Bulletin index: Volume 92, numbers 1-12 Author index CHERR, GREGORY S., From the Chair of RAS-ACS: B The voices of young surgeons, 92, 7:8 CLARK, DAVID E., and FANTUS, RICHARD J., BAKER, MELINDA, 2007 state legislative activity, NTDB* data points: Annual Report 2006: New cover, 92; 11:21 new report, 92, 1:72 BECHAMPS, GERALD J., Governors’ Committee CLARKE, JOHN R., A roadmap to safe surgical care: on Physician Competency and Health: An update, A view from Pennsylvania, 92, 11:28 92, 11:34 COLLICOTT, PAUL E., Highlights of the ACSPA BELKIN, NATHAN L., Do barrier drapes reduce Board of Directors and the ACS Board of Regents surgical site infections?, 92, 9:15 meetings, October 7-8, 12, 2006, 92, 1:61 BIRKMEYER, JOHN D., and CENDAN, JUAN C., —-Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the Addressing disparities in surgical care, 92, 2:23 ACS Board of Regents meetings, February 9-10, BROWN, CYNTHIA A., Surgery’s 2007 federal ad- 2007, 92, 5:37 vocacy agenda, 92, 4:11 —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the BOTHE, ALBERT Jr., and HARRIS, JEAN A., ACS Board of Regents meetings, June 8-9, 2007, Current Procedural Terminology: Changes for 2007, 92, 9:50 92, 1:17 COOKE, DAVID T., and CHANDRA, VENITA, BURNS, R. PHILLIP, Governors’ Committee on and SHAFI, BILAL M., and TAVAKKOLIZA- Surgical Practice in Hospitals and Ambulatory Set- DEH, ALI, and VARGHESE, THOMAS K. Jr., tings, 92, 10:31 and MERY, CARLOS M., The road to innovation: BUTCHER, LOLA, Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon doc- Emerging technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 tors cars, 92, 9:22 CUTTER, C. SUZANNE, Removing our loupes: En- couraging surgeons to develop a broader perspective for the future, 92, 7:11 -~and MOELLER, MECKER, and KARAMICHALIS, JOHN, The globalization of surgery: Surpassing the CARLSON, MARK A., Report of the 2007 ACS Trav- frontiers, 92, 7:34 eling Fellow to Germany, 92, 10:40 -and SANTRY, HEENA, New trends and develop- CARTER, JONATHON T., and WACHTER, ROB- ments in fellowship training, 92, 7:43 ERT M., and HARRIS, HOBART W., and MAA, JOHN, and GOSNELL, JESSICA E., The surgical hospitalist: A new solution for emergency surgical D care?, 92, 11:8 CENDAN, JUAN C., Report from the Committee on DEAN, BARBARA L., In memoriam: Remembering Diversity Issues, 92, 2:21 Edwin W. Gerrish, 92, 6:37 -and BIRKMEYER, JOHN D., Addressing disparities DeGROOTE, ROBERT, The economics of managed in surgical care, 92, 2:23 care reimbursement: A rationale for nonparticipa- CERIO, DEAN R., and LOGHMANEE, CYRUS tion, 92, 4:28 F., International medical graduates in American DEVENEY, KAREN E., Governors’ Committee to surgery: Past, present, future, 92, 7:39 Study the Fiscal Affairs of the College: An update, CHANDRA, VENITA, and SHAFI, BILAL M., and 92, 10:26 TAVAKKOLIZADEH, ALI, and VARGHESE, DUDA, ROSEMARY B., and HILL, ALLAN G., THOMAS K. Jr., and MERY, CARLOS M., and Surgery in developing countries: Should surgery COOKE, DAVID T., The road to innovation: Emerg- have a role in population-based health care?, 92, ing technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 5:12 VOLUME 92, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Bulletin index: Volume 92, numbers 1-12 Author index CHERR, GREGORY S., From the Chair of RAS-ACS: B The voices of young surgeons, 92, 7:8 CLARK, DAVID E., and FANTUS, RICHARD J., BAKER, MELINDA, 2007 state legislative activity, NTDB* data points: Annual Report 2006: New cover, 92; 11:21 new report, 92, 1:72 BECHAMPS, GERALD J., Governors’ Committee CLARKE, JOHN R., A roadmap to safe surgical care: on Physician Competency and Health: An update, A view from Pennsylvania, 92, 11:28 92, 11:34 COLLICOTT, PAUL E., Highlights of the ACSPA BELKIN, NATHAN L., Do barrier drapes reduce Board of Directors and the ACS Board of Regents surgical site infections?, 92, 9:15 meetings, October 7-8, 12, 2006, 92, 1:61 BIRKMEYER, JOHN D., and CENDAN, JUAN C., —-Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the Addressing disparities in surgical care, 92, 2:23 ACS Board of Regents meetings, February 9-10, BROWN, CYNTHIA A., Surgery’s 2007 federal ad- 2007, 92, 5:37 vocacy agenda, 92, 4:11 —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the BOTHE, ALBERT Jr., and HARRIS, JEAN A., ACS Board of Regents meetings, June 8-9, 2007, Current Procedural Terminology: Changes for 2007, 92, 9:50 92, 1:17 COOKE, DAVID T., and CHANDRA, VENITA, BURNS, R. PHILLIP, Governors’ Committee on and SHAFI, BILAL M., and TAVAKKOLIZA- Surgical Practice in Hospitals and Ambulatory Set- DEH, ALI, and VARGHESE, THOMAS K. Jr., tings, 92, 10:31 and