Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct;28(10):1712-1716. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.07.012. Epub 2024 Jul 21.
The 2024 GI Surgery Summit brought together Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), and Society of University Surgeons (SUS) members to assess the current state of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. This report reviews the key discussions and recommendations after the dedicated plenary session that addressed challenges in providing high-quality, accessible GI surgery for all patients.
The Summit took place from January 14 to 16. During the plenary session "Defining the role and impact of specialty surgeons in ensuring high-quality, accessible abdominal surgery," leaders, rising leaders, and members of SSAT, SSO, and SUS met and discussed challenges in providing high-quality, accessible GI surgery.
Actionable recommendations to address the challenges in providing high-quality, accessible GI surgical care were made, including engaging communities and patients, building alliances across hospitals and surgeons, and establishing standards of GI surgical care.
Surgeons, hospital systems, and surgical societies can improve healthcare access and outcomes for all GI surgical patients.
2024 年胃肠外科峰会汇集了消化道外科学会（SSAT）、外科肿瘤学会（SSO）和大学外科医生学会（SUS）的成员，以评估胃肠外科的现状。本报告回顾了专门的全体会议后的关键讨论和建议，该会议专门讨论了为所有患者提供高质量、可及的胃肠外科手术所面临的挑战。
峰会于 1 月 14 日至 16 日举行。在题为“确定专科医生在确保高质量、可及的腹部手术中的作用和影响”的全体会议上，SSAT、SSO 和 SUS 的领导、新兴领袖和成员齐聚一堂，讨论了提供高质量、可及的胃肠外科手术所面临的挑战。
提出了一系列切实可行的建议，以应对提供高质量、可及的胃肠外科护理方面的挑战，包括让社区和患者参与进来、在医院和外科医生之间建立联盟以及建立胃肠外科护理标准。
外科医生、医院系统和外科医生协会可以改善所有胃肠外科患者的医疗保健获取和结果。
