Let ACG help you add a dose of GI learning to your busy schedule each week! ACG is committed to your professional education, and our Virtual Grand Rounds webinars offer a quick and easy way to stay up to date on clinical GI issues. Join a nationally recognized expert for a live presentation with Q&A, each week, on Thursday at 12:00 Noon Eastern time, followed by a rebroadcast at 8:00 pm Eastern time. Scroll down to view the upcoming VGRs, and click here to view the past VGRs.
A More Convenient Schedule Increases Reach of ACG Virtual Grand Rounds
In response to tremendous interest in ACG virtual education at convenient times, and to better meet the needs of practicing clinicians both nationally and internationally, the College offers Virtual Grand Rounds TWICE each Thursday by adding an evening session. Here’s how it works: The faculty will present live at Noon Eastern time and will engage with the audience in Q&A. ACG will then re-broadcast a recording of that day’s lecture at 8:00pm Eastern time, and, when possible, faculty will again join at the end to answer questions from the evening audience. If you miss either session, a recording of the presentation will be available in the ACG Education Universe the following week, allowing you to watch at your convenience.
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2026
ACG Special Edition – Week 14– Wednesday, April 1, 2026: Understanding MIPS Payment Adjustments – Navigating Your Options with GIQuIC
Hosted by GIQuIC
Click Here to Register – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Eastern Time
Week 14 – Thursday, April 2, 2026: There will be no ACG Virtual Grand Rounds presentation on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Week 15 – Thursday, April 9, 2026: Parkinson’s Disease and the Gut
Faculty: Amol Sharma, MD, MSc, FACG
Moderator: Ali Keshavarzian, MD, MACG
Learning Objective: Discuss the Parkinson’s disease pandemic, gut-to-brain pathology, and manage associated GI issues.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 16 – Thursday, April 16, 2026: Beyond PPIs: Optimizing GERD Therapy
Faculty: Anh D. Nguyen, MD
Moderator: Kerry B. Dunbar, MD, PhD
Learning Objective: Discuss a comprehensive approach to GERD management beyond proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy such as lifestyle and dietary modifications, alternative pharmacologic options including indications for PCAB use, surgical interventions, and the evidence supporting each treatment recommendation.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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ACG Special Edition – Week 17 – Wednesday, April 22, 2026: Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship Match Application – Tips & Tricks For Prospective Fellowship
Faculty: Kathryn Byrne, MD, Ian Grimes, MD, Tinsay Woreta, MD, MPH, and Pegah Hosseini-Carroll, MD, FACG
Panelist: Sarah Talamantes, MD, Anna Archbold, MD, Rahul Karna, MD, and Clive Miranda, DO, MSc
Moderator: Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG
Leading Objective: Prospective gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship applicants will be able to understand the key components of a successful fellowship application, identify common pitfalls to avoid, and apply expert strategies to enhance their candidacy in the fellowship match process.
Click Here to Register 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, Eastern Time
Week 17 – Thursday, April 23, 2026: The Microbiome in Functional Bowel Disease: How to Answer Patients’ Questions About SIBO and Leaky Gut
Faculty: Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD, MACG
Moderator: Neil H. Stollman, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Describe current understanding of the functions of the gut microbiome and metabolome in digestive health, how alterations may lead to disease processes, and provide updates in the understanding of mucosal integrity/ epithelial barrier function and how this may pertain to GI symptoms and disease.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 18 – Thursday, April 30, 2026: There will be no ACG Virtual Grand Rounds presentation on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Week 19 – Thursday, May 7, 2026: There will be no ACG Virtual Grand Rounds presentation on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
Week 20 – Thursday, May 14, 2026: Bowel Urgency in IBD: Understanding and Applying Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
Faculty: Jana G. Al Hashash, MD, MSc, FACG
Moderator: Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Evaluate the clinical significance of bowel urgency in IBD and its impact on quality of life and discuss tools used to measure urgency, including the Urgency Numeric Rating Scale (UNRS).
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 21 – Thursday, May 21, 2026: The Art of History and Physical Examination in a Patient With Abdominal Pain
Faculty: Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG
Moderator: Kenneth R. DeVault, MD, MACG
Learning Objective: Identify ways to optimize the evaluation of a patient with abdominal pain, including how to effectively use a stethoscope in diagnosing GI disease.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 22 – Thursday, May 28, 2026: How I Approach It: The Management of Gastroparesis Symptoms
Faculty: Joy J. Liu, MD, and Bethany M. Doerfler, RDN
Moderator: Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG
Learning Objective: Discuss the principles of dietary management and discuss a pragmatic approach to symptom management and optimized nutrition in gastroparesis.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 23 – Thursday, June 04, 2026: ACG Geriatric Monograph: Practical Advice for the of Management Older Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Faculty: Adam S. Faye, MD, MS
Moderator: Bharati D. Kochar, MD, MS
Learning Objective: Discuss practical, evidence-based strategies for optimizing the management of inflammatory bowel disease in older adults, including individualized therapy selection, assessment of frailty and comorbidity, and multidisciplinary approaches to improve outcomes and quality of life.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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ACG International VGR – Week 24 –Wednesday, June 10, 2026: Gastric Cancer Prevention Strategies in Latin American Countries
Offered in conjunction with the Chilean Society of Gastroenterology
Faculty: Doug Morgan, MD, MPH, FACG, and Arnoldo Riquelme, MD
Learning Objective: Discuss non invasive strategies related to primary prevention (screen-and-treat) and secondary prevention (risk stratification based on low cost gastric panel in blood) in Latin America (HOPE project)
Click Here to Register – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Eastern Time
Week 24 – Thursday, June 11, 2026: Tips and Tricks: Removing Foreign Bodies
Faculty: Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG
Moderator: John Erikson L. Yap, MD, MBA, FACG
Learning Objective: Explain practical techniques and insights for safely and effectively removing foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract using evidence-based approaches.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 25 – Thursday, June 18, 2026: Implementing AI Into Clinic
Faculty: Andy Tau, MD
Moderator: David T. Dulaney, MD
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Week 26 – Thursday, June 25, 2026: Micro/nanoplastics : Here There and Everywhere- Implications for GI Disease….
