Educational Overview
This activity has been designed to enhance the participant’s clinical knowledge base of plastic surgery in five clinical component areas:
1) Breast & Cosmetic
2) Comprehensive Integument
3) Craniomaxillofacial
4) Hand & Extremities
5) Core Surgical Principles
It is intended to serve as a study guide in self-assessment format. The contents include a selection of questions, critiqued responses, and references from recent In-Service Examinations. All practice and test questions were reviewed and found to be objective and supported by appropriate review of the literature and align with evidence-based research. Content in this educational activity has been reviewed by peers and professionals to determine that the content is fair, balanced, and unbiased.
At the successful completion of each module (passing score is 75%), participants earn PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Participants may choose to study all modules or only those that are educationally relevant to their practice and professional interests. By completing all modules, participants can earn up to 15 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. The contents include a selection of questions, critiqued responses, and references from recent In-Service Examinations.
*Disclaimer
Use of these materials are provided with the understanding that utilization and completion of the questions does not imply or guarantee a successful outcome on maintenance of certification efforts.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Utilize the most up-to-date information on the core curriculum of plastic surgery to improve patient care and obtain better outcomes in practice
2. Identify their knowledge base of the five clinical component areas covered: comprehensive integument, aesthetic and breast, craniomaxillofacial, hand and extremities and core surgical principles
3. Establish a benchmark for areas of focus needing further concentrated educational efforts
4. Formulate a continual learning plan to participate in appropriate educational activities based upon results of this self-assessment activity
Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®)
Accreditation Statement
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Patient Safety Credit: 5.0
Release Date: 12/01/2022
Expiration Date: 12/31/2023
Complete a reflective statement and pass the assessment at 75% to Claim Credit
Estimated time to complete this course:
1) Breast & Cosmetic Module: 3 hours
2) Comprehensive Integument Module: 3 hours
3) Craniomaxillofacial: 3 hours
4) Hand & Extremities: 3 hours
5) Core Surgical Principles: 3 hours
This activity is intended for plastic surgeons and other healthcare professionals.
Disclosures
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) requires all instructors, planners, reviewers, managers, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. The ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of a product are discussed in a CME/CE activity or included in related materials.
All identified conflicts of interests have been resolved.
Disclosures of all Chairs, Speakers, Authors, Moderators, Reviewers, Committee Members and other appropriate individuals:
Saied Asfa, MD - Affiliations: Board member Valley Outpatient Surgery
Richard Baynosa, MD - Outside Relationships: Consultant Allergan; Investments: Pfizer Stock $10,001-$50,000; COI.Compensation: Allergan Consultant $1,001-$5,000
Devra Becker, MD - Affiliations: ASMS board of directors, ACAPS committee member (membership, education), ACAPS board member-at-large; Other: In contract with Thieme Publisher for book
Christie Bialowas, MD - Affiliations: one time consultant for ACelity to discuss irrigating wound vac 2016; Other: provided patient case report for Cellerate and paid $500.00;
Jonathan Black, MD - Compensation: Stryker CMF Consultant $1,001-$5,000; Outside RelationShips: Stryker CMF Consultant;
Chris Campbell, MD - Outside Relationships: Consultant LifeNet beginning January 2020; Mentor Physician Education consultant; Affiliations: Board of Directors and Treasurer Virginia Society for Plastic Surgeons, FDA Medical Advisory Board Integra Life Science; Compensation: LifeNet $100-$1,000 consultant, Mentor Educator $100-$1,000 educator, Integra Medical Advisor $100-$1,000; Grants: LifeNet basic science grant
Abigail Chaffin, MD - Outside Relationships: Consultant for Aroa Biosciences for Endoform Surface Regenerative Matrix, Consultant, presenter of early clinical data; Affiliations: SESPRS: Elected member of the Board of Trustees 6/2021-6/2024, appointed committee member of the ACCME committee 6/2020 - 6/2024, appointed member of the Program Committee 6/2020, elected member of the Nominating Committee 6/2019, ACAPS: appointed committee member of the Membership Committee, the Taskforce on Aesthetic Surgery Education Committee, the Women in Academic Surgery Committee, and the Research in Education Committee, ASPS: Women's Plastic Surgeons committee - committee member, Louisiana Society of Plastic Surgeons - committee member for the Committee for LSMS Council on Legislation/LSBME 3/2018; Compensation: Consultant for Aroa Biosciences speaker $5,001-$10,000; Institutional Grants: Allergan Star program for our Tulane/Ochsner Plastic Surgery residents - facial injectable toxins and fillers product donations quarterly, Galderma resident training grants for facial injectable toxins and fillers product donations three times per year, Merz resident training grants for facial injectable toxins and fillers product donations two times per year
Angela Cheng, MD - Affiliations: ASRM - women’s microsurgery group committee member, audit committee; Annals of Plastic Surgery - Breast section editorial committee, ASPS nominating committee, REC committee, virtual grand rounds subcommittee
