IMPAC T
OF YOUR
GIF TS
SUSTAINING FUND
Gifts to the Sustaining Fund support
the ACS programs of greatest need.
Examples are as follows:
• Travel costs for international
surgeons to gain skills and training
by attending Clinical Congress
• Creation and distribution of patient
education materials, on subjects
such as wound management, to
hospitals to empower patients and
their caregivers to provide proper
home care
• Strategic planning for greater
volunteerism outreach through
Operation Giving Back
• Helping surgeons better track
outcomes through the Surgeon
Specific Registry (SSR)
OPERATION GIVING BACK
Russell E. White, MD, MPH, FACS, FCS (EASC),
a 2012 ACS/Pfizer Humanitarian Award Winner
(above), has focused his career on improving
surgical care in Bomet, Kenya.
KEEP THE IMPACT ALIVE
Visit
facs.org/acsfoundation
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