• Sounds-like to automatically recognize a misspelled word and find the correct, phonetically similar one, while the wildcard feature fills in the blanks to ~nd all prefixes, suffixes and spelling variations.
• Comprehensive, Interactive algorithms-- "if/then" decision trees--provide instant navigation to corresponding text and recommendations.
• Hot-links within text speed access to related or expanded information.
• Zoom enlarges text, tables or figures.

Multi-User Network Version

Offers your patrons network access to the latest protocols, procedures and recommendations of the American College of Surgeons. with over 1,500 pages of text, clear illustrations and dozens of technique supplements, your users will have access to the knowledge of over 150 experts from leading medical centers. The latest developments in laparoscopy, endoscopy, lymphatic mapping, ultrasound and other procedures are fully covered.

Using SA Surgery CD is intuitive. Your patrons won't need instructions-- with a few clicks of a mouse they can get relevant text or graphic they are searching for. Utilize Boolean logic, nested searching and abbreviated results to make sophisticated searches. References are hyperlinked for quick and easy access.

Scientific American Surgery CD is compatible with most network systems, including Windows NT, Novell, and Ethernet.

Sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice speaks to the urgent and crucial treatment decisions surgeons make every day. It applies the best current thinking to the practice of modern surgery and skillfully fuses the explosion of new information with the need to practice scientific, evidence-based, efficient and cost-effective medicine. Available in online, CD-ROM and print formats, ACS Surgery offers the following benefits:

• The expertise and practical trouble-shooting tips of more than 180 master surgeons.

• Scores of time-saving algorithms to help you make quick and confident treatment decisions. These algorithms are presented in an interactive Flash™ format on the CD and online versions.

• An extensive collection of 1,200 superb drawings, graphs, and photos, many in four color, that synthesize key points and enhance your understanding.

• Thousands of end-of-chapter references that support the text and facilitate further study. (PMID numbers are included and online these references link directly to PubMed).

• A Web version that is updated monthly to reflect new techniques and decision-making protocols to ensure that you always have the most contemporary surgical reference at hand.

• An accompanying self-assessment program offering up to 120 hours of Category 1 CME credit (a nominal processing fee applies).

Earn up to 120 hours of Category 1 CME credit with your annual subscription!

Each month, as an added benefit to subscibers, we publish a set of case-based, self-assessment questions based on new and revised material appearing in ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice. Completion of each month's questions is worth 10 hours of Category 1 (AMA) CME credit. To obtain credit, payment of a $75 annual processing fee is required. Upon enrollment and payment of your fee, you are entitled to 12 months of tests that must be completed within a 12 month period -- that's up 120 hours of Category 1 CME credit annually. The program is accredited by The University of Alabama School of Medicine.