MERY, CARLOS M., The road to innovation: BUTCHER, LOLA, Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon doc- Emerging technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 tors cars, 92, 9:22 CUTTER, C. SUZANNE, Removing our loupes: En- couraging surgeons to develop a broader perspective for the future, 92, 7:11 -~and MOELLER, MECKER, and KARAMICHALIS, JOHN, The globalization of surgery: Surpassing the CARLSON, MARK A., Report of the 2007 ACS Trav- frontiers, 92, 7:34 eling Fellow to Germany, 92, 10:40 -and SANTRY, HEENA, New trends and develop- CARTER, JONATHON T., and WACHTER, ROB- ments in fellowship training, 92, 7:43 ERT M., and HARRIS, HOBART W., and MAA, JOHN, and GOSNELL, JESSICA E., The surgical hospitalist: A new solution for emergency surgical D care?, 92, 11:8 CENDAN, JUAN C., Report from the Committee on DEAN, BARBARA L., In memoriam: Remembering Diversity Issues, 92, 2:21 Edwin W. Gerrish, 92, 6:37 -and BIRKMEYER, JOHN D., Addressing disparities DeGROOTE, ROBERT, The economics of managed in surgical care, 92, 2:23 care reimbursement: A rationale for nonparticipa- CERIO, DEAN R., and LOGHMANEE, CYRUS tion, 92, 4:28 F., International medical graduates in American DEVENEY, KAREN E., Governors’ Committee to surgery: Past, present, future, 92, 7:39 Study the Fiscal Affairs of the College: An update, CHANDRA, VENITA, and SHAFI, BILAL M., and 92, 10:26 TAVAKKOLIZADEH, ALI, and VARGHESE, DUDA, ROSEMARY B., and HILL, ALLAN G., THOMAS K. Jr., and MERY, CARLOS M., and Surgery in developing countries: Should surgery COOKE, DAVID T., The road to innovation: Emerg- have a role in population-based health care?, 92, ing technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 5:12 VOLUME 92, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS DUNN, JULIE A., Trauma funding for Tennessee: FREEL, ANDREW C., The ACS Clinical Scholars The incredible journey, 92, 11:18 Program: A new approach to patient care, 92, 10:57 FRIESEN, SHAWN, Congressman Michael Burgess, E MD: The necessity of physician involvement in the political process, 92, 7:59 EASTMAN, A. BRENT, Dispatch from Landstuhl, -The Medicare trigger: What rising program costs 92, 12:20 could mean for surgery, 92, 10:15 G FALLAT, MARY E., and OVERTON, JOHN W. Jr., GADACZ, THOMAS R., Governors’ Committee on and THE EMERGENCY SERVICES-PREHOS- Socioeconomic Issues: An update, 92, 10:29 PITAL SUBCOMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE GOSNELL, JESSICA E., and CARTER, JONA- COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE THON T., and WACHTER, ROBERT M., and OF SURGEONS COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA, HARRIS, HOBART W., and MAA, JOHN, The Air medical transport safety, 92, 5:19 surgical hospitalist: A new solution for emergency FANTUS, JOHN, and FANTUS, RICHARD J., surgical care?, 92, 11:8 NTDB*® data points: The “University of Injury,” GREENWALD, LINDA M., and MANUEL, BARRY 92, 9:60 M., Using medical malpractice closed claims data FANTUS, JOSHUA, and FANTUS, RICHARD to reduce surgical risk and improve patient safety, J., NTDB® data points: The rockets’ red glare, 92, 92, 3:27 7:95 GRIFFEN, F. DEAN, ACS Closed Claims Study re- FANTUS, RICHARD J., NTDB® data points: The veals critical failures to communicate, 92, 1:11 house of pain, 92, 8:47 -NTDB* data points: My girdle is killing me, 3:44 -NTDB° data points: Ringing in the new year, 92, H 12:36 -NTDB°® data points: The river runs through it, 92, HAMMOND, JEFFREY S., and FANTUS, RICH- 2:36 ARD J., NTDB® data points: What a disaster, 92, —-NTDB?® data points: Walk the line, 92, 11:56 6:51 -and CLARK, DAVID E., NTDB* data points: Annual HANLON, C. ROLLINS, and WHEELER, H. Report 2006: New cover, new report, 92, 1:72 BROWNELL, In memoriam: George Rodgers Dun- -and FANTUS, JOHN, NTDB® data points: The lop, MD, FACS (1906-2007), 92, 8:36 “University of Injury,” 92, 9:60 HARMON, JOHN W., Citation for Prof. Adam Dziki, -and FANTUS, JOSHUA, NTDB* data points: The 92, 11:41 rockets’ red glare, 92, 7:95 HARRIS, HOBART W.,, and MAA, JOHN, and GOS- -and HAMMOND, JEFFREY S., NTDB* data points: NELL, JESSICA E., and CARTER, JONATHON What a disaster, 92, 6:51 T., and WACHTER, ROBERT M., The surgical -and MANN, N. CLAY, NTDB°® data points: Time’s hospitalist: A new solution for emergency surgical up, 92, 5:48 care?, 92, 11:8 -~and MELLETT, MICHELE M., NTDB* data points: HARRIS, JEAN A., What surgeons should know The wheel of misfortune, 92, 10:69 about...Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting -and MITCHELL, FRANK L. III, NTDB* data Initiative, 92, 6:8 points: May Day, 92, 4:50 -and BOTHE, ALBERT Jr., Current Procedural FEWEL, MATT, and HENKE, PETER K., and Terminology: Changes for 2007, 92, 1:17 FEWEL, MISTY, Surgical research and the new HEALY, GERALD B., Presidential Address: Compe- privacy laws, 92, 6:26 tence, safety, quality: The path of the 21st century, FEWEL, MISTY, and FEWEL, MATT, and HENKE, 92, 12:8 PETER K., Surgical research and the new privacy —Report of the Chair of the Board of Regents, 92, laws, 92, 6:26 1:33 FOX, JUSTIN P., and WELLING, DAVID, and -and SACHDEVA, AJIT K., ACS convenes summit SEYFER, ALAN E., The value of surgeons teaching on simulation in continuing education in surgery, anatomy to first-year medical students, 92, 10:8 92, 10:48 DECEMBER 2007 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS HENKE, PETER K., and FEWEL, MISTY, and First trauma Verification Review Committee site FEWEL, MATT, Surgical research and ihe new visit outside the U.S.: Landstuhl Regional Medical privacy laws, 92, 6:26 Center, Germany, 92, 12:16 HILL, ALLAN G., and DUDA, ROSEMARY B., Sur- gery in developing couniries: Should surgery have a role in population-based health care?, 92, 5:12 L HOY, ELIZABETH, Performance measures and the practicing surgeon, 92, 12:14 LEWIS, JULIE, and OPELKA, FRANK, The ACS HUGHES, TYLER G., Rural surgical practice: A Surgical Quality Alliance: Specialty societies improv- personal perspective, 92, 2:12 ing quality for the surgical patient, 92, 6:21 LOGHMANEE, CYRUS F., and CERIO, DEAN R., International medical graduates in American J surgery: Past, present, future, 92, 7:39 JAMES, TED A., and RUSSELL, THOMAS R., The future of the American College of Surgeons: Uniting M two perspectives, 92, 7:14 JOHANNIGMAN, JAY A., and KNUDSON, M. MAA, JOHN, and GOSNELL, JESSICA E., and MARGARET, and MITCHELL, FRANK L. III, CARTER, JONATHON T., and WACHTER, ROB- First trauma Verification Review Committee site ERT M., and HARRIS, HOBART W.,, The surgical visit outside the U.S.: Landstuhl Regional Medical hospitalist: A new solution for emergency surgical Center, Germany, 92, 12:16 care?, 92, 11:8 JOHNSON, KATHLEEN A., and SACHDEVA, AJIT MAKER, VIJAY K., Governors’ Committee on Blood- K., and PELLEGRINI, CARLOS A., Program for Borne Infection and Environmental Risk: An update, Accreditation of Education Institutes continues to 92, 11:32 grow, 92, 3:34; 9:25 MALANGONI, MARK A., Report of the Chair of the JONES, DANIEL B., and SCHIRMER, BRUCE, Board of Governors, 92, 1:35 The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery MAMMEN, JOSHUA M. V., and SANTIAGO, Center Network: Establishing standards, 92, 8:21 LUIS A., and KARAMICHALIS, JOHN, and JURKOVICH, GREGORY J., The COT’s Resident MOELLER, MECKER, New ways of practicing Papers Competition: Promoting careers in trauma surgery: Alternatives and challenges, 92, 7:51 surgery, 92, 6:30 MANN, N. CLAY, and FANTUS, RICHARD J., NTDB* data points: Time’s up, 92, 5:48 MANUEL, BARRY M., and GREENWALD, LINDA M., Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce surgical risk and improve patient safety, KARAMICHALIJSOH,N, and CUTTER, C. SU- 92, 3:27 ZANNE, and MOELLER, MECKER, The glo- McLEOD, ROBIN S., Evidence-Based Reviews in balization of surgery: Surpassing the frontiers, 92, Surgery to begin its seventh year, 92, 11:26 7:34 MELLETT, MICHELE M., and FANTUS, RICH- -~and SANTIAGO, LUIS A., and MAMMEN, JOSH- ARD J., NTDB® data points: The wheel of misfor- UA M. V,, and MOELLER, MECKER, New ways tune, 92, 10:69 of practicing surgery: Alternatives and challenges, MERY, CARLOS M., and COOKE, DAVID T., and 92, 7:51 CHANDRA, VENITA, and SHAFI, BILAL M., KARL, RICHARD C., Staying safe: Simple tools for and TAVAKKOLIZADEH, ALI, and VARGHESE, safe surgery, 92, 4:16 THOMAS K. Jr., The road to innovation: Emerging KENNEDY, DAVID W., Citation for Prof. Heinz technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 Stammberger, 92, 11:43 MITCHELL, FRANK L. ITI, and FANTUS, RICH- KESSLER, KENT J., Guest columnist: How a rural ARD J., NTDB® data points: May Day, 92, 4:50 general surgeon remains competitive, 92, 9:4 -KNUDSON, M. MARGARET, and JOHANNIG- KNIGHT, DAVID C., with SEDLACK, WILLIAM MAN, JAY A., First trauma Verification Review D., Loupes Around The World: Helping surgeons in Committee site visit outside the U.S.: Landstuhl developing countries, 92, 10:22 Regional Medical Center, Germany, 92, 12:16 KNUDSON, M. MARGARET, and MITCHELL, MOELLER, MECKER, and KARAMICHALIS, FRANK L. III, and JOHANNIGMAN, JAY A., JOHN, and CUTTER, C. SUZANNE, The glo- VOLUME 92, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS balization of surgery: Surpassing the frontiers, 92, 7:34 4 -~and SANTIAGO, LUIS A., and KARAMICHALIS, JOHN, and