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Association of Women Surgeons Foundation presents awards to seven surgeons, trainees, and medical students
This year’s AWSF Awards honorees include Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS; Mary Brandt, MD, FACS, FAAP; Felicitas Koller, MD, FACS; David Livingston, MD, FACS; Chelsea Harris, MD; Kelly Brennan, MD; and Abra Shen, MD.
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National Safety Council Award for Service to Safety
The National Safety Council Award for Service to Safety awardee is Susan M. Briggs, MD, FACS. Sponsored by the National Safety Council and nominated by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the ACS COT, the award recognizes outstanding service to safety by surgeons or surgical organizations.
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Abcarian Lecture will highlight future cancer framework
“This is a unique moment in time to look back and forward at the same time at the factors that have driven improvements in cancer care for the past 100 years,” said Heidi Nelson, MD, FACS.
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Churchill Lecture to explore how surgeons influence the course of health care innovation
“As mankind is concerned, the differentiation between a doctor and a surgeon is a relatively modern invention,” said Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, FACS.
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Join the Committee on Trauma’s 100th Anniversary Celebration
Celebration activities will get underway at the 2022 Committee on Trauma Annual Meeting and the Advanced Trauma Life Support® Global Symposium next spring.
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Wangensteen Scientific Forum dedicated to Dr. Stanley W. Ashley
Since 1967, the Scientific Forum program has been dedicated to a surgeon who exemplifies the qualities of a successful academic surgeon. Dr. Ashley is described as “a selfless and committed educator and mentor.”
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Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, Jr., MD, FACS, receives Distinguished Military Contribution Award
The award recognizes Dr. Carlton’s outstanding contributions to the field of surgery while serving in the military. He is the third recipient of the award in the College’s 108-year history.
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Trauma surgeon M. Margaret Knudson, MD, FACS, honored for inspiring women in surgery
Dr. Knudson’s pioneering career, including as a visiting surgeon in Iraq, has paved the way for young women in surgery, exemplifying the spirit of the Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award.
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RAS presents Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award to Dr. Matthew D. Neal
The Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons recognized Matthew D. Neal, MD, FACS, during Convocation, Sunday evening.
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Regional anesthesia for the practicing, general surgeon
This year’s skills didactic on regional anesthesia showed surgeons how the implementation of the transversus abdominis plane block, ilioinguinal block, and pectoral block can benefit patient recovery. The course also contrasted an infiltrative and laparoscopic approach with traditional ultrasound-guided delivery of regional anesthesia.
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PartnerCME Joint Providership Program expands learning options for medical organizations
The ACS Division of Education provides Continuing Medical Education in a range of learning formats for not-for-profit organizations outside of the ACS. Educational content is available for physicians and other health care professionals.
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Don’t miss the 2021 virtual TQIP Annual Conference, November 15–17
This year’s conference will bring together trauma medical directors, program managers, coordinators, and registrars from Trauma Quality Improvement Program centers across the country, with content focusing on performance improvement, best practices, new trauma standards, and more.
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Clinical Congress 2022 — San Diego hotel reservations are now available
Attendees can now book their Clinical Congress 2022 hotel reservations at discounted nightly rates via the official hotel provider for the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
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To Heal All With Skill and Trust
The American College of Surgeons is launching a new effort to renew our promise to patients and our communities, challenging ourselves to recommit to fundamental ethos of surgery, salute and reignite our dedication and purpose, and rededicate ourselves to the leadership role we must play.
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ACS President encourages surgeons to use an enhanced recovery approach to the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Julie A. Freischlag called on Fellows to enhance recovery, elevate healing, and spread hope to patients in her Presidential Address.
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ACS officers for 2021-2022 installed at Convocation
Immediate Past-President of the ACS J. Wayne Meredith, MD, FACS, MCCM, MAMSE (right), has officially presented the Presidential Medallion to Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, MAMSE.
