LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this activity, learners should be able to:
Recognize critical decision points in complex reconstructive hand surgery
Apply structured approaches to surgical planning and technique selection
Integrate anatomical, functional, and timing considerations into operative strategy
Improve consistency and confidence in managing challenging hand reconstruction cases
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Krystle Rae Tuaño, MD, is an Instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School and an attending surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. She combines extensive experience in training and supervising residents and fellows, curriculum development, and mentorship with peer-reviewed scholarship on fellowship education and training trends, including pandemic-era impacts and structural and leadership factors shaping surgical training. Her work in academic surgery, national professional societies, and trainee development positions her to speak compellingly on mentorship, leadership, and modern training models relevant across surgical disciplines.
CE ACCREDITATION
surgeOn is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. surgeOn designates this activity for 1 credit hour of continuing education credits.
This event may also be accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for a maximum of 1 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. If you are a learner based in the U.S. or Canada EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
DECLARATION
In accordance with criterion 13 of document UEMS 2023.07.rev “EACCME® Criteria for the Accreditation of Live Educational Events (LEEs)” and the Standard v. Commercial or Promotional Conflict of Interest, published by the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), all surgeON presenters sign a Conflict of Interest form to document all perceived or actual conflicts of interest for the last 3 years, whether due to a financial or other relationship. This document can be viewed at the beginning of the event or on request by emailing info@surgeon-events.org No fee, honorarium or arrangement for re-imbursement of expenses in relation to the this event has been provided to the speaker.
