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 International VGR – Week 06– Wednesday, February 4, 2026: The Paradigm Shift from FMT to Live Biotherapeutic Products in the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection
Offered in conjunction with the Gastroenterological Society of Taiwan (GEST)
Faculty: Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG
Moderator: Ronald K. Hsu, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Explain how the treatment of C. diff has shifted from fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to live biotherapeutic products.
Click Here to Register – 7:00 am – 8:00 am, Eastern Time | 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Taiwan time (CST)
Week 06– Thursday, February 5, 2026: The Impact of Violence and Trauma on Patient Care: What the Gastroenterologist Needs to Know
Faculty: Christina N. Awad, MD
Moderator: Mark D. Hubner, MD
Learning Objective: Explain the prevalence and clinical presentation of trauma, describe how violence and trauma influence gastrointestinal health and patient outcomes, and apply trauma-informed care principles to recognize signs of trauma, communicate sensitively, and integrate appropriate screening, documentation, and referral practices.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
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Week 07– Thursday, February 12, 2026: GI Nutrition Care Series: Nutrition Strategies for Patients with Mucosal Diseases; From Celiac, to IBD and Eosinophilic Disorders
Faculty: Laura Manning, RD, and Stephanie L. Gold, MD
Learning Objective: Discuss updated nutrition recommendations for patients with celiac disease, IBD and eosinophilic enteritis, and review current guidelines on nutrition recommendations for patients with mucosal diseases.
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Week 08– Thursday, February 19, 2026: Mental Health Care in IBD
Faculty: Chung Sang (CS) Tse, MD
Moderator: Shirly Cohen-Mekelburg, MD, MS
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Week 09– Thursday, February 26, 2026: Best of ACG 2025! Outstanding Science, Expert Discussions
Hosted by the ACG Innovation in Technology Committee
Faculty: Eric C. Swei, MD, MS, Ekta Gutpa, MD, FACG, Omer Shahab, MD, Sangeeta Agrawal, MD, FACG, Hassam Ali, MD, and Neal A. Mehta, MD
Moderator: Vlad Kushnir, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Discuss the best scientific papers presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting held in Phoenix, AZ in Oct 2025.
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Week 10– Thursday, March 5, 2026: Precision Polypectomy: Mastering Techniques for Safe and Effective Removal
Faculty: Douglas K. Rex, MD, MACG
Moderator: Neha V. Patel, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Explore advanced polypectomy techniques, emphasizing precision, safety, and the latest innovations in endoscopic polyp removal.
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Week 11– Thursday, March 12, 2026: Update on Best Practices for Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation
Faculty: Carol A. Burke, MD, MACG
Moderator:Ryan K. Fawley, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Discuss the mechanisms, evidence, and positioning of bowel preparation strategies and updated recommendations.
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Week 12– Thursday, March 19, 2026: AI in Colonoscopy and Beyond
Faculty: Seth A. Gross, MD, FACG
Moderator: Pujitha Kudaravalli, MD
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Week 13– Thursday, March 26, 2026: Colon Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance: Considerations for the Older Adult
Faculty: Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG, and Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, MS, FACG
Learning Objective: Discuss the benefits and risks of colon cancer screening in older individuals, understand the risk of CRC, and strategies for surveillance in older adults, and review the Management of common non-IBD Colitis in older adults.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Week 24– Thursday, June 11, 2026: Tips and Tricks: Removing Foreign Bodies
Faculty: Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Explain practical techniques and insights for safely and effectively removing foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract using evidence-based approaches.
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Week 25– Thursday, June 18, 2026: Implementing AI Into Clinic
Faculty: Andy Tau, MD
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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.