ACS Patient Education Toolkit

The personalized Surgical Patient Education Toolkit offers patient education that is trusted, evidence-based, and easily-accessible. Titles available on the Toolkit include information from the American College of Surgeons, National Cancer Institute (NCI), and National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The website (at a unique URL personalized with your hospital name) delivers point of care surgical education to help patients understand procedures, make informed decisions, and confidently manage their entire perioperative experience from prep to home care.

The Toolkit is available as a provider edition or hospital edition (general surgery or breast cancer). Read on to learn more about the capabilities and information included in each Toolkit edition.

All Editions of the Toolkit:

• ACS patient education content
  • Procedure Brochures
  • Surgical Prep Series: Quit Smoking, Medication Management, Safe Pain Control, Surgical Infection Reduction
  • Surgical Cancer Programs
  • Home Skills Programs for Extended Recovery
• Reviewed NCI and NIH content
• Customizable Content
  • Easily add/remove titles
  • Publish your own patient education handouts and videos to your Toolkit
• Print or email education to patients
• Display Toolkit on your hospital/practice website
• Direct patients to Toolkit via personalized poster with QR code
• Patient Survey: evaluate patients’ response to the education
• Site use metrics: review how your toolkit is being used.

To Learn More:

Provider Edition

• Provider Edition Surgical Specialty Options:
  • General, Colorectal, Pediatric, Thoracic, Vascular

Hospital Edition – General Surgery

Hospital Edition – Breast Cancer

For more information, contact surgicalpatienteducation@facs.org.

Enroll

Provider Edition: 60-Day Free Trial

Provider Edition: One Year Subscription $300

Hospital Edition – General Surgery: One Year Subscription $1200*

Hospital Edition – Breast Cancer: One Year Subscription $600*

*NSQIP/NAPBC discounts available. Email surgicalpatienteducation@facs.org for discount code.

After purchase, you will receive an email with instructions to visit fromyoursurgeon.org and log in with your username and password. An annual subscription is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

The program was reviewed by the Patient Education Committee and the Patient Education Governor's workgroup.