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DESCRIPTION:The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is pleased to launch the
  AI &amp\; Surgery Policy Series\, convened to address the AI policy quest
 ions that matter most to surgery. The series aims to build shared knowledg
 e in this space\, giving surgical specialty societies a foundation for sha
 ping AI policy and\, potentially\, developing their own policy principles.
 The first session focuses on transparency and ethics\, examining questions
  of consent and AI/clinician divergence as they apply specifically to surg
 ery. Thursday\, October 2212:00 - 1:00 PM ETVirtualSpeaker: Charles E. Bin
 kley\, MD\, FACS &mdash\; Director of AI Ethics and Quality\, Hackensack M
 eridian Health\; Associate Professor of Surgery\, Hackensack Meridian Scho
 ol of Medicine\nModerator: Tyler J. Loftus\, MD\, PhD\, FACS &mdash\; Asso
 ciate Professor of Surgery and General Surgery Residency Program Director\
 , University of FloridaRegister no later than Thursday\, October 15. Compl
 ete this Event Registration Form Survey to receive the Zoom link.&nbsp\;Se
 e this link to access the background reading. 
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SUMMARY:AI & Surgery Policy Series
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is p
 leased to launch the AI &amp\; Surgery Policy Series\, convened to address
  the AI policy questions that matter most to surgery. The series aims to b
 uild shared knowledge in this space\, giving surgical specialty societies 
 a foundation for shaping AI policy and\, potentially\, developing their ow
 n policy principles.</p><p>The first session focuses on <strong>transparen
 cy and ethics</strong>\, examining questions of consent and AI/clinician d
 ivergence as they apply specifically to surgery. </p><p><strong>Thursday\,
  October 22</strong><strong><br />12:00 - 1:00 PM ET</strong><strong><br /
 >Virtual</strong></p><p><strong>Speaker: </strong>Charles E. Binkley\, MD\
 , FACS &mdash\; Director of AI Ethics and Quality\, Hackensack Meridian He
 alth\; Associate Professor of Surgery\, Hackensack Meridian School of Medi
 cine<strong>\n</strong></p><p><strong>Moderator: </strong>Tyler J. Loftus\
 , MD\, PhD\, FACS &mdash\; Associate Professor of Surgery and General Surg
 ery Residency Program Director\, University of Florida</p><p>Register no l
 ater than Thursday\, October 15. <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y
 32SNQ8" target="_blank"><strong>Complete this Event Registration Form Surv
 ey</strong></a> to receive the Zoom link.&nbsp\;</p><p><a href="https://ww
 w.asts.org/docs/default-source/misc.-documents/does-intraoperative-artific
 ial-intelligence-decision-support-pose-ethical-issues.pdf?sfvrsn=36fa53d3_
 1&amp\;sf_site_temp=true&amp\;sf_site=29777c70-92cc-4fde-8f2d-9b56f44ef52b
 ">See this link</a> to access the background reading. </p>
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