American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress convenes in San Francisco, CA, October 26-30, 2014

News provided by

Oct 24, 2014, 09:44 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24, 2014 /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 26-30 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

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:

Standard of Care for Breast Cancer: A Moving Target
Controversies in Obesity Surgery in Adolescents
Update on Health Care Reform
The Environmentally Responsible Surgical Practice

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 Surgical Forum sessions. Technical exhibits from over 200 companies will be on display in the Moscone Center, 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:

http://www2.facs.org/clincon2014/index.html

For a listing of Northern California surgeons and scientists who are scheduled to present at the meeting visit:

http://web2.facs.org/cc_program_planner/Prog_Participants_2014_CA_Cities.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, Moscone Center North). For further details, see the ACS Policy for Securing Press Credentials online at: http://www2.facs.org/clincon2014/press/credentials.html

The ACS Press Room phone number is: 415-978-3723 (effective October 26).

Press Room Hours are: Sunday, October 26, 10 am – 4 pm; Monday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 29, 8 am – 5 pm; Thursday, October 30, 8 am – 10 am. (Pacific 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 79,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit www.facs.org(.)

Contact: Dan Hamilton or Sally Garneski
email: [email protected]

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-college-of-surgeons-clinical-congress-convenes-in-san-francisco-ca-october-26-30-2014-541579829.html

SOURCE American College of Surgeons