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Quality and Safety Conference

Quality and Safety Conference

Learn about the latest developments in surgical quality and safety, engage with world-renowned experts, and gain actionable improvements for your institution at the 2024 ACS Quality and Safety Conference, July 18-21, in Denver.

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Surgeons Share Their Journey to CEO
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Surgeons Share Their Journey to CEO

A panel of esteemed surgeons imparted advice to Leadership & Advocacy Summit attendees on how they worked their way to becoming CEO.
ACS Advocates for Medicare Physician Payment Reform
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ACS Advocates for Medicare Physician Payment Reform

In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, Executive Director Patricia L. Turner called for stability in the Medicare physician payment system.
Tornado Triage Scenario Is Added to Online Disaster Management Course
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Tornado Triage Scenario Is Added to Online Disaster Management Course

A tornado triage scenario is now included in the online Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness course.

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Are Antibiotics the Answer to Treating Appendicitis?
Discover new perspectives on operative versus nonoperative approaches to managing uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
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Are Antibiotics the Answer to Treating Appendicitis?
New ACS Statement Addresses Need for Surgeons to Sustain Lifelong Competency
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New ACS Statement Addresses Need for Surgeons to Sustain Lifelong Competency

Updating a statement released in 2015, the ACS recommends implementation of a “comprehensive, whole-of-career testing strategy for all surgeons and surgical trainees regardless of age and experience.”
ACS Fellows Successfully Transplant Porcine Kidney into Patient
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ACS Fellows Successfully Transplant Porcine Kidney into Patient

Learn more about the medical milestone surgery performed in March.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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Journal of the American College of Surgeons

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Surgical Readings from SRGS
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Surgical Readings from SRGS

Dr. Greene talks with Lillian Kao, MD, FACS, about prevention and treatment of surgical site infections.

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Leadership and Advocacy Summit

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