Table 4.

American Society of Breast Surgeon efforts to reduce variability of reoperation rates after initial lumpectomy for cancer

1. Orlando Consensus Conference April 30, 2015

2. Auditing and peer performance comparison of re-excision rates and reasons for re-operation available in the ASBrS Mastery Program6,37

3. Development of formal specifications for a reexcision lumpectomy rate quality measure in 2014

4. Development of a patient reported cosmetic outcome measure in the Mastery patient survey

5. Development of a guideline for the technique of “breast-conserving surgery” available on the ASBrS website

6. Education emphasizing compliance with the SSO-ASTRO margin statement during the 2014 and 2015 annual meetings

7. Quality and Research committees of the ASBrS to begin a prospective, observational study of members to search for associations between reoperation rates and the CALLER conference tools in 2015. This effort is intended to aid the design of subsequent comparative effectiveness research