Faculty: David A. Johnson, MD, MACG
Moderator: Mark B. Pochapin, MD, MACG
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 27 – Thursday, July 2, 2026: There will be no ACG Virtual Grand Rounds presentation on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
Week 28 – Thursday, July 9, 2026: Feeding Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Enteral Nutrition and Feeding Tubes
Faculty: John K. DiBaise, MD, FACG
Moderator: Banreet Dhindsa, MBBS
Learning Objective: Discuss the indications for initiating enteral nutrition and evaluate the criteria for selecting the appropriate feeding tube for optimal patient care.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 29 – Thursday, July 16, 2026: ACG Geriatric Monograph: Pancreatic Cysts and Pancreatitis in the Older Adult
Faculty: Timothy B. Gardner, MD, FACG
Moderator: Linda S. Lee, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Discuss the specific challenges and opportunities in diagnosing and managing exocrine pancreas disease in the older adult.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 30 – Thursday, July 23, 2026: Global Consensus Statement on the Management of Pregnancy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Faculty: Uma Mahadevan, MD, FACG
Moderator: Gursimran S. Kochhar, MD
Learning Objective: Discuss pregnancy risks in women with IBD and apply current evidence-based recommendations to manage IBD medications during pregnancy and lactation.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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ACG International VGR – Week 31 –Tuesday, July 28, 2026: Early Colon Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Offered in conjunction with the Japanese Gastroenterological Association (JGA)
Faculty: Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD
Moderator: Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD, FACG
Click Here to Register -7:00 am Eastern Time |8:00 pm in Japan
Week 31 – Thursday, July 30, 2026: Quality Indicators for ERCP – Competencies in Endoscopy
Offered in conjunction with GIQuIC
Faculty: Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 32 – Thursday, August 6, 2026: Clinical Application of the Urgency Numeric Rating Scale (UNRS): Optimizing Patient Assessment and Care
Faculty: Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Moderator: Jana G. Al Hashash, MD, MSc, FACG
Learning Objective: To recognize the severity of bowel urgency and the impact on quality of life in IBD patients.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 33 – Thursday, August 13, 2026: ACG Clinical Guideline: Hepatic Encephalopathy
Faculty: Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG
Moderator: Simona S. Jakab, MD
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 34 – Thursday, August 20, 2026: Gastro-Esophageal Disorders of the Geriatric Population
Faculty: Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MACG
Moderator: Kanwarpreet S. Tandon, MD
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 35 – Thursday, August 27, 2026: Constipation Unplugged: Navigating the Latest Insights
Faculty: Kyle D. Staller, MD, MPH
Moderator: Ernesto S. Robalino Gonzaga, MD
Learning Objective: Provide an update on the latest insights and treatments for constipation, offering practical strategies for effective management.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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ACG International VGR – Week 37– Wednesday, September 9, 2026: Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of SIBO
Offered in conjunction with the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
Faculty: Mark Pimentel, MD, FACG
Moderator: Turki AlAmeel, MBBS, FRCPC, FACP
Learning Objective: To recognize and apply modern concepts to diagnose and treat SIBO in GI practice.
Click Here to Register – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Eastern Time | 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Saudi Arabia Time
Week 37 – Thursday, September 10, 2026: ACG Geriatric Monograph: “Functional” GI Conditions in the Older Adult: DGBIs and Beyond
Faculty: Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, MD, FAC
Moderator: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Discuss the physiologic effects of FODMAPs in IBS, outline fiber recommendations for IBS, gastroparesis, and constipation, and identify factors that place patients at nutrient risk.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 38 – Thursday, September 17, 2026: ACG Clinical Guideline Update: Preventive Care in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Faculty: Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, MACG
Moderator: Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, MACG
Learning Objective: Discuss gaps in health maintenance for patients with IBD, understand their elevated infection risks, and apply current recommendations for vaccinations, cancer screenings, and other preventive care considerations.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Want to assign the Virtual Grand Rounds to Trainees as homework?
Training programs can request a free Training Pathways account on the Education Universe. With a training pathways account, program directors and coordinators are able to assign and track trainee homework. All of the videos on the Universe along with a question bank of 900 questions can be assigned to trainees. The programs will also have access to a free OSCE toolkit that was developed by NYU. For more information on Training Director Resources or to request an ACG Training Pathways account, please visit gi.org/trainees/program-director-resources.