QI Basics Preconference Workshops

Interested in learning about the core principles of surgical quality and safety and how they can be applied to your quality improvement projects? Join us for one of our in-person quality improvement workshops to kick off the 2023 ACS Quality and Safety Conference!  

The Quality Improvement (QI) Basics Preconference Workshop is tailored for the surgical workforce and other quality improvement staff. The QI Basics Residents Preconference Workshop is geared toward surgical residents.  

QI Basics Preconference Workshop

This workshop, also referred to as the ACS Quality Improvement Basics Workshop, is based on the self-paced, online ACS Quality Improvement Course: The Basics. The workshop will be held in two parts on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning and will provide a guided and hands-on approach to the topics covered in the online course, complete with discussions and activities. In addition to learning practical strategies for overcoming common obstacles, you will learn the fundamentals of the major components of quality improvement projects: QI methodology, the use of data, the importance of teamwork, and stakeholder engagement. Workshop participants will be given complimentary access to the online ACS Quality Improvement Course: The Basics as part of their workshop registration.

QI Basics Residents Preconference Workshop

The QI Basics Residents Preconference Workshop will be offered for the first time at the 2023 Quality and Safety Conference. The workshop will be held in two parts on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. This workshop will be an adapted version of the ACS Quality Improvement Course that has been optimized for a resident audience. Participants will learn the fundamentals of the quality improvement process, including how to select project measures, evaluate context, assemble a team, and gain stakeholder buy-in for a project. Participants will engage in hands-on activities and discuss examples of real resident-driven quality improvement projects. Workshop participants will be given complimentary access to the online ACS Quality Improvement Course: The Basics as part of their workshop registration.

Registration for the QI Basics Preconference Workshop and QI Basics Residents Preconference Workshop includes:  

• Access to the 2-part workshop  
• Complimentary access to the online ACS Quality Improvement Course: The Basics
• Daily break with refreshments  
• Breakfast and lunch on Monday 

• Continuing Education hours for surgeons, nurses, and more  

Full meeting registration is required to attend the QI Basics Preconference Workshop or QI Basics Residents Preconference Workshop. Attendance is limited on a first-come, first-served basis.