MAMMEN, JOSHUA M. V., New ways PAI, SAVITRI P, SDIF: One year later, 92, 9:18 of practicing surgery: Alternatives and challenges, PECK, BARBARA, Is opting out of Medicare the an- 92, 7:51 swer? Surgical practices struggle with the ultimate question, 92, 5:8 —What surgeons should know about...The 2007 Medicare physician fee schedule, 92, 1:8 -What surgeons should know about...Responding to NELSON, HEIDI, and OTA, DAVID M., ACOSOG reductions in Medicare payment—What’s legal, what’s news: ACOSOG Z9001 completed, 92, 7:91 not, 92, 2:8 -ACOSOG news: Is in situ ablation of NSCLC in high- PEEBLES, RHONDA, Chapter news, 92, 2:38; 4:53; risk patients ready for prime time?, 92, 9:47 6:53; 9:62; 10:70; 12:39 -ACOSOG news: Neoadjuvant aromatase inhibitor PELLEGRINI, CARLOS A., Citation for Prof. Juan trial for breast cancer, 92, 6:47 Miguel Acosta, 92, 11:39 -ACOSOG news: Neoadjuvant therapy trial for HER2/ -and SACHDEVA, AJIT K., and JOHNSON, KATH- neu positive breast cancer, 92, 10:63 LEEN A., Program for Accreditation of Education -ACOSOG news: “Never...was so much owed by so Institutes continues to grow, 92, 3:34; 9:25 many to so few”: An update on Z6041, 92, 8:44 -ACOSOG news: Tailoring breast cancer therapy, 92, 5:43 R -ACOSOG news: Why are clinical trials relevant to surgeons?, 92, 11:52 REGNIER, STEPHEN J., Ceramic replica of ACS Seal adorns College headquarters, 92, 5:29 ROBERTS, ADRIENNE, What surgeons should know about... The EMTALA TAG, 92, 4:8 —What surgeons should know about...The Trauma Act O’LEARY, J. PATRICK, Citation for Prof. Nicola of 2007 and the future of surgical emergency care, Scopinaro, 92, 11:42 92, 8:8 —Surgery in a disaster: Assessing the lessons of the RUSSELL, THOMAS R., From my perspective, 92, 1:3 Katrina event, 92, 9:8 (collaborating to develop quality measures); 2:4 (sur- OPELKA, FRANK, and LEWIS, JULIE, The ACS geons’ involvement in health care reform); 3:4 (sur- Surgical Quality Alliance: Specialty societies improv- gical volunteerism); 4:4 (ACS Case Log System); 5:4 ing quality for the surgical patient, 92, 6:21 (electronic medical records); 6:4 (the core mission of OTA, DAVID M., and NELSON, HEIDI, ACOSOG surgery); 7:4 (innovative approaches to patient care); news: ACOSOG Z9001 completed, 92, 7:91 8:4 (collective thinking); 9:3 (challenges of 21st century -~ACOSOG news: Is in situ ablation of NSCLC in high- practice/guest columnist discusses rural surgery); 10:4 risk patients ready for prime time?, 92, 9:47 (new technology and skills); 11:4 (coordination ofc are, -ACOSOG news: Neoadjuvant aromatase inhibitor medical home concept); 12:4 (Clinical Congress) trial for breast cancer, 92, 6:47 —Report of the Executive Director, 92, 1:36 -ACOSOG news: Neoadjuvant therapy trial for HER2/ ~and JAMES, TED A., The future of the American Col- neu positive breast cancer, 92, 10:63 lege of Surgeons: Uniting two perspectives, 92, 7:14 -ACOSOG news: “Never...was so much owed by so many to so few”: An update on Z6041, 92, 8:44 -ACOSOG news: Tailoring breast cancer therapy, 92, S 5:43 -ACOSOG news: Why are clinical trials relevant to SACHDEVA, AJIT K., and HEALY, GERALD B., surgeons?, 92, 11:52 ACS convenes summit on simulation in continuing OVERTON, JOHN W. Jr., and FALLAT, MARY E., education in surgery, 92, 10:48 and THE EMERGENCY SERVICES-PREHOS- -and PELLEGRINI, CARLOS A., and JOHNSON, PITAL SUBCOMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE KATHLEEN A., Program for Accreditation of Educa- COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE tion Institutes continues to grow, 92, 3:34; 9:25 OF SURGEONS COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA, SANTIAGO, LUIS A., and KARAMICHALIS, JOHN, Air medical transport safety, 92, 5:19 and MOELLER, MECKER, and MAMMEN, DECEMBER 2007 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS JOSHUA M. V., New ways of practicing surgery: THOMAS K. Jr., and MERY, CARLOS M., and Alternatives and challenges, 92, 7:51 COOKE, DAVID T., and CHANDRA, VENITA, SANTRY, HEENA, and CUTTER, C. SUZANNE, and SHAFI, BILAL M., The road to innovation: New trends and developments in fellowship training, Emerging technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 92, 7:43 TANZMAN, HOWARD, and SHABOT, M. MI- SATAVA, RICHARD M., The future of surgical simula- CHAEL, The ACS Case Log System: A key tool for tion and surgical robotics, 92, 3:13 surgical self-evaluation, privileging, and maintenance SCHECTER, WILLIAM P, and STAUDENMAYER, of certification, 92, 6:17 KRISTAN, Civilian hospital response to mass casualty events: Basic principles, 92, 8:16 SCHIRMER, BRUCE, and JONES, DANIEL B., U The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network: Establishing standards, 92, 8:21 UNZEITIG, GARY, ACOSOG news: How a surgeon SCHNEIDMAN, DIANE S&., 21 years of reinvention: in the boonies becomes a researcher and regional Dennis O’Leary, MD, discusses the past and future of expert, 12:33 The Joint Commission, 92, 8:10 —Leadership Conference spotlights surgeon influence, 92, 9:30 Surgical lifestyles: Retired surgeon is now a “clock doctor,” 92, 4:23 VARGHESE, THOMAS K. Jr., and MERY, CARLOS SEDLACK, WILLIAM D., and KNIGHT, DAVID M., and COOKE, DAVID T., and CHANDRA, C., Loupes Around The World: Helping surgeons in VENITA, and SHAFI, BILAL M., and TAVAK- developing countries, 92, 10:22 KOLIZADEH, ALI, The road to innovation: Emerg- SEYFER, ALAN E., and WELLING, DAVID, and ing technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 FOX, JUSTIN P, The value of surgeons teaching anatomy to first-year medical students, 92, 10:8 SHABOT, M. MICHAEL, and TANZMAN, HOWARD, WwW The ACS Case Log System: A key tool for surgical self-evaluation, privileging, and maintenance of cer- WACHTER, ROBERT M., and HARRIS, HOBART tification, 92, 6:17 W., and MAA, JOHN, and GOSNELL, JESSICA SHAFI, BILAL M., and TAVAKKOLIZADEH, ALI, E., and CARTER, JONATHON T., The surgical and VARGHESE, THOMAS K. Jr., and MERY, hospitalist: A new solution for emergency surgical CARLOS M., and COOKE, DAVID T., and CHAN- care?, 92, 11:8 DRA, VENITA, The road to innovation: Emerging WARSHAW, ANDREW L., Access: The key concept technologies in surgery, 92, 7:19 for the ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC, 92, 9:12 STAUDENMAYER, KRISTAN, and SCHECTER, —Citation for Prof. Hans Giinther Beger, 92, 11:40 WILLIAM P, Civilian hospital response to mass WEIR, PATRICIA, 2006 midterm elections bring casualty events: Basic principles, 92, 8:16 dramatic change, 92, 2:18 STEIN, KAREN, Surgical lifestyles: The singing sur- WELLING, DAVID, and SEYFER, ALAN E., and geon, 92, 8:28 FOX, JUSTIN P, The value of surgeons teaching -Surgical lifestyles: Surgeon melds music and medicine, anatomy to first-year medical students, 92, 10:8 92, 3:31 WERTH, GEOFF, IOM and ACS warn of the impend- STEMPEL, THOMAS K., Indian Health Service: ing crisis in emergency care: Emergency departments Providing care to Native Americans and Alaska Na- overwhelmed, underfunded, and dangerously frag- tives, 92, 6:12 mented, 92, 3:20 SUTTON, JON, ACS delegation supports surgeons at WHEELER, H. BROWNELL, and HANLON, C. AMA House of Delegates, 92, 10:50 ROLLINS, In memoriam: George Rodgers Dunlop, —Surgical advocacy at the AMA, 92, 2:27 MD, FACS (1906-2007), 92, 8:36 —-What surgeons should know about...Medical licensure and state regulation of medical practice, 92, 3:10 Z ZELEM, JOHN D., Facing the daily grind: How sur- T geons might cope with burnout, 92, 5:24 TAVAKKOLIZADEH, ALI, and VARGHESE, VOLUME 92, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Subject index —Patient education series debuts, 92, 10:53 A -Program for Accreditation of Education Institutes continues to grow (Pellegrini, Sachdeva, and John- ACCREDITATION (see THE JOINT COMMIS- son), 92, 3:34, 9:25 SION) American College of Surgeons Oncology Group ADVISORY COUNCILS (ACOSOG) (see also CLINICAL TRIALS) Nominations sought for ACGS Member-at-Large, 92, -~ACOSOG news: ACOSOG Z9001 completed (Ota and 2:29 Nelson), 92, 7:91 AMBULATORY SURGERY -ACOSOG news: How a surgeon in the boonies be- A look at The Joint Commission: Improve performance comes a researcher and regional expert (Unzeitig), with office-based surgery accreditation, 92, 1:71 92, 12:33 Dateline: Washington: ASC and HOD rules released, -ACOSOG news: Is in situ ablation of NSCLC in high- 92, 10:6 risk patients ready for prime time? (Ota and Nelson), Dateline: Washington: CMS proposes new rules for 92, 9:47 ASCs, 92, 11:6 -ACOSOG news: Neoadjuvant aromatase inhibitor trial Dateline: Washington: College supports ASC legisla- for breast cancer (Ota and Nelson), 92, 6:47 tion, 92, 7:6 -~ACOSOG news: Neoadjuvant therapy trial for HER2/ Dateline: Washington: General surgery makes strides neu positive breast cancer (Ota and Nelson), 92, in Georgia, 92, 12:6 10:63 Dateline: Washington: Medicare posts outpatient cost -ACOSOG news: “Never...was so much owed by so data, 92, 2:6 many to so few”: An update on Z6041 (Ota and Nel- Dateline: Washington: Rumors sink Georgia CON bill, son), 92, 8:44 92, 6:6 -ACOSOG news: Tailoring breast cancer therapy (Ota AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS and Nelson), 92, 5:43 Activities (see also VOLUNTEERISM) -ACOSOG news: Why are clinical trials relevant to -ACS Closed