Department of Surgery

Symposiums

Joint Meeting - 15th Annual Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium/19th Surgical & Radiological Endovascular Symposium (SRES)

This 2½ day joint international CME conference will include discussion, case presentations, and care demonstrations. Presenters from academic and clinical settings will cover such topics as extremity arterial diseases, aortic aneurysms, thoracic aortic diseases and dissection, carotid artery stenosis, varicose veins, and vascular ultrasound.

GMS Community Healthcare Symposium: Keep It Moving ~Dance

Movement is exercise and can serve to reduce the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and certain types of cancer –conditions that disproportionately impact communities of color. Dancing can help lower stress and improve overall well-being. Gateway Medical Society (GMS) is hosting this sympsoium is to encourage participants to believe they have the ability to incorporate movement into their daily living. DANCE as opposed to EXERCISE as a form of daily movement will be emphasized for youth and adults.