American College of Surgeons Media Press Releases Press Releases 2018 Press Releases 2017 Press Releases 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases 2012 Press Releases 2011 Press Releases ACS Quality Programs Journal of the American College of Surgeons Press Releases 2018 Press Releases 2017 Press Releases 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases 2012 Press Releases 2011 Press Releases ACS Quality Programs Journal of the American College of Surgeons Check this page periodically to find current news from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Direct your media query to the ACS Office of Public Information E-mail: pressinquiry@facs.org Phone: 312-202-5328 2019 Press Releases Save the date: San Francisco will host ACS Clinical Congress October 27-31 CHICAGO (April 9, 2019): Annual surgeons’ conference will include hundreds of scientific sessions, including educational courses for today’s practicing surgeon. New trauma care pathway reduces delirium and likelihood of returning to the hospital CHICAGO (April 5, 2019): New treatment approach for vulnerable patients implements standardized processes of care that a geriatrician would typically recommend. Save the date: ACS Quality and Safety Conference convenes in Washington, DC, July 19-22 CHICAGO (March 20, 2019): National medical conference will provide a professional forum on the most recent national and local quality and safety initiatives in the field of surgery. Traffic accidents involving moose are 13 times more likely to result in human death CHICAGO (March 14, 2019): Journal of the American College of Surgeons study details hazards of moose-motor vehicle crashes in northern New England. Frailty May Be a New Screening Criterion for Fitness for an Operation CHICAGO (March 1, 2019): Frailty is linked to more complications after an operation among adults of all ages. Medicaid expansion led to increase in screening for colorectal cancer patients in Kentucky CHICAGO (February 22, 2019): The number of low-income patients screened for colorectal cancer more than tripled after Medicaid expansion in 2014, according to study findings in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Inaugural Firearm Injury Prevention Summit Held CHICAGO (February 15, 2019): National health care and legal leaders came together for the first-ever Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention. [Committee on Trauma Quality Program] Gallbladder Removal Operation During Pregnancy Associated with Adverse Maternal Outcomes CHICAGO (February 12, 2019): Pregnant women should consider postponing cholecystectomy until after childbirth, new Journal of the American College of Surgeons study results show. Kidney Transplantation to Minority Patients with a Different Blood Type Is Safe CHICAGO (January 30, 2019): Minority patients who are blood type B achieve the same outcomes if they receive a kidney from donors with blood type A2 compared with patients who receive organs from donors with the same blood type, according to study findings from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.