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E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS, MAMSE, is ACS President-Elect
An esteemed general surgeon and surgeon-educator, Dr. Ellison was elected at the Annual Business Meeting of Members with First Vice-President-Elect Mary E. Fallat, MD, FACS, and Second Vice-President-Elect Anne G. Rizzo, MD, FACS.
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New Regents and Board of Governors Members represent the spectrum of surgical specialties
New Regents for the American College of Surgeons, members of the Board of Governors Executive Committee, Governors at-Large, and Specialty Society Governors were elected in October.
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Surgeons discuss health care shortages and disparities
Janis M. Orlowski, MD, MACP; Paris D. Butler, MD, FACS; and Amy B. Reed, MD, addressed strategies for optimizing the national surgical workforce including growth and increased diversity.
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Peer-to-peer interviews explore high-interest topics with Clinical Congress speakers
Surgeons and their colleagues further the discussion on more than a dozen sessions in the Clinical Congress education program and multiple resources available through the American College of Surgeons, offering unique insights and perspectives on the featured subject areas.
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Panelists discuss status of diversity and inclusion in surgery and medicine
Oluwadamilola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS; Cherie P. Erkmen, MD, FACS; and Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS, addressed diversity and inclusion in the context of clinical trials, cancer screening, and surgical education.
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Intimate partner violence session highlights prevention and intervention strategies
Panelists identified strategies for IPV screening, discussed common IPV injury patterns, and summarized resources available for both patients and physicians. “This is a terribly prominent problem with a full spectrum of manifestations, but the important thing to remember is that no one is immune,” said Barbara L. Bass, MD, FACS.
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New study shows about half of all patients with appendicitis can avoid surgery
Researchers David R. Flum, MD, MPH, FACS; Giana H. Davidson, MD, MPH, FACS; Callie Thompson, MD, FACS; and Lillian Kao, MD, MS, FACS, presented the final results of the Comparison of Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial at Clinical Congress.
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Dr. Caitlin Hicks receives Jacobson Promising Investigator Award
The research interests of Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, FACS, include the epidemiology of lower extremity disease and value-based care in vascular surgery. The overarching goal of her work is to better define patients who will benefit from vascular interventions, and to optimize patient care and improve overall patient outcomes. She has raised awareness in the vascular surgery community about possible overuse of different vascular interventions for peripheral artery disease that are associated with high costs but may not improve patient outcomes.
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Scudder Orator: If you want to implement change, have a clear vision and be innovative
In this year’s Scudder Oration, Lenworth M. Jacobs, Jr., MD, MPH, DSc(Hon), FACS, FWACS(Hon), focused on three courses promulgated by the ACS Committee on Trauma as examples of how structured processes and targeted communication can affect the care of the injured patient.
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Panelists describe new and burgeoning ACS Quality Programs
Panelists at a Special Session today will discuss ACS quality improvement programs that likely will set a course for the future of patient care. Presenters include Lillian S. Kao, MD, FACS, MAMSE; Michael Chang, MD, FACS; Ronnie A. Rosenthal, MS, MD, FACS; and David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS.
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ACS introduces NSQIP QVP at Clinical Congress
Hospitals participating in the ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program® will have a new resource available to further improve surgical quality for patients beginning in January 2022: the ACS Quality Verification Program.
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Surgical ethicists debate mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
Globally, more than 228 million people have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 4.6 million have died from infection. Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS, and Catherine J. Hunter, MD, FACS, presented the rationale behind the viewpoints supporting and opposing vaccine mandates.
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Commission on Cancer Lecturer to discuss breast cancer disparities
Lisa Ann Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, will discuss the real-world implications of a limited understanding of cancer genetics and genomics in non-white populations.
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ISS Lecturer has dedicated his career to breast health innovation and awareness in India
Raghu Ram Pillarisetti, OBE, MS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, FRCSG, FRCSI, FACS, FRCST(Hon), FCSSL(Hon), FCCS(Hon), FASGBI(Hon), will share the revolutionary changes that he was instrumental in bringing about in his country of origin.
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Daily Schedule-at-a-glance — Wednesday, October 27
Clinical Congress provides leading-edge educational opportunities for surgeons, medical students, surgical residents, and other members of the operating room team. Today’s programming begins at 9:00 am Central Time.
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ICYMI: #ACSCC21 tweets
The American College of Surgeons invites all Clinical Congress 2021 attendees to Join the #ACSCC21 Conversation on social media.
