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Attention Young Fellows – Call for Nominations

Attention Young Fellows - Call for Nominations The Tennessee Chapter, American College of Surgeons (TNACS) is seeking to appoint two Young Surgeons (YFA) to serve as co-Chairs of the TNACS YFA Committee and serve on the TNACS Executive Council. Nominations...
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TNACS eNews – ACS Survey and More!

TNACS eNews - September 2018 - ACS Survey and More! In this issue: 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting ACS Survey ABS Accepting Nominations for At-Large Director Southeastern Surgical Congress Call for Abstracts Now Open Congratulations to 2018 Resident Paper...
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Surgical Jeopardy Winners

Surgical Jeopardy Winners Erica Davanian and Jordan Crittenden, UTHSC-Nashville The UTHSC-Nashville...
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Congratulations to the 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting Clinical Science Competition Second Place Winner!

Clinical Science Competition Second Place Winner Reducing Expansion Visits In Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Comparative Study Of Prepectoral And Subpectoral Expander Placement Blair Wormer MD; Vanderbilt University Medical...
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Congratulations to the 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting Clinical Science Competition First Place Winner!

Clinical Science Competition First Place Winner Optimal Predictor Of Gonadal Viability In Testicular Torsion: Time To Treat Versus Duration Of Symptoms Olivia Morin MD; UT College of Medicine Chattanooga
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Congratulations to the 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting Basic Science Competition Second Place Winner!

Basic Science Competition Second Place Winner The Value Of Preoperative Ultrasound Imaging In Uremic Hyperparathyroidism Kathleen Gallagher BS; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Congratulations to the 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting Basic Science Competition First Place Winner!

Basic Science Competition First Place Winner Fragile X-Related 1 (FXR1) Expression Domain In Wilms Tumor Hannah Phelps BS; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Congratulations to the 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting Trauma Paper Competition Second Place Winner!

Trauma Paper Competition Second Place Winner The Effect Of Lung Lavage Volume On The Diagnosis Of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Kevin Harrell MD; UT College of Medicine Chattanooga
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Congratulations to the 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting Trauma Paper Competition First Place Winner!

Trauma Paper Competition - First Place Winner Analysis Of Over 2 Decades Of Colon Injuries Identifies Optimal Method Of Diversion: Does An End Justify The Means? Nathan Manley MD, MPH; UTHSC – Memphis
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Congratulations to the 2018 TNACS Annual Meeting Cancer Paper Competition Second Place Winner!

Cancer Paper Competition - Second Place Winner Impact Of Insurance Status On Survival In Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Multi-Institutional Study From The U.S. Neuroendocrine Study Group Paula Smith M.D.; Vanderbilt University Medical...
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Twitter – @TNChapterACS

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RT @callie_mt: It is such an honor & a privilege to help people get back to their preinjury lives. I’m so grateful to be a part of the burn…
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RT @blaurenevans: @msmith_rn presenting this morning at #tqip2018 on TQIP Basics for Trauma Program Managers. @VUMCTrauma https://t.co/O8eE…
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RT @VUMCTrauma: Great session discussing strategies for reducing PE rates, unplanned return to OR and CAUTI. Led by @injurydr @BosargeMD @t…
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RT @VUMCTrauma: The newest (and best named!) #TQIP state Collaborative. Raising the bar for trauma in TN. #TQIP2018 @TNChapterACS @ACSTraum…
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RT @injurydr: One of the most insightful comments at #tqip2018 comes from @TraumaDawg - "Do the things that we do, don't do the things that…
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"Bariatric #surgery remains one of the most underutilized treatments in America, & there is... https://t.co/jdA6YltueO
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@TraumaDawg sharing guidelines for identifying and reporting unplanned returns to the OR. #tquip218 @VUMCTrauma https://t.co/sJ9FKKfpZI
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Hello @jibrahimmd from your friends @TNChapterACS ! Great presentation- Active Shooter Prep #TQIP2018 https://t.co/XC7XR8iPtn
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So true- quality data is key! https://t.co/wv47Aw7GJW
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2019 Membership

 

The Tennessee 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 Tennessee surgeons.

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TNACS Advocacy Day

Stop the Bleed

June 18, 2018

Bleedingcontrol.org provides diagrams, news, videos and other resources with the goal of giving information to the public to learn proper bleeding control techniques.

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