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Cancer surgery standards program

CSSP Governance

The mission and objectives of the Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP) are carried out through its three committees: Education, Standards Development, and Surgical Information Transformation.

Executive Committee

Leadership

Matthew H.G. Katz, MD, FACS
CSSP Chair
Tina J. Hieken, MD, FACS
CSSP Vice Chair
Amanda Francescatti, MS
Staff Liaison

Current CSSP Executive Committee Members

Education Committee

Leadership

Mediget Teshome, MD, FACS
Chair
Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS
Vice Chair
Bell Pastore
Staff Liaison

Goals

  • Host workshops and webinars related to cancer surgery standards for surgeons and staff at accredited centers.
  • Develop content related to cancer surgery standards for presentation at national meetings.
  • Develop educational videos for accreditation programs on compliance with the surgical standards.
  • Develop educational videos highlighting technical standards for cancer surgery.
  • Develop educational initiatives within the context of surgical training programs.
  • Measure impact of educational initiatives.

Current Education Committee Members

Standards Development Committee

Leadership

Flavio Rocha, MD, FACS
Chair
Toan (Tony) Nguyen, MD, FACS
Vice-Chair
Peter Carpenter, MHA
Staff Liaison

Goals

  • Develop and update evidence-based operative standards for the technical conduct of oncologic surgery based on up-to-date data.
  • Work with ACS Commission on Cancer to develop new CoC operative standards.
  • Develop and submit new quality measures for consideration by the NCDB.
  • Collaborate with ACS programs to monitor compliance with CoC operative standards generated by CSSP.
  • Work with the CSSP Education Committee to disseminate operative standards through a variety of channels (ACS website, video series).
  • Ensure consistency of content related to technical standards, synoptic reports, and protocols.
  • Create disease-site subcommittees and others as appropriate.
  • Engage with member organizations to ensure diverse representation.
  • Identify knowledge gaps in surgical care to be addressed in future studies.

Current Standards Development Committee Members

Surgical Information Transformation Committee

Leadership

William Burns, MD, FACS
Chair
Nicole Lopez, MD, FACS
Vice Chair
Peter Carpenter, MHA
Staff Liaison

Goals

  • Develop synoptic operative reports and surgical protocols to provide guidance on collection of essential data elements for cancer surgery.
  • Develop crosswalks for communication with other databases and information systems.
  • Work with the CSSP Education Committee to disseminate protocols and synoptic operative reports.
  • Ensure consistency of content related to technical standards, synoptic reports, and protocols.
  • Create disease-site subcommittees and others as appropriate.
  • Engage with member organizations to ensure diverse representation.
  • Identify knowledge gaps in surgical care to be addressed in future studies.

Current Surgical Information Transformation Committee Members