QSC On-Demand Platform Is Open through October 15

The latest groundbreaking research in surgical quality and patient safety is available at your fingertips through the ACS Quality and Safety Conference 2022 on-demand digital platform. You can view more than 30 sessions online, at your own pace, with your registration. (In-person attendees automatically have access.) The on-demand content will be available through October 15, 2022.

Session include early successes of the new ACS Quality Verification Program, deep dives on individual ACS Quality Programs, leadership pearls from experienced women surgeons, planetary health, and addressing the social determinants of health. The Quality and Safety Conference has content of interest for all members of the surgical quality team.

Check out summaries of three of this year’s biggest sessions, and then follow the links to watch them today. 

What You Need to Know About the ACS Quality Verification Program (ACS QVP) 

This session shows why implementing the 12 ACS QVP standards is essential for improving care and how it can help you lead a large-scale transformation to improve care for all surgical patients at your hospital. Panelists include Chelsea F. Cardell, MD, MS, James W. Fleshman Jr., MD, FACS, FASCRS, and Robert J. Winchell, MD, FACS. 

Leadership Pearls 

ACS Executive Director Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, moderates this session, which features Vivian Gahtan, MD, FACS, Caroline Reinke, MD, MSPH, FACS, and Feibi Zheng, MD, MBA, FACS. This dynamic group speaks about why leadership is important, shares leadership decisions and approach techniques, and offers tips and tactics for getting what is needed for patient care. 

Things You May Not Know About, But Wish You Did! 

Panels discussions highlight hot topics in surgery such as synoptic reporting in cancer (led by Heidi Nelson, MD, FACS, ACS Medical Director of Cancer Programs), the role of the Surgical Quality Officer in quality improvement (led by Elizabeth C. Wick, MD, FACS), and the intersection between planetary health and surgery (led by Husein Moloo, MD, FACS). 

There is much more to see online. Sign in and start watching today.