The American College of Surgeons has issued a call for abstracts to be presented at its 2018 Quality and Safety Conference, July 21-24, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, in Orlando, FL. The deadline for submitting abstracts is January 26, 2018. Please note this is the final deadline, and the submission period will not be extended.
Individuals at participating sites are encouraged to submit a 250-word abstract for poster and/or podium presentation. The abstract should relate to surgical quality improvement initiatives including the development, implementation, or validation of best practices. We are also interested in operational best practices relating to workflows around collecting data and reporting.
We welcome submissions from the following surgical quality programs:
ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®)
ACS Children’s Surgery Verification, as well as ACS NSQIP Pediatric
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
… and are also excited to include these additional programs for 2018:
Cancer Programs, including the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)
Trauma Quality Programs, including Pediatrics, Verification, Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP), and Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
Please note that abstracts which have been submitted or recently presented at other meetings are eligible for presentation at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference. In the view of ACS, previous presentation of a paper does not prohibit the presentation or publication of the material at the Quality and Safety Conference.
If you have an idea, start reaching out to your colleagues today. Get your team together and start planning your projects now.
For more information or to submit an abstract, please visit https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/quality-safety-conference.
Inquiries may be directed to Email: acsqsconference@facs.org or Phone: 312-202-5319.