American College of Surgeons. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons 2005: Vol 90 Index

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Bulletin index: Volume 90, numbers 1-12
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ABCARIAN, HERAND, The American Board of
Colon and Rectal Surgery, 90, 4:28 CASEY, KATHLEEN, Terima kasih: Volunteer surgeon
ADEBONOJO, SAMUEL A., and JACOBS, LEN- experiences in the wake of the 2004 tsunami, 90, 8:19
WORTH M., and BURNS, KARYL J., and LUK, CHANG, DAVID W., Report of the 2005 Japan Travel-
STEPHEN S., and CORNWELL, EDWARD E. ITI, ing Fellow, 90, 12:34
Advanced Trauma Operative Management course CHARLES, SARA, Medical liability litigation as a
introduced to surgeons in West Africa, 90, 6:8 disruptive life event, 90, 12:17
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, Revised CHUNG, KEVIN C., Report of the 2005 Australia and
statement on health care industry representatives New Zealand Travelling Fellow, 90, 9:49
in the operating room, 90, 9:27 CLANCY, THOMAS E., and OSTEEN, ROBERT
—Revised statement on surgical technology training T., Called to serve as a consultant in the OR? What
and certification, 90, 12:31 to do, 90, 6:15
-Statement of principles of palliative care, 90, COLLICOTT, PAUL E., ATLS® celebrates 25th an-
8:34 niversary, 90, 5:18
—Statement on blunt suture needles, 90, 11:24 —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the
-Statement on prevention of nontraffic vehicle-re- ACS Board of Regents meetings, October 9-10, 14,
lated injuries in children, 90, 1:20 2004, 90, 4:47
—Statement on restrictive covenants, 90, 2:25 —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the
-Statement on the prevention of retained foreign ACS Board of Regents meetings, February 11-12,
bodies after surgery, 90, 10:15 2005, 90, 5:38
AMES, LYNNE, Surgical lifestyles: Creativity -Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the
and commitment to excellence are constants, 90, ACS Board of Regents meetings, June 10-11, 2005,
3:17 90, 9:55
ANDERSON, KATHRYN D., Presidential Address: CORNWELL, EDWARD E. III, and ADEBONOJO,
Crises in humanity, 90, 12:10 SAMUEL A., and JACOBS, LENWORTH M., and
BURNS, KARYL J., and LUK, STEPHEN S.,
Advanced Trauma Operative Management course
B introduced to surgeons in West Africa, 90, 6:8
CUTTER, C. SUZANNE, and UPPERMAN, JEFFREY
BAKER, MINDY, Liability reform in 2005: How in- S., Not your father’s specialty: Preparing Residents
dividual states are addressing the issues, 90, 8:9 and Associates for collaborative leadership, 90, 7:15
BEATY, JAMES H., The American Board of Ortho-
paedic Surgery, 90, 4:33
BELKIN, NATHAN L., “False faith in the surgeon’s D
gown” revisited, 90, 4:19
BOTHE, ALBERT, JR., and HARRIS, JEAN A., DACEY, RALPH G., JR., The American Board of
Current Procedural Terminology changes for 2005, Neurological Surgery, 90, 3:20
90, 1:16 DEAN, RICHARD H., Surgeons and surgical leaders:
BROWN, CYNTHIA A., and OPELKA, FRANK G., Mixing expectations with needs, 90, 9:23
Understanding pay for performance, 90, 9:12
BURNS, KARYL J., and LUK, STEPHEN S., and
CORNWELL, EDWARD E. III, and ADEBONO- F
JO, SAMUEL A., and JACOBS, LENWORTH M.,
Advanced Trauma Operative Management course FAGER, CHARLES A., What’s right and wrong in
introduced to surgeons in West Africa, 90, 6:8 my world of medicine, 90, 2:20
DECEMBER 2005 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
FANTUS, RICHARD J., and FILDES, JOHN, JR., and LEWIS, JOHN N., and HUNT, DAVID R..,
NTDB™ data points: A-hunting we will go, 90, 11:44 Process and outcome measures in specialty surgery:
—~NTDB™ data points: Alcohol is no industrial accident, Early steps in defining quality, 90, 2:8
90, 10:52 GIBBS, VERNA C., and McGRATH, MARY H..,
—-NTDB™ data points: The bank’s window, 90, 4:52 and RUSSELL, THOMAS R., The prevention of
-NTDB™ data points: Can we insure the future of retained foreign bodies after surgery, 90, 10:12
trauma?, 90, 2:33 GREENE, FREDERICK L., Citation for Prof. Alfred
