THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND THE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY NATIONAL QUALITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM FOR VASCULAR CARE

Description

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) have collaborated to create a national quality verification program focused on the care and treatment of patients receiving vascular surgical and interventional care. The Vascular Verification Program establishes a cohesive framework for hospitals and outpatient facilities focused on using data and quality improvement practices to deliver appropriate clinical care to achieve optimal vascular patient outcomes. The Program provides participating hospitals with a way to establish and grow quality improvement and clinical care infrastructure for vascular surgery and interventional care. Verified hospitals will have a framework for improving patient education, clinical care, and data collection, among other areas. The verification program can be adapted to a variety of inpatient hospital and outpatient settings.

This session will focus on the newly launched ACS/SVS Vascular Verification Program and the success of ACS's National quality verification programs across other surgical specialties. The importance of vascular verification program in the outpatient setting will be discussed as well.

Featuring Internationally Recognized Speakers on Quality and Patient-Centered Care

Speaker Information 

Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS Professor of Surgery and Health Services, UCLA Director, ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care	Anton Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, DFSVS Professor, Lewis B. Saltz Chair, Department of Surgery George Washington University Medical Center Past-President, Society for Vascular Surgery Past Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons Chair, Vascular Verification Program Steering Committee
R. Clement Darling, III, MD, FACS, DFSVS Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery  Professor of Surgery Director, The Institute for Vascular Health and Disease Past-President, Society for Vascular Surgery Chair, Inpatient Vascular Verification Program	William Shutze, MD, FACS, DFSVS Vascular Surgeon Texas Vascular Associates The Heart Hospital Plano Secretary, Society for Vascular Surgery Chair, Outpatient Vascular Verification Program
Moderated by: Thomas L Forbes, MD, FRCSC, FACS, DFSVS Surgeon-in-Chief, University Health Network Professor & Vice-Chair Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Chair, SVS Quality Council Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Vascular Surgery

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Target Audience 

Vascular surgeons, interventionalists (radiologists, cardiologists), residents and trainees in these disciplines, physicians, non-physician clinicians (e.g., nurse practitioners and physician assistants) and hospital administrators.

Learning Objectives

• Review the Quality Verification Programs of ACS In Relation to Clinical Outcomes.
• Describe the Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) and the Four Guiding Principles of Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Review and Discuss the Inpatient and Outpatient Program Process and Its Value.

Schedule

Recommended Readings

• Access the full Vascular-VP standards manual.
• Hospitals interested in becoming a verified center and continuing the quality improvement journey of their vascular service are encouraged to apply online.
• More information about Vascular-VP is available on the ACS website and SVS website

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