American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress convenes in Chicago, IL, October 4-8, 2015

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Sep 24, 2015, 10:36 ET

CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), one of the largest educational meetings of surgeons in the world, will convene October 4-8 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The Clinical Congress provides a prime opportunity for writers, editors, and producers who cover the health care and/or health policy beats to provide the latest information for their readers or viewers in topic areas such as:

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In addition to hundreds of general and specialty sessions, a series of lectures by prominent guest speakers, and hundreds of research-in-progress reports will be presented during the Scientific Forum sessions. Technical exhibits from over 200 companies will be on display at McCormick Place, along with scientific exhibits from surgical researchers around the world.

The entire Clinical Congress Program can be searched online through the American College of Surgeons website: https://www.facs.org/clincon2015/scientific

For a listing of Chicago-area surgeons and scientists who are scheduled to present at the meeting visit: http://web2.facs.org/cc_program_planner/Prog_Participants_2015_IL.cfm

Upon presenting the appropriate identification, members of the media who meet the criteria set forth by ACS for securing press credentials can register on site in the Clinical Congress Press Room (ACS Office section, McCormick Place Convention Center, West building). For further details, see the ACS Policy for Securing Press Credentials online at: https://www.facs.org/clincon2015/media/press

The ACS Press Room phone number is: 312-949-8865 (effective October 4).

Press Room Hours are: Sunday, October 4, 8 am – 5 pm; Monday, October 5 to Wednesday, October 7, 8 am – 5 pm; Thursday, October 8, 8 am – 10 am. (Central Daylight Savings Time).

If you have any questions before the Clinical Congress begins, please e-mail: [email protected]

The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery; it has more than 80,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit www.facs.org(.)

SOURCE American College of Surgeons