-NTDB™ data points: Click click—you’re dead?, 90, Cuschieri, 90, 11:33
5:44 GREENFIELD, LAZAR J., Aging and the practice
—-NTDB™ data points: Down on the farm, 90, 9:63 of surgery, 90, 6:18
-NTDB™ data points: It’s in the bag, 90, 7:63 GRIFFEN, F. DEAN, Introduction to CHARLES,
-NTDB™ data points: I’ve fallen and I can’t get up, SARA: Medical liability litigation as a disruptive
90, 8:43 life event, 90, 12:17
-NTDB™ data points: NTDB breaks the 1 million
record mark, 90, 1:39
-NTDB™ data points: One on every corner, 90, 6:34
-NTDB™ data points: Who needs rehab?, 90, 12:43
-NTDB™ data points: Winter wonderland, 90 3:44 HANLON, C. ROLLINS, In memoriam: R. Gordon
FILDES, JOHN, and FANTUS, RICHARD J., Holcombe, Jr., MD, FACS (19138-2005), 90, 10:41
NTDB™ data points: A-hunting we will go, 90, 11:44 -In memoriam: Luis F. Sala, MD, FACS (1919-2005),
-NTDB™ data points: Alcohol is no industrial accident, 90, 10:37
90, 10:52 HARRIS, JEAN A., What surgeons should know
- NTDB™ data points: The bank’s window, 90, 4:52 about... The revised Medicare list of procedures for
-NTDB™ data points: Can we insure the future of ASCs, 90, 9:9
trauma?, 90, 2:33 -and BOTHE, ALBERT, JR., Current Procedural
-NTDB™ data points: Click click—you’re dead?, 90, Terminology changes for 2005, 90, 1:16
5:44 HEALY, GERALD B., Citation for Prof. Bruce Neil
-NTDB™ data points: Down on the farm, 90, 9:63 Benjamin, 90, 11:32
-NTDB™ data points: It’s in the bag, 90, 7:63 HINES, JOE, Report of the 2005 ACS Traveling Fel-
-NTDB™ data points: I’ve fallen and I can’t get up, lowship to Germany, 90, 11:36
90, 8:43 HOUCK, PETER M., and POLK, HIRAM C., JR.,
-NTDB™ data points: NTDB breaks the 1 million and LEWIS, JOHN N., and GARRISON, R. NEAL,
record mark, 90, 1:39 and VAN VLACK, JAN P, and HUNT, DAVID R.,
-NTDB™ data points: One on every corner, 90, 6:34 Process and outcome measures in specialty surgery:
-NTDB™ data points: Who needs rehab?, 90, 12:43 Early steps in defining quality, 90, 2:8
-NTDB™ data points: Winter wonderland, 90 3:44 HUNT, DAVID R., and POLK, HIRAM C., JR., and
FOLEY, THOMAS, and KESSEL, JAMES, and LEWIS, JOHN N., and GARRISON, R. NEAL,
SCHMITZ, G. DOUGLAS, RTTDC®: New course and VAN VLACK, JAN P, and HOUCK, PETER
to improve rural trauma care, 90, 6:22 M., Process and outcome measures in specialty sur-
FOSTER, DANIEL, Medical liability reform and state gery: Early steps in defining quality, 90, 2:8
law: West Virginia, 90, 11:20
FRIED, DENNIS A., Project Belize: Volunteer sur-
gery in Central America, 90, 9:20 J
FRIESEN, SHAWN, Paying for quality: Making policy
and practice work for patients, 90, 11:8 JACOBS, LENWORTH M., and BURNS, KARYL
J.. and LUK, STEPHEN S., and CORNWELL,
EDWARD E. III, and ADEBONOJO, SAMUEL A.,
G Advanced Trauma Operative Management course
introduced to surgeons in West Africa, 90, 6:8
GANT, NORMAN E.,, The American Board of Obstet- JOHNSON, LESTER WAYNE, Board of Governors:
rics and Gynecology, 90, 4:31 Report from the Committee on Chapter Activities,
GARDNER, TIMOTHY J., The American Board of 90, 1:22
Thoracic Surgery, 90, 4:38 JONES, R. SCOTT, ACOSOG news: Clinical trials
GARRISON, R. NEAL, and VAN VLACK, JAN P, update: A follow-up report on the American College
and HOUCK, PETER M., and POLK, HIRAM C., of Surgeons Oncology Group, 90, 10:48
VOLUME 90, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
-ACOSOG news: Clinical trials update: Cooperative lows, Candidates, and Resident Members, 90, 10:8
group membership: An online three-step process, MERRELL, RONALD C., Telemedicine and telesur-
90, 12:40 gery in the operating room, 90, 4:8
-ACOSOG news: Clinical trials update: New trials MILLER, ROBERT H., The American Board of Oto-
highlight surgical innovations, 90, 11:41 laryngology, 90, 3:23
MOLLER, MECKER G., and KARAMICHALIS,
JOHN M., Surgery residents and volunteerism,
K 90, 7:23
KARAMICHALIS, JOHN M., and MOLLER,
MECKER G., Surgery residents and volunteerism,
90, 7:23
KATZ, DANIELLE A., RAS-ACS promotes unity in O’SHEA, JOHN S., Louis T. Wright and Henry W.
