2025 Creighton-CHI Health Rural Surgery Symposium

Friday, May 30, 2025

Creighton University Mike & Josie Harper Center Rooms 2057/2058

602 N 20th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68178

Add to Calendar 20250530T000000Z 20250530T235900Z America/Chicago 2025 Creighton-CHI Health Rural Surgery Symposium <h2>Building a Sustainable Future for Rural Surgery</h2><h3><em>Featuring Keynote Speaker</em></h3><p><strong>Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS</strong><br><em>President of the American College of Surgeons</em><br> </p><h2>Location</h2><p>Creighton University Harper Center<br>Rooms 2057/2058<br>602 N 20th Street, Omaha, NE 68178</p><p>*In-Person Only.<br> </p><h2>Registration</h2><p>No registration fee required.<br> </p><h2>Symposium Topics Include</h2><ul><li>Advancing Rural Surgery: Education, Sustainability, and Innovation                   </li><li>The Role of Policy and Advocacy in Addressing Workforce Shortages<br> </li></ul><h2>Co-Directors</h2><p><strong>Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS</strong><br><em>Dr. & Mrs. Arnold W. Lempka Endowed Chair and Professor in Surgery </em><br><em>Chair of the Department of Surgery </em><br><em>Creighton University School of Medicine</em><br><em>Chair of the Department of Surgery for CHI Health Clinic </em> </p><p><strong>Scott Shipman, MD, MPH</strong><br><em>CyncHealth/ Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative Endowed Professor of Population Health</em><br><em>Executive Director, Institute for Population Health</em><br><em>Creighton University</em><br> </p><h2>Program Committee</h2><p>Emily Brown, MD<br>Kyle Cassling, MD<br>Kathleen Guinn<br>Scott Reetz, MD<br>Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH<br>Dillon Wade, MD<br> </p><h2>A Conference Designed For</h2><p>Surgeons, nurses, residents, policymakers, and faculty, students, and staff interested in rural health and rural health policy<br> </p><h2>Jointly Provided By</h2><ul><li>Creighton University School of Medicine</li><li>Creighton University Institute for Population Health</li><li>CHI Health</li><li>Creighton University Office of Continuing Education<br> </li></ul><h2>Full Schedule To Be Announced</h2><p><strong>Friday, May 30, 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Noon - 4:30 pm</strong><br> </p><h2>Accreditation Statement</h2><p>In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and CHI Health. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.<br> </p> Creighton University Mike & Josie Harper Center Rooms 2057/2058 602 N 20th Street Omaha, Nebraska 68178

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Building a Sustainable Future for Rural Surgery

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS
President of the American College of Surgeons

Location

Creighton University Harper Center
Rooms 2057/2058
602 N 20th Street, Omaha, NE 68178

*In-Person Only.

Registration

No registration fee required.

Symposium Topics Include

Advancing Rural Surgery: Education, Sustainability, and Innovation
The Role of Policy and Advocacy in Addressing Workforce Shortages

Co-Directors

Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS
Dr. & Mrs. Arnold W. Lempka Endowed Chair and Professor in Surgery
Chair of the Department of Surgery
Creighton University School of Medicine
Chair of the Department of Surgery for CHI Health Clinic

Scott Shipman, MD, MPH
CyncHealth/ Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative Endowed Professor of Population Health
Executive Director, Institute for Population Health
Creighton University

Program Committee

Emily Brown, MD
Kyle Cassling, MD
Kathleen Guinn
Scott Reetz, MD
Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH
Dillon Wade, MD

A Conference Designed For

Surgeons, nurses, residents, policymakers, and faculty, students, and staff interested in rural health and rural health policy

Jointly Provided By

Creighton University School of Medicine
Creighton University Institute for Population Health
CHI Health
Creighton University Office of Continuing Education

Full Schedule To Be Announced

Friday, May 30, 2025

Noon - 4:30 pm

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and CHI Health. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Topics:

Continuing Education