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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.

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Education and Training

Only 7 weeks until ACS Cancer Conference: Where Cancer Care Comes Together

With content designed for the CoC, NAPBC, and NAPRC, you are sure to gain valuable knowledge at the upcoming ACS Cancer Programs conference, March 1–4 in Atlanta, GA, which will help you and your program succeed with improving cancer care for your patients. This is your opportunity to learn the latest from all ACS Cancer Programs!

You should attend if you:

  • Need information on basic QI processes and how these can be applied to evaluate and improve cancer care
  • Plan to participate in the new Beyond Ask and/or Breaking Barriers QI projects
  • Have challenges implementing the cancer surgery standards and the synoptic format in operative reports
  • Need help achieving compliance with the CoC Standard 5.8 lung cancer operative standard
  • Are interested in strengthening your cancer team using DEI principles
  • Want to know more about common accreditation site visit pitfalls, including operative standards compliance
  • Would like to learn how to implement the new NAPBC Standards, including the journey through diagnosis, treatment, and beyond
  • Are looking forward to networking with friends and colleagues
  • Want to earn more than 20 CME/CNE/CE credits

Our keynote speaker, American Cancer Society Chief Patient Officer Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO, will address “What Does it Mean to be Part of a Cancer Team?” Dr. Kamal is responsible for leading the American Cancer Society’s patient support objectives and developing strategic plans to measurably improve the lives of cancer patients and their families.

Visit the conference website to view the full agenda, submit an abstract, and register. Also make sure to book your travel and promote the conference on social media.