Grand Rounds, May 15, 2025

Presentation Title: The Pain of Surgery: A Review of Surgical Ergonomics

Speakers: Marina E Petsalis, MD, and Danielle Mumford, MD

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Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM
Location: Medical School Building
Learning Format: In‐Person

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Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Define surgical ergonomics and describe the importance of the concept
• Explain the link between ergonomics, surgeon health, and the effect on patient safety
• Discuss current and future endeavors for the practice of good surgical ergonomics and how we can help

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Accreditation Statement:
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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Credit Designation:

• McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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ABS MOC Statement:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the ,, ABS CC CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Event Disclosures:

Speakers:
Danielle Mumford, MD and Marina E Petsalis, MD have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing,
selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Planners and other Administrative Support:
Sasha Adams, MD, Associate Professor, Acute Care Surgery Program Director, General Surgery Residency Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Surgery, Lillian Kao, MD, Professor, Surgery, Richard Andrassy, MD, Aditi Kashikar, MD, Shah-Jahan Dodwad, DO, and Marina E Petsalis, MD have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

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Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.

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