Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons 2002: Vol 87 Index

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Bulletin index: Volume 87, numbers 1-12
Author index
—Selecting the best Medicare payment option, 87, 8:16
A CEFALO, ROBERT C., American Board of Obstet-
rics and Gynecology, 87, 4:29
ABCARIAN, HERAND, American Board of Colon and CHEHARDY, PEGGY L., and SILBERFEIN,
Rectal Surgery, 87, 4:26 ERIC, and WELDON, CHRISTOPHER B., and
ACHAUER, BRUCE M., American Board of Plastic McSWAIN, NORMAN E., JR., ATLS” training: A
Surgery, 87, 4:32 novel approach, 87, 4:15
ALLEN, SHEILA, and BEYEA, SUZANNE C., The CHERR, GREGORY §S., The origins of regulated resi-
health care worker shortage: Nurses offer their per- dent work hours: New York and beyond, 87, 11:23
spective, 87, 6:8 CLARKSON, JOHN G., American Board of Ophthal-
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, State- mology, 87, 3:31
ment on bicycle safety and the promotion of bicycle COLLICOTT, PAUL E., Citation for Prof. Juan Carlos
helmet use, 87, 2:30 Parodi, 87, 11:38
—Statement on ensuring correct patient, correct —Highlights of the Board of Regents meeting, Feb-
site, and correct procedure surgery, 87, 12:26 ruary 8-9, 2002, 87, 4:48
—Statement on residency work hours, 87, 9:21 —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and
—Statement on scope of practice, 87, 11:28 the ACS Board of Regents meeting, June 7-8, 2002,
—Statement on the use of animals in research, edu- 87, 9:36
cation, and teaching, 87, 10:16 CRAWFORD, FRED A., JR., American Board of Tho-
AULT, THOMAS, and FERMAN, JOHN, What sur- racic Surgery, 87, 4:38
geons should know about...Medicare rules for hospi- CREE, [AN CAMPBELL, Letters: Hepatitis C virus,
tal-based clinics, 87, 4:10 87, 7:46
B
BALDWIN, JOHN R., Letters: War on drugs, 87, 1:58 DALY, JOHN M., and LEE, CLARA N,., Provider
BARRIE, JOSEPH R., Letters: War on drugs, 87, 1:57 volume and clinical outcomes in surgery: Issues and
BEATON, HOWARD L., Letters: 9/11/01, 87, 7:46 implications, 87, 6:21
BELKIN, NATHAN L., Gowns and drapes for the DANTO, LAWRENCE A., 9/11: Another reason to
“level of exposure anticipated,” 87, 5:20 “ungate” health care, 87, 1:16
BEYEA, SUZANNE C., and ALLEN, SHEILA, The DAWSON, STEVEN L., A critical approach to medi-
health care worker shortage: Nurses offer their per- cal simulation, 87, 11:12
spective, 87, 6:8 DENT, MICHAEL D., Licensed to heal, 87, 8:8
BLAIN, DONALD D., Letters: War on drugs, 87, 1:56 DITOMASSI, MARIANNE, and ERICKSON,
BLUMENTHAL, JESSE, and WALLACK, MARC JEANETTE IVES, and WARSHAW, ANDREW
K., and PAREKH, NAYANA, and FEENEY, L., The health care worker shortage: Suggested re-
JAMES, September 11, 2001: A test of prepared- sponses from the surgical community, 87, 6:13
ness and spirit, 87, 5:12 DUFFNER, LEE R., Citation for Prof. Alan C. Bird,
BROWN, CYNTHIA A., What surgeons should know Oi, Eker
about...The 2002 Medicare fee schedule, 87, 1:8
BUTSON, A.R.C., Letters: Serendipity, 87, 1:59
C ERICKSON, JEANETTE IVES, and WARSHAW,
ANDREW L., and DITOMASSI, MARIANNE,
CEBUHAR, BARBARA, Fellowship programs place The health care worker shortage: Suggested re-
surgeons in policymaking positions, 87, 10:11 sponses from the surgical community, 87, 6:13
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Bulletin index: Volume 87, numbers 1-12
Author index
—Selecting the best Medicare payment option, 87, 8:16
A CEFALO, ROBERT C., American Board of Obstet-
rics and Gynecology, 87, 4:29
ABCARIAN, HERAND, American Board of Colon and CHEHARDY, PEGGY L., and SILBERFEIN,
Rectal Surgery, 87, 4:26 ERIC, and WELDON, CHRISTOPHER B., and
ACHAUER, BRUCE M., American Board of Plastic McSWAIN, NORMAN E., JR., ATLS” training: A
Surgery, 87, 4:32 novel approach, 87, 4:15
ALLEN, SHEILA, and BEYEA, SUZANNE C., The CHERR, GREGORY §S., The origins of regulated resi-
health care worker shortage: Nurses offer their per- dent work hours: New York and beyond, 87, 11:23
spective, 87, 6:8 CLARKSON, JOHN G., American Board of Ophthal-
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, State- mology, 87, 3:31
ment on bicycle safety and the promotion of bicycle COLLICOTT, PAUL E., Citation for Prof. Juan Carlos
helmet use, 87, 2:30 Parodi, 87, 11:38
—Statement on ensuring correct patient, correct —Highlights of the Board of Regents meeting, Feb-
