2024 ACS Cancer Conference: Improving Cancer Care for All

Moderator: Elizabeth Wick, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

Overview of ACS Quality Framework

• Amalia Stefanou, MD, FACS, Tampa, FL

QI Case Studies

• Charles Shelton, MD, Nags Head, NC
• Raymond Liu, MD, San Francisco, CA
• Christine Garcia, MD, MPH, New York, NY

Q and A

Moderator: Daniel Boffa, MD, MBA, FACS, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT

Using Current Measures for QI Projects

• Daniel Boffa, MD, MBA, FACS, New Haven, CT

Introducing New Measures

• Mohummad Minhaj Siddiqui, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD

Q and A

Moderator: Elizabeth Wick, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

PROMPT

• Katharine Yao, MD, FACS, Evanston, IL
• Shelby Murphy, BSN, RN, Albuquerque, NM

Just ASK and Beyond ASK

• Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, Lexington, KY
• Edward Diaz, MD, MBA, Edinburg, TX

Breaking Barriers

• Laurie Kirstein, MD, FACS, New York City, NY
• Lauren Janczewski, MD, Chicago, IL

Future Projects – Standard 5.8

• Linda W. Martin, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA

Q and A

James L. Gulley, MD, PhD
NCI clinical director
Co-director, Center for Immuno-Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Moderator: Alexander Olawaiye, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA

New Releases: Version 9 Protocols

• Eliot Asare, MD, FACS, Salt Lake City, UT

Molecular Markers: They are here to stay

• Carolyn Compton, MD, PhD, FCAP, Scottsdale, AZ

Q and A

Speaker: Brian Edwards, MBA, Chief, External Communications, ACS, Chicago, IL

Moderator: Mediget Teshome, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

Operative Standards Protocols: Why are they Important?

• Tina Hieken, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN

Common Pitfalls and Opportunities for Improvement: Key Findings from the CSSP Surveys

• Lyndsey Kilgore, MD, FACS, Overland Park, KS

Success at the Site Visit: Making the Most of Preparation

• Aaron Bleznak, MD, MBA, FACS, FSSO, Virginia Beach, VA

Future Directions

• Mediget Teshome, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

Q and A

Moderator:  Judy C. Boughey, MBBChir, FACS, Rochester, MN

Further Developments on the Cancer Survival Calculator

• Lauren Janczewski, MD, Chicago, IL

Survivorship Services: Lessons Learned from the Survey

• Kimberly Miller, PhD, MPH, Los Angeles, CA

The Importance of Implementation Science

• Lesly Dossett, MD, MPH, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI

Screening for Social Determinants of Health

• Rebecca Snyder, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Moderator: Susan Hedlund, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, Portland, OR

Overview of Health Equity and Cancer

• Susan Hedlund

How to Increase Health Equity Through a QI project

• Shayla Scarlett, MBA, MPA, Washington, DC

Toolbox Resources for Cancer Programs

• Erin Reuter, MS, JD, Chicago, IL

Q and A

Moderator:  James Martin McLoughlin, MD, FACS, Knoxville, TN

Federal Advocacy 101

• Emma Zimmerman, Washington, DC

Importance of the Surgeon’s Role in Advocacy

• Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, Lexington, KY

Five Simple Ways to Get Involved

• Dr. McLoughlin

Q and A

Speaker: Ryan McCabe, PhD, ACS, Chicago IL

Moderator: Aaron Bleznak, MD, MBA, FACS, FSSO, Virginia Beach, VA

Expectations for the Standards

• Dr. Bleznak

Where Programs Struggle

• David Mullins, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, Princeton, WV

Best Practices for Self-Audits

• David Odell, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

Implementing a Rehab Program for Patients with Cancer

• Chris Wilson, PT, DPT, DScPT, Rochester, MI

Q and A

Moderator: Kimberly Yee, MD, FACS, White Plains, NY

Standards Revision Project: Important Changes

• Ron Landmann, MD, FACS, FACRS Jacksonville Beach, FL
• Mark Whiteford, MD, FACS, Portland, OR
• Linda Farkas, MD, FACS, Augusta, GA

Results from the Public Comment Period and Next Steps

• Paul Jeffers, Chicago, IL

Q and A

Moderator: Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, Lexington, KY

What are the Goals and Value of the New Standards

• Richard Glick, MD, FACS, New Hyde Park, NY

Application Process and Timeline

• Erin Reuter, MS, JD, Chicago, IL

Q and A

Moderator: Marcella Ramahi, Chicago, IL

Best Practices: Preparing For and Maintaining Accreditation

• Marci Ramahi

How We Do It: Real-Life Examples from a Program

• Erin Collins-Buchanan, MSW, ODS-C, Georgetown, KY

Q and A

Moderator: David Mullins, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, Princeton, WV 

Step by Step Review of the Agenda

• Dr. Mullins

Site Visit Preparation from the ACS Perspective

• Vicki Chiappetta, RHIA, CTR, Chicago, IL

The Site Reviewer Perspective: Dos and Don’ts

• Dr. Mullins
• Ronald Landmann, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Jacksonville Beach, FL

Q and A

Moderator: Ronald Landmann, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Jacksonville Beach, FL

 Guidelines from Accreditation Leaders

• Theodoros Voloyiannis, MD, FACS, Houston, TX

Practical Experiences from the Programs

• Carrie A. Antonelli, BA, ODS-C, Nashville, TN
• Vanessa R. Hoffmann, BS, ODS-C, Nashville, TN

Q and A

Moderator: Ryan McCabe, PhD, ACS, Chicago, IL

Concurrent Abstracting and RCRS Submissions

• • Denise Lutkemeier, RN, ODS-C, Sioux Falls, SD

Converting Real Time Data to Cancer Quality

• • Theodoros Voloyiannis, MD, FACS, Houston, TXCC

Q and A

Speaker: Ronald Weigel, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Cancer Programs, Chicago, IL