Claims Study reveals critical failures to surgeons? (Ota and Nelson), 92, 11:52 communicate (Griffen), 92, 1:11 American College of Surgeons Professional As- -ACS convenes summit on simulation in continuing sociation education in surgery (Sachdeva and Healy), 92, —Access: The key concept for the ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC 10:48 (Warshaw), 92, 9:12 -The ACS Surgical Quality Alliance: Specialty societies —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the improving quality for the surgical patient (Opelka ACS Board of Regents meetings, October 7-8, 12, and Lewis), 92, 6:21 2006 (Collicott), 92, 1:61 -~AMA and ACS conduct physician practice survey, 92, -Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the 2:31 ACS Board of Regents meetings, February 9-10, 2007 ~The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery (Collicott), 92, 5:37 Center Network: Establishing standards (Schirmer —Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the and Jones), 92, 8:21 ACS Board of Regents meetings, June 8-9, 2007 —Clinical Trials Methods Course scheduled for Novem- (Collicott), 92, 9:50 ber, 92, 10:56 Annual meeting (see AMERICAN COLLEGE OF —College announces Clinical Scholars Program, 92, SURGEONS: Clinical Congress) 3:37 Awards —College book examines ethical issues in clinical sur- -ACS to cosponsor NIH K08/K23 Awards, 92, 5:44 gery, 92, 10:52 —ACS Fellows honored with 2007 Surgical Volunteerism —College recognizes ACS NSQIP hospitals, 92, 7:65 Awards, 92, 9:27 —Dateline: Washington: Physician assistants report —Committee on Trauma honored, 92, 10:55 released, 92, 10:6 —David B. Hoyt is recipient of 2007 Distinguished Ser- —NCDB report says pancreatic cancer recommendations vice Award, 92, 11:37 are outdated, 92, 8:40 —Dr. Pierce honored at Jacobson Award dinner, 92, -NQF endorses measures developed by the ACS Com- 9:29 mission on Cancer, 92, 6:40 —Dr. Pierce receives Jacobson Award, 92, 7:84 DECEMBER 2007 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS —Jacobson investigator award nominations sought, -ACS Fellow named associate executive director of 92, 2:31 ABS, 92, 10:60 —Nominations sought for 2007 ACS/PMHI Surgical -Dr. Copeland to present at end-of-life care sympo- Volunteerism Award, 92, 1:59 sium, 92, 9:43 Business and finance —Fellows in the news, 92, 3:40, 10:59 —-SDIF: Frequently asked questions, 92, 11:45 —A look at The Joint Commission: ACS Fellow named —SDIF: One year later (Pai), 92, 9:18 chair of board of commissioners, 92, 4:43 —Surgeons Diversified Investment Fund’s first quarter Governors, Board of 2007 performance report, 92, 6:43 -—Governors’ Committee on Blood-Borne Infection —Surgeons Diversified Investment Fund’s second quar- and Environmental Risk: An update (Maker), 92, ter 2007 performance report, 92, 10:65 11:32 Chapters —Governors’ Committee on Physician Competency and —Chapter news (Peebles), 92, 2:38, 4:53, 6:53, 9:62, Health: An update (Bechamps), 92, 11:34 10:70, 12:39 —Governors’ Committee on Socioeconomic Issues: An —-Dateline: Washington: Chapter leaders, young sur- update (Gadacz), 92, 10:29 geons meet, 92, 8:6 —Governors’ Committee on Surgical Practice in Hos- —Leadership Conference spotlights surgeon influence pitals and Ambulatory Settings: An update (Burns), (Schneidman), 92, 9:30 92, 10:31 Clinical Congress —Governors’ Committee to Study the Fiscal Affairs of -2007 ACS Clinical Congress preliminary program, the College: An update (Deveney), 92, 10:26 92, 7:67 —Report of the Chair of the Board of Governors -ACS issues call for submissions for the 2007 Clinical (Malangoni), 92, 1:35 Congress in New Orleans, 92, 1:60 Honorary Fellowships —From my perspective (Russell), 12:4 —Citation for Prof. Juan Miguel Acosta (Pellegrini), —-Highlights of the 92nd annual Clinical Congress, 92, 92, 11:39 1:21 —Citation for Prof. Hans Giinther Beger (Warshaw), —Official notice: Annual Business Meeting of Members, 92, 11:40 American College of Surgeons, 92, 9:27 —Citation for Prof. Adam Dziki (Harmon), 92, 11:41 -RAS to host quality initiatives symposium at Clinical —Citation for Prof. Nicola Scopinaro (O’Leary), 92, Congress, 92, 9:48 . 