surgery, 90, 7:10 Cave: How they paved the way for Fellowships for
KESSEL, JAMES, and SCHMITZ, G. DOUGLAS, black surgeons, 90, 10:22
and FOLEY, THOMAS, RTTDC°: New course to OPELKA, FRANK G., and BROWN, CYNTHIA A.,
improve rural trauma care, 90, 6:22 Understanding pay for performance, 90, 9:12
KETCH, LAWRENCE L., The American Board of OSTEEN, ROBERT T., and CLANCY, THOMAS
Plastic Surgery, 90, 3:24 E., Called to serve as a consultant in the OR? What
to do, 90, 6:15
L
LaFLAIR, ERIN, ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC off to suc- PARAMO, JUAN CARLOS, How long should surgical
cessful start, 90, 4:24 training take?, 90, 7:20
LAWS, EDWARD R., Benefits of ACS membership PEEBLES, RHONDA, Chapter news, 90, 2:34; 4:54;
to specialty surgeons, 90, 7:12 6:35; 8:46; 10:54, 12:46
LEWIS, JOHN N., and GARRISON, R. NEAL, and PETTY, CORY, Surgical innovation: CQI promotes
VAN VLACK, JAN P.,, and HOUCK, PETER M., high standards of surgical care through research,
and POLK, HIRAM C., JR., and HUNT, DAVID 90, 5:15
R., Process and outcome measures in specialty sur- PODRATZ, KARL C., Citation for Prof. Sergio
gery: Early steps in defining quality, 90, 2:8 Pecorelli, 90, 11:34
LEWIS, FRANK R., JR., The American Board of POLK, HIRAM C., JR., and LEWIS, JOHN N., and
Surgery, 90, 4:34 GARRISON, R. NEAL, and VAN VLACK, JAN P,
LEWIS, JULIE, Three Fellows elected to Congress, and HOUCK, PETER M., and HUNT, DAVID R.,
90, 3:15 Process and outcome measures in specialty surgery:
LUK, STEPHEN S., and CORNWELL, EDWARD Early steps in defining quality, 90, 2:8
E. Il, and ADEBONOJO, SAMUEL A., and JA-
COBS, LENWORTH M., and BURNS, KARYL J.,
Advanced Trauma Operative Management course R
introduced to surgeons in West Africa, 90, 6:8
RINKER, CHARLES F. II, Meeting the needs of
rural general surgeons: The ACS Subcommittee on
M Rural Surgery, 90, 8:13
RISHWORTH, SUSAN, ACS Archives joins research
MAIZEL, SCOTT E., The battle for tort reform: The community through Library of Congress database,
Maryland experience, 90, 4:14 90, 3:36
McGRATH, MARY H., and RUSSELL, THOMAS ROBERTS, ADRIENNE, ACS takes on specialty
R., and GIBBS, VERNA C., The prevention of issues, 90, 10:17
retained foreign bodies after surgery, 90, 10:12 -and WERTH, GEOFF, 2004 election may affect abil-
McCLELLAN, MARK, The challenge of implement- ity to push surgery’s agenda, 90, 2:16
ing the new Medicare drug benefit while updating ROSENOW, JOSHUA, The College as a forum for
physicians’ pay, 90, 9:18 collaboration, 90, 7:14
McLEOD, ROBIN S., Evidence-Based Reviews in RUSSELL, THOMAS R., From my perspective, 90,
Surgery: A new educational program for ACS Fel- 1:4 (health care systems); 2:4 (medical liability re-
DECEMBER 2005 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
form); 3:4 (Surgery News); 4:4 (quality movement); Residents and Associates for collaborative leader-
5:4 (maintenance of certification); 6:4 (surgical ship, 90, 7:15
workforce shortage); 7:4 (RAS-ACS); 8:4 (pay for
performance); 9:4 (ACS progress); 10:4 (surgical
workforce shortage) 11:4 (Hurricane Katrina); 12:4
(Clinical Congress)
-In memoriam: A tribute to Claude H. Organ, Jr., VAN VLACK, JAN P., and HOUCK, PETER M.,
90, 9:31 and POLK, HIRAM C., JR., and LEWIS, JOHN
— and GIBBS, VERNA C., and McGRATH, MARY N., and GARRISON, R. NEAL, and HUNT, DA-
H., The prevention of retained foreign bodies after VID R., Process and outcome measures in specialty
surgery, 90, 10:12 surgery: Early steps in defining quality, 90, 2:8
VINCENT, GAY L., American College of Surgeons
Insurance Program: Update, 90, 3:38
SANDRICK, KAREN, Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon as Ww
patient: Acquiring a new viewpoint, 90, 10:30
—Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon chronicles Native Ameri- WALLER, ELLEN, and WERTH, GEOFF, ACS
can history, 90, 11:14 moves to clarify the role of the expert witness, 90,
-Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon has “photographic mem- 12:27
ory” of historical advances, 90, 1:8 WEIGELT, JOHN A., Education in the making: The
—Surgical lifestyles: Using a critical eye in surgery and SESAP development process, 90, 9:52
art, 90, 8:31 WERTH, GEOFF, ACS and surgical specialty societ-
SANTUCCI, RICHARD A., How to get involved in or- ies review emergency workforce issues, 90, 7:27
ganized medicine: A primer for Young Surgeons, Resi- -and ROBERTS, ADRIENNE, 2004 election may
dent Members, and Associate Fellows, 90, 12:24 affect ability to push surgery’s agenda, 90, 2:16
SCHMITZ, G. DOUGLAS, and FOLEY, THOMAS, -and WALLER, ELLEN, ACS moves te clarify the
and KESSEL, JAMES, RTTDC°: New course to role of the expert witness, 90, 12:27
improve rural trauma care, 90, 6:22 WILKINSON, CHARLES P, The American Board
SCHNEIDMAN, DIANE §., 2005 Leadership Confer- of Ophthalmology, 90, 3:21
ence offers insider’s view of Capitol Hill, 90, 9:35
-Surgical innovation: “Renaissance man” endows
award for surgical investigators, 90, 5:10
—Surgical service at Abu Ghraib: One Fellow’s experi-
ence, 90, 3:8
SHALGIAN, CHRISTIAN, and SUTTON, JON H.,
Legislative advocacy and political activity: How sur-
geons and chapters can get involved, 90, 5:22
SIDDIQUI, MOHAMMAD, Oweida Scholar reports on
experience at 2004 Clinical Congress, 90, 3:43
SMITH, JOSEPH A., JR., The American Board of
Urology, 90, 3:26
SUTTON, JON H., Hard work pays off for College at
AMA House of Delegates meeting, 90, 3:34
-~and CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN, Legislative advocacy
and political activity: How surgeons and chapters can
get involved, 90, 5:22
—Surgeons find success at AMA House of Delegates
meeting, 90, 9:42
UPPERMAN, JEFFREY S., and CUTTER, C.
