Operative Standards for Adrenal Cancer Surgery: Seeking Survey Participants

Researchers from The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with the ACS Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP), are seeking surgeons and other clinical providers caring for patients with adrenal disorders to participate in a survey focused on the care of adrenal cancer patients, including the technical standards associated with performance of adrenal cancer surgery.

In this quality-focused effort, researchers will seek to understand the familiarity of respondents with the ACS Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery (OSCS) recommendations for adrenal cancer surgery. Respondents will be taken to an 11-minute educational video after completion of the survey. The video introduces and reviews evidence-based operative standards for the performance of adrenalectomy as outlined in the OSCS Volume 3, as well as the rationale for recommendations surrounding key questions such as laparoscopic versus open adrenalectomy for adrenal cancer.

Readers are encouraged to take this survey with their colleagues, view the educational video together after individually completing the survey, and discuss the material, including strategies for overcoming any perceived barriers to implementation.