Tag Archive for ‘ACS position statement’
Statement on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults
The following Statement on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults was approved by the Board of Regents at its October 2017 meeting in San Diego, CA.
Statement on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Pediatric Trauma Patients
The following Statement on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Pediatric Trauma Patients was approved by the Board of Regents at its October 2017 meeting in San Diego, CA.
Revised Statement on Diversity
The following revised Statement on Diversity was approved by the Board of Regents at its October 2017 meeting in San Diego, CA.
Statement on Maintaining Surgical Access with a Locum Tenens Surgeon
The following Statement on Maintaining Surgical Access with a Locum Tenens Surgeon was approved by the Board of Regents at its October 2017 meeting in San Diego, CA.
Statement on Social Media
The following Statement on Social Media was approved by the Board of Regents at its October 2017 meeting in San Diego, CA.
Statement on the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act
The following Statement on the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act was approved by the Board of Regents at its October 2017 meeting in San Diego, CA.
Statement on Lithium Batteries
The following Statement on Lithium Batteries was developed by the ACS COT Committee on Injury Prevention and Control at its June 2017 meeting.
Statement on Opioids and Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention
The following Statement on Opioids and Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention was developed by the ACS COT Committee on Injury Prevention and Control at its June 2017 meeting.
Statement on Gender Salary Equity
The following Statement on Gender Salary Equity was developed by the ACS Women in Surgery Committee in partnership with the Association of Women Surgeons; it was approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2017 meeting.
Statement on the Opioid Abuse Epidemic
The following Statement on the Opioid Abuse Epidemic was developed by the Division of Advocacy and Health Policy and the Division of Education Patient Education Committee; it was approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2017 meeting.
Revised Statement on the Development and Use of Proprietary Guidelines for Accountable Patient-Centered Care
The following Revised Statement on Proprietary Guidelines for Accountable Patient-Centered Care was developed by the Board of Governors’ Surgical Care Delivery Workgroup and approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2017 meeting.
Revised Statement on the Rationale for Emergency Surgical Call
The following Revised Statement on the Rationale for Emergency Surgical Call was developed by the Board of Governors’ Surgical Care Delivery Workgroup and was approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2017 meeting.
American College of Surgeons 2017 statement on health care reform
The ACS has developed a statement on health care reform featuring four core principles that should be reflected in any related legislation.
Statement on the use of general anesthetics and sedation drugs in children and pregnant women
The following statement on general anesthetics and sedation drugs in children and pregnant women was developed by the ACS Advisory Council for Pediatric Surgery and approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its February 2017 meeting.
Letters to the Editor
The following comments were received regarding recent articles published in the Bulletin.
Statement on distractions in the operating room
The following statement on distractions in the operating room was developed by the ACS Committee on Perioperative Care and approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2016 meeting.
Statement on documentation and reporting of accidental punctures and lacerations during surgery
The following statement on documenting and reporting of accidental punctures and lacerations during surgery was developed by the ACS Committee on Perioperative Care and approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2016 meeting.
Statement on operating room attire
The following statement on operating room attire was developed by the ACS task force on operating room attire and approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its July 2016 meeting.
Revised statement on health care industry representatives in the operating room
The revised statement on health care industry representatives in the operating room was developed by the ACS Committee on Perioperative Care and approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2016 meeting.
Revised statement on the prevention of unintentionally retained surgical items after surgery
The revised statement on the prevention of unintentionally retained surgical items was developed by the ACS Committee on Perioperative Care and approved by the ACS Board of Regents at its June 2016 meeting.