SUZANNE, Not your father’s specialty: Preparing
VOLUME 90, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
Subject index
-Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the
ACS Board of Regents meetings, June 10-11, 2005
(Collicott), 90, 9:55
ACCREDITATION Annual meeting (see AMERICAN COLLEGE OF
—College launches bariatric surgery center program, SURGEONS: Clinical Congress)
90, 8:40 Archives
ADVISORY COUNCILS -ACS Archives joins research community through Li-
-Advisory Council for General Surgery seeks nomina- brary of Congress database (Rishworth), 90, 3:36
tions, 90, 2:28 —Now online: College introduces online highlights from
AMBULATORY SURGERY its treasure of archives, 90, 8:41
Socioeconomic tips: A potpourri of items, 90, 7:52 Awards
-What surgeons should know about...The revised -Dr. Dudrick receives Jacobson Award, 90, 7:54
Medicare list of procedures for ASCs (Harris), 90, —Dr. Kappel receives Meritorious Achievement Award
9:9 from ACS COT, 90, 7:58
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS —Dr. Russell receives AMA award, 90, 2:27
Activities —Donald D. Trunkey receives Distinguished Service
—College launches bariatric surgery center program, Award, 90, 11:29
90, 8:40 —Fellows honored with 2005 Surgical Volunteerism
—College participates in development of surgical care Award, 90, 9:46
improvement project, 90, 2:31 Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
—Dateline: Washington: ACS publishes patient safety —Correction notice, 90, 6:23, 7:63
manual, 90, 5:6 —Letters, 90, 10:46
-Surgical innovation: CQI promotes high standards of Business and finance
surgical care through research (Petty), 90, 5:15 —American College of Surgeons Insurance Program:
Advocacy and Health Policy Update (Vincent), 90, 3:38
-2005 Leadership Conference offers insider’s view of -American College of Surgeons investment vehicle
Capitol Hill (Schneidman), 90, 9:35 survey, 90, 6:27
—From my perspective (Russell), 90, 9:4 Chapters
—Legislative advocacy and political activity: How sur- -2005 Leadership Conference offers insider’s view of
geons and chapters can get involved (Shalgian and Capitol Hill (Schneidman), 90, 9:35
Sutton), 90, 5:22 —Board of Governors: Report from the Committee on
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Chapter Activities (Johnson), 90, 1:22
(see also CLINICAL TRIALS) —Chapter news (Peebles), 90, 2:34, 4:54, 6:35, 8:46,
- ACOSOG news: Clinical trials update: Cooperative 10:54, 12:46
group membership: An online three-step process Clinical Congress
(Jones), 90, 12:40 -2005 Clinical Congress preliminary program. 90,
-ACOSOG news: Clinical trials update: A follow-up 7:31
report on the American College of Surgeons Oncology —ACS issues call for submissions for 2006 Congress in
Group (Jones), 90, 10:48 Chicago, 90, 11:38, 12:38
-ACOSOG news: Clinical trials update: New trials high- —Child care available at Clinicai Congress, 90, 8:44
light surgical innovations (Jones), 90, 11:41 —From my perspective (Russell), 90, 12:4
American College of Surgeons Professional As- —Official notice: Annual Meeting of Fellows, American
sociation College of Surgeons, 90, 9:31
—ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC off to successful start (LaF lair), Postgraduate courses to address palliative care, di-
90, 4:24 agnosis of anal cancer, 90, 9:62
—From my perspective (Russell), 90, 9:4 — RAS-ACS symposium at Congress to examine trun-
-Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the cated resident training, 90, 4:43
ACS Board of Regents meetings, October 9-10, 14, Commission on Cancer
2004 (Collicott), 90, 4:47 —COC colon cancer practice profile reports to be avail-
-Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the able online, 90, 4:44
ACS Board of Regents meetings, February 11-12, —Commission on Cancer grants 39 Outstanding
2005 (Collicott), 90, 5:38 Achievement Awards, 90, 10:38
DECEMBER 2005 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
Development Presidential Address
-Surgical innovation: “Renaissance man” endows —Presidential Address: Crises in humanity (Anderson),
award for surgical investigators (Schneidman), 90, 90, 12:10
5:10 Regents, Board of
Disciplinary actions —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the
—Disciplinary actions taken, 90, 6:26, 11:39 ACS Board of Regents meetings, October 9-10, 14,
Executive Director 2004 (Collicott), 90, 4:47
—From my perspective (Russell), 90, 1:4, 2:4, 3:4, 4:4, -Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the
5:4, 6:4, 7:4, 8:4, 9:4, 10:4, 11:4, 12:4 ACS Board of Regents meetings, February 11-12,
—Dr. Russell receives AMA award, 90, 2:27 2005 (Collicott), 90, 5:38
