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Call for Abstracts, Videos, and Posters

Call for Abstracts, Videos, and Posters

Submit your research for presentation at Clinical Congress 2026 by March 2. Share abstracts, videos, and posters to help advance surgical care and showcase your work.

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New SESAP 19 Mobile App Provides Surgical Knowledge at Your Fingertips

New SESAP 19 Mobile App Provides Surgical Knowledge at Your Fingertips

Stay current with the new SESAP 19 mobile app, offering 640 case-based questions and up to 160 CME credits.
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Delay Harmful “Efficiency Adjustment” for Surgeon Pay

Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Delay Harmful “Efficiency Adjustment” for Surgeon Pay

Surgeons are urged to act as Congress considers legislation to reverse the 2.5% CMS work RVU reduction.
Call for Abstracts

Call for Abstracts

Call for abstracts for the Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference is open. Review our submission guidelines and submit your abstract by March 9.

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Can Emerging Pain Management Options Help Surgeons Avoid Prescribing Opioids?
Emerging pain strategies highlight suzetrigine and opioid vaccines as tools to reduce opioid use while raising clinical and cost questions.
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ACS Releases Peer Support Playbook to Help Surgical Programs
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ACS Releases Peer Support Playbook to Help Surgical Programs

The new playbook guides hospitals and departments in building peer support programs for surgeons facing adverse events.
Specialized Care for Older Adults Leads to Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications
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Specialized Care for Older Adults Leads to Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications

Surgical outcomes for older adults improve with a program that focuses on the specific needs of these patients
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The Operative Word

Jessica Liu, MD, MS, MPH discusses identifying diagnostic gaps and mitigation strategies for older adult emergency general surgery patients.
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Journal of the American College of Surgeons

The Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. Read the latest issue today!

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ACS Surgical Simulation Summit

ACS Surgical Simulation Summit

Register for the ACS Surgical Simulation Summit, the premier international, multi-professional event dedicated to advancing surgical simulation.

Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation

Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation

Registration for the 2026 Meeting, March 10–11 at ACS Headquarters in Chicago, is now open.
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Call for Abstracts

Call for abstracts for the Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference is open. Review our submission guidelines and submit your abstract by March 9.

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