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Drake Lecturer to review shared history of orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons
Edward C. Benzel, MD, FACS, will explain the legacy of a turf battle that culminated with the two groups on the receiving end of potentially devastating legal and public relations campaigns over the use of pedicle screws.
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Researcher to discuss importance of collaboration, perseverance
In the I. S. Ravdin Lecture in the Basic and Surgical Sciences, Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA, will review her lab’s work developing a suite of targeted nanotherapies and the lessons learned on how scientists approach research.
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Daily Schedule-at-a-glance — Monday, October 25
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 with the Opening Ceremony at 8:00 am Central Time.
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ICYMI: Tweets from #ACSCC21
The ACS invites all Clinical Congress 2021 attendees to Join the #ACSCC21 Conversation on social media.
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Dr. David P. Winchester receives Distinguished Service Award
The Board of Regents selected Dr. Winchester for its highest honor given annually in recognition for his exceptional and continuous service to the College.
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Dr. L.D. Britt receives the ACS Lifetime Achievement Award
An esteemed Fellow of the College since 1989 and a Past-President of the ACS, Dr. Britt is known for introducing the term “acute care surgery” and was a principal architect of this emerging specialty.
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CoC honors State Chairs and Cancer Liaison Physicians for outstanding work
The State Chair Outstanding Performance Award recipients for 2021— Richard Bold, MD, FACS; Amanda Kong, MD, FACS; Richard White, MD, FACS; and Peter Wu, MD, FACS—were recognized for their leadership and innovation, and for their contributions to the improvement of cancer care in a state or region.
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New and noteworthy in trauma education programs
Updated learning opportunities available in the coming months include the third edition of the Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) Student Textbook and live training course, the Advanced Disaster Medical Response online course, and the Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness online course.
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Innovation Junction session provides blueprint for turning ideas into surgical products
“Medical device companies are 70 percent more likely to succeed if a physician is among the founders,” said panelist Amir Szold, MD, FACS.
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Surgeons and residents honored for volunteerism
Award recipients for 2021 include:
Seng-Feng Jeng, MD, FACS; Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS; Rochelle Dicker, MD, FACS; Rami Kantar, MD, MPH; and Chandrakanth Are, MBBS, FACS, FRCS. -
ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators hosts Special Session and announces 2021 members
The symposium will focus on future changes in surgery resident training prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. L.D. Britt and Dr. Ajit K. Sachdeva will moderate.
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Continuing Medical Education opportunities abound at Clinical Congress 2021
Practicing physicians are eligible to claim CME Credits for sessions they attend during the five-day meeting as well as sessions they engage in throughout the claiming period following the meeting—until February 1, 2022.
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SSR helps surgeons track outcomes and learn from their data
The ACS Surgeon Specific Registry™ is a comprehensive online quality improvement tool with 3.4 million case records and an active user base of more than 7,000 surgeons.
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New surgical breast cancer patient education program: A joint quality improvement initiative
Your Breast Cancer Surgery Program uses scientifically derived skill development techniques, engaging instructional media, and checklists to coach patients into becoming fully informed and active participants in their care and best recovery.
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SESAP® 17 and SESAP 17 Advanced provide new level of educational value
All of the content in SESAP® 17 and SESAP 17 Advanced is newly constructed for the 17th edition. All content underwent a multiyear, rigorous writing and peer-review process with expert surgeon authors representing a range of clinical and academic environments, general surgery, and surgical specialties and practices.
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ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC to host virtual engagement opportunities
The American College of Surgeons Professional Association Political Action Committee will host virtual engagement activities for members and SurgeonsPAC contributors at Clinical Congress 2021.
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Evidence-Based Decisions in Surgery expands offerings
Now featuring nearly 85 modules, EBDS continues to expand. During Clinical Congress, the College will showcase new and updated modules.
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Tune in for the ACS Convocation tonight
The College will confer Fellowship on more than 2,300 Initiates from the U.S., Canada, and around the globe, install new officers, and recognize award recipients for 2021.