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Highlights of the 2013 Clinical Congress

The ACS 2013 Clinical Congress provided surgeons, medical students, surgical residents, and other members of the operating room team with a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a variety of educational experiences. This wrap-up summarizes key events at the meeting including the ACS Centennial celebration, Convocation, Named Lectures, and awards winners and honorees.

Centennial reprint: The College’s ongoing commitment to the quality imperative

To help commemorate the ACS’ Centennial, the Bulletin is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character of the organization and the surgical profession for the last 100 years. To close out this series, this month’s reprint from the March 2003 issue provides details on the College’s ongoing efforts to improve quality and patient safety.

Looking forward – September 2013

Highlights of the 2013 Clinical Congress are the focus of Dr. Hoyt’s column this month, particularly sessions that spotlight the College’s 100 years of Inspiring Quality. These sessions include the Martin Memorial Lecture sponsored by the American Urological Association and featuring historian David McCullough, and sessions titled Advances to the Care of Surgical Patients through Contributions of JACS and the BJS Centennial Report and Looking Back and Moving Forward: 100 Years of Surgical Research.

Centennial reprint: 1988 report served as basis for the Medicare payment system

To help commemorate the ACS’ Centennial, the Bulletin is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character of the organization and the surgical profession for the last 100 years. This month’s reprint from January 1989 looks at the development and implications of what was then known as the Harvard RBRVS. Perhaps no initiative has so profoundly affected the way physicians are compensated for the services they provide than the creation of the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS).

This month’s reprint reviews stakeholders’ reactions to the report, including those of members of Congress; explores the key issues that were unresolved at the time of the report’s release; and considers how the study might have been used to develop payment policies in the future.

Looking forward – August 2013

This month, Dr. Hoyt highlights the history and accomplishments of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS^®) course and the affect the program has had in the U.S. and around the globe in providing standardized, high-quality trauma care.

Centennial reprint: Course coordinator describes purposes of ATLS^® program

To help commemorate the ACS’ 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history. This month’s Centennial reprint is from the October 1982 issue and describes the purposes of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course.

Report on ACSPA/ACS activities: June 2013

This report details the recent activities, initiatives, and business matters of both the American College of Surgeons Professional Association and of the ACS as of June 2013.

Centennial reprint: ACS launches program for surgeons to assess their knowledge

To help commemorate the ACS’ 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history. This month’s Centennial reprint is from the June 1971 issue and describes the rationale for developing the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program^® and explains surgeons can use it to evaluate their own knowledge.

Centennial reprint: ACS Fellow offers recommendations for avoiding “Death in a Ditch”

To help commemorate the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history.

This month, the Bulletin is reprinting “Death in a Ditch,” which was originally published in the May-June 1967 issue. The article, written by trauma surgeon J.D. Farrington, MD, FACS, presents the concepts he used to instruct rescue workers on the safe extrication, emergency care, and transport of patients involved in vehicular crashes.

Centennial reprint: 1952 Supreme Court decision prompts College action on fee splitting

To help commemorate the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history.

This month’s reprint centers on the College’s response to a March 1952 in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the income tax deductions that two North Carolina opticians took for kickbacks to ophthalmologists on eyeglasses sold to their patients were ordinary and necessary expenses.

The Supreme Court’s decision prompted the ACS Board of Regents to study the intricacies of fee-splitting and to periodically issue statements defining and clarifying the College’s views on the matter. The first of these proclamations, “A Statement on Certain Unethical Practices in Surgery,” is reprinted in the May issue of the Bulletin. The statement is preceded by an article describing the court case and the ACS response. These materials were published in the July-August 1952 Bulletin.

Centennial reprint: 1942: ACS plays critical role in war effort

To help commemorate the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history. This month, the Bulletin is reprinting two items that represent the ACS’ initial involvement and commitment to service during World War II: introductory material from the “War Issue,” published in April 1942 and an announcement that the 1942 Clinical Congress would be cancelled.

ACS Foundation launches 1913 Legacy Campaign

The ACS Foundation Board of Directors has launched the 1913 Legacy Campaign, a one-time fundraising initiative in honor of the College’s Centennial. The campaign will invest in continuing education, support development of best practices and health policy, and advance the societal good through volunteerism.

Centennial reprint: Graduate training for general surgery and the surgical specialties

To help commemorate the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history. This month, the Bulletin is reprinting an article from the January 1939 issue titled Graduate Training for General Surgery and the Surgical Subspecialites.

Centennial reprint: Committee on the Treatment of Fractures offers principles on caring for patients

To help commemorate the College’s 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history. This month, the Bulletin is reprinting an article from the March 1931 issue titled The Principles and Outline of Fracture Treatment.

Report on ACSPA/ACS activities: October 2012

This report details the recent activities, initiatives, and business matters of both the American College of Surgeons Professional Association and of the American College of Surgeons as of October 2012.

Highlights of the 2012 Clinical Congress

The ACS 2012 Clinical Congress provided surgeons, medical students, surgical residents, and other members of the operating room team with a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a variety of educational experiences. This wrap-up summarizes key events at the meeting including the ACS Centennial celebration, Convocation, Named Lectures, and awards winners and honorees.

Bulletin provides coverage of the dedication and inauguration of Murphy Memorial

To help commemorate the American College of Surgeons’ 100th anniversary, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is reprinting articles centered on the issues and developments that have defined the character and integrity of the organization throughout its history. This month, the Bulletin is reprinting an article from the July 1926 issue titled “American College of Surgeons Dedication and Inauguration of the John B. Murphy Memorial.”

Presidential Address: The next hundred years

This article summarizes the Presidential Address that A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS, delivered to the 1,377 Initiates of the American College of Surgeons during Convocation ceremonies at the 2012 Clinical Congress. For the full text of Dr. Eastman’s address, see the February 2013 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

A look at the College’s first registry: The Bone Sarcoma Registry

This month—as part of an ongoing series to commemorate the American College of Surgeons’ Centennial—the Bulletin is reprinting the introductory text to the January 1926 issue, which highlighted the ACS’ first registry—the Registry of Bone Sarcoma. These remarks summarize the College’s experience in establishing and managing this repository.

Cruise to South America: The College’s first international outreach effort

On February 10, 1923, the S.S. Vandyck set sail from New York Harbor for a cruise to Central and South America. This voyage represented the culmination of the College’s early efforts to reach out to the international community and expand its influence beyond North America’s borders. The September 1923 issue of the Bulletin recounts this experience, and The Foreword and Supplementary Foreword to the issue are republished here as part of the Bulletin’s Centennial series.