Fellows -Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the
—Dateline: Washington: Fellow wins congressional ACS Board of Regents meetings, June 10-11, 2005
runoff election, 90, 2:6 (Collicott), 90, 9:55
—Dateline: Washington: Fellows appointed to new Scholarships/fellowships
EMTALA advisory group, 90, 6:6 -2005 ACS German Traveling Fellow selected, 90,
-Dr. Reiling runs for AMA Council on Medical Educa- 2:30
tion, 90, 5:27 -2005 ACS Japan Traveling Fellow selected, 90, 2:30
—Fellows in the news, 90, 1:37, 6:32, 10:44 -2005 Health Policy Scholars announced, 90, 7:60
—Surgeons find success at AMA House of Delegates —2005 International Guest Scholars chosen, 90, 2:30
meeting (Sutton), 90, 9:42 -2005 Japanese and German Exchange Travelers an-
—Surgical service at Abu Ghraib: One Fellow’s experi- nounced, 90, 8:38
ence (Schneidman), 90, 3:8 -2005 Oweida Scholar selected, 90, 5:31
-Three Fellows elected to Congress (Lewis), 90, 3:15 -2006 ACS German Traveling Fellow selected, 90, 9:46
Governors, Board of -2006 ACS Japan Traveling Fellowship available, 90,
—Board of Governors: Report from the Committee on 5:36
Chapter Activities (Johnson), 90, 1:22 -2006 ANZ Travelling Fellow selected, 90, 5:31
Honorary Fellowships -2006 Nizar N. Oweida, MD, FACS, Scholarship avail-
—Citation for Prof. Alfred Cuschieri (Greene), 90, able, 90, 10:43
11:33 -2007 ACS ANZ Chapter Travelling Fellowship avail-
—Citation for Prof. Bruce Neil Benjamin (Healy), 90, able, 90, 10:42
11:32 -ACS announces a new shared research award, 90,
—Citation for Prof. Sergio Pecorelli (Podratz), 90, 7:61
11:34 -ACS award, scholarships, fellowships are available,
-College names three Honorary Fellows, 90, 90, 6:28
11232 -ACS Traveling Fellowship to Germany available, 90,
Informatics 3:40
—-ACS NSQIP launches new Web site, 90, 7:56 —Clowes research award given, 90, 2:28
—From my perspective (Russell), 90, 9:4 -Faculty career developmenet award for head and neck
—Now online: College introduces online highlights from surgeons available, 90, 9:54
its treasure of archives, 90, 8:41 -Faculty Research Fellowships awarded by College,
-Spring Meeting sessions now available on ACS E- 90, 5:33
Learning Web site, 90, 8:38 —International Guest Scholarships available for 2006,
Insurance program (see AMERICAN COLLEGE 90, 1:35
OF SURGEONS: Business and finance) —Oweida Scholar reports on experience at 2004 Clinical
Journal of the American College of Surgeons Congress (Siddiqui), 90, 3:43
-JACS centennial symposium: Cherishing the past, —Report of the 2005 ACS Traveling Fellowship to Ger-
shaping the future, 90, 7:56 many (Hines), 90, 11:36
-JACS centennial symposium: Publishing excellence —Report of the 2005 Australia and New Zealand Travel-
celebrated, 90, 8:41 ling Fellow (Chung), 90, 9:49
-JACS to host centennia! symposium during Congress, —Report of the 2005 Japan Traveling Fellow (Chang),
90, 9:53 90, 12:34
Officers and staff —Resident Research Scholarships for 2005 awarded,
-ACS Officers and Regents, 90, 3:28 90, 5:30
—Kathryn D. Anderson installed as 86th ACS President, Spring Meeting
90, 11:28 -April 16-19: 33rd Spring Meeting to be held in Hol-
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lywood, FL, 90, 1:24 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
-Spring Meeting sessions now available on ACS E- Dr. Reiling runs for AMA Council on Medical Educa-
Learning Web site, 90, 8:38 tion, 90, 5:27
Statements Dr. Russell receives AMA award, 90, 2:27
—Revised statement on health care industry representa- Hard work pays off for College at AMA House of Del-
tives in the operating room, 90, 9:27 egates meeting (Sutton), 90, 3:34
—Revised statement on surgical technology training and Surgeons find success at AMA House of Delegates meet-
certification, 90, 12:31 ing (Sutton), 90, 9:42
—Statement on blunt suture needles, 90, 11:24
-Statement of principles of palliative care, 90,
8:34
—Statement on prevention of nontraffic vehicle-related
injuries in children, 90, 1:20 BARIATRIC SURGERY
—Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies College launches bariatric surgery center program,
after surgery, 90, 10:15 90, 8:40
—Statement on restrictive covenants, 90, 2:25 BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS
Surgery News “False faith in the surgeon’s gown” revisited (Belkin),
—From my perspective (Russell), 90, 3:4 90, 4:19
Testimony and comment
—Dateline: Washington: ACS comments on 2006 fee
schedule proposal, 90, 12:8
—Dateline: Washington: ACS comments on final 2005
Medicare fee schedule, 90, 3:6 CANCER
—Dateline: Washington: ACS testifies on chronic wound COC colon cancer practice profile reports to be available
care, 90, 6:6 online, 90, 4:44
