Surgical Patient Education Program Products

The ACS Surgical Patient Education Program has created brochures, guides, and courses to help your patients and their caregivers. Our resources aim to:

Reduce complications
Improve participation and outcomes
Support the transition to home
Increase patient satisfaction

Note: Prices vary based on grant funding level.

Download our brochure to learn more about the Surgical Patient Education Program.

For more information, email surgicalpatienteducation@facs.org.

Home Skills Kits

Products	Member	Non-Member
Ostomy: Colostomy/Ileostomy (Adult English)	$10	$40
Ostomy: Colostomy/Ileostomy (Adult Spanish)	$10	$40
Ostomy: Colostomy/Ileostomy (Pediatric English)	$10	$40
Ostomy: Colostomy/Ileostomy (Pediatric Spanish)	Web only
Ostomy: Urostomy (Adult English)	$10	$40
Ostomy: Urostomy (Adult Spanish)	$10	$40
Ostomy: Urostomy (Pediatric English)	$10	$40
Ostomy: Urostomy (Pediatric Spanish)	Web only
Wound: Lacerations and Abrasions	$10	$20
Wound: Surgical Wounds	$10	$20
Wound: Pressure Ulcers	$10	$20
Wound: Diabetic Foot Ulcers	$10	$20
Wound: Venous Leg Ulcers and Lymphedema	$10	$20
Feeding Tube	$20	$40
Central Line	$20	$40
Your Lung Operation	$20	$30
Your Breast Cancer Surgery	$20	$30

Operation Brochures (Packs of 25)

Product	Member	Non-Member
Specific Surgical Procedures
Appendectomy (English)	$40	$60
Appendectomy (Spanish)	$40	$60
Appendectomy (Italian)	Web only
Cholecystectomy (English)	$40	$60
Cholecystectomy (Spanish)	$40	$60
Cholecystectomy (Italian)	Web only
Colectomy (English)	$40	$60
Colectomy (Spanish)	$40	$60
Colectomy (Italian)	Web only
Colonoscopy (English)	$40	$60
Colonoscopy (Spanish)	$40	$60
Colonoscopy (Italian)	Web only
Hernia Repair: Groin, Inguinal, Femoral (Adult English)	$40	$60
Hernia Repair: Groin, Inguinal, Femoral (Adult Spanish)	$40	$60
Hernia Repair: Groin, Inguinal, Femoral (Adult Italian)	Web only
Hernia Repair: Groin, Inguinal, Femoral (Pediatric)	$40	$60
Hernia Repair: Umbilical (Adult English)	$40	$60
Hernia Repair: Umbilical (Adult Spanish)	$40	$60
Hernia Repair: Umbilical (Pediatric)	$40	$60
Hernia Repair: Ventral (English)	$40	$60
Hernia Repair: Ventral (Spanish)	$40	$60
General Surgical Information
Medication and Surgery	$15	$25
Safe and Effective Pain Control after Surgery (Adult)	$15	$40
Safe and Effective Pain Control after Surgery (Pediatric)	$15	$40
Quit Smoking before Your Operation	$20	$40

Annual Subscription Services

Prices outlined are billed annually.

Product	Pricing (per Year)
Toolkit Subscriptions
Free Trial	Free
Provider Edition	$300
Hospital Edition: General Surgery	$1,200
Hospital Edition: Breast Cancer Surgery	$600
Hospital Broadcast Rights
Feeding Tube	$300
Central Lines	$300
Ostomy (Adult English)	$300
Ostomy (Pediatric English)	$300
Breast Surgery	$300
Wound Program	$300

Online Courses

Product	Pricing
For Medical Professionals
Safe Opioid Use in Surgery: A Team-Based Approach	$10
Regional Anesthesia for Practicing General Surgeons: Pectoral Nerve Blocks	$25
Surgical Pain Management in the Setting of Opioid Tolerance and Misuse	$25
For Patients
Feeding Tube Home Skills Course	Free
Colostomy/Ileostomy Home Skills Course	$10
Urostomy Home Skills Course	$10
Your Lung Operation Home Skills Course	Free
Central Lines Home Skills Course	Free