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Fresh press: ACS Surgery News February issue online


 

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The February ACS Surgery News digital issue is available online.

This month’s issue features a report on recent trends in prescribing by surgeons in the wake of the DEA reclassification of hydrocodone-containing drugs, a review of the perils of “noncompete” clauses in employment contracts, and a message from the President of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. J. David Richardson.

Don’t miss the commentary on General Surgery’s Place in the World by Dr. Tyler Hughes, now the Associate Editor of ACS Surgery News.

Use the mobile app to download the issue or view as a pdf.

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