Highest standards, better outcomes. We are the largest professional organization of surgeons in the world. #SurgSky #MedSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lvgioj3q4v22Newfound historical evidence highlights surgical techniques in Turkish-Islamic medicine in Anatolia during the 15th century. These early advancements, depicted in illustrations, have had significant implications for contemporary surgical practice. 🎨 https://buff.ly/9UyyV4A02 Aug 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgioj3q4v22https://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lvbes6d6mf2hOnly 7.9% of rural hospitals (excluding critical access hospitals) in the US are CoC-accredited, compared to 35% of urban hospitals. This article describes favorable approaches to achieving accreditation for rural hospitals. 🏥 https://buff.ly/Dn3uVCl31 Jul 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbes6d6mf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lv7bixtkqc2zHaving recently retired from clinical surgery, Dr. James Elsey reflects on the career of a surgeon and the decision to step away from the O.R. "Surgery, to me, is different than other professions. I don’t believe you pick it; I believe it picks you." https://buff.ly/uXxf9Eh30 Jul 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7bixtkqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lv4rkztfgg2zIn the latest episode of @acsjacs.bsky.social #JACSOperativeWord, Drs. Stephanie Jensen and A. Britt Christmas from the Carolinas Medical Center join host Dr. Lillian Erdahl to discuss their study on the association of state helmet laws with helmet use and injury outcomes. 🎙️: buff.ly/byVaFEx29 Jul 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4rkztfgg2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lv4arv2wyk2vCongratulations to the six residents who have received research scholarships for 2025–2027: Drs. James Bradford, Kate Telma, Lucia Calthorpe, Margaret S. Pichardo, Michelle LaBella, and Nensi Ruzgar. 👏 https://buff.ly/Y2zc97M29 Jul 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4arv2wyk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lv2ddbikzp2rA longitudinal study analyzed information linked to Medicare claims on 2,499 patients undergoing major elective surgery between 2007 and 2019. Their findings, published in @acsjacs.bsky.social, demonstrate how seniors undergoing surgery could benefit from palliative care. #MedSky #SurgSky https://buff.ly/EzLK0Ej28 Jul 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2ddbikzp2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luzryjt6zh2sLearn how a regional fire department in Ventura County, CA, overcame logistical challenges to launch a prehospital blood program. Their success demonstrates how collaboration works in improving the quality of life for the injured patient. 🚑 https://buff.ly/JZWaHc328 Jul 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzryjt6zh2shttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luxz7o43fi2rManagement of prostate cancer is a multidisciplinary effort, including advanced imaging, robotic-assisted prostatectomy, and decisions regarding whether surgery is necessary in each case. Surgeons at the forefront of treatment share their approaches. ⤵️ https://buff.ly/NnFPF4M27 Jul 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luxz7o43fi2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luxcefxg662s📢 Registration is open for the 2025 ACS Simulation in Surgical Education course! Course participants will learn how simulation can teach and refine essential surgical skills. 🗓️: November 19–22 📍: Durham, North Carolina https://buff.ly/fPFCbSV27 Jul 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luxcefxg662shttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luv5sbidbk2eLast week, #ACSQSC25 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Quality and Safety Conference (QSC). Learn more about the journey ACS Quality Programs have taken since the establishment of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in 2004. https://buff.ly/t6rinfn26 Jul 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luv5sbidbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luumpto4ts2rApplications are due Monday, July 28, for global traveling fellowship exchanges to Australia/New Zealand and Germany. Fellows will travel to annual meetings, visit medical centers, and share clinical and scientific expertise with local surgeons. 🌏 https://buff.ly/XxoNCox26 Jul 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luumpto4ts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lusqvtacet2mFor the first time in a decade, Clinical Congress returns to Chicago this year. 🏙️ The online program planner is available to access now, so learn what #ACSCC25 has in store and start planning out your personalized event experience! 💻 https://buff.ly/CSyVlu525 Jul 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusqvtacet2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lushcfw5la2aRobotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is gaining momentum. 🎥: Orthopaedic surgeons Drs. William Ward and Levi Kindel discuss how robotics advance TKA and enhance the surgeon’s capabilities, rather than replace their skills and decision-making. https://buff.ly/y6puzwL25 Jul 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lushcfw5la2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luqb4eozm62r🔈 Trauma surgeons: Applications are due in 1 week (July 31) for the next class of the Future Trauma Leaders Program! Don't miss out on the chance to receive unique in-depth training and mentoring opportunities. https://buff.ly/sCcgs8y24 Jul 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqb4eozm62rhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lupucy5i762x🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Jesse Columbo, a vascular surgeon at @dartmouthhealth.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Clowes Memorial Career Development Award for his project, “Risk of Stroke after Carotid Revascularization among Standard-Risk Patients.” Learn more about his research ⬇️ https://buff.ly/lyOp11q24 Jul 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupucy5i762xhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lunwtzc3fu2e📢💻 Don't miss tomorrow's webinar on balancing clinical and administrative work. Join the ACS Women in Surgery Committee for a moderated discussion on how to navigate this type of transition. 