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  • Tuesday, September 16, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    ACOS Executive Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
    ACOS Board of Governors Meeting
  • Wednesday, September 17, 2025
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MST
    Bylaws Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    Committee Chairs Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
  • 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    General Surgery In-depth Review Committee Meeting
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Continuing Education Committee Meeting
  • Thursday, September 18, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    ACOS Annual Members Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Keynote - Surgical Leadership in Contemporary Times
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM MST
    Scientific Poster Session Committee Meeting
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM MST
    Ceremonial Committee Meeting
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MST
    Lunch Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM MST
    Exhibit Hours
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
    TELA Bio (Non-CME Activity): Both Sides of the Table: Perspectives to Advance Surgeon Wellness and Improve Patient Satisfaction in Hernia Repair
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Ceremonial Conclave Rehearsal
  • 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Quick Shot Presentations
  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM MST
    CTV Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents/Students
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    From Radical to Rational: De-escalation of Axillary Surgery
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Urological Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    CTV Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents/Students
  • 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    CTV Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents/Students
  • 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST
    CTV Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents/Students
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Management of the Red Breast
  • 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    CTV Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents/Students
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM MST
    CTV Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents/Students
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    Alphabet Soup: Making Sense of Breast Cancer Genetics
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    LIMB Team
  • 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    CTV Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents/Students
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Coffee Breaks | Visit Exhibits
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    Neurological Surgery Discipline Programming - Lecture Title
  • 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM MST
    Urological Surgery Discipline Podium Presentations
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    Ileofemoral DVT: Diagnosis and Management
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Discipline Podium Presentations
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    General Surgery Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    General Surgery Discipline Podium Presentations - Students
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Modern Endovascular Surgery
  • 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Addressing to the Neurosurgery Match Gap in Medical Schools without Home Residency Programs: A Curricular Proof of Concept
  • 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Neurological Surgery Discipline Podium Presentations
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
    Pediatric Vascular Surgery
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Do Nothing
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    What is the Breast Thing to do When it Comes to Cancer Reconstruction and Coronary Revascularization?
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Complexities of Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke in the "Very Young": Managing VOGM, Moyamoya Disease, and Subdural Hematomas
  • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST
    Women Surgeons' Forum: Cutting to Credibility: Empowering Osteopathic Women Surgeons through Precision, Compassion, and Innovation
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
    PCOM Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
    Resident and Student Scientific Research Presentation and Awards Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM MST
    Neurological Surgery Reception
  • 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM MST
    Neurological Surgery Jeopardy
  • Friday, September 19, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy: Present State & Future Directions
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Lower Urinary Tract Cancer and Reconstruction
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Membership Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Military Members Forum
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Morning Coffee | Visit Exhibits
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Business Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM MST
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM MST
    Exhibit Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Keynote - Doctors and Litigation: Beyond Legal Outcomes
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
    ACOS Medical Student Section
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Spinal Stabilization of Complex Craniocervical Junction Pathology
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Theodore F. Classen Memorial Lecture: From Setback to Strength: The Power of Peer Support in Surgery
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM MST
    Headshot Lab
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    ACOS CTV Discipline ACA Resident Scholarship Recipient Lecture - TAMBE
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    Biliary Problem Management in Roux-en-Y Patient Population
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    The New Definition of an Intensivist
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    Updates in Breast Atypia
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM MST
    Modern Uses of the LD Flap: More Than Just a Bailout Evolution, Applications, & Outcomes
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MST
    Filling the Gap: Delivery of Rural Urologic Healthcare from Michigan to Alaska
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MST
    International Neurosurgery: Complex Cases
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
    Bariatrics Complications Management
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
    Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Volume Replacement: Partial Breast Reconstruction with Chest Wall Perforator Flaps
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    A Journey in Osteopathic Surgical Leadership
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Advancing Neurosurgery in Kenya
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Optimizing the Outcomes: Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Bariatric Cases
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
    General Surgery Business Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
    Legally Mine (Non-CME Activity): Safeguarding Wealth: Lawsuit Prevention and Tax Strategies
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Neurological Surgery Lunch and Business Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM MST
    Aesthetic Optimization in the Ozempic Era: How to Approach the GLP Patient
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Alternative Access in TAVR
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Turning Information into Action: How to Use TQIP Data to Improve Outcomes at Your Rural Trauma Hospital
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    Single Port Robotic Surgery - A Paradigm Shift