—-Dateline: Washington: ACS testifies on medical li- Commission on Cancer grants 39 Outstanding Achieve-
ability reform, 90, 5:8 ment Awards, 90, 10:38
—Dateline: Washington: ACS testifies on patient safety Postgraduate courses to address palliative care, diag-
and quality initiatives, 90, 7:7 nosis of anal cancer, 90, 9:62
-Dateline: Washington: College testifies on silicone CLINICAL TRIALS (see also AMERICAN COL-
breast implants before FDA, 90, 6:6 LEGE OF SURGEONS: American College of
Trauma Surgeons Oncology Group)
—ACS and COT seek general surgeon input on trauma Clinical Trials Methods course to be offered in Novem-
surgery, 12:38 ber, 90, 9:48
—Advances in Trauma seminar to be held in Kansas CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (see also
City, 90, 11:40 EDUCATION AND TRAINING and RESIDENT
-ATLS celebrates 25th anniversary (Collicott). 90, WORK HOURS)
5:18 ACS Surgery keeps pace with changes in the practice
—Contributions sought for 2006 Residents Trauma of surgery, 90, 8:42
Papers Competition, 90, 6:31 Education in the making: The SESAP development
—Dr. Kappel receives Meritorious Achievement Award process (Weigelt), 90, 9:52
from ACS COT, 90, 7:58 From my perspective (Russell), 90, 5:4, 9:4
-Trauma and Critical Care 2005 course to be held in CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY
March, 90, 2:31 (CPT) {see also PRACTICE MANAGEMENT and
-Trauma and critical care course slated for June, 90, REIMBURSEMENT)
5:28 Correction notice, 9, 6:23
~Trauma conference slated for April, 90, 3:42 Current Procedural Terminology changes for 2005
-Trauma meetings calendar, 90, 3:38, 6:26, 8:40, 9:53, (Bothe, Jr., and Harris), 90, 1:16
10:45, 11:40, 12:36 Socioeconomic tips: ACS Coding Hotline: Frequently
-Winners of 2005 Residents Trauma Papers Competi- asked questions, 90, 10:34
tion announced, 90, 6:24 Socioeconomic tips: Coding for surgical residents and
AMBULATORY SURGERY (see also OUTPA- new surgeons in practice, 90, 12:32
TIENT SURGERY) Sociceconomic tips: Frequently asked ACS Coding
Dateline: Washington: Proposed ASC list is released, Hotline questions, 90, 4:41
90, 2:7 Socioeconomic tips: How do you code it?, 90, 8:36
DECEMBER 2005 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
program applauded, 90, 7:7
Dateline: Washington: Medicare plans to level playing
field for specialty hospitals, 90, 5:8
EDITORIAL
From my perspective (Russell), 90, 1:4, 2:4, 3:4, 4:4,
5:4, 6:4, 7:4, 8:4, 9:4, 10:4, 11:4, 12:4
Letters, 90, 10:46
Surgeons and surgical leaders: Mixing expectations IN MEMORIAM
with needs (Dean), 90, 9:23 In memoriam: A tribute to Claude H. Organ, Jr. (Rus-
What’s right and wrong in my world of medicine sell), 90, 9:31
(Fager), 90, 2:20 In memoriam: Luis F. Sala, MD, FACS (1919-2005)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING (see also CON- (Hanlon), 90, 10:37
TINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION and RESI- In memoriam: R. Gordon Holcombe, Jr., MD, FACS
DENT WORK HOURS) (1913-2005) (Hanlon), 90, 10:41
Advanced Trauma Operative Management course in- INFORMATICS (see also AMERICAN COLLEGE
troduced to surgeons in West Africa (Jacobs, Burns, OF SURGEONS: Informatics)
Luk, Cornwell IIT, and Adebonojo), 90, 6:8 Dateline: Washington: Health information commis-
Dateline: Washington: NIH offers student loan repay- sioners selected, 90, 12:8
ments, 90, 11:6 Discounted subscriptions to Epocrates now available
RTTDC°®: New course to improve rural trauma care to ACS members, 90, 10:45
(Foley, Kessel, and Schmitz), 90, 6:22 INSURANCE (see also MEDICARE/MEDICAID
EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY and REIMBURSEMENT)
December EBRS focuses on meta-analysis, 90, 12:44 Socioeconomic tips: A potpourri of items, 90,
Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery: A new educa- 7:52
tional program for ACS Fellows, Candidates, and INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
Resident Members (McLeod), 90, 10:8 South Africa to host International Surgical Week,
90, 3:38
H
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Dateline: Washington: President issues budget pro- LEGISLATIVE/GOVERNMENT ISSUES (see also
posal, 90, 4:6 HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND
From my perspective (Russell), 90, 1:4 ACCOUNTABILITY ACT)
HEALTH CARE SPENDING Legislative advocacy and political activity: How sur-
Dateline: Washington: Health spending slowed in geons and chapters can get involved (Shalgian and
2003, 90, 3:6 Sutton), 90, 5:22
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND AC- Federal
COUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) 2004 election may affect ability to push surgery’s