site, and correct procedure surgery, 87, 12:26 ruary 8-9, 2002, 87, 4:48
—Statement on residency work hours, 87, 9:21 —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and
—Statement on scope of practice, 87, 11:28 the ACS Board of Regents meeting, June 7-8, 2002,
—Statement on the use of animals in research, edu- 87, 9:36
cation, and teaching, 87, 10:16 CRAWFORD, FRED A., JR., American Board of Tho-
AULT, THOMAS, and FERMAN, JOHN, What sur- racic Surgery, 87, 4:38
geons should know about...Medicare rules for hospi- CREE, [AN CAMPBELL, Letters: Hepatitis C virus,
tal-based clinics, 87, 4:10 87, 7:46
B
BALDWIN, JOHN R., Letters: War on drugs, 87, 1:58 DALY, JOHN M., and LEE, CLARA N,., Provider
BARRIE, JOSEPH R., Letters: War on drugs, 87, 1:57 volume and clinical outcomes in surgery: Issues and
BEATON, HOWARD L., Letters: 9/11/01, 87, 7:46 implications, 87, 6:21
BELKIN, NATHAN L., Gowns and drapes for the DANTO, LAWRENCE A., 9/11: Another reason to
“level of exposure anticipated,” 87, 5:20 “ungate” health care, 87, 1:16
BEYEA, SUZANNE C., and ALLEN, SHEILA, The DAWSON, STEVEN L., A critical approach to medi-
health care worker shortage: Nurses offer their per- cal simulation, 87, 11:12
spective, 87, 6:8 DENT, MICHAEL D., Licensed to heal, 87, 8:8
BLAIN, DONALD D., Letters: War on drugs, 87, 1:56 DITOMASSI, MARIANNE, and ERICKSON,
BLUMENTHAL, JESSE, and WALLACK, MARC JEANETTE IVES, and WARSHAW, ANDREW
K., and PAREKH, NAYANA, and FEENEY, L., The health care worker shortage: Suggested re-
JAMES, September 11, 2001: A test of prepared- sponses from the surgical community, 87, 6:13
ness and spirit, 87, 5:12 DUFFNER, LEE R., Citation for Prof. Alan C. Bird,
BROWN, CYNTHIA A., What surgeons should know Oi, Eker
about...The 2002 Medicare fee schedule, 87, 1:8
BUTSON, A.R.C., Letters: Serendipity, 87, 1:59
C ERICKSON, JEANETTE IVES, and WARSHAW,
ANDREW L., and DITOMASSI, MARIANNE,
CEBUHAR, BARBARA, Fellowship programs place The health care worker shortage: Suggested re-
surgeons in policymaking positions, 87, 10:11 sponses from the surgical community, 87, 6:13
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FEENEY, JAMES, and PAREKH, NAYANA, and IBARRA, TERESITA, and TAPIA, MAURA, and
BLUMENTHAL, JESSE, and WALLACK, RINALDI, RAUL GARCIA, Summer fellowship
MARC K., September 11, 2001: A test of prepared- program targets talented minority students, 87,
ness and spirit, 87, 5:12 3:47
FERMAN, JOHN, and AULT, THOMAS, What
surgeons should know about...Medicare rules for
hospital-based clinics, 87, 4:10
FITTS, CASEY, Letters: Health care reform, 87,
5:46 JAGGER, JANINE, and PERRY, JANE, Lessons
FRANKEL, JERRY, Letters: Health care reform, from an HCV-infected surgeon, 87, 3:8
87, 5:46 JONES, DAVID R., Meeting of Young Surgeons Rep-
—Letters: Provider volume, 87, 8:34 resentatives: Reflections of a young surgeon, 87,
FRY, DONALD E., Governors’ committee deals 11:43
with range of risks, 87, 2:25
G
KAHN, WALTER J., Surgeon takes flight to deliver
GANS, HENRY, Letters: War on drugs, 87, 1:56 improved sight worldwide, 87, 2:12
GOFF, JAMES M., JR., Letters: 9/11/01, 87, 3:51 KELLY, ERIN MICHAEL, Keeping current: What’s
GOLDSTEIN, HAROLD S., Letters: PDAs, 87, new in ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice, 87,
4:59 1:27; 2:32; 3:41; 4:41; 5:27; 6:31; 7:33; 8:21; 10:18;
GRAHAM, SUTTON L., Letters: Health care re- 11:30; 12:35
form, &7, 5:46 KORNBLUM, STANLEY A., Letters: War on drugs,
GREENE, FREDERICK L., The American Joint 87, 4:59
Committee on Cancer: Updating the strategies in KOTLER, ROBERT, Letters: Medical meetings, 87,
cancer staging, 87, 7:13 1:59
GREENFIELD, LAZAR J., Cognitive changes and KRIZEK, THOMAS J., and ROSCOE, LORI A.,
retirement among senior surgeons, 87, 6:19 Reporting medical errors: Variables in the system
GRIFFEN, F. DEAN, Professional liability post- shape attitudes toward reporting adverse events, 87,
graduate course to focus on patient safety, 87, 9:12
6:35 KUZON, WILLIAM M., JR., 2001 Australia-New
Zealand Chapter Travelling Fellowship, 87, 2:34
L
HANLON, C. ROLLINS, Bozzini endoscope returns
home, 87, 7:39 LaFLAIR, ERIN, Health care organizations wield
-In memoriam: Jonathan Evans Rhoads: 1907- influence in Washington, 87, 3:14
2002, 87, 3:45 LAWS, EDWARD R., Citation for Prof. Graham M.
