Association of Women Surgeons

AWS Annual Conference

Continue your professional development, obtaining CME credits and getting "hands-on" training, at Association of Women Surgeons' fall conferences. The AWS Fall Conference is held annually in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons' Clinical Congress.

The fall meeting began in 1981, when Patricia Numann, MD, invited as many women surgeons as she could identify for breakfast at the ACS meeting in San Francisco. The attendees found they had the same experiences, interests, and concerns. Each year attendance increased until it became apparent that a more formal program was needed to address professional issues. The fall conference now includes a three-hour program with a featured educational presentation (normally taking place the Sunday before the start of the ACS Clinical Congress.) An annual business meeting follows this program, and a reception and dinner at a local restaurant are planned the following evening to honor award recipients. We hold the networking breakfast midweek.

AWS' 30th Anniversary Conference was held on Sunday, October 23, 2011 in San Francisco (in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress).

Special thanks go out to our sponsors who help make the conference and many other programs possible.

Platinum Sponsors Covidien  www.covidien.com   Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. www.ethiconendosurgery.com
Gold Sponsor Genomic Health, Inc. www.genomichealth.com
Supporters 1 Focus Medical Software and Nuance Communications, Inc.  www.dragon-medical-transcription.com & www.nuance.com/for-healthcare   I-Flow Corporation, A Kimberly-Clark Health Care Company  www.myON-Q.com   Neurovision Medical Products, Inc.  www.neveana.com & www.neurovisionmedical.com

• Sunday October 23rd
      6:00 pm: Convocation & Inauguration of Patricia J. Numann, MD as ACS President
• Monday, October 24
      ACS Women in Surgery Committee Special Reception Invitation - this reception preceded
          the AWS Awards Dinner.
      6:00-10 pm: 30th Anniversary Awards Dinner
• Tuesday October 25th
      8:00-10:00 am: Association of Women Surgeons Networking Breakfast (complimentary; no reservation required)
  Nordstrom San Francisco Centre - 865 Market Street
     12:45 pm: "Surgeons as Leaders: Strategies for Managing the Transition between Clinical and non Clinical roles" Speakers: Joy Buyske, Richard Carmona, Myriam Curet & Ara Darzi: Moderators Sherry Wren and Anathea Powell (sponsored by WiSC)
      2:30-3:30 pm: Olga M. Jonasson Lecture: "Effective Advocacy" - Patricia J. Numann
• Wednesday October 26th
      8:00-9:00 am: Annual International Surgery Lecture - Professor Eilis McGovern
• Thursday October 27th
      7:00-7:45 am: Town Hall Meeting sponsored by the Women in Surgery Committee on "Women in Surgery: Are we doing our part to improve diversity?" Speakers: Patricia Numann, Barbara Bass, Leigh Neumayer; Moderator Hilary Sanfey

Click here for information on Past Conferences.