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ACS Inclusive Excellence Resource and Implementation Toolkit
The ACS Office of Inclusive Excellence was launched in 2021 to build upon our long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Using proven principles and practices, we are developing and implementing a sustainable strategy where staff and members produce meaningful and measurable results that contribute to better outcomes for all patients.
Target Audience
This educational activity is designed for Surgeons, Physicians, and Residents.
Non-clinical staff are welcome to enroll/register for the course. Following the course, an option for a certificate of completion is available in lieu of credit claiming.
Learning Objectives
In our commitment to align diversity, equity and inclusion work being done across the college, the Office of Inclusive Excellence seeks to support, advise, or collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. At the conclusion of the Toolkit activity, learners will be able to:
- Identify why diversity, equity and inclusion is important to all members of the College.
- Define diversity.
- Apply techniques for solving Inclusivity challenges in the workplace and patient populations.
- Identify and Address Inclusivity challenges in the surgical workplace and in educational forums.
- Implement standards of equity practices to effectively address specific Inclusivity issues.
- Learners will refine their knowledge of best practices for transitioning teams and organizations to a culture of inclusion and belonging.
- Learners will examine strategies to anticipate challenges and sustain positive gains within institutions.
- Learners will be able to apply confidence, empowerment, and knowledge, to speak on DEI topics effectively and become strong advocates and speakers in their respective areas.
- Learners will be able to create a positive community with peer-to-peer support to combat isolation.
- Learners will be able to apply knowledge to their environment/culture, and the space will be a great place to share best practices for equitable and inclusive patient care.
- Learners will be able to implement Equity Practices at respective accountability levels.
Contact
Please contact the Office of Inclusive Excellence at ACS-IE@facs.org with new or updated information on any of your diversity, equity and inclusion -related programs, projects, or initiatives.
For any technical questions, please contact us at learning@facs.org.
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
Ineligible company
The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.
Financial Relationships
Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.
Conflict of Interest
Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.
The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.
Planning Committee Disclosures
Cherisse Berry - Faculty, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Wendy Greene - Faculty, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Orlando Kirton - Faculty, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Valentine Nfosom - Faculty, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Susan Pories - Faculty, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Bonnie Mason - Faculty, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Author Disclosures
Tania Aurora - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Bernadette Aulivola - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Douglas Bernhart - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Carol Berry - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Stephanie Bonne - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Paris Butler - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Jo Buyski - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Steven Chao - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Shajeel Chaudhry - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Herbert Chen - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Karen Chojnacki - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Callisia Clarke - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Scott Coates - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Marie Crandall- Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Dee Das - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kimberly Davis - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Cori DeLisi - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Daniel Dent - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Rochelle Dicker - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Vikas Dudeja - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Bridget Fahey, Author, for this education event has relevant financial disclosures and has been excluded from controlling content or participating as faculty in this accredited education.
Mary Fallat - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Diana Farmer, Author, for this educational event, has financial relationship(s) with: BrioPryme Biologics as has served as a consultant and received Stock-options. The conflict(s) was reviewed and the individual’s disclosed conflict(s) and determined that it is not relevant to his/her role in the educational activity.
Paula Ferrada - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Nancy Gantt - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Nicole Goulet - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Randolph Guzman - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Chelsa Harris - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Alexandra Hernandez - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
O, Joe Hines - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Julie Hong - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Yue-Yung Hu - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Marybeth Hughes - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Benjamin Jarman - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
D. Rohan Jeyarajah - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Andrew Jones - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kathie-Ann Joseph - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Lawrence Kim - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Gifty Kwakye - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Keith Lillemoe - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Brenessa Lindeman - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Matthew Linz - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kathryn Martin - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Matthew Martin - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Jeffrey Matthews - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Shyamin Mehra - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Alessandra Mele - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Harveshp Mogal - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Lilah Morris-Wiseman - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Heidi Nelson - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Erika Newman - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Benedict Nwomeh - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Lynn O'Connor - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kelsey Ogomori - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Ada Okafor - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Gezzer Ortega - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Sareh Parangi - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Caroline Prendergast - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Carla Pugh - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Carmen Ramos-Irizarry - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Erika Rangel - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Alisha Reiss - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Jorge Rodriguez - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Sanziana Roman - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Mark Sawyer - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Fariha Sheikh - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Tiffany Sinclair - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Shannon Small - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Norma Smalls - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
SchMiyah Smith - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Liem Snyder - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Julie Ann Sosa - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Sareh Suh - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Crystal Totten - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Xyruz Villariz - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kasper Wang - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Tracy Wang - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
William Ward - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Keyonna Williams - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Steven Xie - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Tonya Zakrison - Author, for this educational event, has as no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
To Enroll/Register
You may enroll in the course free of charge. You will be asked to register first to complete the registration process. Once you have completed the registration process, an email will be sent to you with the confirmation and course login information.
To Start Course
Once you have completed the registration process, you will see the "Take Course" button above, click on the button to start/access the educational activity.