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Clinical Practice

The ACS offers a number of resources on clinical topics that surgeons and surgical teams can immediately put into practice.

Clinical Practice

Clinical Practice Resources

ACS TQP Best Practices Guidelines
Trauma Programs

ACS TQP Best Practices Guidelines

Download the latest Best Practice Guidelines, the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, for new evidence and novel insights on managing TBI.
Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum
Courses

Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum

The Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum is designed for a general surgeon deployed to a relatively far-forward battlefield base.
A Practical Guide to Managing Breast Cancer for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Publications

A Practical Guide to Managing Breast Cancer for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

A Practical Guide to Managing Breast Cancer for Low- and Middle-Income Countries distills the essence of managing breast cancer into a pragmatic form.
Gastrointestinal Surgical Emergencies
Publications

Gastrointestinal Surgical Emergencies

Gastrointestinal Surgical Emergencies textbook about the signs and symptoms of surgical diseases commonly encountered in emergency gastrointestinal surgery.

The Latest from the ACS

Read recent ACS Brief and Bulletin articles focused on specialty topics. 

Presence of Periappendicular Abscess Calls for Interval Appendectomy after Antibiotics

Nonoperative management of noncomplicated and complicated appendicitis is increasing in medical practice.

LISTEN: Surgeons Discuss Takeaways from COT Annual Meeting

Listen to Drs. Jeffrey Kerby and Michael Person talk about the importance of a rural trauma system, trauma readiness, and more.

Register for Hybrid Fundamentals of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Course

This hybrid webinar and hands-on course will expose surgeons to basic oncoplastic techniques, collaborative techniques, and more.

WATCH: Hospitals Are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks—But Surgeons Can Help

Listen to experts in healthcare cybersecurity discuss how surgeons can help in the battles against cyberattacks.

RFA Is Safe, Effective for Molecular Negative Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules

Radiofrequency ablation is associated with reduced risk for nerve injury and improved cosmesis compared to surgical thyroidectomy.

Endoscopic Fundoplication Is as Effective as Surgical Fundoplication after Hiatal Hernia Repair

Authors compared quality of life scores for patients undergoing minimally invasive hiatal hernia repair.

Optimal Resources and Standards

ACS Quality Programs demonstrate a hospital's dedication to providing surgical teams with the tools and resources they need to put quality at the forefront and to provide the highest-quality care for patients. Each of our program's standards manuals detail the principles and requirements for accreditation/verification.

Quality Verification Program Standards

Quality Verification Program Standards

The ACS QVP standards span all surgical specialties to provide a blueprint for hospitals and systems to build a successful surgical quality program.
Childrens Surgery Verification Standards

Childrens Surgery Verification Standards

Optimal Resources for Children's Surgical Care details the principles regarding resource standards, QI, safety processes, and data collection.
Commission on Cancer Standards

Commission on Cancer Standards

Commission on Cancer accreditation is granted to facilities that demonstrate compliance with the Optimal Resources for Cancer Care.
Emergency General Surgery Program Standards

Emergency General Surgery Program Standards

The Optimal Resources for Emergency General Surgery manual details elements of emergency general surgical care and quality across nine domains.
Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Standards

Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Standards

This document details the resource standards, quality improvement and safety processes, data collection, and verification process.

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Standards

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Standards

The MBSAQIP verifies compliance with the revised Optimal Resources for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery that went into effect in October 2022.
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Standards

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Standards

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers grants accreditation to facilities that show compliance with the Optimal Resources for Breast Care.
Rectal Cancer Program Standards

Rectal Cancer Program Standards

The standards are used to evaluate program management, clinical services, patient care, and quality improvement of rectal cancer programs.
Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient

Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient

The VRC program evaluates the care, aligned to the standards and expected scope of practice at each institution.
Vascular Surgery Program Standards

Vascular Surgery Program Standards

The Optimal Resources for Vascular Surgery and Interventional Care offers structure and guidance for hospitals providing inpatient vascular care.
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