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ACS/ASPS scholarship winner says specialty input on health policy is vital
Robert Havlik, MD, Indianapolis, will attend executive leadership program at Brandeis U.
- Baltimore emerging as hub for face transplantation
- Following UMD success, Hopkins chief tells PSN: "We are ready."
- Fighting negative online comments can lead to bigger problems
- Once criticism is posted online, it is difficult to erase
- CareCredit teams with plastic surgeons for ‘25 years of Caring'
- Company offers patients with CareCredit cards chance to win $25,000 through May
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- New products, service discounts drive AMP enrollment to 2,500
- AMP offers ASPS members serious savings on the products used they use in their practices
- ASPS teams with Fab Over 50 website
- Partnership offers ASPS members exclusive opportunity to connect with 'fabulous' population of potential patients
- PSEN celebrates its first year with ‘Expert Chat' series debut
- PSEN editor Al Aly, MD, will field questions about plastic surgery after massive weight loss
- TDC warns online 'daily deals' could expose plastic surgeons to risk
- Physicians are advised to check state laws before offering e-coupons as marketing tool
- ASPS Education team earns highest ACCME accreditation distinction
- ACCME awards ASPS education rare "Accreditation with Commendation" honor
- Court rules toxin manufacturer violated Trade Secrets Act
- Federal judge bars Merz from selling Xeomin injectable for 10 months
- FDA approves new silicone-gel breast implant
- Sientra becomes third U.S. manufacturer with FDA-approved silicone breast implant
- City proclaims March 21 as breast reconstruction advocacy day
- Vancouver, Wash., Mayor Tim Leavitt makes a 'BRAVE' proclamation
- Egyptian lawmaker resigns after lying about rhinoplasty
- Lawmaker attempts to hide cosmetic surgery by claiming bandages, bruising a result of attack
- ASPS conducts important review of complex repair CPT codes
- Plastic surgeons encouraged to participate in RUC Physician Work Survey
- PRS iPad app surpasses 10,000 downloads – and counting
- Popularity of journal iPad app continues to soar
- PSF, ASPS partner with FDA to create comprehensive ALCL registry
- Registry seeks to learn more about potential association between breast implants and ALCL
- Women claim breast implants saved their lives in separate incidents
- Breast implants credited for saving lives in stabbing, auto crash
- HHS Announces Intent to Delay ICD-10 Compliance Date
- CMS to "re-examine pace" of implementation
- Society backs proposed federal rule on adding hand, face transplant to organ registry
- ASPS supports proposal to expand donations for vascularized composite allotransplantation
- PSN launches weekly newsletter
- PSN Connection goes weekly with links to breaking news and top stories
- New Jersey repeals cosmetic tax
- Gov. Chris Christie signs legislation to eliminate 6 percent tax on cosmetic procedures
- ASPS member leads team that excised 180-pound tumor
- McKay McKinnon, MD, removes 180-pound tumor from the leg of a man in Vietnam
- Model accused of using breast, buttocks implants to smuggle cocaine
- Woman arrested at Rome airport with more than 5 lbs. of concealed drugs
- ACS/ASPS offer health policy scholarship – deadline Feb. 1
- ACS/ASPS offer $8,000 scholarship to attend Brandeis health policy program
- ASCFS/Komedyplast research grant applications due March 1
- Grant available from organization that blends comedy with craniofacial surgery to treat children in need
- ALERT: ASPS and French Society working to monitor PIP silicone breast implants
- ASPS and the French Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery keeping track of PIP implants in France
- ALERT: CMS extends HIPAA version 5010 Electronic Billing Transactions deadline
- CMS postpones its rule requiring providers to switch to HIPAA 5010 standards for electronic transactions to March 31.
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