HARRIS, JEAN A., Factors to consider before your Teasdale, 87, 11:39
practice becomes an outpatient clinic, 87, 4:14 —Report of the Chair of the Board of Regents, 87,
—Geographic adjustment and the Medicare fee 12:27
schedule, 87, 5:18 LEDERMAN, ERIC D., Letters: Surgical residen-
-(and PRESKITT, JOHN T.), CPT changes in cies, 87, 5:45
2002, 87, 1:19 LEE, CLARA N., and DALY, JOHN M., Provider
HEALY, GERALD B., American Board of Otolaryn- volume and clinical outcomes in surgery: Issues
gology, 87, 3:34 and implications, 87, 6:21
~The College should be instrumental in adapting LINDSEY, JAMES H., Letters: Rural surgery, 87,
simulators to education, 87, 11:10 3:51
HOWISEY, ROBERT L., Letters: Medical practices LISAGOR, PHILIP, 9/11: Jersey City Medical Cen-
update, 87, 3:5 ter—Lessons learned, 87, 7:8
DECEMBER 2002 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
LUCAS, CHARLES E., Letters: War on drugs, 87, RESNICK, MARTIN L., American Board of Urology,
1:57 87, 3:35
LYNCH, JOHN P, Highlights of the Board of Re- RINALDI, RAUL GARCIA, and TAPIA, MAURA,
gents meeting, October 5-7, 12, 2001, 87, 2:39 and IBARRA, TERESITA, Summer fellowship
LYONS, WILLIAM S§S., Letters: War on drugs, 87, 4:59 program targets talented minority students, 87, 3:47
RISHWORTH, SUSAN, From the ACS Archives:
SESAP: A College resource since 1971, 87, 10:26
M -A short history of women surgeons in the College,
87, 5:34
MANUEL, BARRY M.., Case filed 36 years after treat- ROBERTS, ADRIENNE, What surgeons should
ment: Malpractice verdict against neurosurgeon know about...OSHA regulation of blood-borne patho-
overturned, 87, 12:42 gens, 87, 2:8
McGINNIS, LaMAR S., Letters: Medical meetings, ROSCOE, LORI A., and KRIZEK, THOMAS J.,
87, 1:59 Reporting medical errors: Variables in the system
McSWAIN, NORMAN E., JR., and WELDON, shape attitudes toward reporting adverse events, 87,
CHRISTOPHER B., and SILBERFEIN, ERIC, 9:12
and CHEHARDY, PEGGY L., ATLS* training: A ROTHHAMMER, AMILU, In their own words: Serv-
novel approach, 87, 4:15 ing on the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council,
87, 3:26
RUSSELL, THOMAS R., From my perspective, 87,
N 1:3 (merging organizational interests); 2:3 (health
care); 3:3 (Medicare reimbursement/professional li-
NUMANN, PATRICIA J., American Board of Sur- ability); 4:4 (501[c][6] status); 5:4 (globalization); 6:3
gery, 87, 4:33 (global surgical service); 7:3 (surgical training); 8:3
(ACS committees); 9:3 (C. James Carrico); 10:3 (ad-
vocacy efforts); 11:4 (2002 Clinical Congress); 12:3
(professional liability)
—Report of the Executive Director, 87, 12:29
O’LEARY, J. PATRICK, Report of the Chair of the
Board of Governors, 87, 12:28
S
r SABO, RICHARD R, Presidential Address: Surgeons
need training to prepare for further advances in tech-
PAREKH, NAYANA, and FEENEY, JAMES, and nology, 87, 12:8
BLUMENTHAL, JESSE, and WALLACK, SAJ, GEORGE, Letters: Liability reform, 87, 5:46
MARC K., September 11, 2001: A test of prepared- SANDRICK, KAREN, Program shows medical stu-
ness and spirit, 87, 5:12 dents the human side of surgery, 87, 8:13
PEEBLES, RHONDA, Chapter news, 87, 2:46; 4:62; -Surgeons pocket PDAs to end paper chase, Part I,
6:45; 8:36; 10:37; 12:50 87, 1:12; Part 12:37
PERRY, JANE, and JAGGER, JANINE, Lessons SASSER, WILLIAM F., Committee keeps College fis-
from an HCV-infected surgeon, 87, 3:8 cally prepared for the future, 87, 1:24
PFEIFFER, RALPH B., JR., Letters: 9/11/01, 87, SATALINE, LEE, Letters: Careers in surgery, 87, 4:60
7:46 SCHNEIDMAN, DIANE S., and REGNIER,
PIERCE, WILLIAM S§., Citation for Sir Magdi H. STEPHEN J., ACS presents first combined meet-
Yacoub, 87, 11:40 ing of chapter leaders and young surgeons, 87, 8:27
PRESKITT, JOHN T., and HARRIS, JEAN A., CPT SCURLOCK, WILLIAM, What makes a general sur-
changes in 2002, 87, 1:19 geon, 87, 5:23
SHALGIAN, CHRISTIAN, Liability premium in-
creases may offer opportunities for change, 87, 2:22
R SHAPIRO, HOWARD B., and WARSHAW, AN-
DREW L., Charitable immunity statutes shield sur-