  • 1:20 PM - 1:35 PM MST
    Stand Out or Fade Out: Strategies to Grow, Scale and Dominate Your Market
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Branching Out: Evolution to the Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Rural Trauma Team Development Course
  • 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Preservation Breast Enhancement- Optimizing Structure, Support and Stability
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    TCAR- a Community Hospital's Experience and an Update
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    "Fright Night" Panel - Expert Discussion of Uncommon Trauma Cases
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Restoring Nipple Sensation in Nipple Sparing Mastectomies
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Stocks, Options Trading, Investing, Retirement, Etc. a Surgeon’s Guide to Understanding Our Blind Spot
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Developing Rural Vascular Surgery and Outreach Program
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    The Evolving Landscape of NMIBC
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM MST
    Conclave Robing Room
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    Coffee Breaks | Visit Exhibits
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Transfer to Higher Level Care - Considerations and Preparation
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Innovative CERAB Interventions
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Longevity Medicine & Osteopathic Principles/Practices
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Trauma Program - An Update
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Use of Adjunct Wide-field Optical Coherence Tomography to Visualize Margins During Breast Conserving Surgery: A Case Series
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MST
    Navigating the MIBC Patient
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    ACOS Ceremonial Conclave
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
    President's Reception
  • Saturday, September 20, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM MST
    Robotic Acute Care Surgery
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Guidelines to Bedside: Feeding the ICU Patient
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Olympus America (Non-CME Activity): Reshaping BPH Treatment with the iTind Procedure
  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    ACOS Board of Governors Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    The 'Modern' Hernia Surgeon
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
    A Novel Approach to the Use of Long Acting Bupivicaine in Rural Surgery
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
    The Case of Two Different Clinical Presentations of Type 2 Endoleaks
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Lateral Extracavitary Approach for Spine Tumors
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Robotic Microdenervation and Management of Chronic Orchialgia
  • 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST
    Headshot Lab
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
    ACOS Medical Student Section
  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Robotic Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery via Mini Left Thoracotomy
  • 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM MST
    Rural Trauma
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM MST
    Advances in the Surgical Management of Peritoneal Metastasis
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Evolution of Cutting Edge in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Governor Orientation
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Office-Based Clinical Studies
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Chronic Wounds in the Rural Environment
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Surgical Implications of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Coffee Breaks | Visit Exhibits
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST
    Exhibit Hours
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM MST
    What's New in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Keynote: Artificial Intelligence Transforming Delivery of Healthcare and Surgical Education
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    The Challenges of Craniofacial Surgery
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Education: Practical Skills for Busy Surgeons
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Enhancing a Rural Endoscopic Practice
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Degenerative Spinal Deformity: Revisiting Indications Through the Lens of Advocates and Skeptics
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Management of the Forehead and Brow
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Panel
  • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Exhibitor Hall Breakdown
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Injection: A Must Have for Your Limb Salvage Toolbox
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    Rural Case Series Panel
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    Heartless: Disparities in Heart Transplantation
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM MST
    A Career's Worth of Wild Cases
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Neurological Oncology
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    Complex Anorectal Fistula
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    Diabetic Considerations in the Surgical Patient
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Plus Size Plastic Surgery Aesthetic Surgery in Patients with Elevated BMI
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Private Practice: How to Thrive in a Managed Patient Care Environment (A Case Study)
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Resident Programming: Climbing the Ladder: Academic and Community Promotion and Advancement
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy: Polyp Resections - Simple and Complex
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Advancing Cardiothoracic Critical Care: Emerging Trends in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
    Adopting Robotic Surgery into Your Program
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
    Breast Cancer in Special Populations
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
    Updates in Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Aneurysms That Still Need a Clip: A Microvascular Surgeon's View on Endovascular Indications
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Panel: What It Takes to Match into Plastic Surgery
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Question and Answer Private Practice
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Resident Programming: Success in Research While in Residency
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Harnessing Gut Microbiome to Improve Surgical Outcomes
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Incorporating AI into Aortic Surgery Clinic
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Robotics Panel Discussion
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons Reception
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Multispecialty Critical Care Papers That Should Change Your Practice
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Novel Combined Biocellular Therapy for ED
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Resident Section Business Meeting
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
    Spinal Metastatic Disease
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
    Resident Surgical Video Competition
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
    Rural Surgeons Forum
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM MST
    Past Presidents Reception (Invitation Only)
  • Sunday, September 21, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Public Policy - Congressional Update and AOA Priorities
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Billing and Coding Updates for 2025
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    So You’re Interested in Surgical Education? How Trainees Can Get Involved