2025 Creighton-CHI Health Access in 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 Access in Rural Surgery Symposium <h2>Building a Sustainable Future for Rural Surgery</h2><h3>Featuring Keynote Speaker</h3>Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS President of the American College of Surgeons  <h2>Location</h2>Creighton University Harper Center Rooms 2057/2058 602 N 20th Street, Omaha, NE 68178*In-Person Only.  <h2>Registration</h2>No registration fee required.  <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  </li></ul><h2>Co-Directors</h2>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  <h2>Program Committee</h2>Emily Brown, MD Kyle E. Cassling, MD, MEd Kathleen Guinn Scott Reetz, MD, MPH Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH Dillon Wade, MD  <h2>A Conference Designed For</h2>Surgeons, nurses, residents, policymakers, and faculty, students, and staff interested in rural health and rural health policy  <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  </li></ul><h2>Schedule</h2>Friday, May 30, 2025Noon Registration, Lunch, and Networking12:30 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Bo Dunlay, MD Dean, School of Medicine Creighton UniversityWaddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS Chair of Surgery, School of Medicine Creighton University & CHI HealthScott Shipman, MD, MPH CyncHealth Professor of Population Health Executive Director, Institute for Population Health Creighton UniversitySession 1: Keynote12:45 p.m.   The Role of the American College of Surgeons in Supporting Rural Surgery Introduction: Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPHBeth H. Sutton, MD, FACS President, American College of SurgeonsSession 2: The Role of Policy and Advocacy in Addressing Workforce Shortages1:30 p.m.   Fireside Chat with Representative Don Bacon: Rural Healthcare, Policy, & Advocacy in Nebraska Moderators: Scott Reetz, MD, MPH; Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD, FAAOS2 p.m. Panel: Federal vs. Local Advocacy Moderators: Emily Brown, MD; Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPHPanelists: Christian Shalgian Senior Vice President, Division of Advocacy & Health Policy American College of SurgeonsJed Hansen, PhD, APRN, FNP-C Executive Director Nebraska Rural Health Association2:55 p.m. Framework Presentation Jillian TimperleySession 3: Advancing Rural Surgery3:15 p.m.  Panel: Education, Sustainability, and Innovation Moderators: Dillon Wade, MD; Neil Patel, MDPanelists: Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS Clinical Professor of Surgery Dean, University of Kansas School of Medicine Salina 1st VP Elect, American College of SurgeonsBenjamin Jarman, MD Vice President of Medical Education Designated Institutional Official Gundersen Health SystemKyle E. Cassling, MD, MEd Assistant Professor, General Surgery Creighton University & CHI Health4:30 p.m.   Closing Remarks & Adjournment Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS Scott Shipman, MD, MPH  <h2>Accreditation Statement</h2>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.   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 E. Cassling, MD, MEd
Kathleen Guinn
Scott Reetz, MD, MPH
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

Schedule

Friday, May 30, 2025

Noon
Registration, Lunch, and Networking

12:30 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bo Dunlay, MD
Dean, School of Medicine
Creighton University

Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS
Chair of Surgery, School of Medicine
Creighton University & CHI Health

Scott Shipman, MD, MPH
CyncHealth Professor of Population Health
Executive Director, Institute for Population Health
Creighton University

Session 1: Keynote

12:45 p.m.
The Role of the American College of Surgeons in Supporting Rural Surgery
Introduction: Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH

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

Session 2: The Role of Policy and Advocacy in Addressing Workforce Shortages

1:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat with Representative Don Bacon: Rural Healthcare, Policy, & Advocacy in Nebraska
Moderators: Scott Reetz, MD, MPH; Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD, FAAOS

2 p.m.
Panel: Federal vs. Local Advocacy
Moderators: Emily Brown, MD; Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH

Panelists:
Christian Shalgian
Senior Vice President, Division of Advocacy & Health Policy
American College of Surgeons

Jed Hansen, PhD, APRN, FNP-C
Executive Director
Nebraska Rural Health Association

2:55 p.m.
Framework Presentation
Jillian Timperley

Session 3: Advancing Rural Surgery

3:15 p.m.
Panel: Education, Sustainability, and Innovation
Moderators: Dillon Wade, MD; Neil Patel, MD

Panelists:
Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Dean, University of Kansas School of Medicine Salina
1st VP Elect, American College of Surgeons

Benjamin Jarman, MD
Vice President of Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official
Gundersen Health System

Kyle E. Cassling, MD, MEd
Assistant Professor, General Surgery
Creighton University & CHI Health

4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks & Adjournment
Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS
Scott Shipman, MD, MPH

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