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Registration Now Open for 2018 ACS Quality and Safety Conference


 

Registration Now Open for 2018 ACS Quality and Safety Conference

Health care professionals dedicated to raising the bar on the quality of surgical care and patient safety are invited to attend the 2018 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Quality and Safety Conference, July 21–24 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, FL.

This year’s event will feature leaders in surgery and a variety of speakers and presentations focused on the following ACS quality programs:

• ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®)

• ACS Children’s Surgery Verification Program and ACS NSQIP Pediatric

• Cancer Programs, including the Commission on Cancer and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program

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