REGNIER, STEPHEN J., and SCHNEIDMAN, geon volunteers, 87, 10:8
DIANE S., ACS presents first combined meeting of SILBERFEIN, ERIC, and WELDON, CHRISTO-
chapter leaders and young surgeons, 87, 8:27 PHER B., and CHEHARDY, PEGGY L., and
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McSWAIN, NORMAN E., JR., ATLS® training: A
novel approach, 87, 4:15 WwW
SMITH, GEORGE R., Letters: Surgical training, 8:33
SMITH, LORNE C., Letters: Hepatitis C virus, 87, WALLACH, ROBERT C., Letters: 9/11/01, 87, 8:33
5:45 WALLACK, MARC K., Letters: 9/11/01, 87, 7:46
SPENCER, DENNIS D., American Board of Neuro- -(and BLUMENTHAL, JESSE, and PAREKH,
logical Surgery, 87, 3:30 NAYANA, and FEENEY, JAMES), September 11,
SPENCER, FRANK C., Letters: 9/11/01, 87, 1:56 2001: A test of preparedness and spirit, 87, 5:12
STARK, RON H., Letters: Surgical residencies, 87, 7:47 WARSHAW, ANDREW L., Study of volunteerism
SUTTON, JON, ACS offers advocacy resources, 87, among surgeons, 87, 1:40
9:18 -(and ERICKSON, JEANETTE IVES, and
—Economic credentialing: A growing concern, 87, DITOMASSI,MARIANNE), The health care
12:15 worker shortage: Suggested responses from the sur-
—Patient safety update: Office-based surgery regu- gical community, 87, 6:13
lation expands, 87, 4:20 (and SHAPIRO, HOWARD B.), Charitable im-
—2003 state legislative sessions: New opportunities munity statutes shield surgeon volunteers, 87, 10:8
for change, 87, 11:19 WEINSTEIN, STUART L., American Board of Or-
SYKES, CYNTHIA KAY, What surgeons should know thopaedic Surgery, 87, 3:32
about...Health data resources, 87, 9:8 WELDON, CHRISTOPHER B., and SILBER-
FEIN, ERIC, and CHEHARDY, PEGGY L., and
McSWAIN, NORMAN E., JR., ATLS® training: A
T novel approach, 87, 4:15
WELDON, WILLIAM E., Letters: Health care worker
TAPIA, MAURA, and RINALDI, RAUL GARCIA, shortage, 87, 8:34
and IBARRA, TERESITA, Summer fellowship WILSON, WILLIAM, Letters: Medicare, 87, 4:59
program targets talented minority students, 87, 3:47 WRIGHT, JOHN, Letters: Global surgical services,
THAL, ERWIN R., In memoriam: C. James Carrico: 8:33
Farewell to a friend, 87, 9:24
TURNER, PATRICIA L., In their own words: At the
bedside and the bench: Research skills that last a
lifetime, 87, 6:27
TURNER, ROBERT, Letters: Medical meetings, 87, ZINNER, MICHAEL J., Surgical residencies: Are
1:58; Letters: American medicine, 5:47 we still attracting the best and the brightest?, 87,
TYLER, DOUGLAS S., Report of the 2002 Travel- 3:20
ing Fellow, 87, 10:2
Subject index
—Economic credentialing: A growing concern (Sutton),
A 87, 12:15
—What surgeons should know about...Medicare rules
ADVOCACY AND HEALTH POLICY (see also for hospital-based clinics (Ault and Ferman), 87, 4:10
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
American College of Surgeons Professional As- Activities
sociation) —ACS joins Medem® network, 87, 3:53
ACS offers advocacy resources (Sutton), 87, 9:18 -CME Joint Sponsorship Program continues to grow,
Health Policy Scholarship now available for 2003, 87, 87, 10:31
10:29 —Dateline: Washington: ACS joins National Quality Fo-
AMBULATORY CARE (see also OFFICE-BASED rum, 87, 6:7
SURGERY) -FYI: STAT, 87, 1:4, 2:5, 3:5, 4:7, 5:9, 6:5, 7:5, 9:5, 10:5,
—Dateline: Washington: OIG issues reports on ASC 18 fy)
oversight, 87, 5:10 —From my perspective (Russell), 87, 10:3
DECEMBER 2002 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
—State issues database now online, 87, 2:38 —Contributions to the 2003 Surgical Forum are re-
Study of volunteerism among surgeons (Warshaw), quested, 87, 12:45
87, 1:40 —From my perspective (Russell), 87, 11:4
Advocacy and health policy —Liability and patient safety issues to be addressed at
—-ACS offers advocacy resources (Sutton), 87, 9:18 Congress, 87, 9:29
Fellowship programs place surgeons in policymaking —New service, Congress savings available from ACS
positions (Cebuhar), 87, 10:11 Surgery, 87, 9:31
—Health care organizations wield influence in Washing- —Official notice: Annual Meeting ofF ellows and Initiates,
