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Submit Your Abstracts for QSCC26

Submit your original research by March 9 for the 2026 ACS Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference and help advance surgical quality, safety, and cancer care.

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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

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

Know the Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer

Learn the early signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer, when to seek care, and how early detection can improve treatment options and outcomes.

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Can Emerging Pain Management Options Help Surgeons Avoid Prescribing Opioids?

February 4, 2026

Emerging pain strategies highlight suzetrigine and opioid vaccines as tools to reduce opioid use while raising clinical and cost questions.

ACS Releases Peer Support Playbook to Help Surgical Programs

February 24, 2026

The new playbook guides hospitals and departments in building peer support programs for surgeons facing adverse events.

Research News

Repeal of Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws Linked to 26% Increase in Crash-Related Hospital Costs

March 2, 2026

Repealing universal motorcycle helmet laws is associated with a significant increase in crash-related inpatient costs.

JACS

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!

Events & Courses

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

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

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.