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Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture to examine the importance of the microethics of physician-patient conversations
Physicians make ethical decisions in every conversation they have with a patient, and this is the heart of microethics, says Robert D. Truog, MD, who will deliver this year’s John J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture.
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Commission on Cancer Lecture makes case that strong medicine relies on math
Drawing from a lifelong interest in mathematics databases and prognostic outcome tools, Sir Murray F. Brennan, GNZM, MD, FACS, will assert there is a better way than the status quo in the Commission on Cancer Oncology Lecture, Cancer Care: Medicine Meet Math.
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Prescribing practices and lack of proper disposal knowledge contribute to opioid crisis
In The Opioid Problem: What a Surgeon Needs to Know, Kavita Babu, MD, and other panelists discuss the opioid addiction crisis in the U.S., mitigation strategies for outpatient prescribing, and public health approaches to the solution.
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ACS Task Force on Racial Issues provides overview of its initial recommendations
The ACS Task Force on Racial Issues was created to identify areas within the field of surgery and the College that need to improve to create substantive, lasting changes.
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Pandemic puts spotlight on importance of leadership, workforce, and communication in disaster response
As one of the panelists for Leadership, Workforce, Communication during COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned, George Agriantonis, MD, FACS, describes how the largest municipal hospital system in the U.S. confronted the COVID-19 surge.
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Owen H. Wangensteen Scientific Forum Excellence in Research Awards 2020
The Owen H. Wangensteen Scientific Forum Committee dedicated the abstract supplement to Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS, at this year’s Clinical Congress, and 24 Excellence in Research Awards were distributed.
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5th Annual Excelsior Surgical Society meeting offers two days dedicated to military surgical care
With the theme “Enterprise-wide Military Surgical Care,” the 5th Annual Excelsior Surgical Society meeting will include six hours of progamming October 8–9.
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Dr. Fleshman speaks on intersection of Quality, Leadership, and Zero Harm in Abcarian Lecture
James Fleshman, MD, FACS, FASCRS, outlines what it takes to become a true high-reliability organization in the 2020 Herand Abcarian Lecture.
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Dr. Ascher issues a call to action for the transplant community
Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD, FACS, identified two specific challenges for the transplantation community—donor shortage and unethical practices—in the Charles G. Drake History of Surgery Lecture.
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Scudder Oration challenges trauma surgeons to confront discomfort
Gregory J. Jurkovich, MD, FACS, dissects the meaning behind surgeons saying, “I’m not comfortable with this,” and the new implications COVID-19 brings to the phrase in the Scudder Oration on Trauma.
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Your Breast Cancer Surgery program joins patient education resources
With recent advances in breast cancer care, there is a need to help patients better understand their treatment decisions and survival benefits from a complex menu of choices. The ACS Division of Education has responded with Your Breast Cancer Surgery.
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Outpatient joint replacement requires a comprehensive approach
A panel of orthopaedic surgeons including a pioneer in minimally invasive joint replacement surgery, Richard A. Berger, MD, discusses a shift in joint replacement recovery for the surgical team and patients in the session Ambulatory Surgery: Transforming Inpatient Care to Outpatient Care across the Continuum.
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New CME opportunities launch on final day of Clinical Congress 2020
An additional 44 sessions offering AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will launch throughout the day October 7, wrapping up the virtual Clinical Congress 2020.
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SESAP® 17 earns accolades for excellence and relevance to clinical practice
Developed by the ACS Division of Education, SESAP 17 is a premier educational resource for practicing surgeons consiting of 650 newly constructed, multiple-choice, case-based questions.
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Tobacco, e-cigarette, and marijuana cessation reduces surgery risks
A variety of studies show long-term smoking cessation rates are higher in patients who quit in anticipation of an operation, as discussed in the session When and How to Quit Cigarettes, Vaping, and Marijuana Use Prior to Surgery.