Learning Objectives

The theme for the 2026 conference is “Advocacy: Speaking Out and Scaling New Heights for Our Patients, Our Profession, and Ourselves”. The learner outcomes for the conference are:

• Apply advocacy strategies to navigate systemic barriers, advance career progression, and create equitable pathways in surgical practice.
• Demonstrate courageous communication skills, including difficult conversations, negotiation, and public discourse to advocate for patients, colleagues, and the profession.
• Engage with emerging research, surgical innovation, and cross-specialty perspectives to inform and strengthen advocacy efforts at the institutional and policy level.
• Build and sustain a professional identity and community network that supports long-term resilience, well-being, and advocacy in surgery.

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