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  • Management, triage, and training: Lessons learned from the Las Vegas mass shooting

    October 25, 2017
    Management, triage, and training: Lessons learned from the Las Vegas mass shooting

    [clear]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, Lessons Learned from […]

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  • Bias, cultural competency can affect patient outcomes, panelists say

    October 25, 2017
    Bias, cultural competency can affect patient outcomes, panelists say

    “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,” said Shubhada M. Dhage, […]

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  • Annual Business Meeting convenes Wednesday

    October 25, 2017

    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 […]

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  • Enhanced recovery protocols benefit many types of surgery

    October 25, 2017
    Enhanced recovery protocols benefit many types of surgery

    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 pioneered in colorectal surgery to […]

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  • Learn how to protect your Medicare payments: Visit the Quality Payment Program booth

    October 25, 2017
    Learn how to protect your Medicare payments: Visit the Quality Payment Program booth

    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 provide […]

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  • Time to rethink the role of lymph nodes in cancer, lecturer says

    October 25, 2017
    Time to rethink the role of lymph nodes in cancer, lecturer says

    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. “There have been a […]

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  • 50 years of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery celebrated

    October 25, 2017
    50 years of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery celebrated

    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 Retrospective and Futuristic View. Clinical […]

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  • Surgical checklist can help prevent infections for patients in low-resource settings

    October 25, 2017

    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 (LMICs). To address the […]

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  • There’s still time to view SESAP® 16

    October 25, 2017
    There’s still time to view SESAP® 16

    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 premier educational resource […]

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  • Rural Trauma Team Development Course decreases transfer times

    October 25, 2017
    Rural Trauma Team Development Course decreases transfer times

    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 trauma patients […]

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  • Applications now being accepted for 2018 ACS/ASBrS International Scholarship

    October 25, 2017

    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 countries other […]

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  • Alliance/ACS CRP and SSO team up to offer clinical trials course

    October 25, 2017
    Alliance/ACS CRP and SSO team up to offer clinical trials course

    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 Surgeons: Hurdles and Opportunities, […]

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  • Visit ACS Central in the Exhibit Hall to learn about patient skills training programs

    October 25, 2017
    Visit ACS Central in the Exhibit Hall to learn about patient skills training programs

    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 to ensure optimal […]

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  • 2018–2020 Faculty Research Fellowships available

    October 25, 2017

    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 receipt of the […]

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  • Applications for 2019 ACS Traveling Fellowships due November 15

    October 25, 2017

    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. The closing date […]

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