Plenary Symposia
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- Track: Clinical Practice
- CME/CE: 1
- Q & A: Video
This session will describe the efforts of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), together with the AGS and the John A. Hartford Foundation, to improve care for older adults considering and having surgery by developing a structured program and measures that address the goals and needs of each individual older adult. Learning Objectives: (1) describe the process used to develop the ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification quality program; (2) describe the measure available through the GSV for tracking the quality of surgical care in older adults; and (3) discuss the importance of having palliative care standards as part of the care of older adults considering or having surgery.
| Introduction: The Team and the Groundwork Ronnie A. Rosenthal, MS, MD |
| Developing the Standards and Creating a “Program” Marcia M. Russell, MD |
| Overcoming the Challenges of Developing the Measures Thomas N. Robinson, MD |
| Continuing the Progress: Adding Palliative Care Standards and More Zara R. Cooper, MD, MSc |