Registration Now Open for 2018 ACS Quality and Safety Conference

 

Registration Now Open for 2018 ACS Quality and Safety Conference

Health care professionals dedicated to raising the bar on the quality of surgical care and patient safety are invited to attend the 2018 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Quality and Safety Conference, July 21–24 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, FL.

This year’s event will feature leaders in surgery and a variety of speakers and presentations focused on the following ACS quality programs:

• ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®)

• ACS Children’s Surgery Verification Program and ACS NSQIP Pediatric

• Cancer Programs, including the Commission on Cancer and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program

 

• Trauma Quality Programs, including Pediatrics, Trauma Center Verification, the Trauma Quality Improvement Program, and Performance Improvement and Patient Safety

The conference theme, Partnering for Improvement, will set the tone for the meeting, as presenters and organizers strive to achieve the following:

• Provide a professional forum to discuss and apply the most recent knowledge on quality and safety initiatives in surgery

• Present methods used to analyze data from ACS Quality Programs and demonstrate practical ways to use the data for quality improvement (QI)

 

• Assist hospitals and providers in managing, analyzing, and interpreting data

• Enhance the learning experience by offering breakout sessions that educate attendees on topic areas of their interest

An additional track will be dedicated to Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety, the “red book,” which will explore concepts and resources from the manual, information on QI tools, methodology, nomenclature, and organizational design and infrastructure. Other notable sessions will highlight important clinical topics, including efficiency in surgical care, the opioid epidemic, and preoperative optimization.

Keynote speaker Rolf Benirschke, a former placekicker in the NFL, will discuss his experience collapsing on a cross-country team flight while battling ulcerative colitis and subsequently undergoing two emergency operations within six days.

Further details about the conference can be viewed on the Quality and Safety Conference website at www.facs.org/quality-programs/quality-safety-conference.

 

Registration Now Open for 2018 ACS Quality and Safety Conference

Health care professionals dedicated to raising the bar on the quality of surgical care and patient safety are invited to attend the 2018 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Quality and Safety Conference, July 21–24 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, FL.

This year’s event will feature leaders in surgery and a variety of speakers and presentations focused on the following ACS quality programs:

• ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®)

• ACS Children’s Surgery Verification Program and ACS NSQIP Pediatric

• Cancer Programs, including the Commission on Cancer and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program

 

• Trauma Quality Programs, including Pediatrics, Trauma Center Verification, the Trauma Quality Improvement Program, and Performance Improvement and Patient Safety

The conference theme, Partnering for Improvement, will set the tone for the meeting, as presenters and organizers strive to achieve the following:

• Provide a professional forum to discuss and apply the most recent knowledge on quality and safety initiatives in surgery

• Present methods used to analyze data from ACS Quality Programs and demonstrate practical ways to use the data for quality improvement (QI)

 

• Assist hospitals and providers in managing, analyzing, and interpreting data

• Enhance the learning experience by offering breakout sessions that educate attendees on topic areas of their interest

An additional track will be dedicated to Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety, the “red book,” which will explore concepts and resources from the manual, information on QI tools, methodology, nomenclature, and organizational design and infrastructure. Other notable sessions will highlight important clinical topics, including efficiency in surgical care, the opioid epidemic, and preoperative optimization.

Keynote speaker Rolf Benirschke, a former placekicker in the NFL, will discuss his experience collapsing on a cross-country team flight while battling ulcerative colitis and subsequently undergoing two emergency operations within six days.

Further details about the conference can be viewed on the Quality and Safety Conference website at www.facs.org/quality-programs/quality-safety-conference.

 

Registration Now Open for 2018 ACS Quality and Safety Conference

Health care professionals dedicated to raising the bar on the quality of surgical care and patient safety are invited to attend the 2018 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Quality and Safety Conference, July 21–24 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, FL.

This year’s event will feature leaders in surgery and a variety of speakers and presentations focused on the following ACS quality programs:

• ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®)

• ACS Children’s Surgery Verification Program and ACS NSQIP Pediatric

• Cancer Programs, including the Commission on Cancer and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program

 

• Trauma Quality Programs, including Pediatrics, Trauma Center Verification, the Trauma Quality Improvement Program, and Performance Improvement and Patient Safety

The conference theme, Partnering for Improvement, will set the tone for the meeting, as presenters and organizers strive to achieve the following:

• Provide a professional forum to discuss and apply the most recent knowledge on quality and safety initiatives in surgery

• Present methods used to analyze data from ACS Quality Programs and demonstrate practical ways to use the data for quality improvement (QI)

 

• Assist hospitals and providers in managing, analyzing, and interpreting data

• Enhance the learning experience by offering breakout sessions that educate attendees on topic areas of their interest

An additional track will be dedicated to Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety, the “red book,” which will explore concepts and resources from the manual, information on QI tools, methodology, nomenclature, and organizational design and infrastructure. Other notable sessions will highlight important clinical topics, including efficiency in surgical care, the opioid epidemic, and preoperative optimization.

Keynote speaker Rolf Benirschke, a former placekicker in the NFL, will discuss his experience collapsing on a cross-country team flight while battling ulcerative colitis and subsequently undergoing two emergency operations within six days.

Further details about the conference can be viewed on the Quality and Safety Conference website at www.facs.org/quality-programs/quality-safety-conference.