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Balancing Tradition and Technology Is Key for Managing Biliary Disease

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · 21d

Covering the ACS Clinical Congress is always a highlight of my career each year. This session featured pro/con presentations weighing the benefits of traditional versus robotic-assisted procedures for managing cholecystitis and cholangitis. @facs.org

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Experts compare traditional and robotic techniques for treating biliary disease, emphasizing safety, efficiency, and evidence-based patient care.

What Happens When Surgeons Take Chicago — CC 2025

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · 28d

Sometimes friends and colleagues ask me what Clinical Congress is like every year. Watch this brief video to experience the vibe of this singular scientific meeting, which this year was held in Chicago! American College of Surgeons #ACSCC25
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Robotics Integration Ushers in New Era of Cardiac Surgery

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · 28d

From my new article for the ACS Bulletin: "Many cardiac surgeons today are working with a fourth-generation robot, with enhancements that include enhanced visualization, tremor control, refined integration with additional applications, and other improvements." @facs.org

Robot-assisted procedures signal a new chapter in cardiac surgery, including applications in transplantation and telesurgery.

Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Sep 24

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

Registration is open for Clinical Congress 2025, October 4–7 in Chicago. Take advantage of early bird rates by August 18!

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Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Sep 24

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Why Surgeons Are Heading to Chicago for Clinical Congress

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Sep 24

I am really looking forward to providing meeting coverage for this year’s ACS Clinical Congress in Chicago October 4-7.

Clinical Congress brings together surgeons from around the globe to experience leading-edge science, educational opportunities, networking, and more. @facs.org

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ECMO Expands from Rare Rescue to Real Option

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Sep 23

Check out my new cover story for the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons on how ECMO use is expanding into new areas of life-support intervention. @facs.org

Learn more about the evolving role of ECMO in managing critically ill patients in general surgery and trauma settings.

Opinion | Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis.

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Sep 3

How can university professors fight the AI cheating crisis? BLUE BOOKS. Remember those? I like this approach!

American College of Surgeons Releases New Best Practices Guidelines for Management of Genitourinary Injuries

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excited to share a new project I helped project manage and edit!

These new guidelines covering Genitourinary (GU) injuries address critical aspects of GU trauma care, from initial evaluation and imaging to surgical and nonoperative management.

ACS has released its new Best Practices Guidelines for the Management of Genitourinary Injuries for the kidneys, bladder, urethra, and genitalia.

Umpire Jen Pawol earns praise after her day behind the plate

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Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Aug 11

We need more of this, please, in all fields and all walks of life. Visibility is everything.

Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 11

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Umpire Jen Pawol had already written her name into the history books on Saturday when she became the first female umpire to officiate a regular-season major league game.

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Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Jul 17

My new cover story for the ACS Bulletin describes how planning software and real-time imaging can translate to improved functional rehabilitation, faster recovery, and potentially reduced pain. @facs.org

Robotics Help Improve Precision, Personalization of Knee Replacement Surgery

With its enhanced precision capabilities, robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty can lead to reproducible outcomes with fewer outliers.

WATCH: Clinical Congress 2025 Promises One of the Best Surgical Education Programs Ever

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American College of Surgeons @facs.org · Jul 15

✅ 100+ panel sessions
✅ Great Debates
✅ Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses
✅ Meet the Experts

Listen to ACS leaders share the details about this year's Clinical Congress programming — #ACSCC25 has so much in store!

Thinking of joining us at this year's Clinical Congress? Watch to learn what's new and exciting about the October program.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · Jul 16

Church of England removes clause from clergy selection saying homosexuality is ‘dishonourable’

Church of England removes clause saying homosexuality is 'dishonourable'

The Church of England voted to remove a clause from its clergy selection which states that homosexuality is “dishonourable”.

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JAMA @jama.com · Jul 16

Viewpoint: Legislative interference in medicine is harmful, and abortion bans should be repealed rather than clarified to ensure access to evidence-based reproductive health care.

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Current State of Reproductive Health Access—Time to Correct Course, Not Clarify

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Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Jul 16

Looking forward to Dr. Kyla Terhune's leadership in this pivotal role! @facs.org

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Dr. Kyla Terhune Will Be Next ACS Senior Vice President, Education

Dr. Terhune will begin her position on September 15, succeeding Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC.

Critical View of Safety Minimizes Risk of Bile Duct Injury

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · May 8

My new cover story for the Bulletin discusses how misappreciation of the anatomy can lead to bile duct injury and strategies for managing these complications. @facs.org

Surgeons discuss strategies for identifying and managing bile duct injuries, including robotic-assisted repair.

Trauma Surgeons Warn Civilian Systems Lack Readiness

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Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Apr 10

My latest meeting report for @facs.org:

Regarding conflicts with peer adversaries: the total capacity of Level I trauma centers is 17K beds a day—so 1K patients a day returning to the US=17 days of capacity.

The need for a NATIONAL trauma system is quite clear.

The ACS COT 2025 Annual Meeting and the ATLS® Global Symposium provided best practices to enhance trauma care and education worldwide.

We cover a new kind of offshore office park.

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Mar 26

America is reducing immigration, and its working-age population is shrinking. It’s harder than ever for companies to hire skilled workers. But the talent pool is nearly bottomless in India, which churns out roughly 10 times as many engineering degrees as the United States every year.

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Would you let a robot draw your blood? Northwestern among health systems trying new device

Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Mar 25

Would you let a robot draw your blood? Northwestern among health systems trying new device.
(The Aletta device uses an infrared light to locate the veins.)

The device has the potential to make blood draws more efficient, while helping health systems deal with a shortage of phlebotomists.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 20

The U.S. slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the World Happiness Report — 24th — in part because Americans are eating alone more than ever.

Americans Are Unhappier Than Ever. Solo Dining May Be a Sign.

The United States slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the World Happiness Report, in part because more Americans are eating alone. Once again, the Finns came out on top.

What the Assault on Public Education Means for Kids with Disabilities

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · Mar 20

I know way too many republican parents of disabled kids in public schools. They will shortly be “I didn’t think it would matter for our schools …”

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Mar 20

Gutting the Department of Education would deliver a terrible blow to public schools, and have an immediate and tangible impact on students with disabilities.

The future of the Department of Education may hinge on the world views of two billionaires who abhor what they perceive as weakness and waste.

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Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Mar 20

Excited to attend, and report on, the annual Surgeons and Engineers, meeting this weekend for the Bulletin of the @facs.org.

This meeting provides a forum for surgeon educators, scientists, and engineers to present the latest findings and approaches to surgical simulation training.

Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation

Registration is open for the Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation meeting, March 22–23, 2025.

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Mar 6

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.

At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
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Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

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Tony Peregrin @tonyperegrin.bsky.social · Mar 6

In my new article for the @facs.org Bulletin, learn how this intentional and specialty-specific mentorship program fast-tracks leadership opportunities for early career trauma and acute care surgeons.

FTL Celebrates 10 Years of Cultivating Next Generation Leadership

Now in its tenth year, the ACS COT Future Trauma Leaders Program offers participants singular opportunities for professional development.