ton (LaF lair), 87, 3:14 American College of Surgeons, 87, 9:25
American College of Surgeons Professional As- —Professional liability postgraduate course to focus on
sociation patient safety (Griffen), 87, 6:35
—Dateline: Washington, 87, 11:8 —Select postgraduate course syllabi now available on CD-
—From my perspective (Russell), 87, 4:4, 8:3, 11:8 ROM, 87, 1:43
Annual meeting (see Clinical Congress) —Urology review course to be offered during the Clini-
Awards cal Congress, 87, 8:40
-ACS trauma fellowship honors Dr. Carrico, 87, 7:38 Clinical trials and evidence-based medicine
—Distinguished chair in trauma surgery named for Dr. -ACS executive staff welcomes Dr. Jones, 87, 12:38
Carrico, 87, 5:31 Commission on Cancer
—Dr. Harrison receives Jacobson Award, 87, 7:36 —Commission on Cancer expands data-sharing system,
-F. William Blaisdell receives Distinguished Service 87, 3:49
Award, 87, 11:35 Development
Bulletin —College receives bequest from estate of Past-President,
—Correction, 87, 1:56, 3:46, 10:29 87, 12:39
—Letters, 87, 1:56, 3:51, 4:59, 5:45, 7:46, 8:33 Executive Director
Business and finance -From my perspective (Russell), 87, 1:3, 2:3, 3:3, 4:4.
-Committee keeps College fiscally prepared for the fu- 5:4, 6:3, 7:3, 8:3, 9:3, 10:3, 11:4, 12:3
ture (Sasser), 87, 1:24 —Report of the Executive Director, 87, 12:29
Candidate and Associate Society-American Col- Fellows
lege of Surgeons —Dateline: Washington: ACS Fellow nominated to be the
—-CAS-ACS to sponsor symposium at Clinical Congress, next Surgeon General, 87, 4:8
87, 7:43 —Dateline: Washington: Carmona confirmed as Surgeon
Chapters General, 87, 9:7
-ACS presents first combined meeting of chapter lead- —Fellows and facts, 87, 9:27
ers and young surgeons (Regnier and Schneidman), -From my perspective, 87, 9:3
87, 8:27 —Representative Ganske speaks in Chicago, 87, 3:44
—Chapter news (Peebles), 87, 2:46, 4:62, 6:45, 8:36, —Rural surgeon honored, 87, 12:41
10:37, 12:50 -A short history of women surgeons in the College
—Meeting of Young Surgeons Representatives: Reflec- (Rishworth), 87, 5:34
tions of a young surgeon (Jones), 87, 11:43 —Surgeon helps bring Vatican frescoes to Texas, 87, 6:40
—Representative Ganske speaks in Chicago, 87, 3:44 —Surgeons gain strength within AMA leadership, 87,
Clinical Congress 8:25
-2002 Trauma Motion Picture Session: Call for video- -Text chronicles the life and times of Evarts Graham,
tapes, 87, 2:36 MD, FACS, 87, 11:46
-American College of Surgeons’ 88th annual Clir:ical Governors, Board of
Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 6-10, 2002: ~Governors’ committee deals with range of risks (Fry),
Preliminary Program, 87, 7:16 87, 2:25
—CAS-ACS to sponsor symposium at Clinical Congress, -Report of the Chair of the Board of Governors
87, 7:43 (O’Leary), 87, 12:28
—Clinical Congress 2002: Highlights, 87, 12:18 Honorary Fellowships
—Clinical Congress Web cast offers Category 1 CME cred- —Citation for Prof. Alan C. Bird (Duffner), 87, 11:37
its online, 87, 12:46 —Citation for Prof. Juan Carlos Parodi (Collicott), 87,
—College readies Clinical Congress program schedule for 11:38
San Francisco, 87, 5:40 —Citation for Prof. Graham M. Teasdale (Laws), 87,
-Contributions sought for 2003 Clinical Congress, 87, 11:39
12:44 —Citation for Sir Magdi H. Yacoub (Pierce), 87, 11:40
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—College names four Honorary Fellows, 87, 11:36 —Resident Research Scholarships for 2002 awarded, 87,
Informatics 5:42
-ACS offers advocacy resources (Sutton), 87, 9:18 Spring Meeting
—Clinical Congress Web cast offers Category 1 CME cred- —April 14-17, 2002: 30th annual Spring Meeting, 87, 1:30
its online, 87, 12:46 —Spring Meeting Web cast highlights key issues for the
—Series on injury prevention debuts on ACS Web site, twenty-first century surgeon, 87, 7:44
87, 7:48 Statements
—Spring Meeting Web cast highlights key issues for the -Statement on bicycle safety and the promotion of bi-
twenty-first century surgeon, 87, 7:44 cycle helmet use, 87, 2:30
