Features 
Looking forward – October 2020(0)
October 1, 2020
The educational programming, including Named Lectures and Special Interest Sessions, available at this year’s Virtual Clinical Congress 2020 are described.
Silent no more: Intimate partner violence and our surgical colleagues
This article focuses on IPV and explores the unique features of surgeons and surgical culture that may perpetuate silence and stigmatize IPV.
Surgeons’ guide to intimate partner violence in the era of COVID-19
Describes how the social, financial, and psychological ramifications of COVID-19 leave those affected by IPV particularly vulnerable.
Understanding gaps in pediatric surgery care in rural environments and forging a path forward
Outlines the factors contributing to the comfort level of general surgeons and anesthesiologists treating pediatric patients in rural hospitals.
The end-of-history illusion and the aging surgeon
Examines the many factors that may contribute to the aging surgeon’s view of retirement and the future of the profession.
More in this category
- ALLIANCE A021806 examines perioperative vs. adjuvant chemotherapy for resectable pancreatic cancer
- 2019 ACS Governors Survey: ACS Governors address regulatory environment and its effects on surgical practices
- 2019 ACS-COSECSA Women Scholars describe how they and their patients benefit from the scholarships: Part II
- Expansion of telemedicine may be the greatest benefit of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Quality as a program, not a measure: An opportunity for health insurers to value quality as a comprehensive program
- YFA Communications Committee Essay Contest winner: Transitioning to mid-practice: Trust me: “I have been doing this for a while”
- Statement on the Importance of Pregnancy, Parental Leave, and Workplace Accommodations for Surgical Residents and Fellows
- Looking Forward – July 2020
- The role of the site reviewer: Ensuring patient-centered standards for optimal patient outcomes
- The Surgical Metrics Project: What was achieved, and where is it headed?
- Surgeons appointed by Spanish royalty contributed to development of oldest U.S. city: St. Augustine, FL
- 2019 ACS Governors Survey: Surgeons wanted: Workforce challenges in health care
- 2019 ACS Governors Survey: ACS Governors: Bidirectional communication ambassadors
- 2019 ACS-COSECSA Women Scholars describe how they and their patients benefit from the scholarships: Part I
- A call into the distance: How quality review can change a rural cancer patient’s outcome
