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Surgical Palliative Care

The ACS has resources for members to incorporate the precepts and techniques of palliative care into surgical clinical practice, education, research, and advocacy.

The ACS Committee on Surgical Palliative Care is dedicated to improving the quality of surgical care of individuals, families, and populations facing serious illness, disability, death and bereavement. Through education, research, and advocacy our mission is to advance the integration of palliative care into surgical practice throughout the spectrum of surgical disease.

Surgical Palliative Care Symposium

Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 7:00–8:30 pm CT

Join healthcare professionals from across disciplines for a dynamic 90-minute session featuring five rapid-fire presentations and interactive Q&A focused on integrating palliative principles into surgical care.

Strengthen patient-centered practice, improve outcomes, and connect with leaders advancing surgical palliative care.

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Surgery, Palliative Care, and the American College of Surgeons

Principles and Core Competencies of Surgical Palliative Care: An Overview

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Statement of Principles of Palliative Care

This statement describes extending palliative care to a broad range of patients receiving surgical care.

Advance Directives by Patients: "Do Not Resuscitate" in the Operating Room

Advance directives, including DNR orders and requests, are being used with increasing frequency and may complicate the operative consent process.

ACS Publications and Resources

Surgical Palliative Care: Considerations for Career Development in Surgery and Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Surgical palliative care has garnered increasing attention from both surgical residents and practicing surgeons. Read more.

Surgical Palliative Care: A New Career for All Surgeons (Video)

This webinar will help surgeons to learn about improving the end-of-life care for surgical patients and to help them address difficult issues with those patients and their families. View video.