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  Important Note: The conference schedule is subject to change. Updates to sessions, speakers, and timing may occur prior to the start of the conference. Please refer to this page for the latest schedule information.

Full Schedule

  • Saturday, October 3, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 7:50 AM CDT
    Board of Governors
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Converting from Academic to Private Practice in the Landscape of Shared Marked Value
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery: From Pixels to Practice: Thyroid Ultrasound and the ATA 2025 Update
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Physician Financial Wellness
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
  • 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM CDT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
    Cardiothoracic and Vascular Section: Medical Student and Resident Presentation
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
    General Surgery: RURAL/WOUND CARE - Hydradenitis Suppurativa
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    Keynote Address: When the War Comes to You
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Complex Anal Fixtula
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care - Nexobrid
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    Infrapopliteal Bio-scaffolding
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Gun Violence Updates and Surgeon Call to Action
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Neurosurgery
  • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM CDT
    Medical Student Section - MSS
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Ethical Consideration in Surgery
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery: LGBTQIA Surgical Challenges: Partnering with Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    General Surgery
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Percutaneous Arterial Thrombectomy
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Coffee Break with the Exhibitors
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care: Vein
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    General Interest Joint Lecture: Negotiation and Quality Improvement
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Neurological Discipline Program
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Neurological Discipline Program
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: Updates in Esophageal Oncology
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    AOCPr Banquet Lunch
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Lunch with Exhibitors
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: Trauma Fright Night
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Neurological and Plastics Craniofacial Combined Lecture
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Cardiac Topic Lecture
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Cardiac Topic
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Cardiac Lecture - Resident Scholarship Winner
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Coffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
    Neurosurgery: Neuromodulation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
    General Surgery: Interactive AI Course
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: MIS - Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Sternal Reconstruction and Muscle Flaps
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: Scalpels & Still: A Debate on Osteopathic Identity in Modern Day Surgical Education
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Neurosurgery: Pediatrics Vascular
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
    General Surgery: Integrating AI Into a Clinical Surgical Practice
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: How Hospitals and Healthcare Systems Use AI
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
    General Surgery: An Update and Call to Research
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
    General Surgery: OMT for Surgery: An Update and Call to Research
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: LGBTQIA Surgical Challenges-Partnering with Associations of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Neurosurgery: Spine
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Case Panel in Hemodialysis
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
    General Surgery: OMT Hands-On Course
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
    CTV Reception