Ronald. V. Maier, MD, FACS, the Jane and Donald D. Trunkey Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery, vice-chairman, department of surgery, and professor of surgery, University of Washington School of... Read more
The Board of Governors (B/G) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has elected two new members of the Board of Regents: Gary L. Timmerman, MD, FACS, and Douglas E. Wood, MD, FACS, FRCSEd... Read more
The Global Engagement Panel Session Wednesday morning described the strategic direction of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in domestic and global volunteerism and addressed the challe... Read more
“Is surgery a purely technical discipline? I think the answer is no. I think technical mastery is necessary for surgeons, but it is not sufficient,” said Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS, in his... Read more
The leaders of The Comparison of Outcomes of Antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) Trial provided an inside look at the ongoing randomized clinical trial, which is still recruiting, durin... Read more
I touched down at the San Diego International Airport at approximately 10:00 pm Friday, October 20, to attend the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2017. It was a long jou... Read more
“The American College of Surgeons (ACS) motto is that we are ‘dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice... Read more
Matthew D. Neal, MD, FACS, a tenure-track assistant professor of surgery and critical care medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, received the 13th Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promisi... Read more
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is accepting nominations for the 14th Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award (JPIA) to be conferred in 2018. This award has bee... Read more
Standardized clinical processes for open inguinal hernia repair reduced patients’ postoperative pain and unplanned returns to the emergency room after surgery, according to the results of a... Read more
The rise in mass casualty incidents (MCIs) creates increasing challenges for both surgeons and trauma systems in terms of adequately preparing for these crises. Tuesday’s Panel Session... Read more
“We are all here because we care about delivering good, quality, and equal care, which is impacted by patient communication, treatment decisions, and the physician-patient relation,... Read more
The Annual Business Meeting of Members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) will take place 4:15−5:15 pm Wednesday at the San Diego Convention Center, 5AB, Upper Level. Barbara Lee Bass... Read more
The four presenters at Tuesday morning’s session, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS): Colorectal Surgery and Beyond, discussed how they have adapted ERAS concepts and techniques pi... Read more
American College of Surgeons (ACS) health policy staff are available at the Quality Payment Program (QPP) booth outside of Hall D, San Diego Convention Center, to answer questions and provid... Read more
While surgical oncologists have become the acknowledged experts in removing regional lymph nodes, most contemporary clinical trial data do not support the practice for improving survival.... Read more
Surgeons celebrated the past, present, and future of surgery during a Special Session Tuesday, 50th Anniversary Celebration of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery: First Edition: A Retros... Read more
Preventing infections after a surgical procedure is important in any setting, but these complications can be particularly dangerous to surgical patients in low- and middle-income countries (... Read more
Developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Division of Education, the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP®) 16 continues a 46-year tradition of serving as a premie... Read more
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) was designed to teach rural trauma teams with limited resources how to initially assess and stabilize trau... Read more
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) are offering a ACS/ASBrS International Scholarship to surgeons who perform breast cancer surgery in... Read more
The Alliance/American College of Surgeons Clinical Research Program (ACS CRP) and the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Research Committee will cosponsor a course, Clinical Trials for Surge... Read more
Certain surgical procedures require a greater level of patient involvement in preparation and recovery. The ACS has developed in-depth programs to provide the education and training needed t... Read more
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is offering two-year Faculty Research Fellowships to surgeons entering academic careers in surgery or a surgical specialty. The closing date for receip... Read more
The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has announced the availability of traveling fellowships to Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), Germany, and Japan... Read more
Clinical Congress 2017 officially began Monday morning with the Opening Ceremony, featuring the presentation of the colors and the Canadian and American national anthems. The ceremony includ... Read more
Sunday’s joint meeting of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents (B/R) and Board of Governors (B/G) featured an update on health policy reform and two panel sessions:... Read more
David R. Williams, OC, OONT, MSc, MD, CM, FRCS, a retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut and now president and chief executive officer, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, desc... Read more
“What we get to do for the people who need us, our patients, is a joy and a privilege,” said Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, FRCS(Hon), newly installed President of the American Coll... Read more
Representatives of the U.S. military health system met Sunday for the Excelsior Surgical Society meeting, and a highlight of the session was the third annual Army Major John P. Pryor Lecture... Read more
Each year the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Foundation presents awards to outstanding individuals who are supportive of the AWS mission to inspire, encourage, and enable women surgeons... Read more
To address the technical aspects of standardizing surgical care, the Alliance/American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Research Program (CRP), a program of the Alliance for Clinical Trial... Read more
Despite an ever-increasing number of surgeons turning to specialization, acute care surgery has emerged as a broadly accepted surgical specialty with a growing number of acute care surgery f... Read more
The labels “pioneer” and “trailblazer” are often used to describe a person who has made a significant impact on his or her profession. Both words accurately describe... Read more
