On July 19, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) launched a new Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference. The new surgical quality improvement program introduces 30 new surgical standards designed to systematically improve surgical care and outcomes for the aging adult population. Hospitals can implement to continuously optimize surgical care for this vulnerable population.
Read the ACS press release here.
Posted 7/22/2019
From mental health concerns to fertility preservation, adolescents and young adults with cancer require a specialized approach to treatment and survivorship care. In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, ACCC highlights a pivotal program from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and resources that meet the critical needs of these patients.