Officers and staff —Statement on ensuring correct patient, correct site,
—-ACS executive staff welcomes Dr. Hoyt, 87, 3:43 and correct procedure surgery, 87, 12:26
-ACS executive staff welcomes Dr. Jones, 87, 12:38 —Statement on residency work hours, 87, 9:21
—-ACS Officers and Regents, 87, 3:37, 12:30 —Statement on scope of practice, 87, 11:28
~Dr. Harken named to ACS executive staff, 87, 2:33 Statement on the use of animals in research, educa-
-Richard R. Sabo installed as 83rd ACS President, 87, tion, and teaching, 87, 10:16
11:33 Testimony and comment
Presidential Address —Dateline: Washington: ACS comments on proposed
—Presidential Address: The challenge of emerging sur- EMTALA revisions, 87, 8:6
gical technology: The College can help (Sabo), 87, 12:8 —Dateline: Washington: ACS comments on HIPAA pri-
Regents, Board of vacy standards, 87, 6:6
-Highlights of the Board of Regents meeting, October —Dateline: Washington: College comments on MedPAC
5-7, 12, 2001 (Lynch), 87, 2:39 proposal, 87, 3:6
—-Highlights of the Board of Regents meeting, February —Dateline: Washington: College comments on proposed
8-9, 2002 (Collicott), 87,4:48 fee schedule, 87, 10:6
—Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the —Dateline: Washington: College identifies regulatory
ACS Board of Regents meeting, June 7-8, 2002 burden to government, 87, 4:9
(Collicott), 87, 9:36 —Dateline: Washington: College testifies on payment
—-Report of the Chair of the Board of Regents (Laws), issues, 87, 3:6
87, 12:27 Trauma
Scholarships/fellowships —2002 Residents Trauma Papers Competition winners
-2001 Australia-New Zealand Chapter Travelling Fel- announced, 87, 10:24
lowship (Kuzon), 87, 2:34 ~2002 Trauma Motion Picture Session: Call for video-
-2002 International Guest Scholars selected, 87, 1:42 tapes, 87, 2:36
-—2002 Oweida Scholar named, 87, 5:43 -ACS trauma fellowship honors Dr. Carrico, 87, 7;38
~—2002 Travelling Fellow selected, 87, 1:42 —Advances in Trauma seminar set for December, 87, 10:33
-2003 Australia and New Zealand Travelling Fellow- ~Trauma committees sponsor standards course, 87, 1:53
ship available, 87, 1:45 Young surgeons (see also Candidate and Associ-
-2003 ACS Traveling Fellowship to Japan announced, ate Society of the American College of Sur-
87, 7:42 geons)
-2003 Oweida Scholarship available, 87, 6:38 —Meeting of Young Surgeons Representatives: Reflec-
-2004 Travelling Fellowship available, 87, 12:45 tions of a young surgeon (Jones), 87, 11:43
-ACS Scholarships, Fellowships, Award available, 87, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
1:48 Credentialing, malpractice key issues at AMA meet-
—ACS trauma fellowship honors Dr. Carrico, 87, 7:38 ing, 87, 1:43
~—Additional guest scholarships awarded, 87, 4:64 From my perspective (Russell), 87, 8:3
—Applications being accepted for research award in aca- Surgeons gain strength within AMA leadership, 87,
demic vascular surgery, 87, 1:42 8:25
—Faculty Research Fellowships awarded by College, 87, ANTITRUST ISSUES
5:37 Dateline: Washington: Justice Department announces
—Head and neck oncology award presented, 87, 5:43 health antitrust hearings, 87, 12:7
—Health Policy Scholarship now available for 2003, 87, ASSISTANTS AT SURGERY
10:29 Dateline: Washington: College objects to MedPAC as-
-International Guest Scholarships available for 2003, sistants at surgery proposal, 87, 6:7
87, 1:46 Report on physicians as assistants at surgery available,
—Report of the 2002 Traveling Fellow (Tyler), 87, 10:22 87, 9:31
DECEMBER 2002 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
B
BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS (see also OPER- DIVERSITY
ATING ROOM ENVIRONMENT) From my perspective (Russell), 87, 8:3
Governors’ committee deals with range of risks (Fry),
87, 2:25
HCV conference to be held in June, 87, 4:44
Lessons from an HCV-infected surgeon (Perry and
Jagger), 87, 3:8 EDITORIAL
What surgeons should know about...OSHA regulation From my perspective (Russell), 87, 1:3, 2:3, 3:3, 4:4.
