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. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

The American College of Surgeons invites all Clinical Congress 2021 attendees to Join the #ACSCC21 Conversation on social media. Read more

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. Read more

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, MBB... Read more

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. Read more