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National Readiness, Cancer Care, and More Will Be Highlighted in Clinical Congress Named Lectures

June 17, 2025

Clinical Congress 2025, October 4–7 in Chicago, Illinois, will bring together world-renowned experts in the clinical practice of surgery, as well as leaders in surgical education, research, and technology. One of the highlights of the annual conference is the impressive slate of Named Lectures.

Cardiac Surgeons Perform World's First Robotic TAVR Explant + AVR

June 17, 2025

Several ACS Fellows at the West Virginia University (WVU) Heart and Vascular Institute in Morgantown were part of a team that recently performed a world-first robotic transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explant and aortic valve replacement.

Energetic Statewide NY Chapter Meeting Includes In-Depth Talks and Camaraderie

June 17, 2025

The New York Chapter of the ACS held its first statewide educational meeting in over a decade on May 2–4 at the Sagamore Hotel in Bolton Landing, New York. Chapter President Anthony Vine, MD, FACS, provided a firsthand account of the expansive meeting, which included a range of lectures and presentations from current and past ACS leaders, cutting-edge clinical topics, hands-on demonstrations on a surgical robot, and much more.

Read this week's entire issue for the latest news on the ACS and the field of surgery.

June 17, 2025 Issue

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Help Your Trainees Transition to Autonomy with SRRA

The ACS Division of Education has developed an innovative online, case-based instrument to measure the preparedness of entering surgical residents.

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Preview Your QPP Performance Information by June 25

Surgeons: preview your 2023 QPP performance information before it appears on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog profile pages.

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Statement Addresses Increase in E-Bike Injuries

The ACS encourages caution and regulation as the use of e-bikes increases.

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Private Equity Ownership of Health Institutions Affects Delivery of Quality Care

Read about the advantages and drawbacks associated with private equity acquisition in healthcare.

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Learn How to Pivot from Community Practice to Academic Practice with Free Webinar

Transitioning to an academic setting after being in community practice may be challenging without a prior track record of academic productivity.

Don't Miss Out!

Go to your MyCME Portal today and verify your ABS ID and date of birth on the Board Certification Tab so you can have your CME data automatically transmitted to the ABS via ACCME.

ACS Quality and Safety Conference Heads to San Diego

Join surgeons, their team members, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to quality improvement at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference, July 17–20 in San Diego. Whether you are just beginning your quality improvement journey or looking to lead transformative change at your institution, this meeting offers inspiration, information, practical tools, peer engagement, and evidence-based insights to support your next steps.

Surgeons Discuss Technical Standards for Colon Cancer Surgery

With colorectal cancer rates increasing around the world, it is essential that surgeons understand modern standards for colon cancer surgery. In this webinar, moderator Dr. Brian Teng is joined by panelists Drs. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, George Chang, Neal Wilkinson, and Amy Halverson in discussing Technical Standards for Colon Cancer Surgery, as outlined in Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery Vol. 1.

Literature Selections

Size, Thrombus Burden Prove Useful as Criteria for Operative Repair of PAA

Recent data have suggested that aneurysm size is not the only variable that correlates with rates of thromboembolic events.

Pilonidal Disease Severity Staging Correlates with Risk of Recurrence

In this study, authors reported a prospective cohort study (n = 411) conducted to validate a pilonidal disease severity staging system.

Past Issues

Brief Reviews

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Genetic Connections in Surgical Oncology

An exploration of literature on the importance of understanding genetic connections in different types of cancer and the use of precision medicine.

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Colonoscopy versus FIT-Fecal DNA for Colon Cancer Screening

Examines current literature on scientific basis of colon cancer screening methods, specifically, the efficacy of colonoscopy vs FIT-fecal DNA testing.

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Laparoscopy in the Context of Trauma: Too Slow or Too Fast?

Examines current literature on the various uses, benefits, and limitations of laparoscopy in trauma care.

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