ACS Cancer Conference: Improving Cancer Care for All

Welcome
Conference Moderator: Laurie Kirstein, MD, FACS, New York City, NY

Improving Quality in Cancer Programs: Best Practice Examples

Moderator: Daniel Boffa, MD, MBA, FACS, New Haven, CT

•  Overview of ACS Quality Framework
  • Amalia Stefanou, MD, FACS, Tampa, FL

• QI case studies
  • Charles Shelton, MD, Nags Head, NC
  • Raymond Liu, MD, San Francisco, CA
  • Christine Garcia, MD, MPH, New York, NY

Q and A

Quality Measures to Drive Quality Improvement

Moderator: Daniel Boffa, MD, MBA, FACS, New Haven, CT

• Using Current Measures for QI Projects
  • Daniel Boffa, MD, MBA, FACS
• Introducing New Measures
  • Mohummad Minhaj Siddiqui, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD

Q and A

National QI Projects: Past, Present, and Future QI Efforts

Moderator: Daniel Boffa, MD, MBA, FACS, New Haven, CT

• PROMPT
  • Katharine Yao, MD, FACS, Evanston, IL
  • Shelby Murphy, BSN, RN, Albuquerque, NM
• Just ASK and Beyond ASK
  • Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, Lexington, KY
  • Edward Diaz, MD, MBA, Edinburg, TX
• Breaking Barriers
  • Laurie Kirstein, MD, FACS
  • Lauren Janczewski, MD, Chicago, IL
• Future Projects – Standard 5.8 Lung NODES National QI Project 
  • Linda W. Martin, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA

Q and A

Adjourn

Keynote Address – Improving Cancer Care for All

James L. Gulley, MD, PhD, Bethesda, MD

AJCC: What You Need to Know

Moderator: Alexander Olawaiye, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA

• New Releases: Version 9 Protocols
  • Eliot Asare, MD, FACS, Salt Lake City, UT
• Molecular Markers: They are here to stay
  • Carolyn Compton, MD, PhD, FCAP, Scottsdale, AZ

Q and A

The Power of Quality Campaign

Brian Edwards, MBA, Chicago, IL

Operative Standards Implementation and Best Practices

Moderator: Mediget Teshome, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

• Operative Standards Protocols: Why are they Important?
  • Tina Hieken, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN
• Common Pitfalls and Opportunities for Improvement: Key Findings from the CSSP Surveys
  • Lyndsey Kilgore, MD, FACS, Overland Park, KS
• Success at the Site Visit: Making the Most of Preparation
  • Aaron Bleznak, MD, MBA, FACS, FSSO, Virginia Beach, VA
• Future Directions
  • Mediget Teshome, MD, FACS

Q and A

Evolution of the Cancer Research Program (CRP)

Moderator:  Judy C. Boughey, MBBChir, FACS, Rochester, MN

• Further Developments on the Cancer Survival Calculator
  • Lauren Janczewski, MD
• Survivorship Services: Lessons Learned from the Survey
  • Kimberly Miller, PhD, MPH, Los Angeles, CA
• The Importance of Implementation Science
  • Lesly Dossett, MD, MPH, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI
• Screening for Social Determinants of Health
  • Rebecca Snyder, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Q and A

Incorporating Health Equity into Caring for Cancer Patients

Moderator: Susan Hedlund, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, Portland, OR

• Overview of Health Equity and Cancer
  • Susan Hedlund, MSW, LCSW, OSW, FAOSW
• Boots on the Ground: Practical Tools and Ideas for Addressing Health Equity
  • Shayla Scarlett, MBA, MPA, Washington, DC
• Toolbox Resources for Cancer Programs
  • Erin Reuter, MS, JD, Chicago, IL

Q and A

Advocacy Efforts to Improve Cancer Care: The Impact at the Federal and State Level

Moderator:  James Martin McLoughlin, MD, FACS, Knoxville, TN

• Federal Advocacy 101
  • Emma Zimmerman, Washington, DC
• Importance of the Surgeon’s Voice in Advocacy
  • Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS
• Five Simple Ways to Get Involved
  • James McLoughlin, MD, FACS

Q and A

NCDB Real Time Reports: The Future is Now

Ryan McCabe, PhD, Chicago IL

Adjourn

Answering your FAQs: Education for Specific Standards

Moderator: Aaron Bleznak, MD, MBA, FACS, FSSO, Virginia Beach, VA

• Expectations for the Standards
  • Aaron Bleznak, MD, MBA, FACS, FSSO
• Where Programs Struggle
  • David Mullins, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, Princeton, WV
• Best Practices for Self-Audits
  • David Odell, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL
• Implementing a Rehab Program for Patients with Cancer
  • Chris Wilson, PT, DPT, DScPT, Rochester, MI

Q and A 15 min

What’s Ahead for NAPRC?

Moderator: Kimberly Yee, MD, FACS, White Plains, NY

• Standards Revision Project: Important Changes
  • Ron Landmann, MD, FACS, FACRS, Jacksonville Beach, FL
  • Mark Whiteford, MD, FACS, Portland, OR
  • Linda Farkas, MD, FACS, Augusta, GA
• Results from the Public Comment Period and Next Steps
  • Paul Jeffers, Chicago, IL

Q and A

New Directions for Pediatric Cancer Programs

Moderator: Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, Lexington, KY

• What are the Goals and Value of the New Standards
  • Richard Glick, MD, FACS, New Hyde Park, NY
• Application Process and Timeline
  • Erin Reuter, MS, JD, Chicago, IL

Q and A

Best Foot Forward: Strategies for Successfully Documenting your Accreditation Program

Moderator: Marcella Ramahi, Chicago, IL

• Best Practices: Preparing For and Maintaining Accreditation
  • Marci Ramahi
• How We Do It: Real-Life Examples from a Program
  • Erin Collins-Buchanan, MSW, ODS-C, Georgetown, KY

Q and A

Success at the Site Visit

Moderator: David Mullins, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, Princeton, WV

• Step by Step Review of the Agenda
  • David Mullins, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS
• Guidelines for Preparation from ACS
  • Vicki Chiappetta, RHIA, ODS-C, Chicago, IL
• The Site Reviewer Perspective: Dos and Don’ts
  • David Mullins, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS
  • Ronald Landmann, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Q and A

Corrective Action Process: An Opportunity for Improvement

Moderator: Ronald Landmann, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Jacksonville Beach, FL

• Guidelines from Accreditation Leaders
  • Theodoros Voloyiannis, MD, FACS, Houston, TX
• Practical Experiences from the Programs
  • Carrie A. Antonelli, BA, ODS-C, Nashville, TN
  • Vanessa R. Hoffmann, BS, ODS-C, Nashville, TN

Q and A

Real Time Data: From Abstraction to Quality Improvement

Moderator: Ryan McCabe, PhD, ACS, Chicago, IL

• Concurrent Abstracting and RCRS submissions
  • Denise Lutkemeier, RN, ODS-C, Sioux Falls, SD
• Converting real time data to cancer quality
  • Theodoros Voloyiannis, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Q and A

Conference Wrap Up

Ronald Weigel, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Cancer Programs

Adjourn