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The Council on Surgical & Perioperative Safety
The Council on Surgical & Perioperative Safety(CSPS) was founded in August of 2007 and is incorporated in the State of Illinois. The CSPS is a unique coalition of seven professional organizations representing the entire spectrum of the surgical team. Its voting member organizations include the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, the American College of Surgeons, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, and the Association of Surgical Technologists. The CSPS and its member organizations have a combined total of more than 250,000 members and represent more than two million healthcare practitioners. The CSPS promotes excellence in patient safety in the surgical and perioperative environment and works to ensure that all patients receive the safest surgical care provided by an integrated team of dedicated professionals. The CSPS values a culture of patient safety and a caring workplace environment.

The idea for the CSPS resulted from a summit on perioperative care cosponsored by the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses in February 2004. At that summit, nurse anesthetists, surgical physician assistants, perianesthesia nurses, and surgical technologists were invited to participate. A number of shared themes emerged which led to the concept of creating a culture of patient safety through cooperative efforts and communication among the entire perioperative team. Several years later after additional meetings and planning for an independent organization, the CSPS was founded in July of 2007 and elected its first set of officers.

The CSPS is committed to the following goals and objectives:
 * raise awareness  among  the  public,  healthcare  leaders,  and  members  of  the perioperative team of surgical        patient safety and perioperative workplace environment issues
 * create opportunities for strategic, informed dialogue that supports safe surgery for all patients
 * collaborate with other healthcare organizations to advocate for surgical patient safety and a caring, respectful perioperative workplace environment
 * share information and establish ongoing lines of communications between CSPS member organizations
 * facilitate  or   provide   joint   educational   opportunities for   members   of   the perioperative team
 * serve as an expert knowledge resource on surgical patient safety for all members of the multidisciplinary perioperative team
 * endorse, support and utilize quality research initiatives in surgical patient care to achieve optimal patient outcomes