of blood-borne pathogens (Roberts), 87, 2:8 5:4. 6:3,. 7:3; 8:3: 9:3. 10:3. Tie. 22-5
EDUCATION AND TRAINING (see also CON-
TINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION and
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION)
CDC public education brochure on brain injuries avail-
CANCER able in Spanish, 87, 10:27
The American Joint Committee on Cancer: Updating Presidential Address: The challenge of emerging surgi-
the strategies in cancer staging (Greene), 87, 7:13 cal technology: The College can help (Sabo), 87, 12:8
Commission on Cancer expands data-sharing system, Program shows medical students the human side of
87, 3:49 surgery (Sandrick), 87, 8:13
CONFIDENTIALITY (see also HEALTH INSUR- Summer fellowship program targets talented minor-
ANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABIL- ity students (Rinaldi, Tapia, and Ibarra), 87, 3:47
ITY ACT) ETHICS
Dateline: Washington: CMS proposes modifications to Licensed to heal (Dent), 87, 8:8
privacy rule, 87, 5:10 Statement on scope of practice, 87, 11:28
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (see also Statement on the use of animals in research, educa-
EDUCATION AND TRAINING and GRADU- tion, and teaching, 87, 10:16
ATE MEDICAL EDUCATION) A summary of the Ethics and Philosophy Lecture: Sur-
From the ACS Archives: SESAP: A College resource gery: Is it an impairing profession?, 87, 2:29
since 1971 (Rishworth), 87, 10:26
Clinical Congress Web cast offers Category 1 CME cred-
its online, 87, 12:46
CME Joint Sponsorship Program continues to grow, 87, 10:31
Keeping current: What’s new in ACS Surgery: Prin- GLOBALIZATION
ciples and Practice (Kelly), 87, 1:27, 2:32, 3:41, 4:41, From my perspective (Russell), 87, 5:4
5:27, 6:31, 7:33, 8:21, 10:18, 11:30, 12:35 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (see also
New service, Congress savings available from ACS Sur- CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, EDU-
gery, 87, 9:31 CATION AND TRAINING, and RESIDENT
Select postgraduate course syllabi now available on CD- WORK HOURS)
ROM, 87, 1:48 ACGME honors 10 residency program directors, 87,
CREDENTIALING 3:53
Credentialing, malpractice key issues at AMA meet- From my perspective (Russell), 87, 8:3
ing, 87, 1:43 Residents recruited to participate in end-of-life curricu-
Economic credentialing: A growing concern (Sutton), lum project, 87, 7:38
87, 12:15 Surgical residencies: Are we still attracting the best
CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) and the brightest? (Zinner), 87, 3:20
(see also PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, REIM-
BURSEMENT)
CPT changes in 2002 (Preskitt and Harris), 87, 1:19 H
From my perspective, 87, 6:3
Socioeconomic tips of the month: Answers to common HEALTH CARE REFORM
hotline questions, 87, 4:43, 7:35 9/11: Another reason to “ungate” health care (Danto),
Socioeconomic tips of the month: Responses to com- 87, 1:16
mon coding questions, 87, 10:20 From my perspective (Russell), 87, 2:3
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Socioeconomic tips of the month: Health plans for fed- Dateline: Washington: Bipartisan tort reform legisla-
eral employees, 87, 12:37 tion introduced, 87, 6:6
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND AC- Dateline: Washington: Carmona confirmed as Surgeon
COUNTABILITY ACT General, 87, 9:7
Dateline: Washington: ACS comments on HIPAA pri- Dateline: Washington: CMS proposes revisions to
vacy standards, 87, 6:6 EMTALA, 87, 7:6
Dateline: Washington: HIPAA electronic transactions Dateline: Washington: CMS says health care spending
extension available, 87, 5:11 increased in 2002, 87, 2:7
In compliance...with HIPAA rules, 87, 5:26, 6:30, 7:32, Dateline: Washington: College identifies regulatory
8:20, 9:22, 10:17, 11:29, 12:34 burden to government, 87, 4:9
Web site answers common HIPAA/privacy questions, Dateline: Washington: Congress passes nursing short-
87, 11:41 age bills, 87, 2:6
HISTORY Dateline: Washington: House committee hosts hear-
Bozzini endoscope returns home (Hanlon), 87, 7:39 ing on equitable health regulations, 87, 5:11
From the ACS Archives: SESAP: A College resource Dateline: Washington: House votes to delay compliance
since 1971 (Rishworth), 87, 10:26 deadline, 87, 1:6
From the College Archives: A look back at surgeons’ Dateline: Washington: Patient safety legislation intro-
1921 to 1923 visits to South and Central America, duced, 87, 7:7
87, 6:42 Dateline: Washington: President unveils 2003 budget
A short history of women surgeons in the College plan, 87, 3:6
(Rishworth), 87, 5:34 Dateline: Washington: Regulatory relief bill passes
Text chronicles the life and times of Evarts Graham, House, 87, 1:6
MD, FACS, 87, 11:46 Dateline: Washington: Republicans gain control of Con-
gress, 87, 12:6
Fellowship programs place surgeons in policymaking
positions (Cebuhar), 87, 10:11
Health care organizations wield influence in Washing-
IN MEMORIAM ton (LaF lair), 87, 3:14
From my perspective, 87, 9:3 State
In memoriam: C. James Carrico: Farewell to a friend 2003 state legislative sessions: New opportunities for
(Thal), 87, 9:24 change (Sutton), 87, 11:19
In memoriam: Jonathan Evans Rhoads: 1907-2002 Correction, 87, 1:56
(Hanlon), 87, 3:45 State issues database now online, 87, 2:38
INFORMATICS
ACS offers advocacy resources (Sutton), 87, 9:18
Socioeconomic tips of the month: Internet re- M
sources for coding and reimbursement policies,
87, 1:28 MANPOWER (see WORKFORCE ISSUES)
Web site answers common HIPAA/privacy questions, MEDICAL ERRORS (see PATIENT PROTEC-
87, 11:41 TION)
What surgeons should know about...Health data re- MEDICARE/MEDICAID (see also CURRENT
sources (Sykes), 87, 9:8 PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY)
Correction, 87, 10:29
Dateline: Washington: CMS sets forth plans to improve,
Si, 1:7
Dateline: Washington: College comments on MedPAC
LECTURES proposal, 87, 3:6
A summary of the Ethics and Philosophy Lecture: Sur- Dateline: Washington: College comments on proposed
gery: Is it an impairing profession?, 87, 2:29 fee schedule, 87, 10:6
LEGISLATIVE/GOVERNMENT ISSUES (see also Dateline: Washington: College continues push for Medi-
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND care fix, 87, 10:6
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT) Dateline: Washington: College objects to MedPAC as-
Federal sistants at surgery proposal, 87, 6:7
Dateline: Washington: ACS Fellow nominated to be the Dateline: Washington: Congress fails to halt Medicare
next Surgeon General, 87, 4:8 pay cut, 87, 2:6
DECEMBER 2002 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
Dateline: Washington: Congressional proposals in- REIMBURSEMENT)
troduced to limit Medicare cuts, 87, 1:6 Factors to consider before your practice becomes an
Dateline: Washington: Final rule issued on hospital outpatient clinic (Harris), 87, 4:14
outpatient PPS, 87, 1:7 Socioeconomic tips of the month: A risk management
Dateline: Washington: Legislation introduced to fix checklist: Part I, 87, 5:29
Medicare update system, 87, 4:8 Socioeconomic tips of the month: A risk management
Dateline: Washington: Medicaid enrollment growth checklist: Part II, 87, 6:33
rate doubled in 2001, 87, 12:7 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
Dateline: Washington: Medicare and liability solu- Case filed 36 years after treatment: Malpractice ver-
tions elude the Senate, 83, 9:6 dict against neurosurgeon overturned (Manuel),
Geographic adjustment and the Medicare fee sched- 87, 12:42
ule (Harris), 87, 5:18 Charitable immunity statutes shield surgeon volun-
In their own words: Serving on the Practicing Phy- teers (Shapiro and Warshaw), 87, 10:8
sicians Advisory Council (Rothhammer), 87, 3:26 Correction, 87, 1:56
Selecting the best Medicare payment option Credentialing, malpractice key issues at AMA meet-
(Cebuhar), 87, 8:16 ing, 87, 1:43
Socioeconomic tips of the month: Understanding lo- Dateline: Washington: Bipartisan tort reform legis-
cal medical review policies, 87, 9:23 lation introduced, 87, 6:6
Socioeconomic tips of the month: Updates on the Dateline: Washington: Coalition calls for immediate
Medicare program, 87, 8:23 liability relief, 87, 6:6
What surgeons should know about...Medicare rules Dateline: Washington: House makes progress on li-
for hospital-based clinics (Ault and Ferman), 87, ability reform, 87, 10:6
4:10 Dateline: Washington: Liability crisis in spotlight in
Nevada, 87, 4:8
Dateline: Washington: Liability reform efforts con-
O
tinue in Congress, 87, 8:7
Dateline: Washington: Medicare and liability solu-
OFFICE-BASED SURGERY (see also AMBULA- tions elude the Senate, 83, 9:6
TORY CARE) Dateline: Washington: Tort reform moves in Nevada,
Factors to consider before your practice becomes an 87, 9:6
outpatient clinic (Harris), 87, 4:14 From my perspective (Russell), 87, 3:3
Patient safety update: Office-based surgery regula- Liability and patient safety issues to be addressed
tion expands (Sutton), 87, 4:20 at Congress, 87, 9:29
OPERATING ROOM ENVIRONMENT (see also Liability premium increases may offer opportunities
BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS) for change (Shalgian), 87, 2:22
Gowns and drapes for the “level of exposure antici- Professional liability postgraduate course to focus
pated” (Belkin), 87, 5:20 on patient safety (Griffen), 87, 6:35
OUTREACH MEDICAL CARE (see VOLUN-
TEERISM)
Q
P
QUALITY OF CARE (see also PATIENT PRO-
TECTION)
PATIENT PROTECTION (see also QUALITY OF Cognitive changes and retirement among senior sur-
CARE) geons (Greenfield), 87, 6:19
Dateline: Washington: IOM to release next study on Dateline: Washington: ACS joins National Quality
medical errors, 87, 12:7 Forum, 87, 6:7
Dateline: Washington: Patient safety legislation in- Dateline: Washington: Fellows respond to AHRQ re-
troduced, 87, 7:7 quest for comments, 87, 10:7
Reporting medical errors: Variables in the system From my perspective (Russell), 87, 8:3
shape attitudes toward reporting adverse events Provider volume and clinical outcomes in surgery:
(Roscoe and Krizek), 87, 9:12 Issues and implications (Lee and Daly), 87, 6:21
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (see also CUR- A summary of the Ethics and Philosophy Lecture:
RENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY and Surgery—lIs it an impairing profession?, 87, 2:29
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