A
ACCESS TO CARE (see: GLOBAL HEALTH CARE)
ACCREDITATION (see: THE JOINT COMMISSION)
ADVOCACY AND HEALTH POLICY (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Advocacy and Health Policy, and LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT ISSUES)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS)
Activities
–ACS in the news, 106, 1:171
–ACS joins call for COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all health care workers, 106, 9:58
–ACS launches Instagram channel: Follow us today, 106, 8:87
–ACS “Talk It Up” campaign helps surgeons speak with patients about COVID-19 vaccination, 106, 9:57
–ACS releases toolkit on harassment, bullying, and discrimination in surgery (Manahan, Cellini, Pories), 106, 6:64
–ACS submits comments to CMS on FY 2022 IPPS proposed rule, 106, 8:89
–Board of Governors Pillars continue to make your voice heard (Weigel), 106, 10:78
–COT hosts Mentoring Day for Future Trauma Leaders, 106, 12:54
–In-depth content of SESAP 17 Advanced proves popular with practicing surgeons, 106, 10:72
–Joint statement in support of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all workers in health and long-term care, 106, 9:59
–Report on ACSPA/ACS activities, February 2021 (Weigel), 106, 5:79
–Report on ACSPA/ACS activities, June 2021 (Weigel), 106, 9:67
–Report on ACSPA/ACS activities, October 2020 (Weigel), 106, 2:73
Advocacy and Health Policy (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: ACS Professional Association (ACSPA) and LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT ISSUES)
–ACS Resident and Associate Society: The surgeon’s role in health policy, 106, 8:13
–COVID-19’s impact on advocacy: Virtual versus in-person meetings (McDonald), 106, 8:67
–Facts about PACs: The role of political programs and the importance of engagement (Oehmen), 106, 7:34
–From residency to retirement: Importance of surgeon engagement in surgical health policy advocacy (Colosimo, Liepert), 106, 12:41
–From residency to retirement: It’s not enough: A call to action for surgeon advocates (Coleman), 106, 3:72
–From residency to retirement: Securing the future of surgery requires the vision and voice of young ACS members: An introduction (Jeng), 106, 3:71
–Getting started in advocacy and health policy: The ACS can help (Kilgore, Coleman, Chouhan, Paolino), 106, 8:15
–Leveraging the surgeon’s role in health policy to address global road traffic injury (Scott, Mehta, Sherif, Davis), 106, 8:50
–Medicare physician payment and effective grassroots advocacy: A case study (Draughn, Oehmen), 106, 6:33
–SurgeonPAC’s impact on the 2022 midterm election cycle (Oehmen, Draughn), 106, 12:60
–Surgeon advocacy in action: Challenges, accomplishments, and future direction (Ryan, Collins, Lee, Essig, Marsh, Saadat), 106, 8:35
–Surgical societies: Their impact on health policy (Kalmar, Rubalcava, Quiñones, Kauffman, Smelser), 106, 8:29
–The surgeon’s role in health policy: An introduction (Kashyap), 106, 8:14
–The teaching prerogative and the role of surgeons in educational health care policy (Ochoa, Nagaraj, Pang, Spencer, D’Cruz, Sutton, Hanke, Ritter), 106, 8:21
–This is our lane: Advocating for firearm injury prevention as surgeons (Wyatt, Fallahian, Stokes, Hota, Kashyap), 106, 8:42
–Tips for turning a strategic plan into active advocacy (McDonald), 106, 9:29
Alliance/ACS Clinical Research Program
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Clinical trial for patients with incidentally discovered T2 or T3 gallbladder cancer: OPT-IN/EA2197 (Mayo, Snyder, Rocha), 106, 5:61
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Improving patient-centered breast cancer treatment decisions (Hawley, Neuman, Boughey, Jagsi), 106, 10:38
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: Results in melanoma show promise and pave the way for other solid tumors (Helmink, Boughey, Roland), 106, 4:65
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Preoperative radiotherapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma: Where do we go from here? (Gangi, Roland, Snyder, Blackham), 106, 2:52
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in gastric cancer (Yonkus, Snyder, Boughey, Grotz), 106, 1:123
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Role of radiation in the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the neoadjuvant setting (Moaven, Katz, Snyder), 106, 9:39
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Surgical emergencies in advanced cancer patients: How to navigate a perilous time (Grotz, Badgwell, Snyder, Boughey), 106, 6:51
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Surgical oncology for the general surgeon (Boland, Gholami, Naik, Snyder, Rocha), 106, 7:60
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Synoptic reporting for cancer surgery: Current requirements and future state (Zheng, Francescatti, Deming, Vreeland, Boughey, Snyder, Hunt, Katz), 106, 12:35
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Tailoring systemic therapy for HER2+ early breast cancer—The CompassHER2 Trials (Weiss, O’Sullivan, Tung, Boughey), 106, 11:46
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Tips and strategies to maximize the use and impact of social media (Nguyen, Cooke, Gusani, Boughey, Snyder, Attai), 106, 8:79
–ACS Cancer Research Program: Trials explore whether endocrine therapy can delay or avert surgery in low-risk DCIS (Gutnik, Boughey, Hwang), 106, 3:62
ACS Foundation (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Scholarships and fellowships)
ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Quality Programs and QUALITY OF CARE)
ACS Professional Association (ACSPA)
–Report on ACSPA/ACS activities, February 2021 (Weigel), 106, 5:79
–Report on ACSPA/ACS activities, June 2021 (Weigel), 106, 9:67
–Report on ACSPA/ACS activities, October 2020 (Weigel), 106, 2:73
Annual meeting (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Clinical Congress)
–Official notice: Annual Business Meeting of Members, American College of Surgeons, 106, 10:70
Archives
–From the Archives: Dan Elkin and Al Blalock: Present at the Creation (Dodson, Page), 106, 11:53
–From the Archives: The impact of brickmaking on Franklin Martin’s character and self-confidence (Telford), 106, 9:50
–From the Archives: Leading the way: American surgery, the ACS, and specialization (Barr), 106, 5:69
–From the Archives: No scalpel required: When orthopaedic surgery was conservative (Linker), 106, 1:138
–From the Archives: Presidential illness, privacy, and a surgeon’s character: Some artifacts (Wahrman), 106, 7:66
–From the Archives: Surgical societies seek control of the “laparoscopic revolution” (Tang), 106, 3:75
Awards (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Fellows and Members)
–2020 RAS-ACS Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award given to Dr. Ned Z. Carp, 106, 1:158
–Applications for Jacobson Promising Investigator Award accepted through February 28, 106, 1:167, 2:70
–Call for nominations for Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award, 106, 5:77
–Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. James L. Cox receives the 2020 Jacobson Innovation Award, 106, 3:84
–Dr. David P. Winchester to receive Distinguished Service Award, 106, 9:55
–Dr. Frank K. Butler, Jr., receives Distinguished Lifetime Military Contribution Award, 106, 1:157
–Dr. Kevin C. Chung chosen as ACS 2020 Sheen Award recipient, 106, 1:159
–Dr. L.D. Britt to receive ACS Lifetime Achievement Award, 106, 9:52
–Lieutenant General Paul K. Carlton, Jr., to receive Distinguished Military Contribution Award, 106, 10:49
–Surgeon and reproductive scientist Patricia Kilroy Donahoe, MD, FACS, receives 2021 Jacobson Innovation Award, 106, 7:71
–Surgeons and residents honored for volunteerism, 106, 10:54
–Trauma surgeon Dr. M. Margaret Knudson to be honored for inspiring women in surgery, 106, 10:51
Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
–Letters to the Editor, 106, 4:12, 6:11, 12:10
Chapters
–ACS Puerto Rico Chapter: Four decades of the Surgical Research Forum and Memorial Lecture (Enríquez, Cruz, Delpín), 106, 11:32
–Chapter news (Moreau, Frankel), 106, 2:86
–How the San Diego-Imperial Chapter maintained surgical health policy advocacy in the era of COVID-19 (Liepert, Doucet, Johnson), 106, 2:44
Clinical Congress
–Clinical Congress 2020 highlights, 106, 1:98
–Clinical Congress 2021 Preliminary Program, 106, 7:39
Commission on Cancer (see also: CANCER)
–2020 CoC operative standards: Where are we now? (Francescatti, Roland, Hunt, Katz), 106, 1:109
Courses
–New GSV Implementation Course module explores function and mobility, 106, 4:84
–Register for live ACS surgical coding courses on general surgery, E/M coding, 106, 8:92
–Tele-Education Assisted Mentorship in Surgery: Inaugural international ACS-sponsored course on oncoplastic breast surgery (Perez, Klimberg), 106, 7:83
Disciplinary actions
–Report from the Central Judiciary Committee: Five surgeons disciplined in 2020, 106, 2:85
Diversity efforts
–ACS hosts the Promoting DEI & Anti-Racism Professional Surgical Society Retreat, 106, 8:84
–Apply for ACS Board of Regents Innovative Grant for DEI and Anti-Racism, 106, 8:85
–Cie Armstead, MPA, DBA, begins role as first ACS Director of Diversity, 106, 10:61
–Task force reports on how the ACS can confront racism in surgery (ACS Task Force on Racial Issues), 106, 1:63
Executive Director
–Dr. Patricia Turner named new ACS Executive Director, 106, 11:58
–Looking forward (Hoyt), 106, 1:13 (College activities in 2020); 4:9 (Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life); 5:9 (ACS DEI activities); 7:7 (Optimal Resources for Surgery Residency Training); 8:10 (Clinical Congress 2021); 9:7 (more on ACS DEI activities); 10:7 (Dr. Turner is next ACS Executive Director); 11:7 (overview of 2021 ACS Executive Director’s report); 12:7 (concluding thoughts as Executive Director)
–Looking forward (Hoyt, Shalgian), 106, 2:8 (ACS advocacy efforts to prevent Medicare cuts)
–Looking forward (Hoyt, Bailey), 106, 3:9 (personal versus professional politics)
–Looking forward (Hoyt, Ko), 106, 6:8 (ACS Quality Verification Program)
–Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, named next Executive Director of the ACS, 106, 7:69
Fellows and Members (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Awards)
–ACS Regent Dr. Diana Farmer elected president-elect of American Surgical Association, 106, 6:72
–Dr. Bass named vice-president for health affairs and dean of GW SMHS, 104, 10:81
–Dr. Cato Laurencin elected to National Academy of Sciences, 106, 6:75
–Dr. Lenworth Jacobs awarded ASA Medallion for the Advancement of Surgical Care, 106, 6:74
–Lunch with Norm (Welling, Elster), 106, 5:34
–Members in the news, 106, 3:87, 8:88
–Well-played: An interview with Dr. Phuong D. Nguyen (Peregrin), 106, 5:29
Governors, Board of
–2020 ACS Governors survey: Evolving surgical practice trends and needs (Butsch, Gnant, Murthy, Kirby, DuCoin, Aziz, Paramo), 106, 4:52
–2020 ACS Governors Survey: Peer review: A necessity and a challenge (Welsh, Kirby, Richmond, DuCoin, Aziz, Paramo, Andreone, Salles, Marshall, Lohr), 106, 5:41
–2020 ACS Governors Survey: SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and use of telemedicine (Katz, Charles, Kerwin, Mackay, Kalata, DuCoin, Butsch, Jeyarajah, Aziz, Kirby, Richmond), 106, 3:42
–ACS Officers, Regents, and Board of Governors’ Executive Committee, 106, 1:113
–New Regents and Board of Governors Executive Committee Members elected, 106, 12:48
–New Regents, Board of Governors Executive Committee members elected, 106, 1:144
History (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Archives)
Honorary Fellowships
2020
–Citation for Prof. Wilhelmus “Willem” A. Bemelman, MD (Michelassi), 106, 1:148
–Citation for André Jan Louis D’Hoore, MD, PhD (Michelassi), 106, 1:149
–Citation for Antonio Di Cataldo, MD (Bass), 106, 1:150
–Citation for Manfred Frey, MD (Kuzon), 106, 1:152
–Citation for Seyed Ali Malek Hosseini, MD (Haberal), 106, 1:153
–Citation for Denis Mukengere Mukwege, MD, FACS(Hon) (Garely), 106, 1:154
–Citation for April Camilla Roslani, MBBS, MSurg, MRCSEd, FRCSEd, FRCSGlas (Wexner), 106, 1:155
–Citation for S. Raja Sabapathy, MS(Gen), MCh, DNB(Plastic), DSc(Hon), FAMS, FRCSEd, FRCSGlas(Hon) (Levin), 106, 1:156
–Citation for José Manuel Fábrega Sosa, MD, FACS, FSSO, APMC (Schulick), 106, 1:151
–Nine prominent surgeons awarded Honorary Fellowship in the ACS, 106, 1:147
2021
–10 prominent surgeons accorded Honorary Fellowship in the ACS, 106, 11:60
–Citation for Prof. Christiane Josephine Bruns, MD (Michelassi), 106, 11:61
–Citation for Prof. Luis M. Chiva, MD, PhD (Hernandez), 106, 11:62
–Citation for Prof. Dan M. Fliss, MD (Kraus), 106, 11:63
–Citation for Prof. Chuan-Gang Fu, MD, PhD (Delaney), 106, 11:64
–Citation for Sir Selwyn Michael Griffin, MB BS, FRCSEng, MD, FCSHK, FRCSEd, OBE, FRCSGlasg(Hon), FRCSI(Hon), FCSSriLanka(Hon), FASI(Hon), FRACS(Hon) (Maier), 106, 11:66
–Citation for Prof. Mousa A. R. Khoursheed, MD, FACS, FRCSGlasg (Wexner), 106, 11:68
–Citation for Prof. Luke P. H. Leenen, MD, PhD, FACS, FEBS(EmSurg)(Hon) (Maier), 106, 11:69
–Citation for Prof. Michael Ka Wah Li, BBS, MB BS(London), MRCS, LRCP, FRCSEd, FRCSEng, FCSHK, FHKAM(Surgery) (Wexner), 106, 11:70
–Citation for Prof. Guy John Maddern, MB BS, PhD, MS, MD, FACS, FRACS, FAAHMS (Stain), 106, 11:71
–Citation for Prof. Oscar Traynor, MB BCh, BAO(Honors), MCh, FRSCI, FRCSGlasg(Hon) (Sanfey), 106, 11:72
In memoriam
–ACS mourns the passing of J. David Richardson, MD, FACS, ACS Past-President, 106, 10:71
–In memoriam: Dr. John M. Daly: ACS Past-Second Vice- President and leader in cancer care, patient education, 106, 6:68
–In memoriam: Seymour I. Schwartz, MD, FACS, ACS Icon in Surgery (Linehan, Orr), 106, 1:161
–A tribute to Harvey W. Bender, Jr., MD, FACS (O’Neill), 106, 10:22
–A tribute to Josef E. Fischer, MD, FACS (Nussbaum), 106, 10:24
–Tributes to two former ACS leaders: Gone but not forgotten, 106, 10:21
International activities
–A decade of bridging nationalities and surgical specialties: The RAS-ACS International Exchange Program (Bredbeck, Sumra), 106, 1:76
Leadership Profiles
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Nancy L. Gantt, MD, FACS, 106, 10:30
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS, 106, 11:41
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, 106, 3:52
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Joshua M. V. Mammen, MD, PhD, FACS, 106, 6:43
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for John H. Stewart IV, MD, MBA, FACS, 106, 7:57
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Raphael Sun, MD, 106, 5:48
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Beth Sutton, MD, FACS, 106, 8:72
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, 106, 4:57
–Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Steven D. Wexner, MD, FACS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, FRCSI(Hon), FRCSGlasg(Hon), 106, 9:34
Meetings
–2021 ACS Quality and Safety Conference VIRTUAL emphasizes patient-centered care, 106, 10:63
–2021 Virtual Leadership & Advocacy Summit offers opportunities for surgeon leaders and advocates (Frankel, Oehmen, McDonald), 106, 4:76
–Don’t miss the 2021 Virtual Leadership & Advocacy Summit this month (Frankel, Oehmen, McDonald), 106, 5:75
–Record number of surgeons participate in virtual 2021 Leadership & Advocacy Summit (Schneidman), 106, 7:74
–Register for the 2021 ACS Quality and Safety Conference, 106, 5:76
–TQIP 2020 meeting outlines the future of trauma care (Peregrin), 106, 3:77
Membership and member benefits
–Your ACS benefits: ACS program focuses on surgeon well-being (McCann, Mohan), 106, 4:77
–Your ACS benefits: SSR helps surgeons track outcomes and learn from their data (Langenscheidt), 106, 8:86
–Your ACS benefits: We have the tools for you to become an effective surgeon-advocate (Draughn, Oehmen), 106, 9:63
National Cancer Database (NCDB)
–NCDB cancer bytes: NCDB trends in young women with metastatic breast cancer diagnosis since screening guideline changes were instituted (Dhage), 106, 1:128
Officers and Staff
–ACS Officers, Regents, and Board of Governors Executive Committee, 106, 1:113
–Applications now being accepted for next Director of ACS Division of Member Services, 106, 10:84
–Call for nominations for ACS Officers-Elect and ACS Board of Regents, 106, 1:169, 2:71, 11:73, 12:65
–Cie Armstead, MPA, DBA, begins role as first ACS Director of Diversity, 106, 10:61
–Dr. Julie Freischlag installed as President of the ACS, 106, 11:55
–E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS, MAMSE, is ACS President-Elect, 106, 12:44
–Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, is 2020–2021 ACS President-Elect, 106, 1:140
Operation Giving Back (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Volunteerism)
–Profiles of 2020 ACS-COSECSA Woman Scholars: Part I, 106, 5:71
–Profiles of 2020 ACS-COSECSA Women Scholars: Part II, 106, 6:60
–Surgeons and residents honored for volunteerism, 106, 10:54
Patient education
–ACS “Talk It Up” campaign helps surgeons speak with patients about COVID-19 vaccination, 106, 9:57
–Empowering patients through education: ACS launches Your Breast Cancer Surgery Program (Fox), 106, 7:9
–The Ostomy Home Skills Kit: 10 years of improving the quality of post-discharge patient care through simulation (Heneghan, Bruggeman, Bailey, Daly), 106, 3:46
Presidential Address
–Pearls from ACS past Presidential Addresses (Peregrin), 106, 11:12
–Presidential Address: Lessons for a rewarding career learned along the way to this podium (Meredith), 106, 1:17
–Presidential Address: #SurgeonsSowingHope: Enhanced postoperative recovery and elevated healing (Fresichlag), 106, 12:12
Quality Programs
–ACS NSQIP hospitals have the opportunity to receive QVP verification, 106, 12:58
–ACS NSQIP recognizes 90 hospitals for achieving meritorious outcomes, 106, 12:64
–ACS quality and safety case studies: Australian hospital calls in the COPS to improve care of older patients (Norris, Dhesi, Keogh, Crowe, Gandy, Toson, Close), 106, 3:56
–ACS quality and safety case studies: Hospital aims to stop the clot in neurosurgery (Ehtesham, Glenn, Agee, Behal, Feldhake), 106, 2:48
–ACS quality and safety case studies: Pediatric surgeons and gastroenterologists collaborate with outpatient community services to streamline outpatient gastronomy tube placement (Acierno, Callaham), 106, 1:117
–ACS quality and safety case studies: Reducing duration of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics in neonatal surgery (Blagdon, Oikonomopoulou, Gulack, Fecteau, Science, Timberlake, Zozaya, Bischoff, Tamir-Hostovsky, Helwa, Garcia-Ascaso, Lee), 106, 5:52
–ACS quality and safety case studies: Reducing returns to the operating room (Jackson, Westmoreland, Shields-Tarwater), 106, 4:61
–ACS quality and safety case studies: Using the palliative performance scale to increase goals of care conversations (Fiorentino, Walling, Rosania, Feliciano, Grana, Brucato-Duncan, Barbosa, Glass, Livingston, Mosenthal), 106, 6:46
–Lessons learned about the ACS Quality Verification Program and pilot hospitals’ pandemic response (Robinson-Gerace, Fischer, Reinke, Mistretta, Ko, Hoyt), 106, 10:13
–New GSV Implementation Course module explores function and mobility, 106, 4:84
–Two new ACS verification programs cast a wider net to ensure quality for all surgical patients, 106, 1:165
Regents, Board of
–ACS Officers, Regents, and Board of Governors’ Executive Committee, 106, 1:113
–L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, elected Chair of ACS Board of Regents, 106, 1:143
–New Regents and Board of Governors Executive Committee Members elected, 106, 12:48
–New Regents, Board of Governors Executive Committee members elected, 106, 1:144
–Profiles in ACS Leadership: A few questions for L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, 106, 3:52
Research and Optimal Patient Care (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Quality Programs, and QUALITY OF CARE)
Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS) (see also: EDUCATION AND TRAINING)
–ACS Resident and Associate Society: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in surgical patient care, 106, 1:23
–ACS Resident and Associate Society: The surgeon’s role in health policy, 106, 8:13
–A decade of bridging nationalities and surgical specialties: The RAS-ACS International Exchange Program (Bredbeck, Sumra), 106, 1:76
–Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Leveling the playing field for surgical patients (Serrano, Chawla, Fieturi, Castle), 106, 1:26
–Getting started in advocacy and health policy: The ACS can help (Kilgore, Coleman, Chouhan, Paolino), 106, 8:15
–Glass ceilings and sticky floors: Examining diversity and inclusion in the surgical workforce (Tracy, Koo, Strong, Poulson, Marsh, Ryan, Coleman), 106, 1:31
–Increasing membership diversity in surgical societies through intentional inclusion (Torres, Williams-Karnesky, Kauffman, Smelser, Quiñones, Elsolh, Alimi, Altieri), 106, 1:57
–Introduction: Diversity, equity, and inclusion: The House of Surgery needs work (Sangji), 106, 1:24
–Leveraging the surgeon’s role in health policy to address global road traffic injury (Scott, Mehta, Sherif, Davis), 106, 8:50
–Mirror, mirror: How current societal issues reflect changes arising in surgery (Kashyap, Jackson, Johnson-Mann, Hoffman), 106, 1:38
–RAS-ACS Communications Contest Essay Contest: Artificial intelligence in surgery: A call to action (Loftus), 106, 1:88
–RAS-ACS Symposium: Competency-based training: A gateway to efficiency or a hurried sprint to the finish line (Ryan, Herremans, Vigneshwar, Koo, Essig), 106, 8:56
–Shoring up the pipeline: Increasing diversity in surgery by enhancing equity and inclusion in the surgical learning environment (Williams-Karnesky, Kashyap, Courtney, Park, Ritter, Hanke, Ochoa, Sonntag), 106, 1:47
–Surgeon advocacy in action: Challenges, accomplishments, and future direction (Ryan, Collins, Lee, Essig, Marsh, Saadat), 106, 8:35
–The surgeon’s role in health policy: An introduction (Kashyap), 106, 8:14
–Surgical societies: Their impact on health policy (Kalmar, Rubalcava, Quiñones, Kauffman, Smelser), 106, 8:29
–The teaching prerogative and the role of surgeons in educational health care policy (Ochoa, Nagaraj, Pang, Spencer, D’Cruz, Sutton, Hanke, Ritter), 106, 8:21
–This is our lane: Advocating for firearm injury prevention as surgeons (Wyatt, Fallahian, Stokes, Hota, Kashyap), 106, 8:42
Scholarships/fellowships (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Foundation)
–ACS awards six Resident Research Scholarships for 2021–2023, 106, 4:82
–ACS introduces new funding opportunity for surgeon scientists, 106, 5:74
–Apply for 2022–2024 ACS Resident Research Scholarships, 106, 8:91
–Faculty Research Fellows for 2021–2023 announced, 106, 4:80
–Faculty Research Fellowships for 2022 available, 106, 11:75
Statements
–Revised Statement on the Importance of Workplace Accommodations for Pregnancy, Parental Leave, and Lactation Support for Practicing Surgeons, 106, 8:75
–Revised Statement on Trauma Center Designation Based upon System Need and the Economic Drivers Impacting Trauma Systems, 106, 10:35
–Statement on Resident Access to Personal Protective Equipment, 106, 8:77
–Statement on Restrictive Covenants, 106, 10:34
–Statement on Surgeon Well-Being, 106, 12:34
Surgeon education and training programs
–COT hosts Mentoring Day for Future Trauma Leaders (Kaups, Bulger, Kerby), 106, 12:54
Trauma (see also: TRAUMA)
–Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS, is next Chair of ACS Committee on Trauma, 106, 12:53
–STOP THE BLEED®: A model for surgeon leaders looking to initiate a new program (Schneidman), 106, 1:92
–STOP THE BLEED® event in Connecticut teaches baseball fans how to save lives, 106, 10:75
–TQIP 2020 meeting outlines the future of trauma care (Peregrin), 106, 3:77
Volunteerism (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Awards and AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: International activities)
Young Fellows Association
–YFA Communications Committee Essay Contest 2021: An introduction (DuCoin), 106, 10:27
–YFA Communications Committee Essay Contest winner: Starting 2021 off right: Positive lessons learned from a pandemic and how medicine has pushed forward (Johnson), 106, 10:28
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BLEEDING CONTROL (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Trauma)
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CANCER (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Commission on Cancer, and AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Alliance/ACS Clinical Research Program)
Fertility preservation in patients with cancer: What the surgeon needs to know (Mattingly), 106, 11:37
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SURGERY
Lessons from COVID-19: Why adaptation is needed for surgical climate readiness (Yates, Nguyen), 106, 9:16
The intersection of climate change and surgery (Asfaw, Dilger, Tummala, Yates), 106, 9:10
CLINICAL TRIALS (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Alliance/ACS Clinical Research Program)
CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19)
A look at The Joint Commission: Vaccination hesitancy and a positive response to the call to action for volunteers (Jacobs), 106, 6:58
ACS joins call for COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all health care workers, 106, 9:58
ACS “Talk It Up” campaign helps surgeons speak with patients about COVID-19 vaccination, 106, 9:57
COVID-19’s impact on advocacy: Virtual versus in-person meetings (McDonald), 106, 8:67
From residency to retirement: Patient autonomy and end-of-life care: A COVID-19 story (Gudis), 106, 11:51
Joint statement in support of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all workers in health and long-term care, 106, 9:59
Lessons from COVID-19: Why adaptation is needed for surgical climate readiness (Yates, Nguyen), 106, 9:16
Olga M. Jonasson, MD, Lecture: Never let a good crisis go to waste: Continuous professional development and COVID-19 (Greenberg), 106, 2:25
The prescription America needs right now is more than a vaccine (Coleman), 106, 3:68
Profiles in surgical research: Dr. Michael Bowdish leads effort to combat COVID-19 (Emamaullee), 106, 2:36
CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) (see: REIMBURSEMENT)
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN SURGERY (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Diversity efforts, and GLOBAL HEALTH CARE)
ACS Resident and Associate Society: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in surgical patient care, 106, 1:23
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Leveling the playing field for surgical patients (Serrano, Chawla, Fieturi, Castle), 106, 1:26
From residency to retirement: UVA makes progress in supporting and retaining a diverse training program (Fleming II, Martin), 106, 1:134
From residency to retirement: Where does equity start? An American surgeon’s northern exposure, 106, 10:9
Glass ceilings and sticky floors: Examining diversity and inclusion in the surgical workforce (Tracy, Koo, Strong, Poulson, Marsh, Ryan, Coleman), 106, 1:31
Increasing membership diversity in surgical societies through intentional inclusion (Torres, Williams-Karnesky, Kauffman, Smelser, Quiñones, Elsolh, Alimi, Altieri), 106, 1:57
Introduction: Diversity, equity, and inclusion: The House of Surgery needs work (Sangji), 106, 1:24
Mirror, mirror: How current societal issues reflect changes arising in surgery (Kashyap, Jackson, Johnson-Mann, Hoffman), 106, 1:38
Shoring up the pipeline: Increasing diversity in surgery by enhancing equity and inclusion in the surgical learning environment (Williams-Karnesky, Kashyap, Courtney, Park, Ritter, Hanke, Ochoa, Sonntag), 106, 1:47
Task force reports on how the ACS can confront racism in surgery (ACS Task Force on Racial Issues), 106, 1:63
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EDITORIAL
Letters to the Editor, 106, 4:12, 6:11, 12:10
Looking forward (Hoyt), 106, 1:13 (College activities in 2020); 4:9 (Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life); 5:9 (ACS DEI activities); 7:7 (Optimal Resources for Surgery Residency Training); 8:10 (Clinical Congress 2021); 9:7 (More on ACS DEI activities); 10:7 (Dr. Turner is next ACS Executive Director); 11:7 (overview of 2021 ACS Executive Director’s report); 12:7 (concluding thoughts as Executive Director)
Looking forward (Hoyt, Shalgian), 106, 2:8 (ACS advocacy efforts to prevent Medicare cuts)
Looking forward (Hoyt, Bailey), 106, 3:9 (Personal versus professional politics)
Looking forward (Hoyt, Ko), 106, 6:8 (ACS Quality Verification Program)
The prescription America needs right now is more than a vaccine (Coleman), 106, 3:68
EDUCATION AND TRAINING (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons)
Making the most of virtual interviews with surgical training programs (Horn, Fackche, Kalmar), 106, 3:42
Teaching trainees how to write: Surgical resident opioid prescribing and perioperative pain management (Ryan, Tracy, He, Jacob, Woeste), 106, 1:69
EQUITY IN HEALTH CARE (see: GLOBAL HEALTH CARE)
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FIREARM INJURY PREVENTION (see also: American College of Surgeons: Trauma)
This is our lane: Advocating for firearm injury prevention as surgeons (Wyatt, Fallahian, Stokes, Hota, Kashyap), 106, 8:42
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GERIATRIC SURGERY
New GSV Implementation Course module explores function and mobility, 106, 4:84
GLOBAL HEALTH CARE
From residency to retirement: Showing up: The education, pain, and progress of a pediatric surgeon in East Africa (Haansen), 106, 4:71
Kosova College of Surgeons hosts first Clinical Congress (Latifi), 106, 9:61
Opportunities for global volunteerism: How two practices in Michigan make it work (Peregrin), 106, 7:15
The prescription America needs right now is more than a vaccine (Coleman), 106, 3:68
Profiles of 2020 ACS-COSECSA Woman Scholars: Part I, 106, 5:71
Profiles of 2020 ACS-COSECSA Women Scholars: Part II, 106, 6:60
GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS (see: THE JOINT COMMISSION)
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HISTORY (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Archives)
Surgeon asked colleagues why they chose the profession: Giants of the era responded (Hallion, Fietcher, Snook, Polk, Galandiuk), 106, 9:21
The lights go out in Europe during the 1914 Clinical Congress (Clark), 106, 6:27
The rise and fall of gender identity clinics in the 1960s and 1970s (Fritz, Mulkey), 106, 4:40
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IN MEMORIAM (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: In memoriam)
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THE JOINT COMMISSION
A look at The Joint Commission: 2020 Eisenberg Award winners show dedication to QI despite challenges of pandemic (Jacobs), 106, 9:48
A look at The Joint Commission: COVID-19: Looking back on the past year’s challenges (Jacobs), 106, 5:65
A look at The Joint Commission: Joint Commission launches new advanced certification program in spine surgery (Jacobs), 106, 7:64
A look at The Joint Commission: Make the call: A car crash, trauma care, standards, and inequity (Jacobs), 106, 3:65
A look at The Joint Commission: New award recognizes hospitals that are working to reduce health care disparities (Jacobs), 106, 8:82
A look at The Joint Commission: New campaign encourages patients to “Speak Up Against Discrimination” in health care (Jacobs), 106, 12:39
A look at The Joint Commission: New “Speak Up” campaign focuses on how patients can play an active role in surgical safety (Jacobs), 106, 2:62
A look at The Joint Commission: New study focuses on distractions, interruptions during surgical counting (Jacobs), 106, 11:49
A look at The Joint Commission: New workplace violence prevention standards take effect January 2022 (Jacobs), 106, 10:47
A look at The Joint Commission: Vaccination hesitancy and a positive response to the call to action for volunteers (Jacobs), 106, 6:58
A look at The Joint Commission: We need to talk: Study highlights effort to overcome language barriers in surgical patient care (Pellegrini), 106, 1:132
A look at The Joint Commission: Where there’s smoke: Quick Safety article recommends safety precautions (Jacobs), 106, 4:69
The prescription America needs right now is more than a vaccine (Coleman), 106, 3:68
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LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT ISSUES (see also: REIMBURSEMENT)
Federal
–Federal surprise billing legislation becomes law (Zlatos), 106, 4:46
State
–2021 state legislative session wrap-up: Advancing surgical priorities in a time of uncertainty (Johnson), 106, 8:62
–Surgeon perspectives on engaging in state advocacy, 106, 12:22
–Surgeon advocacy in state government: Listening and planning for future engagement (Johnson), 106, 12:19
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MEDICARE/MEDICAID (see: REIMBURSEMENT)
MILITARY SURGERY (see also: TRAUMA)
Lunch with Norm (Welling, Elster), 106, 5:34
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OUTCOMES (see: QUALITY OF CARE)
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PALLIATIVE CARE
From residency to retirement: Patient autonomy and end-of-life care: A COVID-19 story (Gudis), 106, 11:51
New Surgical Palliative Care Society aims to build community, alleviate suffering (Fox), 106, 12:27
PATIENT COMMUNICATION
Discussing the role of surgical trainees with patients: Challenges and opportunities (Naguib, Smetak, Lin, Quach, Day, Drolet, Langerman), 106, 5:22
PATIENT SAFETY (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Quality Programs, THE JOINT COMMISSION, and QUALITY OF CARE)
Teaching trainees how to write: Surgical resident opioid prescribing and perioperative pain management (Ryan, Tracy, He, Jacob, Woeste), 106, 1:69
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, and THE JOINT COMMISSION, and QUALITY OF CARE)
PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING
From residency to retirement: Trauma nights: Caring for our patients and ourselves (Cobb), 106, 5:67
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (see: REIMBURSEMENT)
PROFESSIONALISM
ACS releases toolkit on harassment, bullying, and discrimination in surgery (Manahan, Cellini, Pories), 106, 6:64
From residency to retirement: The sun always rises after a dreadful, stormy night (Hussain), 106, 2:65
Olga M. Jonasson, MD, Lecture: Never let a good crisis go to waste: Continuous professional development and COVID-19 (Greenberg), 106, 2:25
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QUALITY OF CARE (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Quality Programs)
Leveraging knowledge management for better quality surgical care: An introduction (Mujumdar, Jeffcoat), 106, 3:19
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REGULATORY ISSUES (see also: LEGISLATIVE/GOVERNMENT ISSUES)
What surgeons should know about…The 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule (Jeffcoat), 106, 9:42
REIMBURSEMENT
2021 CPT coding changes affect payment for E/M and other services (Smith, McNally, Lieberman, Nagle), 106, 1:82
2021 Medicare physician fee schedule: How will it affect your practice? (Foe, Mujumdar), 106, 2:12
Medicare physician payment and effective grassroots advocacy: A case study (Draughn, Oehmen), 106, 6:33
What surgeons should know about: Reporting new office/outpatient E/M codes (Barney, Lieberman, McNally, Selzer, Foe, Nagle), 106, 6:54
What surgeons should know about…Reporting excision of soft tissue tumor codes (McNally, Smith, Nagle), 106, 10:42
What surgeons should know about…The Quality Payment Program in 2021 (Jeffcoat, Sage), 106, 2:56
RESIDENTS (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS), and EDUCATION AND TRAINING)
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
The prescription America needs right now is more than a vaccine (Coleman), 106, 3:68
Social determinants of health and surgery: An overview (Fox), 106, 5:12
SOCIAL MEDIA (see also: TECHNOLOGY)
Surgeons wield influence on social media (Elson, Vaysburg, Reyna, Shaughnessy, Goodman, Lewis), 106, 4:14
SURGEON FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
A family affair: Father-son surgeons learn from and admire each other (Schultz), 106, 11:25
SURGICAL RESEARCH
Profiles in surgical research: Dr. Michael Bowdish leads effort to combat COVID-19 (Emamaullee), 106, 2:36
Profiles in surgical research: Kamal M.F. Itani, MD, FACS (Rivas), 106, 6:37
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TECHNOLOGY (see also: EDUCATION AND TRAINING)
Adopting telemedicine in surgical care: What you need to know (Evans, Yeo, Zhao, Raftopoulos, Carson, Wang, Watson), 106, 4:25
Enhanced web-side manner and digital inclusivity are key to maintaining telehealth momentum (Peregrin), 106, 3:11
Surgeons wield influence on social media (Elson, Vaysburg, Reyna, Shaughnessy, Goodman, Lewis), 106, 4:14
The digital transformation in health care: The FDA’s perspective (Mujumdar, Jeffcoat), 106, 6:12
TELEHEALTH (see: TECHNOLOGY)
TRAUMA (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Trauma)
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VALUE-BASED CARE (see also: QUALITY OF CARE, and REIMBURSEMENT)
Expressing value in health care (Sage, Witkowski, Opelka), 106, 7:24
Price and cost: Both are important to achieve value-based care (Coffron, Opelka), 106, 2:17
The why, what, where, and how of value-based contracts (Bailey), 106, 6:19
Today’s surgeon compensation models fall short: Aligning incentives to create more equitable and value-based compensation models (Gallani, Wiskoski, Haskins, Jeffcoat, Mujumdar, Opelka), 106, 4:33
VOLUNTEERISM (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Awards, and AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: International activities)
Opportunities for global volunteerism: How two practices in Michigan make it work (Peregrin), 106, 7:15
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WOMEN IN SURGERY (see also: DIVERSITY IN SURGERY)
AWS Foundation honors 2020 award recipients, 106, 2:67
Susan Dimock, MD, pioneering American physician (Petro, Wilson, Catalano), 106, 3:27
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YOUNG SURGEONS (see: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS), and AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Young Fellows Association, and EDUCATION AND TRAINING)
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