Product Description

This industry-sponsored educational webinar features a clinician-led discussion focused on soft tissue reinforcement in reconstructive surgery, highlighting practical approaches to clinical decision-making and real-world surgical outcomes. Through expert presentations and case-based insights, panelists will examine reinforcement strategies across reconstructive procedures, including donor site reinforcement in DIEP flap breast reconstruction and considerations surrounding mesh material selection and performance. Attendees will gain valuable perspectives on patient assessment, operative planning, and the integration of reinforcement technologies into contemporary reconstructive practice. The session promotes evidence-informed surgical decision-making while fostering professional collaboration and knowledge exchange within the reconstructive plastic surgery community.

Sponsored by W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Faculty

Chris DeRosier, MD

Michael Fallucco, MD

Stephen J. Kovach, MD

Intended Audience

This webinar is designed for plastic surgeons, reconstructive microsurgeons, breast reconstruction specialists, residents, fellows, and multidisciplinary surgical teams interested in soft tissue reinforcement technologies, abdominal wall support, and reconstructive surgical outcomes.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Evaluate clinical factors that influence the selection of soft tissue reinforcement strategies in reconstructive surgery.
2. Discuss operative techniques and clinical considerations for DIEP donor site reinforcement and abdominal wall support.
3. Compare reinforcement materials and assess their role in optimizing reconstructive outcomes and patient care.

ABMS Core Competencies

• Patient Care & Procedural Skills
• Medical Knowledge
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Accreditation

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Not for AMA PRA Credit

Recognition Statement

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits offered by this activity are enhanced by ASPS Learner Credit Reporting for learners who have opted into this reporting. Successful completion of this CME activity enables active American Board of Surgery (ABS) members the opportunity to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the ABS's Continuous Certification program when claimed within 30 days of completion of the activity.

Participants in ASPS-accredited education who want their CME credits reported to certifying and state licensing boards must opt-into reporting and add their NPI as well as state license ID and/or collaborating board ID(s) before claiming credit.

Disclosure Policy

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) requires all instructors, planners, reviewers, managers and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of product are discussed in a CME activity or included in related materials.

Disclaimer: All relevant financial relationships for planners, faculty and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) are reviewed by the ASPS Continuing Education Committee and have been mitigated, if applicable.

The following planners/faculty members/reviewers have the following disclosures:

The following planners/faculty members/reviewers have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose:

Chris DeRosier, MD

Michael Fallucco, MD

Stephen J. Kovach, MD

NOT FOR AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM: 

Media: Journal Article, video

Release Date:  5/15/2026

Expiration Date: 5/15/2027

Estimated time to complete this course: 1 hour

*Course access ends on course expiration date

Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®)

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