Even as all aspects of practice have changed due to COVID-19, your need to stay up to date on clinical GI does not stop. Scroll down to view the upcoming VGRs, and click here to view the past VGRs. ACG is committed to your professional education and our goal is to help the GI community embrace #GIhomeschooling at this time. 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.

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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2023

CAREER EDITION – Wednesday, September 20, 2023: Growing the Pipeline of LGBTQ+ in GI and Hepatology
Faculty: Nikki Duong, MD, Laura Targownik, MD, and Kira Newman, MD, PhD
Moderator: Victor Chedid, MD
Learning Objective: Describe how to support the LGBTQ+ community or serve as an ally during fellowship, as growing leaders in GI, and as researchers in the field.
Click Here to Register for the 8:30pm broadcast – 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Eastern Time

Week 38 – Thursday, September 21, 2023: AGA-ACG Clinical Practice Guideline: Pharmacological Management of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Faculty: Lin Chang, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Explain the most recent evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of chronic idiopathic constipation.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
Click Here to Register for the 8pm broadcast – 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Eastern Time

Week 39 – Thursday, September 28, 2023: Identification and Management of Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Faculty: Bryson Katona, MD, PhD, CGAF, Beth Dudley Yurkovich, MS, MPH, CGC, CGAF
Moderators: Thomas Slavin, Jr., MD, FACMGG, DABCC, Veroushka Ballester, MD, MS
Learning Objective: Explain the most recent evidence-based recommendations for the identification and management of hereditary pancreatic cancer.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
Click Here to Register for the 8pm broadcast – 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Eastern Time

Week 40 – Thursday, October 5, 2023: The Impact and Future of Private Equity in GI
Faculty: Scott Fraser, MBA
Moderators: Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG
Panelists: Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG, Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACG
Learning Objective: Discuss private equity as a business model for GI practices.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
Click Here to Register for the 8pm broadcast – 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Eastern Time

Week 41 – Thursday, October 12, 2023: Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD
Faculty: Noa Krugliak Cleveland, MD
Moderators: David T. Rubin, MD, FACG
Learning Objective: Describe the indications for intestinal ultrasound in IBD, interpret fundamental intestinal ultrasound images, and discuss how IUS is positioned in disease monitoring of IBD and as compared to other imaging modalities.
Click Here to Register for the NOON broadcast – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
Click Here to Register for the 8pm broadcast – 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Eastern Time

Note: ACG 2023 will be held October 20-25, in Vancouver, Canada, so there will be no ACG Virtual Grand Rounds presentations on October 19 or October 26. As a reminder, the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting is still FREE for all ACG Members. Please visit acgmeetings.gi.org to register and join us in Vancouver.

FAQs

Can’t make live Virtual Grand Rounds? No Problem!
ACG will post all Virtual Grand Rounds to the ACG Universe. Access to the ACG Universe is free to anyone with an account. Members should sign in using their Single Sign-On Account. Non-members should create an account at Universe.gi.org.

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.