The American College of Surgeons has issued a call for abstracts to be presented at its 2019 Quality and Safety Conference, July 19-22, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 1, 2019.
Medical students and medical / surgical trainees are encouraged to submit research for the Best Trainee Abstract Competition. The primary author will be awarded a prize and invited to present at the conference.
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
Cancer Programs, including the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), and National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC)
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
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.
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Inquiries may be directed to Email: acsqsconference@facs.org or Phone: 312-202-5319.