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Register for the Special Edition IBD Circle VGR – Managing IBD in Pregnancy: A Case-Based Discussion

Wednesday, December 3, 8:00–9:00 pm ET
➡️ gi.org/ACGVGR

Plastics – Here, There, and Everywhere: Implications for Gastrointestinal Health and Disease
David A. Johnson, MD, MACG; Alejandra Vargas, MD & Edward C. Oldfield, IV, MD, FACG

📕 doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003417

Less than one week left to finish your applications for the 2026 ACG Institute Clinical Research Awards!

Don't miss this opportunity to fund your research. Explore the award types and apply by Monday, December 1.

➡️ gi.org/research-awards

Artificial Intelligence Driven Diagnosis of Motility Patterns in High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry: A Multicentric Multidevice Study
Mascarenhas & Mota, et al.

➡️ doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000941

Register for ACG's 2025 Hepatology School and Southern Regional Postgraduate Course! Featuring endoscopy sessions on biliary cannulation, refractory esophageal strictures, small bowel bleeding, and polypectomy.

December 5-7
Nashville, TN
➡️ gi.org/2025southern

Role of Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Every Gastroenterologist Should Know
Kochhar, et al.

📕 doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003507

The Government Shutdown Is Over, But Telehealth Questions Remain - American College of Gastroenterology The government shutdown is over, but telehealth confusion persists. Here's what you need to know as we wrap up 2025.

🚨Medicare telehealth update

✅#Telehealth flexibilities back, until 1/30/26
✅Claims from gov't shutdown paid retroactively
‼️Most providers can still provide telehealth from home

Read more at the ACG Blog: https://gi.org/2025/11/13/the-government-shutdown-is-over-but-telehealth-questions-remain/

There's still time to register for ACG's 2025 Hepatology School & Southern Regional Postgraduate Course!

December 5-7
Nashville, TN
➡️ gi.org/2025southern

Parkinson's Disease and the Gut: A Primer for Gastroenterologists
Sharma, et al.

📕 doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003508

Sexual and Reproductive Health of Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Jiang, et al.

➡️ doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000870

Coming soon! Launching January 5, 2026, the ACG APP Academy for Clinical Excellence is a comprehensive, self-paced curriculum to take you on a professional development journey that elevates the role of APPs in GI and hepatology.

For APP Academy updates:
➡️gi.org/app-academy-early-interest-form

⏰Last call! Third- and fourth-year GI fellows, there's still time to apply for the ACG Institute Emerging Leadership Program.

Applications are due Monday, November 24:
➡️gi.org/elp

Register for today’s ACG Virtual Grand Rounds:

Dr. Freddy Caldera with a Vaccine Update for Gastroenterologists: IBD and Beyond!

⏰ Noon & 8 pm ET
➡️ gi.org/ACGVGR

🎬ACG in the movies!

Director Ruben Fleischer, son of ACG member Dr. David Fleischer, used the ACG logo in a scene for the new movie, Now You See Me, Now You Don't! Headed to the movies this weekend? See if you can spot the logo in the last 10 minutes and Dr. Fleischer's cameo!

This week, the ACG team is at the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Annual Meeting, learning about the latest data and strategies to increase screening. ACG Trustee Dr. Aasma Shaukat is among the first speakers, sharing data on test types, sensitivity, and specificity.

ACG Virtual Grand Rounds — Vaccine Update for Gastroenterologists: IBD and Beyond
Freddy Caldera, DO, MS, PhD, FACG

Thursday, November 20 at Noon & 8pm ET
➡️ gi.org/ACGVGR

Applications are due TODAY for 3 ACG Institute Leadership YOU programs:

⭐ Early Career Leadership Program
⭐ Advanced Leadership Program
⭐ Clinical Research Leadership Program

Learn more and apply ➡️ gi.org/leadership-you

Register for today’s ACG Virtual Grand Rounds:

Dr. George Ou on Cases of Non-Short Bowel/Intestinal Failure: Pearls for Recognition and Management!

⏰ Noon & 8 pm ET
➡️ gi.org/ACGVGR

Applications for the ACG Institute Advanced Leadership Program are due this Friday, November 14.

Don't miss this free opportunity to develop leadership and interpersonal skills!

➡️ gi.org/alp

Explore the November issue of the Red Journal!
📕 amjgastro.com

And peruse the #ACG2025 abstracts:
⭐ journals.lww.com/ajg/toc/2025/10002

Register for ACG’s 2025 Hepatology School & Southern Regional Postgraduate Course!
December 5-7, 2025, in Nashville, TN

Attend for the latest clinical updates across GI topics and a deep dive into hepatology.
➡️ gi.org/2025southern

TOMORROW: Join us for the next ACG Virtual Grand Rounds (International)!

Current Concepts in Celiac Disease (CeD)—presented en Español
Maria Esteve Comas, MD & Julio C. Bai, MD
Tuesday, November 11, 4:00–5:00 pm ET

With the Argentine Society of Gastroenterology (SAGE)

ACG Virtual Grand Rounds — Cases of Non-Short Bowel/Intestinal Failure: Pearls for Recognition and Management
George Ou, MD

Thursday, November 13 at Noon & 8pm ET
➡️ gi.org/ACGVGR

Apply to the #LeadershipYOU Clinical Research Leadership Program (CRLP)!

For U.S. ACG member physicians 2-15 years post-fellowship who have received grant funding as a PI/Co-PI (non-trainee, non-fellow) in the last 10 years

Applications due November 14
🌟gi.org/CRLP

Join us for the next ACG Virtual Grand Rounds (International)!

Current Concepts in Celiac Disease (CeD)—presented en Español
Maria Esteve Comas, MD & Julio C. Bai, MD
Tuesday, November 11, 4:00–5:00 pm ET

With the Argentine Society of Gastroenterology (SAGE)

Register for today’s ACG Virtual Grand Rounds:

Dr. Rena H. Yadlapati on Quality Indicators for Upper GI Endoscopy!

⏰ Noon & 8 pm ET
➡️ gi.org/ACGVGR

Apply for the ACG Institute Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) by November 14!

Leadership, communication, and interpersonal training for ACG members who are U.S. mid-career physicians (10-20 years post-fellowship)
➡️ gi.org/alp

#LeadershipYOU

DUE TODAY: Request for GIQuIC letter of support for the ACG/ASGE Epidemiologic Research Award in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
🏆 $50K/1- or 2-year award
🔍 Research using the GIQuIC registry

Letter request due: November 3
Full app due: December 1
➡️ gi.org/research-awards

DUE TODAY: Pre-qualification application for the Established Investigator Bridge Funding Award
🏆$300k/2-year award ($150K/year)
⌛30% protected time

Pre-qualification app due: November 3
Full app due: December 1
➡️ gi.org/research-awards

Announcing the 2025 ACG Governors’ Awards:
Rohit Singhania, MD, SM, FACG & Adam B. Elfant, MD, FACG, for outstanding service and commitment to the Board of Governors and to the College

Congratulations, Dr. Singhania & Dr. Elfant!

#ACG2025