What is the Grand Rounds Webinar Series?
ACS Quality Grand Rounds is a series of 60-minute webinars that hosts an ACS Quality site to share their quality improvement projects and lessons learned. Currently, Grand Rounds is for participants of NSQIP, MBSAQIP, and Pediatric NSQIP, however everyone is welcome to join the webinar. Each session creates space for practical discussion, collaboration, and shared learning across programs and institutions.
Upcoming Webinar
April 2026 — In this session, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center surgical quality leaders will share highlights on how they are advancing patient safety by strengthening teamwork across surgical teams and implementing practical tools that surface key patient issues.
Past Webinars
January 2026 — In this session, Christiana Care leaders shared how they were transforming communication, accessibility, and cultural connection for non-English-speaking patients, offering a model for patient-centered care that could be applied across healthcare systems. The discussion highlighted how thoughtful strategies and culturally informed approaches were improving engagement and outcomes for diverse patient populations.
Please follow the linked instructions to view the Christiana Care webinar recording and claim your credit.
November 2025 — This webinar featured Fraser Health, the largest health authority in Canada, and highlighted their ongoing journey toward surgical quality improvement. Surgeons and quality professionals from the Fraser Health team shared how they identified key areas for improvement, used data to uncover actionable insights, and implemented targeted interventions in response to their findings. The session emphasized how these efforts, carried out over time, supported both large-scale and small-scale quality improvement initiatives and helped support a culture of continuous improvement across their surgical departments.
Please follow the linked instructions to view the Fraser Health webinar recording and claim your credit.
September 2025 — The first webinar in this series featured the Post-Operative Discharge Support Service (PODSS) program from Queensland Health in Australia. PODSS was a nurse-led telehealth initiative that helped reduce unnecessary emergency department visits, improved access to specialist care, and strengthened both patient and provider satisfaction. Members of the PODSS team shared their experience developing and implementing the program, along with lessons learned and future plans.
Please follow the linked instructions to view the PODSS webinar recording and claim your credit.
CME/CNE
By attending the webinar, you can earn 1.0 contact hour of CME/CNE credit, making ACS Quality Grand Rounds a meaningful way to grow your knowledge, explore innovative QI approaches, and stay current with continuing education requirements.
Interested in Speaking at a Future Webinar?
If you are interested in presenting in an upcoming ACS Quality Ground Rounds, access the link below and fill out the interest form.
Contact Us
For questions about the webinar series please contact the ACS Clinical Support Team at clinicalsupport@acsnsqip.org.
