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Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons - October 2021
The October Bulletin focuses on the American College of Surgeons Quality Verification Program, the ongoing pandemic, and more. Highlights are as follows:
- Lessons learned about the ACS Quality Verification Program and pilot hospitals’ pandemic response
- Tributes to two former ACS leaders: Gone but not forgotten
- YFA Communications Committee Essay Contest winner: Starting 2021 off right: Positive lessons learned from a pandemic and how medicine has pushed forward
- Profiles in ACS leadership: A few questions for Nancy L. Gantt, MD, FACS
- Statement on Restrictive Covenants
- Revised Statement on Trauma Center Designation Based upon System Need and the Economic Drivers Impacting Trauma Systems
- ACS Cancer Research Program: Improving patient-centered breast cancer treatment decisions
- What surgeons should know about…Reporting excision of soft tissue tumor codes
- Surgeons and residents honored for volunteerism
- 2021 ACS Quality and Safety Conference VIRTUAL emphasizes patient-centered care
Target Audience
All members of the ACS, including:
- Medical students
- Residents
- Practicing surgeons
- Retired surgeons
- Members of the surgical care team
Learning Objectives
To provide readers with information they can apply as leaders of their institutions and in their daily practices, as well as timely updates on ACS activities and initiatives.
Contact
- For questions about the educational activity, please contact Diane Schneidman at dschneidman@facs.org
- For technical questions, please contact us at Learning@facs.org.
Disclosure Information
Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
October 2021
Chicago, IL
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
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The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.
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Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.
The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.
Editorial Committee Disclosures
Diane Schneidman, Editor-in-Chief - Nothing to disclose
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information
Accreditation
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME Credit Claiming Information
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Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Certificate of Completion
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