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ACS Fellows Perform US-First Quadruple Organ Transplant Involving Retransplanted Lungs

August 4, 2026

Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, have performed what is believed to be the first quadruple-organ transplant in the US involving retransplanted lungs, marking a significant milestone in complex multiorgan transplantation.

US Faces a Blood Supply Crisis That Could Impact Surgery

August 4, 2026

The American Red Cross has declared only the second national blood supply crisis in its history after blood donations fell to a 4-year summer low, driven by increased summer trauma demand, extreme heat, poor air quality, and reduced donor turnout.

ACS Collaborates with Arcadia to Bolster Clinical Data Strategy

August 4, 2026

The ACS and Arcadia (arcadia.io) last week announced a new collaboration to support the ACS Clinical Data Strategy, a multi-year effort to modernize how surgical clinical data are collected, connected, analyzed, and used across ACS Quality Programs and patient registries.

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

August 4, 2026 Issue

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ACS Leads National Conversation on E-Bike Safety

Learn how ACS advocacy is advancing e-bike safety through research, policy, and injury prevention efforts.

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Submit Abstracts for the 2027 ACS Innovation Summit

Submit your abstracts to share strategic insights, contribute high-impact research, and engage with peers advancing the future of surgical simulation.

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Applications Are Open for ACS H.O.P.E. Global Health in Surgery Certificate Program

This certificate program emphasizes equity, sustainability, and ethical collaboration, designed to drive excellence and global impact.

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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.

Surgeons Work to Improve AI Simplification of Consent Forms Across Other Languages

In the latest episode of The Operative Word from JACS podcast, host Dr. Lillian Erdahl is joined by Dr. Morgan Pettigrew to discuss Dr. Pettigrew’s recent article, “Artificial Intelligence Simplification of English and Spanish Surgical Consent Forms: 1-Size Does Not Fit All.” The authors found that while ChatGPT-4.0 improved the readability of English surgical consent forms, it did not improve the readability of Spanish forms. To address this disparity, the authors developed a custom-trained GPT that improved the readability of English and Spanish consent forms.

Literature Selections

Consensus Guidance Balances Trauma Survival and Future Reproductive Risks After Transfusion

New recommendations support equitable trauma transfusion while reducing future reproductive risks for RhD-negative patients.

Osteopathic Surgeons Disproportionately Serve Rural Communities

New research underscores the importance of osteopathic surgeons in addressing rural surgical workforce shortages.

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