2021 Bulletin Issues

January 2021

Volume 106, Issue 1

Presidential Address: Lessons for a rewarding career learned along the way to this podium

ACS Resident and Associate Society: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in surgical patient care

Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Leveling the playing field for surgical patients

Glass ceilings and sticky floors: Examining diversity and inclusion in the surgical workforce

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February 2021

Volume 106, Issue 2

2021 Medicare physician fee schedule: How will it affect your practice?

Price and cost: Both are important to achieve value-based care

Olga M. Jonasson, MD, Lecture: Never let a good crisis go to waste: Continuous professional development and COVID-19

Profiles in surgical research: Dr. Michael Bowdish leads effort to combat COVID-19

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March 2021

Volume 106, Issue 3

Enhanced web-side manner and digital inclusivity are key to maintaining telehealth momentum

Leveraging knowledge management for better quality surgical care: An introduction

Susan Dimock, MD, pioneering American physician

2020 ACS Governors Survey: SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the use of telemedicine

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April 2021

Volume 106, Issue 4

Adopting telemedicine in surgical care: What you need to know

Surgeons wield influence on social media

Today’s surgeon compensation models fall short: Aligning incentives to create more equitable and value-based compensation models

The rise and fall of gender identity clinics in the 1960s and 1970s

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May 2021

Volume 106, Issue 5

Social determinants of health and surgery: An overview

Discussing the role of surgical trainees with patients: Challenges and opportunities

Well-played: An interview with Dr. Phuong D. Nguyen

Lunch with Norm

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June 2021

Volume 106, Issue 6

Digital transformation in health care: The FDA’s perspective

Interview with Bakul Patel

The why, what, where, and how of value-based contracts

The lights go out in Europe during the 1914 Clinical Congress

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July 2021

Volume 106, Issue 7

Empowering patients through education: ACS launches Your Breast Cancer Surgery Program

Opportunities for global volunteerism: How two practices in Michigan make it work

Expressing value in health care

Facts about PACs: The role of political programs and the importance of engagement

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August 2021

Volume 106, Issue 8

The surgeon’s role in health policy: An introduction

Getting started in advocacy and health policy: The ACS can help

The teaching prerogative and the role of surgeons in educational health policy

Surgical societies: Their impact on health policy

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September 2021

Volume 106, Issue 9

The intersection of climate change and surgery

Lessons from COVID-19: Why adaptation is needed for surgical climate readiness

Surgeon asked colleagues why they chose the profession: Giants of the era responded

Tips for turning a strategic plan into active advocacy

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October 2021

Volume 106, Issue 10

From residency to retirement: Where does equity start? An American surgeon’s northern exposure

Lessons learned about the ACS Quality Verification Program and pilot hospitals’ pandemic response

A tribute to Harvey W. Bender, Jr., MD, FACS

A tribute to Josef E. Fischer, MD, FACS

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November 2021

Volume 106, Issue 11

Pearls from ACS past Presidential Addresses

Excerpts from ACS Presidential Addresses: 1996–2020

A family affair: Father-son surgeons learn from and admire each other

ACS Puerto Rico Chapter: Four decades of the Surgical Research Forum and Memorial Lecture

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December 2021

Volume 106, Issue 12

#SurgeonsSowingHope: Enhanced postoperative recovery and elevated healing

Surgeon advocacy in state government: Listening and planning for future engagement

Surgeon perspectives on engaging in state advocacy

New Surgical Palliative Care Society aims to build community, alleviate suffering

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