Session Highlight: Statewide Surgical Quality Updates and Q&A
Saturday, August 15, 2026
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Surgical quality leaders from North Carolina and South Carolina share updates on their statewide quality improvement efforts, highlighting recent initiatives and lessons learned in building collaborative quality programs. A moderated Q&A panel follows, exploring shared challenges and opportunities for cross-state collaboration in advancing surgical care.
Moderator
Keri Seymour, DO, FACS
Duke University
South Carolina Surgical Quality Collaborative
Bruce Crookes, MD, FACS
Medical University of South Carolina
North Carolina Surgical Quality Updates
Jared Gallaher, MD, FACS
UNC School of Medicine
Jessica Schumacher, PhD
UNC School of Medicine
Wild Dunes Resort Room Block
Take advantage of the group room rate of the guestrooms at Wild Dunes Resort: $349 daily++($413 with 16% resort fee, excluding taxes). Make your room reservations early as we expect the room block to fill up quickly!
Rooms can be reserved online or by phone:
- 866-359-5593, Option 2
- 877-624-3654
Those wishing to take advantage of the group rate for the 3 pre/post-dates based on availability will need to call in to book.
The room block closes on Tuesday, July 23rd.
Please note:
- Run of House Guest Rooms: Guests who select Boardwalk Inn guestrooms will be assigned as a Run of House guest. Please keep in mind the contracted room type is run of house so the specific hotel/bedding is not guaranteed.
- Sweetgrass Inn Guest Rooms: Guests who select Sweetgrass Inn guestrooms will be assigned in the Sweetgrass Inn. Please keep in mind the specific bedding is not guaranteed.
If there are any guests that need specific bedding or have a hotel preference, please call the reservations team to make sure those requests can be taken care of.