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ACS TQIP Annual Conference
ACS TQIP Annual Conference
Clinical Congress 2022
Join us October 16–20 for education, networking, and the latest surgical innovation you won’t find anywhere else—with both in-person and virtual attendance options available!
2022 Membership
The North Carolina Chapter, ACS would like to invite you to become a member! It’s your membership that will continue to let the Chapter focus on important issues facing North Carolina surgeons.
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ACS Second Vice-President-Elect Dr. Anne G. Rizzo spoke with ACS President @JFreischlag about her efforts to recruit and inspire communities of veterans & small colleges to serve in the Guthrie hospitals, which serve small, rural communities.
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Thanks for this @carrievaldezmd.
I’ll be talking about periop management of pts with opioid use disorder @AmCollSurgeons on 10/18/22 at 8 am!
Session Title: PS207: Surgical Pain Management in the Setting of Opioid Tolerance and Misuse
Take home: Don’t hold buprenorphine! https://twitter.com/carrievaldezmd/status/1574354541297926146
Hold #buprenorphine periop ⏩ 5.5% OD
"decision is made to hold buprenorphine periop... PRESCRIBERS should ensure that patients are seen and reinitiated on buprenorphine promptly...care coordination should be scheduled PRIOR to the surgery and not left to the PATIENT to manage." https://twitter.com/DrMelissaWeimer/status/1574175068887867394
ACS President Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, MAMSE
called on Fellows to enhance recovery, elevate healing, and spread hope to patients, communities, teams, and themselves during her Presidential Address at the 2021 ACS Convocation Ceremony.
NC-ACS Governor Danielle Saunders Walsh, MD, FACS, FAAP, is Chair, ACS Board of Governors, and Owner, Pirate Surgery, PLLC, Greenville, NC
Follow Dr. Walsh on Twitter: @walshdss
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Through the Eyes of a Surgeon
As health care changes, it is critical that surgeons continue to have a strong voice and seat at the table in all patient care decisions. Check out this new video encouraging Fellows to become actively involved in helping the ACS take bold steps and speak with a unified voice on behalf of patients.
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