Important Dates in May

May 1, 2018

Make sure to mark your calendar for the following dates this month:

Today, May 1

• Application period opens for the July Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC)™ exam

Friday, May 4

• Presentation from ASCA Regulatory Counsel Kara Newbury at 11:10 am ET at the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (IFASC) 2018 Spring Conference and Trade Show in Carmel, IN

Sunday, May 6–Saturday, May 12

• National Nurses Week, a time dedicated to celebrating the important role nurses play in health care

Tuesday, May 8

• ASCA webinar Cut Costs with a Collaborative Effort inside Your ASC at 1:00 pm ET

Tuesday, May 15

• First-quarter (Q1) reports from ASCA’s 2018 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey are available to subscribers
• Deadline to submit data for all ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program web-based measures

Friday, May 18

• Deadline to register for ASCA's June 5 National Advocacy Day

Tuesday, May 22

• ASCA webinar In Print, On Air and Online: The Challenges and Opportunities of Media Relations at 1:00 pm ET

Thursday, May 31

• Application period closes for the July CASC exam

Month of May:

• Purchase ASCA’s 2018 Webinar All-Access Pass to access all 18 webinars planned for 2018—including recordings of those held earlier this year—at one low price
• Register for ASCA's Virtual Career Fair, taking place June 14
• Apply for the ASCA Foundation’s Medical Mission Scholarship Program, which provides funding for nurses, surgical techs and scrub techs who participate in One World Surgery’s weeklong medical missions (scholarships available to ASCA members only)