🗓️: July 24 | 5:30–6:30 pm CT https://buff.ly/i6YSE8b23 Jul 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunwtzc3fu2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luni25zlo62sIn the latest Executive Director's Update, Dr. Patricia Turner shares our new strategic plan based around 4 pillars: 1️⃣ Advance Patient-Centered Care and Surgical Quality 2️⃣ Revolutionize and Educate 3️⃣ Innovate and Accelerate 4️⃣ Unify and Advocate Read more: buff.ly/6M5z2IV23 Jul 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luni25zlo62shttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lun7kb5shy2zACS President Dr. Beth Sutton represented the College at the 51st Annual Scientific Congress of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, held June 13–15 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia. 🇲🇾 Learn more in her travel report 📝⬇️ https://buff.ly/8PPsuOt23 Jul 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun7kb5shy2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lukout35c62rManaging the surgeon shortage requires a manifold of approaches, and the ACS offers a full spectrum of surgeon resources, from career-stage groups to legislative efforts to expand Medicare support of GME. Read more about the shifting surgeon workforce ⤵️ https://buff.ly/2NP3FIC22 Jul 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukout35c62rhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3luilvcw2co2m🎥 In a webinar with @ras-acs.bsky.social, financial coaches and wealth advisors shared strategies for efficient repayment, common mistakes, and what to avoid. Watch a recording of the webinar here! ⤵️ https://buff.ly/indnrTP21 Jul 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luilvcw2co2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lui4q3l75n2mIs neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade sufficient to treat mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) rectal cancer? In this study, patients underwent treatment with dostarlimab, a programmed cell death-1 blocking agent, for 6 months. #MedSky #SurgSky https://buff.ly/x7Q7z3M21 Jul 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lui4q3l75n2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lugbpjnwjj2r🏆 We are currently accepting nominations for six prestigious awards, including the Jacobson Innovation Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Honorary Fellowship. 🗓️: Submit nominations by August 25! https://buff.ly/oI9jCMt20 Jul 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lugbpjnwjj2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lu74nwecbm2rResearchers at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social examined longitudinal scans from patients under surveillance for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. Learn more about their study, which used large language models (LLMs), in @acsjacs.bsky.social ⬇️ #MedSky #SurgSky https://buff.ly/gQTjw9f17 Jul 2025 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu74nwecbm2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lu6pcrvbnl2sThe new ACS Senior Resident Readiness Assessment (ACS SRRA) uses case scenarios to address decision-making in PGY-4 residents and can help with the transition to practice. 🗓️: Enroll by August 1 for the 2025 online assessment! https://buff.ly/rfhLpM717 Jul 2025 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6pcrvbnl2shttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lu6cxlkm7w26📝🚁 Our new series on the unique paths of surgeon leaders highlights world-renowned general thoracic surgeon Dr. Douglas Wood, including his national championships on the Harvard rowing team, helicopter rescue work in Australia, and many lessons in leadership. https://buff.ly/TQXkwln17 Jul 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6cxlkm7w26https://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lu633jbppt2hRobotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty can lead to reproducible outcomes with fewer outliers. While the majority of knee replacements continue to be performed manually, the use of this technology rises, with approximately 13% done robotically. Read more in the July Bulletin 📝 https://buff.ly/ijhr7wX17 Jul 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu633jbppt2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lu45tmlral2mOur scientific publication @acsjacs.bsky.social is seeking original research, innovations, and authoritative analyses that improve surgical practice, patient outcomes, and more. Check out the article categories and submission information ⤵️ https://buff.ly/hxkR2uC16 Jul 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu45tmlral2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3lu3lxekedd2s📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply by this Friday, July 18, to one of more than 30 ACS committees. Opportunities are available with ACS H.O.P.E., the Clinical Congress Program Committee, the Health Policy and Advocacy Group (HPAG), and more! https://buff.ly/5Yua0OZ16 Jul 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3lxekedd2shttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3ltzw7arime2mCongratulations to Dr. Kyla Terhune on being named the next ACS Senior Vice President, Education. Dr. Terhune is a professor of surgery and anesthesiology and the associate dean for graduate medical education at @vumedicine.bsky.social. We look forward to her leadership! https://buff.ly/gTEbV5e15 Jul 2025 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzw7arime2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/facs.org/post/3ltzis5pfwf26🔎 Find an ACS-accredited/verified hospital near you! Our new "Find a Hospital" feature makes it easy to find nearby participants in ACS Quality Programs, so you can find a hospital that meets the highest standards for surgical care. Check it out today: buff.ly/5aNuue6 https://buff.ly/5aNuue615 Jul 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:bqdfhc7j4cgi4jvkteyfoif7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzis5pfwf26