💻 WEBINAR: a Video-Based Education Session on Foregut Surgery will educate attendees on various surgical operations and conditions. Original session moderators from #ACSCC23 will be available to answer questions.

🗓️: Tuesday, April 30, 6-7 pm CT brnw.ch/21wJf6O

Hear from the experts on how to manage the open abdomen in emergency general surgery, next Tues 4/30 at 5 CT. Sign up here: facs-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist… ⁦Cassie Sonntag⁩

Submit your abstracts for the Clinical Congress 2024 Medical Student Program! Students from all 4 years of medical school are invited to participate in the program, which will take place at #ACSCC24 in San Francisco.

🗓️ Abstracts are due Friday, July 12! brnw.ch/21wJ5sW

'This is about the fact that what you do, your ability to care for patients, is impacted. In all of your conversations, loop it back to a patient - it will help what you say stick.'

🎙️: Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS offers important advice as we prep for Hill visits | #ACSLAS24

Thank you American College of Surgeons Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS Michael Sutherland for the opportunity to share our Puerto Rico Chapter experience with state advocacy. Proud to be part of #LAS2024

ACS Director of the Division of Health Policy and Advocacy Christian Christian Shalgian opens the Advocacy Summit! #ACSLAS24

Our first panel, 'How to Advance the ACS Agenda in a Divided Congress' is moderated by Rodney Whitlock, PhD and features Emily Mace, Harsh Patel, Don J Selzer, and Christian Christian Shalgian. #ACSLAS24

A lot of exceptional Hill Day vets in this room. They're prepping for congressional visits tomorrow where they'll be ready to speak on behalf of patients, surgeons, and the ACS. #ACSLAS24

The ACS is working to make sure every community has surgical care when they need it. We want to work with Congress to address gaps in care. Optimal quality, the centerpiece of our mission, is not achievable without optimal access. #ACSLAS24

Our next panel, 'AI and Surgery: Policy Considerations', moderated by Dr. Genevieve GenevieveMeltonMeaux, will explore the issues and opportunities with AI, surgery, and healthcare. #ACSLAS24

Always engaging and informative.

An absolute eye opening talk by Jay Doucet workplace Violence. Healthcare workplace puts us at the greatest harm compared to other workplaces.
Does your Hospital system have metal detectors? Thanks Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS American College of Surgeons for advocacy as well in this arena #TCCACS24

Tonight, Christian Shalgian introducing Anna Palmer, co-founder and CEO of Punchbowl News to move from leadership programming into advocacy programming at the American College of Surgeons #ACSLAS24

Our Executive Director Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS stresses that the ACS is a community. The talks we've heard today represent our incredibly meaningful network of members. #ACSLAS24

Surgeon-CEOs share their paths to the “corner office” ⁦Robert Higgins, MD, MSHA⁩ ⁦Julie Freischlag, MD⁩ ⁦American College of Surgeons⁩ #ACSLAS24

An extraordinary panel of surgeon CEOs at today’s American College of Surgeons #ACSLAS24 . Drs. Julie Freischlag, MD Robert Higgins, MD, MSHA Selwyn M. Vickers Glenn Steele & Bert O’Malley, moderated by Dr. Tim Babineau

What can you do to help your chapter?
📑: review bylaws annually
📈: increase board members and engagement
📊: get membership data
💵: align the dues
👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️: bring in the residents
💸: develop a Chapter Intiative Fund

🎙️: Cindy Talley | #ACSLAS24

Thank you, Sunil Geevarghese for this powerful talk 'Moving Forward after Moral Injury'. Such an important conversation on how to provide surgeon readiness for postoperative complications. We need a culture change that promotes acceptance.

American College of Surgeons
#ACSLAS24 Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS

So excited to be here in DC for the American College of Surgeons 2024 Leadership and Advocacy Summit. Kicking it off with the RAS-ACS leadership panel, opened by the amazing RAS Chair Kaitlin Ritter! #ACSLAS24 #rascot

Dr. Michael Sutherland kicks off the American College of Surgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit #ACSLAS24