Julia Corcoran, MD - Affiliations: Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons - Immediate Past President (Board Member - term 2023), American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons - committee chair, AAPS - committee member; Investments: Immersive Touch $10,001-$50,000
Lisa David, MD - Affiliations: Associate Editor Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, Section Editor Cleft Lip and Palate Journal
Jared Davis, MD - Affiliations: ACAPS - membership committee, resident selection committee, DEI committee, SESPRS - resident competition committee; Compensation: Integra LifeSciences consultant $5,001-$10,000; Outside Relationships: Integra LifeSciences consultant
Kyle Eberlin, MD - Outside Relationships: Axogen consultant; Integra consultant; TISSIUM consultant, Checkpoint Surgical consultant
Thomas Fiala, MD - Outside Relationships: Chair, Scientific Advisor Committee Dominion Aesthetics; Affiliations: past president & trustee, Florida Society of Plastic Surgeon, Member - Safety committee - ASAPS, ISAPS, Member - Finance Committee - ASAPS; Compensation: Dominion Aesthetics primary investigator $10,001-$50,000
Jeffrey Flagg, MD, DDS - Affiliations: Oral Examiner-ABPS, Legislative Advocacy Committee
Brian Glatt, MD, FACS - Affiliations: President Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Media relations committee ASAPS; Investments: Ideal implants $50,001-$100,000, Allergan $10,001-$50,000
Jesse Goldstein, MD - Compensation: Synthes/J&J consultant $1,001-$10,000; Outside Relationships: Synthes/J&J Consultant
Steven Haase, MD - Affiliations: Committee member: ASSH Self-Assessment Exam committee, ASSH ER Hand Care committee, ABWM CWSP Exam committee
Matthew Hanasono, MD - Affiliations: PRS and Annals of Plastic Surgery (editorial review boards)
Scott Hollenbeck, MD - Affiliations: Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Board Member; Investments: InSoma Bio, Inc $10,001-$50,000; Compensation: True Digital Surgery Advisory Board / Consultant $100-$1000, Book Royalties Springer Editor – Handbook of Lower Extremity Reconstruction $100-$1000; Other: Industry-sponsored journal club with a variety of companies done through Duke University's Division of Plastic Surgery; education-based activities. CMS Open Payments for 2019 = $1,269; Outside Relationships: InSoma Bio, INC Co-founder, Equity Holder, Medical Advisor, True Digital Surgery Consultant; Book Royalties Springer, Edital – Handbook of Lower Extremity Reconstruction
Darrin Hubert, MD - Affiliations: Treasurer and founding board member of non-profit Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery Foundation of Virginia (medical mission work)
Tara Huston, MD - Affiliations: Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons - Treasurer (current); Outside Relationships: Consultant for Establishment Labs; Compensation: Establishment Labs $100-$1,000; Outside Relationships: Establishment Labs Adjudicator
David Kahn, MD - Affiliations: ASPS In-Service Committee, ASAPS Residents and Fellows Committee
Anand Kumar, MD - Outside Relationships: KLS Martin - Research Grant Support, Affiliations: KLS Martin - Research Grant Support, President-elect AAPPS, Assistant Secretary ASMS, PRS-GO editorial board, ASPS Board ASMS Representative; Compensation: KLS Martin Research Grant Primary Investigator $10,001-$50,000; Institutional Grants: KLS Martin Research Grant; Polarity TE stock option execution 3/2019 one time option. Consultancy no longer active (2017-2019)
Kerry Latham, MD - Affiliations: I have taught for AONA (AO North America). I have taught face trauma courses. I have reviewed articles for Journal of Craniofacial Surgery and Military Medicine (without compensation and without title). I teach ATLS courses (American College of Surgeon) without compensation
Scott Lifchez, MD - Affiliations: I am a member of the and serve on multiple committees for ASSH, ACAPS, and AAPS. I am co-chair of the ASSH Ethics and Professionalism Committee. I am chair of the ACAPS Business of Plastic Surgery task force. I am a co-founder and equity holder of EduMD, LLC. EduMD, LLC makes the MileMarker surgical assessment tool that is used to assess resident surgical performance in my residency program and in other residency programs in the US. I am on the scientific advisory board of EduMD, LLD
Alexander Lin, MD - Institutional Grants: 1. Plastic Surgery Foundation grant, 2020. 2. ASERF (Aesthetic Society) grant, 2020 (both societies are Plastic Surgery societies)
Michele Manahan, MD - Affiliations: Member of ASRM (Education Committee Chair), ACS (Women in Surgery Committee member), AMA, AAPS (Women in Surgery Taskforce Chair), Med Chi, Maryland State Medical Society (Immediate Past President and Board member), Baltimore City Medical Society, and ASAPS (AMA representative)
Cindy McCord, MD - Affiliations: ASPS committee member, ASAPS committee member
Suhail Mithani, MD - Outside Relationships: Integra Life Sciences Consultant, TISSIUM Consultant, Restor3d Consultant; Affiliations: Committee member Chase Library committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Program Committee Member, American Association of Hand Surgery, Nominating Committee, American Association of Hand Surgery; Compensation: Integra Life Sciences Consultant $10,001-$50,000, TISSIUM Consultant $100-$1,000, Restor3d Consultant $100-$1000; Institutional Grants: Baxter, KCI
Arash Momeni, MD - Outside Relationships: Consultant for Allergan, Axogen, Sientra, Stryker and RTI; Affiliations: Editorial Board Member Annals of Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery; Compensation: Consulting fees $50,001-$100,000
