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7th Annual Joint Association Conference
April 17-18, 2026 | Atlanta, Georgia
Hosted by the Association of Surgical Assistants & National Surgical Assistant Association
The Importance of
Surgical Assistants
The Vital Role of the Surgical Assistant
Video provided by American Surgical Professionals
As defined by the American College of Surgeons, the surgical assistant provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient.
In addition to intraoperative duties, the surgical assistant also performs preoperative and postoperative duties to better facilitate proper patient care.
The Georgia Code 43-34-22(6) excepts from its prohibition of practice of medicine without a license, “the delegation
by a physician to a qualified person other than a physician assistant of any acts, duties, or functions which are otherwise permitted by law or established by custom; and the performance of such acts, duties, or functions by a such a person other than a physician assistant….”
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