2013
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January 2013
Volume 98, Issue 1
- 2013 payment policy and coding changes affecting surgical practice
- 2012 state legislative wrap-up
- 2011–2012: A year of reaffirming the College’s past and anticipating the needs of the future
- Highlights of the 2012 Clinical Congress
- Bulletin provides coverage of the dedication and inauguration of Murphy Memorial
- ACS Officers, Regents, and Board of Governors’ Executive Committee
February 2013
Volume 98, Issue 2
- Training the next generation of humanitarian surgeons
- A win for all: Faculty-student partnerships in surgical humanitarianism
- Pursuing a career in humanitarian and rural surgery: When is the best time to start?
- Twitter usage at Clinical Congress rises markedly in two years
- 2012 elections: $6 billion status quo
- Centennial reprint: ACS Bulletin, March 1931: Committee on the Treatment of Fractures offers principles on caring for patients
- ACS Foundation Annual Report
March 2013
Volume 98, Issue 3
- Special issue: New approaches to liability reform
- New approaches to liability reform: An introduction
- AHRQ program promotes patient safety and liability reform
- Medical mediation: Bringing everyone to the table
- The University of Michigan’s Early Disclosure and Offer Program
- New York State shows benefits of CRP demonstration project
- Health courts may be best cure for what ails the liability system
April 2013
Volume 98, Issue 4
- Emerging trends in lifelong learning: New directions for ACS surgical education programs
- State legislative update: Lawmakers address prescribing practices and pill mills
- Dr. Brendan C. Brady serves “invisible population” of migrant workers in upstate New York
- ACS Fellows provide surgical leadership and service in India
- Centennial reprint: 1942: ACS plays critical role in war effort
May 2013
Volume 98, Issue 5
- Insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: How will they affect surgical care?
- Surgical leadership in the era of quality-based payment
- The 113th Congress: A look at the year ahead
- Industry-sponsored clinical trials: The problem of conflicts of interest
- Centennial reprint: 1952 Supreme Court decision prompts College action on fee splitting
June 2013
Volume 98, Issue 6
- Initial management of mass-casualty incidents due to firearms: Improving survival
- Improving Survival from Active Shooter Events: The Hartford Consensus
- Surgeons bring RRT to patients in Guyana
- Symptoms of normal recovery or complication: The risks of postoperative care
- ACS scholarship recipients: Where are they now?
- Physician personalities and burnout
- Centennial reprint: ACS Fellow offers recommendations for avoiding “Death in a Ditch”
July 2013
Volume 98, Issue 7
- The future of robotics: A dilemma for general surgeons
- Who is behind the surgical drape? Understanding the role of anesthesiologist assistants
- 100 years of surgical education: The past, present, and future
- Maintenance of licensure moving forward
- Centennial reprint: ACS launches program for surgeons to assess their knowledge
- Clinical Congress 2013 Preliminary Program
August 2013
Volume 98, Issue 8
- ACS Resident and Associate Society: Diving into the evolving demands of resident training
- Hold the onions: Training in an era of heightened diversity and expectations
- The role of politics in shaping surgical training
- Improved communication techniques enable residents to provide better care now and in the future
- International surgery provides opportunities for residents to serve and learn
- Early surgical subspecialization: A new paradigm? Part I
- Early surgical subspecialization: A new paradigm? Part II: Interviews with leaders in surgical education
- Centennial reprint: Course coordinator describes purposes of ATLS® program
September 2013
Volume 98, Issue 9
- Surgeons put planning, preparation, past experience to work in efforts to save Boston Marathon bombing victims
- Active Shooter and Intentional Mass-Casualty Events: The Hartford Consensus Statement II
- ACS Transition to Practice program offers residents additional opportunities to hone skills
- Mandating the use of motorcycle helmets: What are the issues?
- Online physician reviews: The good, the bad, and the ugly
- Centennial reprint: 1988 report served as basis for the Medicare payment system
October 2013
Volume 98, Issue 10
- SCORE provides residents with Web-based curriculum for developing key competencies
- Chapter lobby days forge ahead in state capitals
- Progress or retrogress? Status of the 113th Congress
- Operating room crisis management leadership training: Guidance for surgical team education
- Surgeons lead educational program to improve kidney care in Vietnam
- Centennial reprint: The College’s ongoing commitment to the quality imperative
November 2013
Volume 98, Issue 11
- Applying surgical apps: Smartphone and tablet apps prove useful in clinical practice
- RAS-ACS Symposium essays: Residents debate pros and cons of online patient rankings
- Choosing a physician in the Yelp era
- Patient rankings: Why patient feedback should affect our delivery of care but not our pay
- Patient feedback makes us better surgeons
- Legislated mints on the pillow
- The ACS NSQIP® Quality In-Training Initiative: Educating residents to ensure the future of optimal surgical care
- IM nailing makes basketball player’s recovery a snap
December 2013
Volume 98, Issue 12
- Presidential Address: The surgeon of the future: Anchoring innovation and science with moral values
- Fellow pays tribute to ACS and citizen surgeons
- Executive Director’s annual report
- 2013 state legislative wrap-up
- Get some rest: Minimizing the effects of sleep deprivation on patient care
