SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons @SoCalSurgeons
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The SCCACS is seeking volunteers to serve in leadership roles. Are you interested in board leadership or committee service in 2026? Reach out and let us know! View current leadership and access contact info here: loom.ly/CC_7EGQ
TWO DAYS TO DEADLINE: Travel stipends to help defray travel & registration costs to future local or national ACS meetings worth $2K are available from the SCCACS. The deadline for submission is 5 pm PST Monday, December 22, 2025. Learn more: loom.ly/JVNLfJk
It's not too late. Register today! The 2026 Southern CA Chapter, ACS Annual Meeting will take place January 9-11, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara. #socalsurgeons loom.ly/BosjiRs
The Southern California Chapter of the ACS is seeking volunteers to serve in leadership roles. Are you interested in board leadership or committee service? Please reach out and let us know! View current leadership and access contact info here: loom.ly/CC_7EGQ
It's not too late to register! The 2026 Southern CA Chapter, ACS Annual Meeting will take place January 9-11, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara. Join your surgical peers. #socalsurgeons loom.ly/BosjiRs
Travel stipends to help defray travel & registration costs to future local or national ACS meetings worth $2K are available from the Southern California Chapter of the ACS. The deadline for submission is 5 pm PST Monday, December 22, 2025. Learn more: loom.ly/JVNLfJk
The Southern California Chapter of the ACS seeks volunteers to serve in leadership roles. Are you interested in board leadership or committee service? Please reach out and let us know! View current leadership and access contact info here: loom.ly/CC_7EGQ
Register now! The 2026 Southern CA Chapter, ACS Annual Meeting will take place January 9-11, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara. Join your surgical peers for education & connection. #socalsurgeons loom.ly/BosjiRs
Travel stipends to help defray travel and registration costs to future local or national ACS meetings worth $2,000 are available from the Southern California Chapter. The deadline for submission is 5:00 pm PST Monday, December 22, 2025. Learn more: loom.ly/JVNLfJk
The 2026 Southern CA Chapter, ACS Annual Meeting will take place January 9-11, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara. Registration is now open! Join your surgical peers. #socalsurgeons loom.ly/BosjiRs
Your voice matters! Add your voice to the ACS campaign to stop CMS from arbitrarily cutting work RVUs. We're asking all #socalsurgeons to reach out to our senators and representatives and tell them to stop the cuts. loom.ly/G4oi7X8
Join the SESC Rural Surgery Webinar: “Impact of Healthcare Cuts and the Future of Rural Surgery” 🗓️ November 20, 2025 | ⏰ 5:00 pm CT Hear perspectives from leaders in academic, rural, and safety net hospitals. Register here 👉 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8503384/SES…
In trauma sternotomy closure, drain size may matter. In this study from @USCGenSurg, patients with larger mediastinal drains (>15 Fr) had fewer reinterventions, suggesting larger drains may help prevent tamponade and improve outcomes. @docmartin22 doi.org/10.1177/000313…
TOMORROW: SCCACS Writing Workshop, Nov 4, 2025, 6:30-8pm, Zoom. Provides expertise on converting abstracts into publishable manuscripts. This workshop is encouraged for those with accepted abstracts for the SCCACS January 2026 meeting! #socalsurgeons loom.ly/bVHffzg
SAVE THE DATE: SCCACS Writing Workshop, Nov 4, 2025, 6:30-8pm, Zoom. Provides expertise on converting abstracts into publishable manuscripts. This workshop is encouraged for those with accepted abstracts for the SCCACS January 2026 meeting! #socalsurgeons loom.ly/bVHffzg
SCCACS Writing Workshop, Nov 4, 2025, 6:30-8pm, Zoom. Provides expertise on converting abstracts into publishable manuscripts. This workshop is encouraged for those with accepted abstracts for the SCCACS January 2026 meeting! #socalsurgeons loom.ly/bVHffzg
NEW ISSUE ALERT! As part of your SCCACS membership, you have a free online subscription to The American Surgeon. To access the new September journal online, you must go through the members-only portal on the SCCACS website. loom.ly/4kg5uXs
Great Debates: Undergoing the Knife versus Pill-Popping-The Comparative Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Management of Obesity Total weight loss, complications, cost, sustainment of weight loss? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40285863/
Submit now: SCCACS members are invited to submit an abstract of your clinical or laboratory research projects. Submissions can be made only through the online form, which will close on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. loom.ly/IHm9ZZY
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