Dateline: Washington: HIPAA contingency plan for agenda (Roberts and Werth), 90, 2:16
claims submissions ends, 90, 11:6 Dateline: Washington: College calls for support of
In compliance...with HIPAA’s NPI provisions, Part I, value-based purchasing bill, 90, 10:7
90, 6:20, Part II, 90, 11:25 Dateline: Washington: Efforts under way to reautho-
In compliance...with the security rule under HIPAA, rize EMSC program, 90, 6:6
90, 3:32 Dateline: Washington: Fellow wins congressional run-
HISTORY off election, 90, 2:6
Louis T. Wright and Henry W. Cave: How they paved Dateline: Washington: Patient safety legislation on
the way for Fellowship for black surgeons (O’Shea), track, 90, 9:7
90, 10:22 Dateline: Washington: President issues budget pro-
Presidential Address: Crises in humanity (Anderson), posal, 90, 4:6
90, 12:10 Dateline: Washington: President signs patient safety
Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon has “photographic memo- legislation, 90, 10:6
ry” of historical advances (Sandrick), 90, 1:8 State
HOSPITALS Liability reform in 2005: How individual states are
Dateline: Washington: Hospital pay-for-performance addressing the issues (Baker), 90, 8:9
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LIFESTYLE ISSUES MILITARY SURGERY (see TRAUMA)
Surgical lifestyles: Creativity and commitment to excel-
lence are constants (Ames), 90, 3:17
Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon as patient: Acquiring a new O
viewpoint (Sandrick), 90, 10:30
Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon chronicles Native American OPERATING ROOM AND ENVIRONMENT
history (Sandrick), 90, 11:14 Called to serve as a consultant in the OR? What to do
Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon has “photographic memory” (Clancy and Osteen), 90, 6:15
of historical advances (Sandrick), 90, 1:8 Statement on biunt suture needles, 90, 11:24
Surgical lifestyles: Using a critical eye in surgery and OUTPATIENT SURGERY (see also AMBULA-
art (Sandrick), 90, 8:31 TORY SURGERY)
Dateline: Washington: New outpatient prospective pay-
ment policies issued, 90, i:6
M Dateline: Washington: OIG reports on outpatient resi-
dent training payment strategy, 90, 2:6
MEDICARE/MEDICAID (see also CURRENT OUTREACH (see also VOLUNTEERISM)
PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) and Advanced Trauma Operative Management course in-
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE and REIMBURSE- troduced to surgeons in West Africa (Jacobs, Burns,
MENT) Luk, Cornwell III, and Adebonojo), 90, 6:8
Dateline: Washington: ACS testifies on chronic wound
care, 90, 6:6
Dateline: Washington: CMS acted to ensure care for
Katrina’s victims, 90, 11:6
Dateline: Washington: CMS continues development of PALLIATIVE CARE
quality efforts, 90, 12:6 Postgraduate courses to address palliative care, diag-
Dateline: Washington: CMS expands quality efforts, nosis of anal cancer, 90, 9:62
90, 11:6 Statement of principles of palliative care, 90, 8:34
Dateline: Washington: CMS issues guidance on PATIENT PROTECTION (see also QUALITY OF
EMTALA care for aliens, 90, 7:7 CARE)
Dateline: Washington: CMS issues quality improve- Breast implant safety Web site launched, 90, 5:28
ment “roadmap,” 90, 10:6 Dateline: Washington: ACS publishes patient safety
Dateline: Washington: EMTALA panel examines on- manual, 90, 5:8
call requirements, 90, 8:7 Dateline: Washington: ACS testifies on patient safety
Dateline: Washington: Fellows appointed to new and quality initiatives, 90, 7:7
EMTALA advisory group, 90, 6:6 Dateline: Washington: AHRQ assesses ICU safety, is-
Dateline: Washington: Institute analyzes postelection sues data on uninsured, 90, 11:6
climate, 90, 1:6 Dateline: Washington: College testifies on silicone
Dateline: Washington: Medicare drug benefit education breast implants before FDA, 90, 6:6
campaign launched, 90, 8:7 Dateline: Washington: NQF endorses voluntary con-
Dateline: Washington: MedPAC drafts recommenda- sensus standard, 90, 10:6
tions to Congress, 90, 2:6 Dateline: Washington: Patient safety legislation on
Dateline: Washington: OIG reports on outpatient track, 90, 9:7
resident training payment strategy, 90, 2:6 Dateline: Washington: President signs patient safety
Dateline: Washington: Proposed ASC list is released, legislation, 90, 10:6
90, 2:7 The prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery
Socioeconomic tips: A potpourri of items, 90, 7:52 (Gibbs, McGrath, and Russell), 90, 10:12
Socioeconomic tips: Medicare computer software Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies
changes, 90, 5:26 after surgery, 90, 10:15
What surgeons should know about...The revised Medi- PAY FOR PERFORMANCE (see also MEDICARE
care list of procedures for ASCs (Harris), 90, 9:9 and QUALITY OF CARE)
MEMBERSHIP Dateline: Washington: College calls for support of value-
Benefits of ACS membership to specialty surgeons based purchasing bill, 90, 10:6
(Laws), 90, 7:12 Dateline: Washington: Congress examines pay for per-
The College as a forum for collaboration (Rosenow), formance, 90, 9:7
90, 7:14 Dateline: Washington: Congressional hearing on P4P
DECEMBER 2005 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
and Medicare cuts, 90, 12:8 rison, Van Vlack, Houck, and Hunt), 90, 2:
Dateline: Washington: Hospital pay-for-performance Surgical innovation: CQI promotes high standards of
program applauded, 90, 7:7 surgical care through research (Petty), 90, 5:15
From my perspective (Russell), 90, 8:4
Paying for quality: Making policy and practice work
for patients (Friesen), 90, 11:8 R
Understanding pay for performance (Opelka and
Brown), 90, 9:12 REIMBURSEMENT (see also CURRENT PROCE-
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (see also CURRENT DURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT), MEDICARE/
PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) and MEDICAID, and PRACTICE MANAGEMENT)
REIMBURSEMENT The challenge of implementing the new Medicare drug
Socioeconomic tips: Medicare computer software benefit while updating physicians’ pay (McClellan),
changes, 90, 5:26 90, 9:18
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY Dateline: Washington: ACS comments on 2006 fee
ACS moves to clarify the role of the expert witness schedule proposal, 90, 12:8
(Werth and Waller), 90, 12:27 Dateline: Washington: ACS comments on final 2005
The battle for tort reform: The Maryland experience Medicare fee schedule, 90, 3:6
(Maizel), 90, 4:14 Dateline: Washington: CMS aims to improve Medicare
Dateline: Washington: ACS testifies on medical liabil- payment error rates, 90, 2:6
ity reform, 90, 5:6 Dateline: Washington: CMS clarifies volunteer faculty
Dateline: Washington: DMLR launches new education payment rules, 90, 7:7
campaign, 90, 12:8 Dateline: Washington: CMS issues proposed rule re-
Dateline: Washington: Fellows testify at medical li- garding Medicare payment in 2006, 90, 10:6
ability reform hearing, 90, 4:6 Dateline: Washington: CMS projects decrease in Medi-
Dateline: Washington: Hard-fought medical liability care payments, 90, 6:6
reform victory in Georgia, 90, 4:6 Dateline: Washington: Congress continues to review
Dateline: Washington: Supreme Court reviews liability Medicare payment issue, 90, 7:7
reform, 90, 9:6 Dateline: Washington: Final rule on 2005 Medicare
From my perspective (Russell), 90, 2:4 fee schedule released, 90, 1:6
Liability reform in 2005: How individual states are Dateline: Washington: Medicare physician payment
addressing the issues (Baker), 90, 8:9 bills introduced, 90, 8:7
Medical liability litigation as a disruptive life event Dateline: Washington: Medicare plans to level playing
(Griffen (intro) and Charles), 90, 12:17 field for specialty hospitals, 90, 5:8
Medical liability reform and state law: West Virginia Dateline: Washington: MedPAC issues recommenda-
(Foster), 90, 11:20 tions on Medicare payment, 90, 5:8
Dateline: Washington: MedPAC issues reports on clini-
cal staff, 90, 3:6
Dateline: Washington: New outpatient prospective
payment policies issued, 90, 1:6
QUALITY OF CARE (see also PATIENT PROTEC- Rural, urban physicians have comparable incomes,
TION and PAY FOR PERFORMANCE) 90, 4:43
ACS NSQIP launches new Web site, 90, 7:56 Socioeconomic tips: Medicare coverage of prescription
Aging and the practice of surgery (Greenfield), 90, drugs, 90, 9:29
6:18 Socioeconomic tips: Medicare offers bonuses for physi-
College participates in development of surgical care cian scarcity areas, 90, 2:26
improvement project, 90, 2:31 RESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE SOCIE‘’'Y OF THE
Dateline: Washington: CMS continues development of AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (RAS-
quality efforts, 90, 12:8 ACS) (see also YOUNG SURGEONS)
Dateline: Washington: CMS expands quality efforts, Benefits of ACS membership to specialty surgeons
90, 11:6 (Laws), 90, 7:12
Dateline: Washington: CMS issues quality improve- The College as a forum for collaboration (Rosenow),
ment “roadmap,” 90, 10:6 90, 7:14
From my perspective (Russell), 90, 4:4 From my perspective (Russell), 90, 7:4, 9:4
Process and outcome measures in specialty surgery: How to get involved in organized medicine: A primer
Early steps in defining quality (Polk, Lewis, Gar- for Young Surgeons, Resident Members, and Associ-
VOLUME 90, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS