Department of Surgery Research Seed Grant Presentations
Needs Statement
Surgeons, advanced practice providers, fellows, residents, and medical students in various surgical specialties and subspecialties need to receive regular updates on advances in surgical care and clinical practices. Novel technologies and procedures will be examined as means to improve the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions requiring surgical intervention. The series aims to expand the knowledge of learners, enhance surgical skills, increase surgical efficiency, disseminate surgical best practices, and improve surgical outcomes.
Target Audience
Physicians, medical students, fellows, and residents.
Learning Objectives
Immunotoxicities Induced by Checkpoint Immunotherapy for Pleural Mesothelioma
At the conclusion of the session, the participants should be able to:
Discuss immune-related adverse events during checkpoint immunotherapy.
Review what determinants are associated with response and toxicities to checkpoint immunotherapy.
Recall insights into the systems onco-immunology approach for cancer research.
Pregnancies Complicated by Surgical Fetal Anomalies: A Needs Assessment and Adoption of a Care Coordination Model
At the conclusion of the session, the participants should be able to:
Recognize the inequitable burden of surgical disease worldwide.
Introduce the key roles of the surgeon-leader and surgeon-scientist in global public health and advocacy.
Demonstrate understanding of focused capacity-building efforts through international collaborations for surgical education and training.
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation