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Newswise — Boston (October 23, 2023): Retired USAR Major General Jonathan Woodson, MD, MSS, FACS, MG, MC, renowned for his significant contributions to both military and civilian surgical…
Read more Dr. Jonathan Woodson Is Fourth Recipient of American College of Surgeons Distinguished Lifetime Military Contribution AwardNewswise — CHICAGO (October 17, 2023): In a world where unexpected emergencies and natural disasters are ever-present, preparedness is paramount. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) recently released…
Read more American College of Surgeons Releases Online Version of Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness CourseNewswise — CHICAGO (October 10, 2023): Sixty-three esteemed surgical educators were inducted into the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators® October 6, an honorary…
Read more Sixty-Three Esteemed Surgical Educators Inducted Into the Sixth Cohort of the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon EducatorsKey takeaways A tool for evaluating the overall cost of a surgical procedure, called a scorecard, helps reduce costs of surgical procedures between 5% and 20% without adversely…
Read more Surgical Scorecards May Cut Cost of Surgical Procedures Without Impacting OutcomesKey Takeaways Banned since 1968, the legacy of redlining persists: There continue to be instances of discrimination affecting people in these historically redlined areas. Redlining was associated with…
Read more Historic Redlining Practices Cast a Long Shadow on Cancer Screening RatesKey takeaways Striving to improve patient care: Enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) provide hospitals with patient-centered protocols and standards to improve the safety and quality of care for patients…
Read more Hospitals Face Challenges When Implementing Enhanced Recovery Programs for SurgeryKey takeaways Telemedicine significantly lowers likelihood of no-show clinic visits among surgical patients and follow-up care during the post-surgery period. Telemedicine is a convenient tool that can help…
Read more Telemedicine reduces odds of no-show clinic visits by more than two-thirds for surgical patientsKey takeaways Understanding the characteristics of livers that live to 100 could potentially expand the donor pool by using older liver donors more often. New surgical techniques and…
Read more Livers have the potential to function for more than 100 yearsKey takeaways Critically ill patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) may benefit from palliative care, focusing on quality of life, when aggressive medical interventions will not…
Read more New palliative care screening tool for surgical ICU patients may facilitate decision-making processes, reduce burden on families, medical staffKey takeaways: Up to 50% of colorectal patients may develop metastatic cancer that has spread to other areas of the body. One of the most frequent areas colorectal…
Read more Timely Surveillance with Chest Imaging May Benefit Colorectal Cancer PatientsKey takeaways The first months of the COVID pandemic in 2020 caused a discernible change in post-surgery practice; colorectal surgeons discharged more patients direct to home for recovery,…
Read more Fewer patients sent to hospital rehabilitation facilities for recovery after colorectal operations early in the COVID pandemicKey takeaways National guidelines suggest a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) can be used as the primary noninvasive screening modality for early-stage colorectal cancer, but a significant proportion of…
Read more Study finds less expensive noninvasive test is an effective alternative to a more costly test for colorectal cancer screeningKey takeaways Overutilization of intubation respirators early in the pandemic may have masked signs and symptoms of diverticulitis in COVID-19 patients. Restricted access to computed tomography scanning and…
Read more Operations for diverticulitis decreased in 2020, but the degree of disease severity increasedKey takeaways A higher infection rate found by new research should raise a “red flag” for patients and providers and should be discussed along with other risk factors…
Read more Marijuana-dependent patients at higher risk for infection after knee or shoulder arthroscopy proceduresNewswise — CHICAGO (October 11, 2022): The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is aware of a European study examining colonoscopy in Sweden, Poland, Norway, and the Netherlands, “Effect…
Read more ACS comments on European study on colonoscopies published in New England Journal of Medicine
