The 2019 ACS Quality and Safety Conference was held in Washington, DC. this year at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The large venue was a great space for the many different surgical service lines to come together for five days. The conference was divided into tracks based on the multiple ACS Quality Programs and General Sessions were offered. The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and…
Registry Partners recently attended the American College of Surgeons (ACS) 2019 Quality and Safety Conference in Washington, DC. This annual event is hosted by ACS and focuses on the improvement of surgical care and patient safety and is targeted to those facilities and organizations participating in one of the many ACS quality improvement programs, including National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) and Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery…
In a video series called “Finding and Maintaining a Work-Life Balance” by Leadercast Now, six important topics were discussed by various professionals to help others find and maintain a work-life balance. 1. Finding Your Leadership Balance The first video shared how one married mother of three has been able to find the right balance between her career and home life. She explained how she was…
Empathy is an important quality to have whether personally or professionally… there is a place for empathy in all settings. The word empathy, defined is “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” How often do you ask someone how they are doing or how life has been treating them? How often do you take the time to get to know someone better? In…
