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Leadership & Advocacy Summit Presents Bold Ideas and Fuels Collaboration

March 10, 2026

Take a look back at the 2026 ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit in this sizzle reel, which captures the energy in the room and the sense of excitement as hundreds of surgeons came together to grow as leaders and advance the top advocacy priorities for patients and surgeons.

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