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ACS Releases Workplace Standards Framework to Support Sustainable Surgical Careers

March 3, 2026

The surgical employment landscape has shifted substantially over the past few decades. In addition to the long work hours and unpredictable schedules that have been an enduring hallmark of the profession, surgeons also now face increased productivity pressures, administrative burden, and limited control over clinical resources.

ACS Receives Grant to Expand Age-Friendly Approaches to Specialty Ambulatory Care

March 3, 2026

The ACS is one of six specialty societies that has been awarded a grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), in a partnership with the John A. Hartford Foundation, to advance age-friendly care in outpatient specialty and subspecialty medicine.

Surgeons Should Play Leading Role in Advancing Colorectal Cancer Awareness

March 3, 2026

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the need for patients and surgeons to be proactive about screening and early detection is increasing.

Survival continues to improve overall, but in the last few years, significant attention from the ACS and other healthcare organizations has been given to the dramatic and unexpected rise of colorectal cancer in those in younger individuals.

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

March 3, 2026 Issue

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New Intermittent Claudication Guidelines Emphasize Latest Evidence, Patient-Centered Care

The latest SVS recommendations for intermittent claudication stress lifestyle therapy first, with selective use of revascularization.

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Surgeons in LMICs Can Expands Their Quality Improvement Skills with ACS Basics Course

ACS launches a tailored Quality Improvement Basics course for low- and middle-income countries, alongside new global pricing options.

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Addressing Food Insecurity Can Improve Trauma Outcomes

Improving outcomes for injured patients may be achieved by enhancing awareness of food insecurity-related issues.

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Healthcare Coalition Makes Progress in Removing Stigmatizing Questions from Employment Forms

More than 2,100 healthcare organizations have removed stigmatizing mental health questions, advancing clinician well-being and privacy.

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2026 ACS Surgeons and Engineers Meeting Is Next Week—Register Today

Join surgeons and engineers March 10–11 in Chicago to explore cutting-edge technologies shaping surgical education.

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Surgeons Discuss Diagnostic Gaps, Mitigation Strategies for Older Emergency General Surgery Patients

In the latest episode of The Operative Word podcast, Dr. Lillian Erdahl is joined by Dr. Jessica Liu to discuss a recent article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, “Identifying Diagnostic Gaps and Mitigation Strategies for Older Adult Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Scoping Review.” In that article, Dr. Liu and colleagues identified current diagnostic issues, clinical tools, and clinician feedback strategies in the older adult emergency general surgery setting.

Machine Learning Models Can Help Predict Postoperative SSI In Children

Surgical site infections (SSIs) cause substantial postoperative morbidity in children. Despite being largely preventable, SSI rates have continued to rise—and existing predictive models are designed for adults. Watch Dr. Carrie Chan discuss her recent JACS article on a study aimed at developing, validating, and comparing machine learning models for predicting pediatric SSI risk.

Literature Selections

Antithrombotic Therapy May Be a Risk Factor for Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Surgery

New research shows melanoma-associated fibroblasts actively drive tumor growth, immune evasion, and resistance to therapy.

Targeting Melanoma-Associated Fibroblasts May Aid in Overcoming Cancer Stem Cell-Driven Drug Resistance

Study highlights the tumor microenvironment as a key driver of melanoma progression and a potential target to overcome drug resistance.

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