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Bulletin April 2016 APRIL 2016 | VOLUME 101 NUMBER 4 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Bulletin Face forward: Transplant surgeon overcomes challenges with teamwork and technology Contents FEATURES COVER STORY: Face forward: Transplant surgeon overcomes challenges with teamwork and technology 9 Tony Peregrin A family tradition: Fellows describe influence of surgeon parents and other relatives 15 Jeannie Glickson ACS CoC creates awareness of cancer issues at state and federal levels 25 Tara Leystra Ackerman 2015 ACS Governors Survey: Surgeons express concerns regarding the EHR 29 Mark W. Puls, MD, FACS | 1 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS | DIVISION OF EDUCATION AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Blended Surgical Education and Training for Life DIVISION OF EDUCATION “Your Lung Operation” provides patients with the knowledge and training to support full participation and optimal recovery. Safety measures such as site marking, ID band checks, and pneumonia prevention strategies are demonstrated to support the surgeon and health care professional in meeting all CMS and Joint Commission guidelines YOUR LUNG for safe surgical procedures and optimal recovery. OPERATION The program is free to members and contains: Education for a Better Recovery ● A 20-page booklet and 30-minute DVD with information on preoperative prep, cancer staging, procedure overview, potential risks, discharge, and home care. ● Information sheets, including lung images, medication lists, exercise and pulmonary rehab activity guides, quit smoking resources, and survivorship plans. PARTNERS IN YOUR SURGICAL CARE© ● Additional resources, including a patient evaluation form. ● For nonmembers, this program can be purchased individually, or bulk pricing is available. ● Hospital broadcast rights are also available for purchase. To order, visit www.facs.org/education/patient-education. This Surgical Patient Education Program is a collaborative by the American College of Surgeons with the Society of Thoracic Surgery, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, and the Commission on Cancer. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY. YourLungOp_Half Horizontal_Bulletin_2_6_15.indd 1 2/6/2015 11:19:34 AM APR 2016 BULLETIN American College of Surgeons Contents continued STATEMENTS Your ACS benefits: Insure your Modernizing the AMA Code of family’s future with life and Medical Ethics 55 Statement on the importance of disability insurance 45 John H. Armstrong, MD, FACS, parental leave 35 Bob Winkleblack and Jon H. Sutton, MBA COLUMNS A look at The Joint Commission: 27 cancer care facilities receive CoC Hand hygiene TST helps hospitals Outstanding Achievement Award 56 Looking forward 7 reduce HAI rates 47 Chapter news 57 David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, Jennifer Connelly, FACHE, CAE, Dispatches from rural surgeons: FACS, FRCSI(Hon), FRCS(Hon), and Donna Tieberg Skills course helps rural surgeons FRCSEd(Hon) stay current 37 MHSSPACS and Excelsior Surgical NTDB data points: Society issue call for abstracts 61 Amy Halverson, MD, FACS Look up and die 49 ACS Clinical Research Program: Richard J. Fantus, MD, FACS, and SCHOLARSHIPS How successful is NST in increasing Robert J. Fantus Report from the 2015 Murray F. breast-conserving surgery rates in Brennan, MD, FACS, International TNBC patients? 40 NEWS Guest Scholar 63 David W. Ollila, MD, FACS; Mehra In memoriam: Tracey Irvine, MB, BS, MSc, MA, FRCS 2 | Golshan, MD, FACS; and Judy C. Dr. John Connolly, pioneering Boughey, MD, FACS Apply now for the 2016 Claude cardiothoracic surgeon 52 H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS, Traveling From the Archives: Dr. Rudolph Peter H. Connolly, MD; Fellowship 67 Matas: Learned trailblazer, father of James G. 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