Mission Statement History of the Society Become a member today! 2010 SIS New members Apply for research fellowship Meet this month’s featured SIS Fellowship Recipient Each month we will focus on a different past winner of a SIS Fellowship to highlight their research and the role of SIS in their career development. Evan Nadler, M.D. Links SIS Foundation:     Support surgical infections research Other upcoming conferences Guidelines: SIS Position Papers

Official journal of SIS and SIS-E Table of Contents Join our LinkedIn Group SIS Members login SIS in the NEWS Past-President Philip Barie's commentary on infection control practices in ambulatory surgical centers appeared in the June issue of JAMA. The July edition of ACS Surgery News features two studies presented at this year's meeting as well (see "Patients benefit from Postop Sepsis Screening" and "Managing Acute Appendicitis in Cancer Patients") Late Breaking News: Check out the August issue of General Surgery News featuring SIS member Shirin Towfigh's novel study of wound probing to prevent SSI!

**First Announcement!** 31st Annual Meeting May 11-14, 2011 The Four Seasons Palm Beach, FL Please note our new meeting days from Wednesday morning to Saturday afternoon. Abstract submissions will open this Fall. 30th Annual Meeting Las Vegas, NV View the complete program See real-time posts from the meeting on Twitter and Facebook