PhD DO PA Other Other Professioncomplete if selected "Other" above 1. Overall, How would you rate this educational activity?* Excellent Good Fair Poor 2. Program Topics and Content met the stated objectives* Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 3. Was the educational content scientifically sound?* Excellent Good Fair Poor 4. How well did the educational sessions give a balanced view of therapeutic options, including use of generic names?* Excellent Good Fair Poor 5. Was the educational content free from commercial bias?* Yes No N/A If No, please tell us what this was: 6. If faculty spoke about off-label or investigational uses of a product, was that information disclosed to you?* Yes No N/A 7. Were you solicited by sales personnel while you were in the classroom?* Yes No N/A 8. Did you learn something that you intend to change in your practice?* Yes No N/A If Yes, please tell us what it is? Circle the number that best fits your evaluation of this program:9. To what degree were the teaching methods used appropriate to the objectives?* Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 10. Were the learning assessment activities appropriate?* Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 11. How likely would you be to recommend this program to your colleagues?* Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Overall Seminar Rating:12. It has increased my knowledge.* Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 13. It will help me improve my professional effectiveness.* Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Additional Comments about this activity Please suggest topics for future programs: Please evaluate only those sessions you attended in their entirety. The sessions you evaluate will determine the credits you receive.SESSION I: Modern Management of Lung Cancer – Brendon Stiles Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION I: Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Failure – Mohamed Azeem Latib Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION I: Strategies for Early Esophageal Cancer – Brendon Stiles Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION II: Controversies in Lung Transplantation – Stephen Forest Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION II: Endoluminal Approaches to the Management of Biliary Disease – Sammy Ho Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION II: The Difficult Cholecystectomy – W. Scott Melvin Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION III: Current Challenges and Concepts in the Informed Consent Process – Mindy Statter Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION III: Notable Surgeons making History in New York City – John Cosgrove Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION IV: Sphincter Preservation for more Rectal Cancers – John Marks Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION IV: Outpatient Colectomy: Our next Frontier – Abier Abdelnaby Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION IV: Endoluminal Approaches for Rectal Cancers – John Marks Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION IV: Preventing Anal Cancer: What the Surgeon Needs to Know – Rebecca Levine Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION V: Endoluminal Salvage Techniques for Anastomotic Colorectal Leaks – Joseph Vazzana Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION V: Optimal Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Thomas Ullman Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION V: Emergent Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Joseph Vazzana Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION VI: Current Optional Procedures and Rationale for the Morbid Obesity – Jenny Choi Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION VI: Video case files: Abdominal Wall Hernia – Diego Camacho Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION VI: Management of Abdominal Hernias in Obese – Erin Moran-Atkin Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed SESSION VI: Minimally Invasive Abdominal Wall Reconstruction – Diego Camacho Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed KEYNOTE - COVID-19: "A Year of Despair - A Year of Hope" – Sheldon Teperman Excellent Good Fair Poor Failed Certificate of Attendance(Certificates of credit, which awards credit to the physician attendees, will be sent within 90 days of this activity by the CME provider.)Please indicate if you are a physician* Yes, I am a physician No, I am not a physician Name (Will Reflect on Certificate)* First Middle Last Degrees Email* Phone #SURGERY SYMPOSIUM 2021 ACCREDITATION This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the PESI Inc. and Montefiore Medical Center. PESI Inc. is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PESI Inc. designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Thursday, December 9, 2021 8a-10a SCIENTIFIC SESSION I (2 Credits) 10:15a-12:15p SCIENTIFIC SESSION II (2 Credits) 1p-3p SCIENTIFIC SESSION III (2 Credits) 3:15p-5:15p SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV (2 Credits) Total credit available for Thursday: 8 CreditsFriday, December 10, 2021 8a-10a SCIENTIFIC SESSION V (2 Credits) 10:15a-12p SCIENTIFIC SESSION VI (1.75 Credits) 12p-1p KEYNOTE LECTURE by Sheldon Teperman (1.0 Credit) Total credit available for Friday: 4.75 CreditsTotal hours attended (maximum of 12.75)*Please enter a number less than or equal to 12.75.