November 2008
 From My Perspective (80K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)
- House starts looking at payment reform options
- ACS comments on fee schedule
- ACS comments on OPPS/ASC proposed rule
- New code for noncompliance with Stark law
Fahad's journey (200K PDF)
ACS Practice Patterns Survey, Part II: Prescribing habits among surgical specialties (280K PDF)
Into the theater: Perspectives from a civilian trauma surgeon’s visit to the Combat Support Hospital in Balad, Iraq (510K PDF)
2008 state legislative activity (140K PDF)
Dr. Cameron installed as 89th ACS President (80K PDF)
Honorary Fellowships presented to five prominent surgeons (175K PDF)
In memoriam: James C. Thompson, MD, FACS, 1928–2008 (130K PDF)
Germany Traveling Fellow selected for 2009 (75K PDF)
Dr. Eastman appointed to national injury prevention advisory board (75K PDF)
Report of the 2008 American College of Surgeons Japan Traveling Fellow (215K PDF)
2009 Oweida Scholarship availability announced (55K PDF)
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