title: Will there be a good general surgeon when you need one?
abstract: The Public Policy & Advocacy Committee sponsored the panel on the topic of "Will There Be a General Surgeon When You Need One?" at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the SSAT. The panel of experts was convened to formulate recommendations to help general surgeons adapt to the changing landscape which will undoubtedly affect the practice of surgery in the future. The invited speakers were Drs. David Hoyt, Carlos Pellegrini, Kaye M. Reid-Lombardo, and David Rattner. The session was moderated by Drs. Ross Goldberg and Tara Kent. The invited presentations and audience commentary are the basis of this manuscript.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Ross F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Kaye M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Reid-Lombardo
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoyt
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Rattner
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000191:economics; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011158:Population Growth; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce