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Newfound historical evidence highlights surgical techniques in Turkish-Islamic medicine in Anatolia during the 15th century. These early advancements, depicted in illustrations, have had significant implications for contemporary surgical practice. π¨
Unknown 15th Century Medical Illustrator Helps Advance Neurosurgery
Discover how Renaissance-era anatomical illustrations have had significant implications for contemporary surgical practice.
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August 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Newfound historical evidence highlights surgical techniques in Turkish-Islamic medicine in Anatolia during the 15th century. These early advancements, depicted in illustrations, have had significant implications for contemporary surgical practice. π¨
Only 7.9% of rural hospitals (excluding critical access hospitals) in the US are CoC-accredited, compared to 35% of urban hospitals.
This article describes favorable approaches to achieving accreditation for rural hospitals. π₯
This article describes favorable approaches to achieving accreditation for rural hospitals. π₯
CoC Accreditation Is Becoming More Accessible to Rural Hospitals
CoC accreditation addresses disparities in rural cancer care by offering tools for program development and data monitoring.
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July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Only 7.9% of rural hospitals (excluding critical access hospitals) in the US are CoC-accredited, compared to 35% of urban hospitals.
This article describes favorable approaches to achieving accreditation for rural hospitals. π₯
This article describes favorable approaches to achieving accreditation for rural hospitals. π₯
Having recently retired from clinical surgery, Dr. James Elsey reflects on the career of a surgeon and the decision to step away from the O.R.
"Surgery, to me, is different than other professions. I donβt believe you pick it; I believe it picks you."
"Surgery, to me, is different than other professions. I donβt believe you pick it; I believe it picks you."
A Surgeon Reflects on Retirement: Lots of Saturdays, No Mondays
Dr. Elsey reflects on the extraordinary calling to become a surgeon, and the complex issues related to assessing the performance of senior surgeons.
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July 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Having recently retired from clinical surgery, Dr. James Elsey reflects on the career of a surgeon and the decision to step away from the O.R.
"Surgery, to me, is different than other professions. I donβt believe you pick it; I believe it picks you."
"Surgery, to me, is different than other professions. I donβt believe you pick it; I believe it picks you."
In the latest episode of @acsjacs.bsky.social #JACSOperativeWord, Drs. Stephanie Jensen and A. Britt Christmas from the Carolinas Medical Center join host Dr. Lillian Erdahl to discuss their study on the association of state helmet laws with helmet use and injury outcomes.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In the latest episode of @acsjacs.bsky.social #JACSOperativeWord, Drs. Stephanie Jensen and A. Britt Christmas from the Carolinas Medical Center join host Dr. Lillian Erdahl to discuss their study on the association of state helmet laws with helmet use and injury outcomes.
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Congratulations to the six residents who have received research scholarships for 2025β2027: Drs. James Bradford, Kate Telma, Lucia Calthorpe, Margaret S. Pichardo, Michelle LaBella, and Nensi Ruzgar. π
Residents Receive Research Scholarships
Research scholarships for 2025β2027 have been awarded to six residents.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Congratulations to the six residents who have received research scholarships for 2025β2027: Drs. James Bradford, Kate Telma, Lucia Calthorpe, Margaret S. Pichardo, Michelle LaBella, and Nensi Ruzgar. π
A longitudinal study analyzed information linked to Medicare claims on 2,499 patients undergoing major elective surgery between 2007 and 2019.
Their findings, published in @acsjacs.bsky.social, demonstrate how seniors undergoing surgery could benefit from palliative care.
#MedSky #SurgSky
Their findings, published in @acsjacs.bsky.social, demonstrate how seniors undergoing surgery could benefit from palliative care.
#MedSky #SurgSky
Seriously Ill Seniors Undergoing Major Elective Surgery Could Benefit from Palliative Care
Authors analyzed information linked to Medicare claims on 2,499 patients undergoing major elective surgery between 2007 and 2019.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A longitudinal study analyzed information linked to Medicare claims on 2,499 patients undergoing major elective surgery between 2007 and 2019.
Their findings, published in @acsjacs.bsky.social, demonstrate how seniors undergoing surgery could benefit from palliative care.
#MedSky #SurgSky
Their findings, published in @acsjacs.bsky.social, demonstrate how seniors undergoing surgery could benefit from palliative care.
#MedSky #SurgSky
Learn how a regional fire department in Ventura County, CA, overcame logistical challenges to launch a prehospital blood program.
Their success demonstrates how collaboration works in improving the quality of life for the injured patient. π
Their success demonstrates how collaboration works in improving the quality of life for the injured patient. π
California Prehospital Blood Program Is Already Saving Lives
Learn how a regional fire department overcame logistical challenges to launch a prehospital blood program.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Learn how a regional fire department in Ventura County, CA, overcame logistical challenges to launch a prehospital blood program.
Their success demonstrates how collaboration works in improving the quality of life for the injured patient. π
Their success demonstrates how collaboration works in improving the quality of life for the injured patient. π
Management of prostate cancer is a multidisciplinary effort, including advanced imaging, robotic-assisted prostatectomy, and decisions regarding whether surgery is necessary in each case.
Surgeons at the forefront of treatment share their approaches. ‡οΈ
Surgeons at the forefront of treatment share their approaches. ‡οΈ
Advanced Imaging, Robotic Surgery Propel Prostate Cancer Management
Learn how effective prostate cancer management is a multidisciplinary effort that includes enhanced imaging and robotic-assisted prostatectomy.
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July 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Management of prostate cancer is a multidisciplinary effort, including advanced imaging, robotic-assisted prostatectomy, and decisions regarding whether surgery is necessary in each case.
Surgeons at the forefront of treatment share their approaches. ‡οΈ
Surgeons at the forefront of treatment share their approaches. ‡οΈ
π’ Registration is open for the 2025 ACS Simulation in Surgical Education course! Course participants will learn how simulation can teach and refine essential surgical skills.
ποΈ: November 19β22
π: Durham, North Carolina
ποΈ: November 19β22
π: Durham, North Carolina
Register for 2025 ACS Simulation in Surgical Education Course
Simulation plays a critical role in helping students and trainees practice skills in safe environments.
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July 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
π’ Registration is open for the 2025 ACS Simulation in Surgical Education course! Course participants will learn how simulation can teach and refine essential surgical skills.
ποΈ: November 19β22
π: Durham, North Carolina
ποΈ: November 19β22
π: Durham, North Carolina
Last week, #ACSQSC25 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Quality and Safety Conference (QSC).
Learn more about the journey ACS Quality Programs have taken since the establishment of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in 2004.
Learn more about the journey ACS Quality Programs have taken since the establishment of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in 2004.
ACS Quality and Safety Conference Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation
Read about the evolution of the QSC and its 2 decades of developing products and services to advance quality surgical care.
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July 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Last week, #ACSQSC25 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Quality and Safety Conference (QSC).
Learn more about the journey ACS Quality Programs have taken since the establishment of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in 2004.
Learn more about the journey ACS Quality Programs have taken since the establishment of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in 2004.
Applications are due Monday, July 28, for global traveling fellowship exchanges to Australia/New Zealand and Germany.
Fellows will travel to annual meetings, visit medical centers, and share clinical and scientific expertise with local surgeons. π
Fellows will travel to annual meetings, visit medical centers, and share clinical and scientific expertise with local surgeons. π
Apply for Global Traveling Fellowships to Australia/New Zealand, Germany by Monday
Travel fellowships encourage the exchange of information and establish new collaborations and friendships.
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July 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Applications are due Monday, July 28, for global traveling fellowship exchanges to Australia/New Zealand and Germany.
Fellows will travel to annual meetings, visit medical centers, and share clinical and scientific expertise with local surgeons. π
Fellows will travel to annual meetings, visit medical centers, and share clinical and scientific expertise with local surgeons. π
For the first time in a decade, Clinical Congress returns to Chicago this year. ποΈ
The online program planner is available to access now, so learn what #ACSCC25 has in store and start planning out your personalized event experience! π»
The online program planner is available to access now, so learn what #ACSCC25 has in store and start planning out your personalized event experience! π»
Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago Will Ignite Big Ideas, Bold Advances
Get a first look into the thematic and specialty content that will be featured at this yearβs Clinical Congress in Chicago.
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July 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
For the first time in a decade, Clinical Congress returns to Chicago this year. ποΈ
The online program planner is available to access now, so learn what #ACSCC25 has in store and start planning out your personalized event experience! π»
The online program planner is available to access now, so learn what #ACSCC25 has in store and start planning out your personalized event experience! π»
Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is gaining momentum.
π₯: Orthopaedic surgeons Drs. William Ward and Levi Kindel discuss how robotics advance TKA and enhance the surgeonβs capabilities, rather than replace their skills and decision-making.
π₯: Orthopaedic surgeons Drs. William Ward and Levi Kindel discuss how robotics advance TKA and enhance the surgeonβs capabilities, rather than replace their skills and decision-making.
WATCH: Robotic Surgery Gains Momentum for Knee Replacement Procedures
Listen to Drs. William Ward and Levi Kindel discuss how robotics are advancing total-knee arthroplasty.
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July 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is gaining momentum.
π₯: Orthopaedic surgeons Drs. William Ward and Levi Kindel discuss how robotics advance TKA and enhance the surgeonβs capabilities, rather than replace their skills and decision-making.
π₯: Orthopaedic surgeons Drs. William Ward and Levi Kindel discuss how robotics advance TKA and enhance the surgeonβs capabilities, rather than replace their skills and decision-making.
π Trauma surgeons: Applications are due in 1 week (July 31) for the next class of the Future Trauma Leaders Program!
Don't miss out on the chance to receive unique in-depth training and mentoring opportunities.
Don't miss out on the chance to receive unique in-depth training and mentoring opportunities.
Future Trauma Leaders Program
The Future Trauma Leaders program offers in-depth training and mentoring to early career trauma and acute care surgeons. Apply by July 29.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
π Trauma surgeons: Applications are due in 1 week (July 31) for the next class of the Future Trauma Leaders Program!
Don't miss out on the chance to receive unique in-depth training and mentoring opportunities.
Don't miss out on the chance to receive unique in-depth training and mentoring opportunities.
π Congratulations to Dr. Jesse Columbo, a vascular surgeon at @dartmouthhealth.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Clowes Memorial Career Development Award for his project, βRisk of Stroke after Carotid Revascularization among Standard-Risk Patients.β
Learn more about his research β¬οΈ
Learn more about his research β¬οΈ
Dr. Jesse Columbo Receives Clowes Award
Dr. Columbo will receive the 2025 ACS Clowes Award for his work examining stroke risk among patients undergoing carotid revascularization.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
π Congratulations to Dr. Jesse Columbo, a vascular surgeon at @dartmouthhealth.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Clowes Memorial Career Development Award for his project, βRisk of Stroke after Carotid Revascularization among Standard-Risk Patients.β
Learn more about his research β¬οΈ
Learn more about his research β¬οΈ
π’π» Don't miss tomorrow's webinar on balancing clinical and administrative work. Join the ACS Women in Surgery Committee for a moderated discussion on how to navigate this type of transition.
ποΈ: July 24 | 5:30β6:30 pm CT
ποΈ: July 24 | 5:30β6:30 pm CT
The Tricky Balance Between Having a Clinical and Administrative Practice
Transitioning to practice that includes both clinical and administrative work brings change, new priorities, and new responsibilities.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
π’π» Don't miss tomorrow's webinar on balancing clinical and administrative work. Join the ACS Women in Surgery Committee for a moderated discussion on how to navigate this type of transition.
ποΈ: July 24 | 5:30β6:30 pm CT
ποΈ: July 24 | 5:30β6:30 pm CT
In the latest Executive Director's Update, Dr. Patricia Turner shares our new strategic plan based around 4 pillars:
1οΈβ£ Advance Patient-Centered Care and Surgical Quality
2οΈβ£ Revolutionize and Educate
3οΈβ£ Innovate and Accelerate
4οΈβ£ Unify and Advocate
Read more: buff.ly/6M5z2IV
1οΈβ£ Advance Patient-Centered Care and Surgical Quality
2οΈβ£ Revolutionize and Educate
3οΈβ£ Innovate and Accelerate
4οΈβ£ Unify and Advocate
Read more: buff.ly/6M5z2IV
July 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In the latest Executive Director's Update, Dr. Patricia Turner shares our new strategic plan based around 4 pillars:
1οΈβ£ Advance Patient-Centered Care and Surgical Quality
2οΈβ£ Revolutionize and Educate
3οΈβ£ Innovate and Accelerate
4οΈβ£ Unify and Advocate
Read more: buff.ly/6M5z2IV
1οΈβ£ Advance Patient-Centered Care and Surgical Quality
2οΈβ£ Revolutionize and Educate
3οΈβ£ Innovate and Accelerate
4οΈβ£ Unify and Advocate
Read more: buff.ly/6M5z2IV
ACS President Dr. Beth Sutton represented the College at the 51st Annual Scientific Congress of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, held June 13β15 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia. π²πΎ
Learn more in her travel report πβ¬οΈ
Learn more in her travel report πβ¬οΈ
ACS President Engages with Global Surgical Community at Malaysian Scientific Congress
Read Dr. Sutton's higlights from the June meeting in Sarawak.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
ACS President Dr. Beth Sutton represented the College at the 51st Annual Scientific Congress of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, held June 13β15 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia. π²πΎ
Learn more in her travel report πβ¬οΈ
Learn more in her travel report πβ¬οΈ
Managing the surgeon shortage requires a manifold of approaches, and the ACS offers a full spectrum of surgeon resources, from career-stage groups to legislative efforts to expand Medicare support of GME.
