2015
We have compiled past issues of the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons and listed features for each issue. You can view the additional content and full issues of the Bulletin by clicking on PDF or Online.
January 2015
Volume 100, Issue 1
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- Reimbursement changes in 2015
- 2015 Medicare fee schedule: How the changes will affect surgical practice
- 2015 CPT coding changes will have mixed effects on payment for general surgeons
- Universities form research partnership to improve care in Mozambique
- Profiles in surgical research: Michael R. Harrison, MD, FACS
- The 2014 RAS-ACS annual essay contest: When I want to quit and why I don’t
February 2015
Volume 100, Issue 2
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- Highlights of the 2014 Clinical Congress
- The disruptive physician: Addressing the issues
- Patient loss: Surgeons describe how they cope
March 2015
Volume 100, Issue 3
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- Welcome to the 114th Congress: The implications for surgery
- New resources from the College offer alternative approaches to medical liability reform
- Report from the Past-Chair of the Board of Regents: Fostering innovation at the ACS through strategic planning
- To Bangalore and back: Resident leads software design effort at Indian heart hospital
- Managing burnout: Seek outside help and foster a true work-life balance
April 2015
Volume 100, Issue 4
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- Big promise and big challenges for big health care data
- State legislatures get back to work
- The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery makes progress in first year of work: An update
- Profiles in surgical research: Michael T. Longaker, MD, MBA, FACS
- ACS and ASE develop Simulation-Based Surgical Skills Curriculum for medical students
May 2015
Volume 100, Issue 5
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- Strategies for sustainability: Going green in the OR
- PreOp program: Can we achieve a “trickle-up” effect?
- Surgeons develop visionary plan to bring corneal transplants to developing countries
- American College of Surgeons Foundation: An Enduring Legacy, Annual Report 2014
- Big promise and big challenges for big health care data
June 2015
Volume 100, Issue 6
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- Global Surgery 2030: An introduction
- Global Surgery 2030: Evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development: Executive Summary of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Report
- The Distinguished Philanthropist Award: Celebrating a legacy of exceptional giving
- Brandeis University Heller Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management provides an education on the business side of surgery
- Surgeons uncover the keys to life by performing classical music
July 2015
Volume 100, Issue 7
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- What’s next? The future of Medicare physician payment in the post-SGR era
- The American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification Program: The first 10 years
- The Hartford Consensus III: Implementation of Bleeding Control
- Profiles in surgical research: Dorry L. Segev, MD, PhD, FACS
August 2015
Volume 100, Issue 8
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- RAS-ACS: Seeking success
- Defining your own success: An introduction
- Talking the talk: The keys to effective workplace communication
- The RAS-ACS: Recruiting medical students and training future leaders
- Teaching in the OR: New lessons for training surgical residents
- Feedback fundamentals in surgical education: Tips for success
- Political advocacy in surgery: The case for individual engagement
- Surgeons and social media: Threat to professionalism or an essential part of contemporary surgical practice?
- No quality without access: ACS and NIH collaborate to ensure access to optimal care
September 2015
Volume 100, Issue 9
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- ACS advocates on behalf of trauma patients: An update
- Changes on the horizon for global services payment
- The Mayne legacy: A look back at an influential charter member of the ACS
- Dr. Beverley Ketel: Surgeon who brought transplant surgery to Peoria, IL, reflects on a fulfilling career
October 2015
Volume 100, Issue 10
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- Graduate of the first acute care surgery fellowship program reflects on the experience
- Sharing clinical photographs: Patient rights, professional ethics, and institutional responsibilities
- Advocacy and grassroots: Leveraging local issues at the national level
- YFA Essay Contest winner: Promise of the profession: The chance to be human
November 2015
Volume 100, Issue 11
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- #ILookLikeASurgeon goes viral: How it happened
- RAS-ACS Symposium essays—Social media: Threat to professionalism and privacy or essential for current surgical practice?
- First-place essay—Pro: Social media: An essential tool for the academic surgeon
- First-place essay—Con: The writing is on the (Facebook) wall: The threat posed by social media
- Surgeons help with recovery after earthquake in Nepal
- The College weighs in on leading health care issues
- State lobby days provide opportunity to influence legislative action
December 2015
Volume 100, Issue 12
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- Presidential Address: Challenges for the second century
- When silicone medical devices were under attack: A regulatory leviathan
- Bariatric surgery, liability, and trauma: Key issues debated in state legislatures
- Dr. Timothy Miller: A career in service to military, patients, veterans
- Executive Director’s annual report
