NC-ACS eNews — October 2021Inside this Issue: Welcome to new NC-ACS President and Board Members 2021 NC/SC ACS Joint Annual Meeting a Huge Success Save the Date Remember to Get Your Flu Vaccine and Guide Patients Toward Their Own—and Continue to Talk Up the COVID-19...

Call for Manuscript Submissions - Surgery in Older AdultsThe Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care is developing a Special Issue on "Surgery in Older Adults: Common Challenges and Special Considerations." The Call for Papers is included below, but essentially any...

NC-ACS eNews - July 1, 2021Inside this issue: Can't Miss Event! The NC/SC ACS 2021 Joint Annual Meeting Dr. Richard White, NC-ACS CoC Chair Honored by ACS CoC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Launch of the Surgical Palliative Care Society ACS Clinical Congress 2021 to...

Call for Nominations - NC-ACS BOD AWS RepresentativeThe North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons is seeking nominations for one (1) open position on the Board of Directors for the Association of Women Surgeons’ (AWS) representative.  To serve, a...

Registration is Open for NC/SC ACS 2021 Annual MeetingDon't delay! Register right now for the Carolinas' best surgical education event to be held July 23-25, 2021 at the beautiful Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. The agenda is varied and offers something for...

Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in SurgeryThe NC Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (NC-ACS) invites you to a Zoom gathering on June 3 at 6:30 PM EST focused on Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  Join our stellar panel of guests as...

2021 Fellow Applications Now Open – Become a Fellow of the ACSDear NC-ACS Young Fellow,  The 2021 Leadership and Advocacy Summit is scheduled to take place virtually on May 15 - 17.  This is a two-part meeting with the Leadership Summit scheduled for May 15th and the...

NC-ACS eNews - April 9, 2021Inside this issue: Save the Date - NC/SC ACS Chapters 2021 Joint Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts Is OPEN! Advocacy Really Works! Leadership & Advocacy Summit 2021 ACS Quality Meeting Call for Abstracts Now Open MACs Temporarily Hold...

Save the Date! NC/SC ACS Chapters 2021 Joint MeetingMark your calendars and set aside the dates - July 23 - 25, 2021. We have the cure for your ZOOM fatigue - a weekend at the beautiful Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. The NC/SC ACS Program Committee is hard at...

Call for Abstracts Is OPEN!The Call for Abstracts for the NC/SC Joint 2021 ACS Chapters Meeting is now open. SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY All residents and research trainees enrolled in general surgery or surgical specialty residency training or fellows-in-training programs...

Thanks for Joining the NC-ACS Rural Surgeons Zoom EventThank you for participating in the program “Get to Know Us: Rural-Community Surgeons of NC”.  We hope you enjoyed the evening and gained insight into rural surgery. If you joined late or had to leave early, the...

Call for Nominations - NC-ACS Board of DirectorsThe North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons is seeking nominations for five (5) open positions on the Board of Directors, one for a Secretary/Treasurer-Elect representative (must have prior Board...

NC-ACS Associate Members! New Opportunities!Hi, everyone! My name is Red Hoffman. I am an acute care surgeon and hospice physician in Asheville and am currently serving as the Chair of the newly formed Membership Committee of the North Carolina Chapter of the American...

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Get to Know Us: Rural-Community Surgeons of NC Who becomes a rural or community general surgeon? Why would someone choose this path? What are the benefits? Are you a part of the next generation of rural- community surgeons? JOIN US: February 25, 2021 @ 6:30pm Zoom...

Happy Holidays from the NC-ACS PresidentYour North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (NC-ACS) family wishes you and your loved ones a very Happy Holiday Season. Best wishes for a healthy and safe New Year. Ranjan Sudan, MD, FACSNC-ACS President

2021 Fellow Applications Now Open – Become a Fellow of the ACS As President of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (NC-ACS), and Chair of the NC-ACS Membership Committee, we would like to encourage you to take the next important step in your...

Make a Difference in 5 Minutes - Support Legislation to Stop Medicare Cuts House Introduces Legislation to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts - Our Voice Is Being Heard! On November 3, the Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R....

Zoom Celebration Rescheduled! Celebration of Drs. Meredith and FreischlagThe Zoom Party celebrating Drs. Meredith & Freischlag has been rescheduled! Although our original plans were upended by Hurricane Zeta, the celebration must go on!  On behalf of the Board of...

NC-ACS eNews October 21, 2020 Inside this issue: J. Wayne Meredith, MD, FACS Installed as ACS President 2020–2021 Dr. Freischlag Elected ACS President-Elect Celebration of Drs. Meredith and Freischlag Congratulations New Fellows Dr. Walsh Elected to the ACS BOG...

Time to Act - Stop Medicare Cuts for Surgeons The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule that will devastate surgeons across America by reducing payments for nearly all surgical specialties—during the worst public health crisis in...

North Carolina ACS Committee on Trauma Presents the 2020 NC-COT Resident Trauma Paper Competition  Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:00-4:00 PMVirtual Format Click here to join the Zoom Meeting. Meeting ID: 842 1333 1661Passcode: 438689 Click here to view the program...

NC/SC ACS Chapters Resident Paper CompetitionsAs all of you know we had to cancel the SC/NC Chapters of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting this year due to COVID-19; however, we have designed a Virtual Meeting for our residents/students paper competition....

Fight CMS Cuts  ACS Needs Your Help to Fight CMS Payment Cuts   Scheduled for January 1, 2021Finalized policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will result in substantial cuts to physician payment for most surgical services delivered to...

Did You Forget?2020 NC-ACS DuesThe COVID-19 pandemic upset many routines, and perhaps paying your 2020 North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (NC-ACS) dues slipped your mind. Not to worry! You can do it now online. Click on the button below and use...