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
Join us for the next ACS Quality Grand Rounds session on July 16, at 1:00 pm CT. ACS Quality Improvement Resource Specialist, Mahi Bhatti, will provide an overview of ACS quality improvement resources available to participating sites, including the Case Study Repository. She will also share her background, describe her role in supporting sites, and highlight how these tools can help teams implement best practices, learn from peer experiences, and advance surgical quality improvement efforts.
Registration is required to attend.
Past Webinars
April 2026 — In this session, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center surgical quality leaders shared how they are advancing patient safety by strengthening teamwork across surgical teams and implementing practical tools that surface key patient issues.
Please follow the linked instructions to view the Walter Reed webinar recording and claim your credit.
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.
Continuing Education Information
Continuing education credit is expected to be available for eligible participants. Additional details regarding credit availability, eligibility, and claiming requirements will be provided prior to the scheduled event.
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.