Gregory Pearson, MD - Affiliations: Chair of ASMS visiting professor committees, member of various committees for ACAPS, ASMS, ACPA, AAPS
Gary Rogers, MD - Outside Relationships: The Plagiocephaly Solution LLC
Farooq Shahzad, MD - Affiliations: Editor of the journal "Surgery: Trends and Innovations," Editor of “Advanced Surgical Techniques and Principles,” Editor of “Journal of Perinatology and Clinical Pediatrics,” Committee Member: ASPS In-Service Examination Committee, ASPS Resident Education Committee, ASPS Curriculum Development Subcommittee, ASPS Annual Meeting Program and Instructional Course Committee
Sachin Shridharani, MD - Outside Relationships: Allergan Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant Recipient, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator, Speaker's Bureau, Evolus Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Speaker's Bureau, Galderma Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant Recipient, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator, Speaker's Bureau, Endo Pharmaceuticals Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator, Sientra Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Speaker's Bureau, Prollenium Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator, Speaker's Bureau, Suneva Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant Recipient, Honorarium Recipient, Speaker’s Bureau, Soliton Advisory Board, Consultant; Affiliations: Allergan, Evolus, Galderma, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Prollenium, Sientra, Suneva, Soliton, ASPS, ASAPS, ACS, NYSSPS, NYRSPS; Investments: $100,001-$200,000; Compensation: Allergan Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant Recipient, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator, Speaker’s Bureau $200,001-$500,000, Galderma Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant Recipient, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator, Speaker’s Bureau $200,001-$500,000, Endo Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator $500,001-$1,000,000, Sientra Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Speaker’s Bureau $10,001-$50,000, Prollenium Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Investigator, Speaker’s Bureau $50,001-$100,000, Suneva Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant Recipient, Honorarium Recipient, Speaker’s Bureau $10,001-$50,000, Evolus Advisory Board, Consultant, Honorarium Recipient, Speaker’s Bureau $50,001-$100,000, Soliton Advisory Board, Consultant $10,001-50,000; Institutional Grants: Allergan, Endo, Galderma, Prollenium, Suneva;
Alexander Spiess, MD - Outside Relationships: Axogen Speaker, Renerva Consultant; Compensation: Renerva – consulting fee Consultant $100-$1000, Axogen Speaker $1001-$5000
Simon Talbot, MD - Outside Relationships: Limited consulting for Allergan, Gecko, TISSIUM, Neuraptive, Moral Injury of Healthcare (501c3) Cofounder consultant, Six Therapeutics Consultant; Affiliations: Member of Board for American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation and Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons, Committee positions for ASSH and AAHS; Committee positions for ASSH and AAHS; Compensation: TISSIUM Consultant $1,001-$5,000, Neuraptive Consultant; Six Therapeutics Consultant, Moral Injury of Healthcare Cofounder consultant $10,001-$50,000; Institutional Grants: DoD and NIH only
Sarvam TerKonda, MD - Outside Relationships: Consultant for Dominion Aesthetics; Affiliations: American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons: Committee member
Howard Wang, MD - Affiliations: American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons: Committee member; Outside Relationships: Consultant for Dominion Aesthetics
Cindy Wu, MD - Affiliations: Clinical Editor for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal; Institutional Grants: Recipient of PSF Pilot Research Grant in 2014 for our project: "What Do Our Patients Truly Want? Conjoint Analysis of an Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice Using Internet Crowdsourcing."; Recipient of PSF Pilot Research Grant in 2017 for our project: "Social Media in Plastic Surgery"
June Wu, MD - Institutional Grants: co-PI of a DOD grant, "Genetic Causes and Therapeutic Interventions in Vascular Malformations", from 2019-2022; Consulting Fees: In July 2019, I consulted (for 1 hour) with a consulting company (Guidepoint) on demographics of patients with vascular anomalies. I received $150.00. It was an ad hoc (and not standing) consulting arrangement
With the exception of those indicated above, the Chairs, Authors, Reviewers, Committee Members, Volunteers and Staff involved with developing and producing the 2023 In-Service Exam have indicated that they have no CME.
CME Committee/Staff: ASPS CME Committee reviewers/Education staff members have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose conflicts of interest relating to the activity to disclose.
ASPS In-Service Examination Committee
Overall Committee Chair: Lawrence S. Glassman MD, FACS
Breast & Cosmetic Turkia Abbed, MD |
Comprehensive Integument Umar Choudry, MD, Sub-Chair Jonathan Black, MD |
Lisa R. David, MD, FACS
Brian Andrews, MD |
Hand & Lower Extremity Rheena Bhatt, MD
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Title | Credit(s) | |
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1 | CME:3.0 Patient Safety:1.0 |
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2 | CME:3.0 Patient Safety:1.0 |
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3 | Patient Safety:1.0 CME:3.0 |
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4 | CME:3.0 Patient Safety:1.0 |
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5 | Patient Safety:1.0 CME:3.0 |