Read more about the shifting surgeon workforce ‡οΈ
Read more about the shifting surgeon workforce ‡οΈ
Surgeon Shortage Calls for Action
Managing the surgeon shortage requires a manifold of approaches, and the ACS offers a full spectrum of resources to support every surgeon.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Managing the surgeon shortage requires a manifold of approaches, and the ACS offers a full spectrum of surgeon resources, from career-stage groups to legislative efforts to expand Medicare support of GME.
Read more about the shifting surgeon workforce ‡οΈ
Read more about the shifting surgeon workforce ‡οΈ
π₯ In a webinar with @ras-acs.bsky.social, financial coaches and wealth advisors shared strategies for efficient repayment, common mistakes, and what to avoid.
Watch a recording of the webinar here! ‡οΈ
Watch a recording of the webinar here! ‡οΈ
WATCH: Financial Advisors Discuss Personal Finance for New Physicians
Listen to financial coaches and wealth advisors share strategies for efficient repayment, common mistakes, and what to avoid.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
π₯ In a webinar with @ras-acs.bsky.social, financial coaches and wealth advisors shared strategies for efficient repayment, common mistakes, and what to avoid.
Watch a recording of the webinar here! ‡οΈ
Watch a recording of the webinar here! ‡οΈ
Is neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade sufficient to treat mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) rectal cancer?
In this study, patients underwent treatment with dostarlimab, a programmed cell death-1 blocking agent, for 6 months. #MedSky #SurgSky
In this study, patients underwent treatment with dostarlimab, a programmed cell death-1 blocking agent, for 6 months. #MedSky #SurgSky
Is Neoadjuvant Checkpoint Blockade Sufficient to Treat Mismatch Repair-Deficient Rectal Cancer?
In their study, patients underwent treatment with dostarlimab, a programmed cell death-1 blocking agent, for 6 months.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
π We are currently accepting nominations for six prestigious awards, including the Jacobson Innovation Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Honorary Fellowship.
ποΈ: Submit nominations by August 25!
ποΈ: Submit nominations by August 25!
Recognize Your Colleagues with Nominations for Prestigious ACS Awards
Learn about the details for submitting a nomination, and submit by August 25.
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July 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
π We are currently accepting nominations for six prestigious awards, including the Jacobson Innovation Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Honorary Fellowship.
ποΈ: Submit nominations by August 25!
ποΈ: Submit nominations by August 25!
Researchers at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social examined longitudinal scans from patients under surveillance for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.
Learn more about their study, which used large language models (LLMs), in @acsjacs.bsky.social β¬οΈ #MedSky #SurgSky
Learn more about their study, which used large language models (LLMs), in @acsjacs.bsky.social β¬οΈ #MedSky #SurgSky
Artificial Intelligence Shows Promise in Extracting and Curating Longitudinal Data from Surveillance Imaging
Authors examined longitudinal scans from patients under surveillance for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Researchers at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social examined longitudinal scans from patients under surveillance for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.
Learn more about their study, which used large language models (LLMs), in @acsjacs.bsky.social β¬οΈ #MedSky #SurgSky
Learn more about their study, which used large language models (LLMs), in @acsjacs.bsky.social β¬οΈ #MedSky #SurgSky
The new ACS Senior Resident Readiness Assessment (ACS SRRA) uses case scenarios to address decision-making in PGY-4 residents and can help with the transition to practice.
ποΈ: Enroll by August 1 for the 2025 online assessment!
ποΈ: Enroll by August 1 for the 2025 online assessment!
New Assessment Measures Senior Resident Decision-Making Skills
The assessment uses case scenarios to address decision-making for complex conditions and complications in various areas of clinical care.
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July 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The new ACS Senior Resident Readiness Assessment (ACS SRRA) uses case scenarios to address decision-making in PGY-4 residents and can help with the transition to practice.
ποΈ: Enroll by August 1 for the 2025 online assessment!
ποΈ: Enroll by August 1 for the 2025 online assessment!
ππ Our new series on the unique paths of surgeon leaders highlights world-renowned general thoracic surgeon Dr. Douglas Wood, including his national championships on the Harvard rowing team, helicopter rescue work in Australia, and many lessons in leadership.
Dr. Douglas Wood Discusses His Path to Becoming a Surgical Chair
Read the inaugural article in a new series on the career paths of surgeon leaders.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ππ Our new series on the unique paths of surgeon leaders highlights world-renowned general thoracic surgeon Dr. Douglas Wood, including his national championships on the Harvard rowing team, helicopter rescue work in Australia, and many lessons in leadership.