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Operation Giving Back maintains global engagement through virtual training opportunities
Girma Tefera, MD, FACS, Medical Director, OGB, moderated a session detailing the achievements and challenges of developing and maintaining surgery training programs in low- and middle-income countries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Surgical innovators offer tips for transforming an idea into patient care
Panelists detailed the steps involved in brainstorming, protecting an idea, assessing the value of a concept, and the involvement of academic institutions in surgical innovation. “Innovation is a process, and as such, it can be learned and it can be supported to be more successful,” said session moderator Ali Tavakkoli, MBBS, FACS.
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Be sure to attend the Annual Business Meeting of Members at 5:00 pm
The Annual Business Meeting of Members of the American College of Surgeons will take place at 5:00 pm Central Time on Wednesday, October 27. ACS President Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, will preside.
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ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators responds to COVID-19 crisis
Kathryn Spanknebel, MD, FACS; Mohsen Shabahang, MD, PhD, FACS, MAMSE; and Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS, MAMSE, shared how the pandemic has affected surgical residency in a Special Session at Clinical Congress.
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Conley Lecturer to discuss consequences of, solutions to, racism in medicine
Michele Harper, MD, will explore the personal side of racism in medicine during the John J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture. “Changing racism starts with recognizing it,” she said.
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Commission on Cancer announces 2021 Research Paper Competition winners
Winners Sarah Kaslow, MD; Michael Poulson, MD, MPH; Daniela Cocco, MD; David Hanna, MD; and Garett Steers, MD, were selected from a total of 32 submissions.
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STOP THE BLEED® training continues worldwide growth
More than 90,000 instructors across the globe are now able to offer the STOP THE BLEED course in-person or in a virtual format. The new virtual option has expanded opportunities to educate communities about bleeding control.
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New ACS Patient Education Toolkit available
Studies show that patients prefer to receive their health care information from the person they trust the most—their own surgeon. The “Toolkit” will enable surgeons and the entire health care team to text, e-mail, or print materials for their patients at any point of care.
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SESAP® 17 Advanced offers in-depth educational content for practicing surgeons
SESAP 17 Advanced is composed of 243 newly constructed, multiple-choice, case-based questions, across five modules—abdomen and alimentary tract, breast, endocrine, surgical critical care, and trauma. Each module explores topics more deeply than the corresponding category or categories of SESAP 17 and addresses emerging and complex topics that may have been beyond the scope of the more general SESAP 17 content.
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Clinical Congress 2021 Continuing Medical Education claiming and certificates
Physicians are eligible to claim Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits for sessions they attended during the five-day meeting as well as sessions they complete following the meeting. The deadline to claim CME or a certificate of completion is February 1, 2022.
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Dr. Fauci describes scientific achievements, unprecedented challenges with COVID-19
The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reviewed COVID-19 vaccine development, other outbreaks, and medical management of SARS-CoV-2.
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Panelists discuss the social determinants of health and firearm violence
Firearm violence victims and leaders in violence intervention programs shared insights in this Panel Session moderated by Eileen Bulger, MD, FACS, Chair, Committee on Trauma.
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Scudder Oration to address success via reproducible trauma strategy
Lenworth Jacobs, MD, MPH, FACS, will discuss three challenges in trauma surgery: resuscitation outcomes, education gaps, and severe bleeding.
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Jonasson Lecturer to examine true nature of grit for women, people of color in surgery
Andrea A. Hayes, MD, FACS,FAACP, will discuss the effects of bias and racism, including the double burden of gender and racial disparities for women of color.
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Daily Schedule-at-a-glance — Tuesday, October 26
Clinical Congress provides leading-edge educational opportunities for surgeons, medical students, surgical residents, and other members of the operating room team. Today’s programming begins at 9:00 am Central Time.
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ICYMI: Tweets from the #ACSCC21 Conversation
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) invites all Clinical Congress 2021 attendees to Join the #ACSCC21 Conversation on social media.
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Know your goals before negotiating a contract, panelists advise
Compensation is just one component of a physician’s contract. Nasim Hedayati, MD, FACS, RPVI; Steven L. Chen, MD, FACS; and Jennifer Tseng, MD, FACS, outlined factors to take into account when evaluating a job opportunity.
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Value-based compensation models continue to evolve: Some examples
Panelists including Danny R. Robinette, MD, FACS, and L. Arick Forrest, MD, MBA, identified the gaps in formulaic compensation models that integrate quality and payment and offered strategies for implementing alternate reimbursement models.