Pioneering Finnish Research Chosen in Top Ten of the Decade – Changes Treatment of Acute Appendicitis Worldwide

Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) has chosen a Finnish appendicitis study as one of the top ten articles that are most important to clinical medicine and public health published in the 2010s. The research shows that for most patients, antibiotics could replace surgical treatment when it comes to uncomplicated acute appendicitis. The research article is the only surgical research on the top ten list. JAMA, published by the American Medical Association, has the world’s widest circulation when it comes to weekly published peer-reviewed high-quality medical publications.
https://www.utu.fi/en/news/pioneering-finnish-research-chosen-in-top-ten-of-the-decade

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/editor-picks-2010-2019

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2320315

PI of the APPAC study group, professor Paulina Salminen, was elected in October 2022 as an honorary fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)

PI of the APPAC study group, professor Paulina Salminen, was elected in October 2022 as an honorary fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), which is the largest surgical society in the world. There are approximately 160 honorary fellows in the world and she is one of the youngest ever to be elected as an honorary fellow.

ACS elect as Honorary Fellows, individuals who (a) possess an international reputation in the field of surgery or medicine and who have spent the majority of their careers practicing outside of the United States, or (b) have rendered distinguished humanitarian services, especially in the field of medical science.”

https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/press-releases/2022/honorary-fellowship-awarded-to-12-prominent-surgeons/

https://www.facs.org/about-acs/acs-history/honorary-fellows-of-the-american-college-of-surgeons/

The best dissertational work in medicine in Finland in 2021

Suvi Sippola’s PhD dissertation regarding the diagnosis and treatment outcomes of acute uncomplicated appendicitis based on the APPAC I, II, and III studies was selected as the best dissertational work in medicine in Finlandin 2021.

https://www.laakarilehti.fi/kliininen-tyo/sadan-vuoden-kaytannot-eivat-muutu-hetkessa/