| News from the American College of Surgeons Media Advisory For Immediate Release: July 13, 2011 |
Contact: Stacey Rammer |
Chicago Health Care Leaders and U.S. Sen. Kirk Partner to Advance
Health Care Quality Improvement
WHAT:
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) will host the Chicago Surgical Health Care Quality Forum in partnership with U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and leaders from Chicago academic medical centers, medical schools, hospitals and not-for-profit health care organizations to share best practices and discuss the critical elements needed for successful quality programs that prevent complications, improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs.
WHEN:
Monday, July 18, 2011
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.*
*Interviews will be available with participants directly following the program
WHO:
Keynote Speaker:
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Panelists:
David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Executive Director, ACS (Forum moderator/co-host)
L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM, FRCS (Eng) (Hon), President, ACS (co-host)
Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, FACP, President, The Joint Commission
Alejandra Perez-Tamayo, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Enrico Benedetti, MD, FACS, Chair of Surgery, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
Marleta Reynolds, MD, FACS, Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Memorial Hospital
Nathaniel Soper, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MHSH, FACS, Director, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, ACS
VISUALS:
- The program begins at 10:00 a.m. with a keynote address from Sen. Kirk, followed by a seated panel discussion and Q&A with esteemed Chicago health care leaders.
- Panelists are available for one-on-one interviews directly following the event.
WHERE:
IN PERSON:
American College of Surgeons, Board of Regents Boardroom, 28th Floor
633 N. Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL
BY PHONE:
Dial-in: 866-635-4644
Passcode: 942 7288
VIA WEB:
The event will be streamed live at www.facs.org and you may follow the discussion live via Twitter at #ACSInspiringQuality.
WHAT:
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) will host the Chicago Surgical Health Care Quality Forum in partnership with U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and leaders from Chicago academic medical centers, medical schools, hospitals and not-for-profit health care organizations to share best practices and discuss the critical elements needed for successful quality programs that prevent complications, improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs.
WHEN:
Monday, July 18, 2011
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.*
*Interviews will be available with participants directly following the program
WHO:
Keynote Speaker:
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Panelists:
David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Executive Director, ACS (Forum moderator/co-host)
L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM, FRCS (Eng) (Hon), President, ACS (co-host)
Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, FACP, President, The Joint Commission
Alejandra Perez-Tamayo, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Enrico Benedetti, MD, FACS, Chair of Surgery, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
Marleta Reynolds, MD, FACS, Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Memorial Hospital
Nathaniel Soper, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MHSH, FACS, Director, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, ACS
VISUALS:
- The program begins at 10:00 a.m. with a keynote address from Sen. Kirk, followed by a seated panel discussion and Q&A with esteemed Chicago health care leaders.
- Panelists are available for one-on-one interviews directly following the event.
WHERE:
IN PERSON:
American College of Surgeons, Board of Regents Boardroom, 28th Floor
633 N. Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL
BY PHONE:
Dial-in: 866-635-4644
Passcode: 942 7288
VIA WEB:
The event will be streamed live at www.facs.org and you may follow the discussion live via Twitter at #ACSInspiringQuality.
Online July 13, 2011