New! Participate in the YPS Scrub Games
Play your way through the exhibit hall with YPS Scrub Games! Visit participating exhibitor booths and complete interactive challenges for chances to win exciting prizes. It's a fun way to discover new products, connect with exhibitors, and make the most of your time at the meeting. Pick up a stress ball at the YPS Lounge and take a photo with the YPS Scrub Games trophy.
Participants must be members of the YPS Forum to be eligible to win a prize. Individuals may not win more than one prize.
How to Participate:
- Pick up your YPS Scrub Games card in the YPS Lounge (Booth #831).
- Look for the YPS Scrub Games floor cling outside participating booths.
- Complete each booth's challenge and collect your stamp.
- Scan the QR code on your game card to login using your ASPS member credentials and enter your scores to get on the leaderboard.
- Clearly print your contact information on the back of the card.
- Turn in your completed card by Saturday at 4:15 p.m. to be entered into a prize drawing.
- Those who place in the top 3 on the leaderboard will receive a prize and bragging rights.
Prize Drawing:
Grand prize drawing on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in the YPS Lounge (Booth #831)
- 1st place on leaderboard - $400 Amazon Gift Card
- 2nd place on leaderboard - $250 Amazon Gift Card
- 3rd place on leaderboard - $100 Amazon Gift Card
- Two drawings for completed cards - $50 Amazon Gift Card each
Solventum | Booth #1513
Challenge Name: From Peel to Seal
Challenge Description: In From Peel to Seal, participants test their speed and skill. Participants must apply the new V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing and achieve a secure seal in under three minutes. Working on a wound model, they will place the dressing, connect the SensaT.R.A.C.™ Pad, and activate the V.A.C. Ulta™ Therapy Unit, which verifies seal integrity by monitoring for leaks. It is a race against the clock. Precision matters, and the fastest flawless seal takes the prize.
Challenge Dates/Times: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 12:30-2 p.m., 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday gameplay ends at 4:15 p.m.
Cooper Surgical | Booth #1024
Challenge Name: The Closure Games: Precision Under Pressure
Challenge Description: Think you've got fast hands and flawless technique? Put your closure skills to the test with the INSORB® Absorbable Skin Stapler in this timed showdown. Following a brief demonstration, competitors will race to complete the fastest and most accurate deep dermal closure. Rack up penalties for missteps, watch the leaderboard shift throughout the meeting, and see who earns ultimate closure bragging rights.
Challenge Dates/Times: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, 9:30 — 10:30 a.m., 12:30 — 1:30 p.m.
MTF Biologics | Booth #1205
Challenge Name: Don't Burn The Graft - The ADM Processing Challenge
Challenge Description: This interactive booth game challenges young plastic surgeons to test their knowledge of ADM processing in a fast-paced, 3–5 minute format. Players sort eight cards describing tissue characteristics into two categories — Aseptic Processing or Terminal Sterilization — racing against a countdown timer while a live leaderboard tracks scores across the conference. A hands-on comparison of lightly toasted versus burnt toast reinforces the core science lesson: how a graft is processed determines whether its matrix proteins and collagen architecture survive intact, or are destroyed along with the pathogens. Every player leaves with a score card redeemable at a companion activation booth, driving foot traffic between both spaces and creating a shareable, competitive moment tied to real clinical evidence on graft performance.
Challenge Dates/Times: Friday, Oct. 16, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 3:30-5 p.m., and Oct. 17, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 12:30-2 p.m., 3:30-4:15 p.m.
LEO Pharma | Booth #832
Challenge Name: Refer or Treat?
Challenge Description: Participants will review a series of patient cases featuring clinical images and a brief patient history. After reviewing the case, they'll be asked, "What would your next step be?". Attendees will then select one or more specialties they believe should be involved in the patient's care from a list of approximately 7–8 specialty options. The game is designed to reinforce coordinated, multidisciplinary care while encouraging discussion with the booth staff.
Challenge Dates/Times: Friday and Saturday, October 16-17, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 12:30-2 p.m., 3:30-5p.m. Saturday gameplay ends at 4:15 p.m.
Synovis Micro Companies Alliance, Inc. | Booth #815
Challenge Name: GEM Operation: Challenge Test Your Microsurgical Skills
Challenge Description: Step into the operating room and put your precision, speed, and dexterity to the test in the GEM Operation Challenge, a microsurgery-inspired twist on the classic childhood game Operation. Hosted by Synovis Micro Companies Alliance, the game board features a cartoon-style surgeon in GEM-branded scrubs lying on the operating table with various cavities throughout the body. Instead of removing body parts, players must remove miniature microsurgery items and GEM-inspired components using micro forceps without touching the cavity walls. When the forceps touch the edge, a buzzer sounds and lights flash Can you keep a steady hand under pressure? Step up to the table, take the challenge, and see if you've got what it takes to become the GEM Operation Champion!
Challenge Dates/Times: Friday and Saturday, October 16-17, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 12:30-2 p.m., 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday gameplay ends at 4:15 p.m.
Integra LifeSciences | Booth # 305
Challenge Name: Tee Up Tissue Reconstruction
Challenge Description: Hit the green and see where you land! Each landing zone represents a different tissue reconstruction product. Discover the products behind the science and learn how our solutions support reconstructive procedures and patient outcomes.
Challenge Dates/Times: Friday, October 16, 12:30–2 p.m.; Saturday, October 17, 12:30–2 p.m.
Smith+Nephew | Booth #1031
Challenge Name: Can You Spot the Myth
Challenge Description: Can You Spot the Myth? Think you're an expert? Grab some teammates and put your knowledge to the test! A Smith+Nephew clinician will lead teams through a series of statements about incisional negative pressure, and it's up to you to decide: Myth or Fact? Get them all right to complete the challenge. Miss one? No worries, we'll bust the myth, share the facts, and keep the game rolling. Bragging rights are on the line!
Challenge Name: Berry Fast Debridement Challenge
Challenge Description: After a quick introduction to hydrosurgical debridement, contestants will race against the clock to remove the outer surface of a strawberry, mimicking the debridement of a wound by removing unwanted tissue while preserving as much healthy fruit as possible. This fast-paced, hands-on competition highlights the importance of precision, control, efficiency, and tissue preservation during wound bed preparation. Stop by, take the challenge, compete for bragging rights, and see if you have what it takes to be the fastest and most precise debrider in the exhibit hall!
Challenge Date(s)/Time(s): Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17, 9:30–10:30 a.m.; 12:30–2 p.m.; 3:30–5 p.m. Saturday gameplay ends at 4:15 p.m.
Apyx Medical | Booth #1715
Challenge Name: Scrub In. Game On.
Challenge Description: Think you’ve got a sharp eye and even sharper surgical smarts? Put them to the test with the Apyx Medical Scrub IQ Challenge! Take your best guess at what’s inside our canisters, then tackle three quick trivia questions covering history and a little Houston knowledge.
Challenge Dates/Times: Friday, October 16, 9:30–10:30 a.m, 12:30–2 p.m., 3:30–5 p.m.; Saturday, October 17, 9:30–10:30 a.m, 12:30–2 p.m.