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Opening Ceremony heralds start of Clinical Congress 2017
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 included a brief video […]
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Board of Regents/ Governors address MOC reform and strategies for enhancing communication
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: […]
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Surgery, like space travel, requires both technical and behavioral competency
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, described the […]
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ACS President to Initiates: A surgical career is a joy and a privilege
“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 […]
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John P. Pryor Lecture: Dr. Holcomb discusses how time affects hemorrhagic mortality
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 […]
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AWS Foundation presents annual awards
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 to meet […]
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Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery Available at Clinical Congress
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 Trials in Oncology and […]
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Acute care surgery is a new specialty that needs its own label, lecturer says
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 fellowship programs […]
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Jonasson lecturer will honor “quiet pioneer” for women in surgery
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 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, […]
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Surgeons must take the lead to balance patient, societal needs
On Wednesday, Clare Marx, CBE, DL, MB, BS, FRCS, will deliver the Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of Surgery, Right for the Patient, Right for the Citizen: Professionally Led […]
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Breakdowns in physician communication can undermine patient autonomy
As a physician and behavioral scientist, Peter A. Ubel, MD, has long been interested in exploring the “quirks in human nature” that influence people’s lives. Those quirks, he said, include […]
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Fellows honored for volunteerism and humanitarianism
Recipients of the 2017 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgical Humanitarian Awards and Surgical Volunteerism Awards will be recognized at the Board of Governors annual reception/dinner, 7:00–11:00 pm Tuesday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Harbor Foyer/Ballroom. Recipients were selected by the Board of Governors Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards Workgroup.
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New Home Skills Program for Wound Care now available
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgical Patient Education Program has developed a Home Skills Program for Wound Care. The program includes booklets and skills videos on the care of […]
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Three ways SRGS is environmentally responsible
The term “environmental responsibility” has been commonplace in the professional world for a long time. Simply put, it’s about being mindful of how our actions can hurt or help the […]
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New Evidence-Based Decisions in Surgery modules showcased at Clinical Congress
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Division of Education is showcasing new and updated modules of Evidence-Based Decisions in Surgery (EBDS) at Clinical Congress. Now featuring more than 60 modules, […]
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ACS Improving Surgical Care and Recovery initiative recruiting hospitals for next cohort
The American College of Surgeons (ACS), in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute, is actively recruiting hospitals to participate in the next cohort of the Improving Surgical Care and […]
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ACS TQIP Collaboratives toolkit to be released in November
In 2014, the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS TQIP) expanded its reach from individual trauma centers to trauma systems, or collaboratives. ACS TQIP began offering Level […]
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TQIP Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting and Training to be held next month in Chicago, IL
The eighth Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Annual Scientific Meeting and Training will take place November 11−13 at the Hilton Chicago hotel, IL. The meeting brings together trauma medical directors, […]
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After three years, ACS Communities going strong
Three years after the launch of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Communities, the members-only networking and collaboration platform shows no signs of slowing down. As of August, ACS Communities, […]
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FLS hosts Donor Recognition Luncheon
On Monday, members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Fellows Leadership Society (FLS) gathered at the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina hotel for the 29th Annual Donor Recognition […]
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Academy of Master Surgeon Educators will ask members to improve surgery education
The new American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators is designed to be a”think tank” to meet the Academy’s stated mission of continually advancing the science and […]
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2017 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award presented to Dr. Kuy
Sunday night during Convocation, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) presented the 2017 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award to SreyRam Kuy, MD, MHS, FACS. This award […]