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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
Quality and Safety Conference

Registration

Register today for the 2024 ACS Quality and Safety Conference, July 18–21, in Denver, CO!

Registration Fees

The conference registration fee includes:

  • Access to all General and Breakout Sessions (preregistration required)
  • Welcome Reception on Friday evening
  • Abstract Poster Reception on Saturday evening
  • Continuing Education hours for surgeons, nurses, and more
  • Continental breakfast Friday through Sunday
  • Lunch Friday through Sunday
  • Daily morning and afternoon networking breaks with refreshments

Attendees are not officially registered for the conference until registration and payment have been received.  

Attendees are also able to select to participate in the Quality Improvement (QI) Basics Preconference Workshop for $279, the How to Not Fail at Failing: Mastering the Art of Learning from Failure in Quality Improvement (QI) Preconference Workshop for $125, or the Health Services Research Methods Course for $125. Attendance for these workshops is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Learn more about all preconference workshops

Registration for the QI Basics Preconference Workshop includes:

  • Access to the full-day workshop
  • Complimentary access to the online ACS Quality Improvement: The Basics
  • Break with refreshments
  • Breakfast and lunch on Thursday
  • Continuing Education hours for surgeons, nurses, and more
  • Registrants are not required to attend the conference* and may register for the QI Basics Preconference Workshop only.

*If you wish to attend the full conference, registration will need to be completed for the conference as well. Registering for this workshop only DOES NOT grant access to attend the full conference.

Registration for the Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop includes:

  • Access to the full-day workshop
  • Break with refreshments
  • Breakfast and lunch on Thursday
  • Continuing Education hours for surgeons, nurses, and more
  • Registrants are not required to attend the conference* and may register for the Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop only.
  • The QI Basics Preconference Workshop is not a pre-requisite, but it is helpful to have a basic understanding of QI before taking this workshop.

*If you wish to attend the full conference, registration will need to be completed for the conference as well. Registering for this workshop only DOES NOT grant access to attend the full conference.

Registration for the Health Services Research Methods Course includes:

  • Access to the half-day course on Thursday
  • Lunch on Thursday
  • Private Reception on Thursday evening
  • Exclusive access to the limited HSRM breakout sessions during conference* covering content on writing for impact and visual abstracts, conducting open-code and high-level quantitative analysis, incorporating emerging neighborhood index measures, and much more!
  • Continuing Education hours for surgeons, nurses, and more

*If you wish to attend the preconference HSRM Course on Thursday, full conference registration is required.

Do you need help asking your leadership for you to attend QSC? Download the justification letter template!

ACS Quality Program Participant Rates

Conference Only

QI Basics Preconference Workshop* Only

Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop* Only

Conference + QI Basics Preconference Workshop Bundle**

Conference + Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop

Conference + Health Services Research Methods Course

Attendee (includes Nurse)

$375

$279

$125

$590

$500

$500

Resident

$95

$279

$125

$310

$220

$220

Medical Student/Intern

$95

$279

$125

$310

$220

$220

*Space for the workshops and course is limited. Attendance is first-come, first-served.

**The bundled rate includes registration for the full conference and discounted registration for the QI Basics Preconference Workshop.

General Registration

Conference Only

QI Basics Preconference Workshop* Only

Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop* Only

Conference + QI Basics Preconference Workshop Bundle**

Conference + Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop

Conference + Health Services Research Methods Course

Attendee (includes Nurse)

$375

$279

$125

$590

$500

$500

Resident

$95

$279

$125

$310

$220

$220

Medical Student/Intern

$95

$279

$125

$310

$220

$220

*Space for the workshops and course is limited. Attendance is first-come, first-served.

**The bundled rate includes registration for the full conference and discounted registration for the QI Basics Preconference Workshop.

Conference Only

Conference + Health Services Research Methods Course*

QI Basics Preconference Workshop*

Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop*

Attendee (includes Nurse)

$375

$500

$279

$125

Resident

$95

$220

$279

$125

Medical Student/Intern

$95

$220

$279

$125

*Space for the workshops and course is limited. Attendance is first-come, first-served.

†There will be no discounts/bundled rates for onsite registration. Attendees will pay full fees.

Onsite Registration†

Conference Only

Conference + Health Services Research Methods Course*

QI Basics Preconference Workshop*

Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop*

Attendee (includes Nurse)

$375

$500

$279

$125

Resident

$95

$220

$279

$125

Medical Student/Intern

$95

$220

$279

$125

*Space for the workshops and course is limited. Attendance is first-come, first-served.

†There will be no discounts/bundled rates for onsite registration. Attendees will pay full fees.

Non-Participant of ACS Quality Program Rates

Conference Only

Conference + Health Services Research Methods Course*

QI Basics Preconference Workshop*

Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop*

Attendee (includes Nurse)

$615

$740

$279

$125

Resident

$95

$220

$279

$125

Medical Student/Intern

$95

$220

$279

$125

*Space for the workshops and course is limited. Attendance is first-come, first-served.

General and Onsite Registration

Conference Only

Conference + Health Services Research Methods Course*

QI Basics Preconference Workshop*

Learning from Failure in QI Preconference Workshop*

Attendee (includes Nurse)

$615

$740

$279

$125

Resident

$95

$220

$279

$125

Medical Student/Intern

$95

$220

$279

$125

*Space for the workshops and course is limited. Attendance is first-come, first-served.

Confirmations 

Confirmations will be sent via email once your online registration has been completed. 

Guests 

Registered attendees may bring a guest to social events for a fee of $145. 

Substitution Policy 

Substitution of one individual for another is not permitted. 

Cancelation/No-Show Policy 

All conference participants must notify ACS Registration Services via email at registration@facs.org to cancel their registration. Cancelations must be received by June 25, 2024, and will be assessed a $50 cancelation fee. Attendees who cancel after June 25, 2024, will forfeit all registration fees.

Questions about Registration 

Should you have any questions regarding registration, please contact ACS Registration Services at registration@facs.org or 312-202-5244.