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Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference

Program & Agenda

The 2027 QSCC Program is not yet available. Please use the 2026 QSCC agenda as a reference.

The ACS Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference (QSCC) offers a dynamic, multi-day program designed to deliver practical insights, meaningful collaboration, and actionable strategies to advance quality improvement, patient safety, and cancer care.

Content Tracks

Data Insights

Explore how data, reporting tools, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies can drive smarter decision-making, improve outcomes, and support high-performing surgical and cancer programs.

Accreditation and Verification

Gain practical guidance on ACS accreditation and verification programs, including standards, best practices, and strategies for sustaining compliance while advancing quality.

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Discover proven approaches to improving surgical quality and patient safety through evidence-based initiatives, system redesign, and real-world implementation strategies.

Abstracts and Research

Engage with original research and quality improvement studies that highlight innovative methods, measurable outcomes, and lessons learned from institutions across the country.

Hot Topics

Stay current on timely and emerging issues impacting surgical quality, safety, and cancer care, including policy updates, innovation, equity, and evolving standards of care.

Quality Improvement in Action

Case-based presentations from hospitals and surgical teams highlighting real-world quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. Attendees gain insight into what was implemented, how barriers were addressed, and what measurable outcomes were achieved.

Team-Based Competencies

Strengthen the nontechnical skills essential to high-reliability care, with sessions focused on teamwork, communication, leadership development, and building effective multidisciplinary teams. 

Program Tracks
  • ACS NSQIP Adult
  • Cancer Accreditation Programs
  • Children’s Surgery Verification and ACS NSQIP Pediatric
  • Emergency General Surgery Verification Program
  • Geriatric Surgery Verification
  • Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
  • Quality Verification Program
  • Surgical Spectrum
  • Vascular Verification Program
Session Types

The conference features a variety of session formats to support learning, discussion, and real-world application:

  • Plenary
  • Preconference Workshops
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Panel Discussions
  • Facilitated Roundtables
  • Rapid Insights
  • Abstract/Research Presentations
View the Full Conference Schedule

Explore our QSCC program agenda, from hands-on preconference workshops to inspiring general sessions, specialized breakouts, cutting-edge abstract presentations, and more.

Explore the Agenda

Contact Us

If you have questions about QSCC programming, events, and more, contact the QSCC Conference Team at acsqscc@facs.org.