Search Tag: American College of Surgeons
Acs-launches-multimedia-campaign-to-attract-young-surgeons
2015 11 Jan
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has launched an initiative to increase its member base by drawing the next generation of young surgeons. The “Realize the Potential of Your Profession” campaign will promote the value of ACS fellowship throughout a surgeon’s career, from leadership support for surgical residents and continuing through retirement....Read more
Surgical-site-infection-tops-list-of-reasons-for-unplanned-readmissions
2015 08 Feb
Hospital readmissions present a major challenge for administrators working to reduce costs and improve care quality metrics. It is not only chronic medical conditions which can be problematic for hospitals wishing to avoid financial penalties for readmissions: many patients are readmitted with complications following surgical procedures. According...Read more
Mass-casualty-events-survival-strategies
2015 29 Sep
A new compendium of strategies to enhance survival of victims from mass casualty events has been released as a supplement to the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. The report, "Strategies to Enhance Survival in Active Shooter and Intentional Mass Casualty Events: A Compendium", contains recommendations from the Joint Committee to Create...Read more
Acs-american-college-of-surgeons-quality-and-safety-conference-2019
2019 19 Jul
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Harvard-and-acs-develop-value-measurement-tool
2019 24 Jul
A new collaboration between the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Harvard Business School' s (HBS) Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness aims to improve healthcare value. The initiative's ultimate objective is to develop a tool that hospitals can use to better measure quality and cost of care delivery. Officials from both organisations,...Read more
Acs-american-college-of-surgeons-quality-and-safety-conference-2020
2020 24 Jul
2020 ACS Quality and Safety Conference Changed to VIRTUAL! Find ACS on Social Media Read more
American-college-of-surgeons-acs-clinical-congress-2019
2019 27 Oct
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The-value-of-surgeons-intuition-compared-with-a-standardised-risk-calculator
2023 15 Mar
According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, a team of researchers investigated whether preoperative surgeon intuition could be an independent predictor of 30-day postoperative complications. However, the results demonstrated that its predictive power was not as strong when compared with the standardised surgical...Read more