11:42 -Rural trauma meeting will convene at Congress, 92, -Citation for Prof. Heinz Stammberger (Kennedy), 9:41 92, 11:43 -Two new Named Lectures to debut at Clinical Con- —Five international surgeons awarded Honorary Fel- gress, 92, 9:42 lowships, 92, 11:38 Committees (see also: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF Informatics SURGEONS, Governors, Board of) -The ACS Case Log System: A key tool for surgical -Addressing disparities in surgical care (Cendan and self-evaluation, privileging, and maintenance of Birkmeyer), 92, 2:23 certification (Shabot and Tanzman), 92, 6:17 —Report from the Committee on Diversity Issues (Cen- —From my perspective (Russell), 92, 4:4 dan), 92, 2:21 Letters Disciplinary actions —Letters, 92, 4:44, 10:67, 11:54 —Disciplinary actions taken, 92, 2:33, 6:50, 10:62 Officers and staff Executive Director -ACS Officers and Regents, 92, 1:39 —From my perspective (Russell), 92, 1:3 (collaborating —Call for nominations for ACS Officers-Elect, 92, to develop quality measures); 2:4 (surgeons’ involve- 12:26 ment in health care reform); 3:4 (surgical volunteer- -Dr. Healy installed as 88th ACS President, 92, ism); 4:4 (ACS Case Log System); 5:4 (electronic 11:36 medical records); 6:4 (the core mission of surgery); 7:4 -Dr. Ko appointed to ACS leadership post, 92, 4:41 (innovative approaches to patient care); 8:4 (collective —Seeking nominations for ACS Officers-Elect, 92, thinking); 9:3 (challenges of 21st century practice/ 1:57 guest columnist discusses rural surgery); 10:4 (new Presidential Address technology and skills); 11:4 (coordination of care, —Presidential Address: Competence, safety, quality: medical home concept); 12:4 (Clinical Congress) The path of the 21st century (Healy), 92, 12:8 —Report of the Executive Director (Russell), 92, 1:36 Properties Fellows —Ceramic replica of ACS Seal adorns College head- VOLUME 92, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS quarters (Regnier), 92, 5:29 —Statement on the physician acting as an expert Regents, Board of witness, 92, 12:24 -ACS Officers and Regents, 92, 1:39 -Statement on sharps safety, 92, 10:34 -ACS seeking nominations for the Board of Regents, -Statement on surgery using lasers, pulsed light, 92, 1:57 radiofrequency devices, or other techniques, 92, -Call for nominations for the ACS Board of Regents, 4:37 92, 12:26 —Statement on the surgical workforce, 92, 8:34 -Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the Testimony and comment ACS Board of Regents meetings, October 7-8, 12, -ACS endorses National Time Out Day, 92, 6:41 2006 (Collicott), 92, 1:61 —Dateline: Washington: College supports ASC leg- -Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the islation, 92, 7:6 ACS Board of Regents meetings, February 9-10, 2007 —-Dateline: Washington: College supports payment (Collicott), 92, 5:37 reform bill, 92, 9:6 -Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the —Dateline: Washington: MedPAC releases reports, ACS Board of Regents meetings, June 8-9, 2007 ACS holds briefing, 92, 5:6 (Collicott), 92, 9:50 Trauma (see also TRAUMA) —Report of the Chair of the Board of Regents (Healy), —Advances in Trauma seminar to convene in Decem- 92, 1:33 ber, 92, 10:61, 11:51 Resident and Associate Society of the American -~The COT’s Resident Papers Competition: Promot- College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS) (see EDU- ing careers in trauma surgery (Jurkovich), 92, CATION AND TRAINING and YOUNG SUR- 6:30 GEONS) -COT 2007 Resident Trauma Papers Competition Scholarships/fellowships winners announced: 92, 6:39 -2007 ACS Japan Traveling Fellow selected, 92, 1:58 —Committee on Trauma honored, 92, 10:55 -2007 Health Policy Scholars announced, 92, 7:89 —-Dispatch from Landstuhl (Eastman), 92, 12:20 -2007 International Guest Scholars selected, 92, 1:58 —First trauma Verification Review Committee site -ACS resident research scholarships available, 92, visit outside the U.S.: Landstuhl Regional Medi- 6:45 cal Center, Germany (Knudson, Mitchell III, and -ACS Traveling Fellowship to Japan available, 92, Johannigman), 92, 12:16 5:36 -NTDB® data points: Annual Report 2006: New -ANZ Travelling Fellow for 2008 selected, 92, 5:31 cover, new report (Fantus and Clark), 92, 1:72 —American College of Surgeons Faculty Research Fel- —-NTDB® data points: May Day (Fantus and Mitchell lowships available, 92, 9:40 III), 92, 4:50 -The Clowes/ACS/AAST/NIGMS Mentored Clinical —-NTDB® data points: My girdle is killing me (Fan- Scientist Development Award available, 92, 7:90 tus), 92, 3:44 —College awards Faculty Research Fellowships, 92, —-NTDB® data points: The house of pain (Fantus), 5:32 92, 8:47 -International Guest Scholarships for 2008 available, —-NTDB® data points: Ringing in the new year (Fan- 92, 5:34 tus), 92, 12:36 —Japan and Germany Exchange Travelers for 2008 an- -NTDB® data points: The river runs through it nounced, 92, 12:27 (Fantus), 92, 2:36 —Japanese and German Exchange Travelers for 2007 —-NTDB® data points: The rockets’ red glare (Fantus announced, 92, 8:43 and Fantus), 92, 7:95 —New Resident Research Scholars named, 92, 9:41 —-NTDB® data points: Time’s up (Fantus and Mann), —Report of the 2007 ACS Traveling Fellow to Germany 92, 5:48 (Carlson), 92, 10:40 -NTDB® data points: The “University of Injury” —Resident Research Scholarships for 2007 awarded, (Fantus and Fantus), 92, 9:60 92, 7:87 -NTDB® data points: Walk the line (Fantus), 92, —-Scholarships in health policy and management avail- 11:56 able for 2008, 92, 12:29 -~NTDB® data points: What a disaster (Fantus and Spring Meeting Hammond), 92, 6:51 —April 22-25, 2007: 35th annual Spring Meeting to be -NTDB® data points: The wheel of misfortune held in Las Vegas, NV, 92, 1:46 (Fantus and Mellett), 92, 10:69 Statements —Papers being accepted for 2008 Resident Trauma —Statement on emergency surgical care, 92, 5:27 Papers Competition, 92, 8:45, 9:38 DECEMBER 2007 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ~Trauma conference to be held in Connecticut, 92, 3:38 -Trauma meetings calendar, 92, 1:58, 2:35, 3:43, 4:41, 5:31, 8:43, 9:29, 10:61, 11:51, 12:41 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION EDITORIAL ACS delegation supports surgeons at AMA House of Facing the daily grind: How surgeons might cope with Delegates (Sutton), 92, 10:50 burnout (Zelem), 92, 5:24 AMA and ACS conduct physician practice survey, 92, From my perspective (Russell), 92, 1:3 (collaborating 2:31 to develop quality measures); 2:4 (surgeons’ involve- Dateline: Washington: Boost ACS representation in ment in health care reform); 3:4 (surgical volunteer- AMA House, 92, 12:6 ism); 4:4 (ACS Case Log System); 5:4 (electronic Surgical advocacy at the AMA (Sutton), 92, 2:27 medical records); 6:4 (the core mission of surgery); 7:4 (innovative approaches to patient care); 8:4 (collective thinking); 9:3 (challenges of 21st century practice/ 5 guest columnist discusses rural surgery); 10:4 (new technology and skills); 11:4 (coordination of care, BARIATRIC SURGERY medical home concept); 12:4 (Clinical Congress) The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Guest column: How a rural general surgeon remains Center Network: Establishing standards (Schirmer competitive (Kessler), 92, 9:4 and Jones), 92, 8:21 Letters, 92, 4:44, 10:67, 11:54 EDUCATION AND TRAINING (see also AMERI- CAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS: Resident and Associate Society (RAS-ACS) and YOUNG SURGEONS) CANCER The ACS Clinical Scholars Program: A new approach NCDB report says pancreatic cancer recommendations to patient care (Freel), 92, 10:57 are outdated, 92, 8:40 ACS Closed Claims Study reveals critical failures to NQF endorses measures developed by the ACS Com- communicate (Griffen), 92, 1:11 mission on Cancer, 92, 6:40 ACS convenes summit on simulation in continuing edu- New CME training in palliative care offered by NCI, cation in surgery (Sachdeva and Healy), 92, 10:48 92, 8:39, 9:64 Clinical Trials Methods Course scheduled for November, Ovarian cancer is GCF’s focus for Gynecologic Cancer 92, 10:56 Awareness Month, 92, 9:44 College announces Clinical Scholars Program, 92, CLINICAL TRIALS (see AMERICAN COLLEGE 3:37 OF SURGEONS: American College of Surgeons College book examines ethical issues in clinical surgery, Oncology Group) 92, 10:52 CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY Dr. Copeland to present at end-of-life care symposium, (CPT) (see also PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 92, 9:43 and REIMBURSEMENT) The globalization of surgery: Surpassing the frontiers Current Procedural Terminology: Changes for 2007 (MGller, Karamichalis, and Cutter), 92, 7:34 (Bothe Jr., and Harris), 92, 1:17 International medical graduates in American surgery: Socioeconomic tips: ACS Coding Hotline: Unusual Past, present, and future (Cerio and Loghmanee), coding questions (Division of Advocacy and Health 92, 7:39 Policy), 92, 6:36 New CME training in palliative care offered by NCI, Socioeconomic tips: ACS Coding Hotline: Unusual 92, 8:39, 9:64 questions (Division of Advocacy and Health Policy), New trends and developments in fellowship training 92, 1:43 (Santry and Cutter), 92, 7:43 New ways of practicing surgery: Alternatives and chal- lenges (Moller, Santiago, Karamichalis, and Mam- men), 92, 7:51 Program for Accreditation of Education Institutes con- DIVERSITY e tinues to grow (Pellegrini, Sachdeva, and Johnson), Addressing disparities in surgical care (Cendan and 92, 3:34, 9:25 Birkmeyer), 92, 2:23 The value of surgeons teaching anatomy to first-year Report from the Committee on Diversity Issues (Cen- medical students (Seyfer, Welling, and Fox), 92, dan), 92, 2:21 10:8 VOLUME 92, NUMBER 12, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS