Welcome to the Web site of the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Mark your calendar! The 19th Annual Fellow, Resident & Medical Student Surgical Research Forum Paper Presentations will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, Florida. A dinner will be provided free of charge to all participants. This program will be approved for 3 hours Category 1 CME Credit. Click Here NOW AVAILABLE 2008 Governors Report to the Chapter ACS... Click Here GREAT FEDERAL LEGISLATION!... Read more about it Good Patient Communication May Prevent Medical Errors! An article on how physicians—in any setting—are at risk for communication errors.... Read more about it What to Do When Records Are Missing or Destroyed! An article on how medical records can be lost from natural disaster and what you should do if it happens to you.... Read more about it Helpful Web Sites.... Click Here "The Growing Crisis in Patient Access to Emergency Surgical Care" in response to the IOM Reports that came out earlier this month. For anyone who is interested in seeing a copy of the report, you may access it via the following link:... Click Here "Highlights of the ACSPA Board of Directors and the ACS Board of Regents Meetings, you may access it via the following link:... Click Here We have 1300 members dedicated to furthering the work of the American College of Surgeons in South Florida. If you would like to become a member of this chapter, please use our contact form to request information.