ASCRS Webinars
ASCRS Webinars
ASCRS Webinars are educational sessions developed for colon and rectal surgeons, general surgeons, and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of diseases affecting the colon, rectum and anus. They are moderated by experts in colorectal surgery and related fields.
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. ASCRS takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
Webinars listed below with credit designations have "CME" after the title. Each webinar page states either the amount of credit available or none.
Transferring Credits to the ACCME/American Board of Surgery (ABS)/Other Collaborating Boards
ASCRS is transferring CME credits earned for completion of ASCRS activities directly to ACCME/ABS and other collaborating boards on the 1st of each month for physicians who have provided consent to do so. We are unable to transfer your credits if you have not provided consent. For more information and directions on how to provide consent to share your credits with collaborating boards, please visit the ASCRS Continuing Medical Education webpage.
Available Webinar Recordings
Treatment of Benign Colorectal Disorders in Pregnancy CME
In a webinar discussion with experts in gastroenterology, maternal–fetal medicine, and colorectal surgery, panelists will explore the changing paradigm in the treatment of pregnant patients with IBD as well as those with anorectal disease of pregnancy. There have been significant changes in the management of IBD during pregnancy in the last few years, codified in new guidelines. Practical strategies and current evidence will be addressed to help surgeons navigate these complex and high-stakes clinical scenarios. [March 13, 2026]
Early-onset CRC: Unique Challenges CME
The incidence of colorectal cancer in young patients has increased steadily over the past several years. The management of these patients can be quite challenging because of age-specific considerations. This webinar offers an overview of epidemiology and treatment options for young patients with colorectal cancer. The panelists will discuss relevant treatment paradigms based on genetics, molecular studies, age, and gender-specific considerations. [February 20, 2026]
As a complement to this webinar, please see the ASCRS CRC toolkit for provider- and patient-facing resources about colorectal cancer, including information specific to early-onset. ASCRS also created a new Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Information Patient brochure.
Management and Longitudinal Surveillance of Anal Dysplasia in High- and Low-risk Patients CME
The prevalence of anal dysplasia and human papillomavirus (HPV)–related anal cancer is on the rise. There is an increase in incidence in both high- and low-risk individuals without HIV, although the surveillance and management of anal dysplasia in high-risk groups have been extensively studied. Appropriate surveillance guidelines for low-risk patients with anal dysplasia are also not well defined. The purpose of this symposium is to review the current work-up and management of anal dysplasia and examine the recommended surveillance guidelines in high- and low-risk patients. [November 14, 2025]
Screening, Management, and Treatment of Anal Dysplasia for Special Considerations and Populations CME
This webinar examines the screening techniques for anal dysplasia, as well as new screening guidelines. The panelists also discuss how to use available resources and special considerations for certain populations, such as people with persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) and women with a history of vulvar dysplasia. [November 7, 2025]
Abdominoperineal resections are performed for the management of very low rectal cancer, salvage treatment for anal cancer, and management of inflammatory bowel disease. With removal of the pelvic viscera and a variable portion of the pelvic floor, as well as the preoperative use of radiation, patients are at risk for a unique set of complications compared with those undergoing more proximal colorectal resections. This webinar will focus on the evaluation, management, and prevention of complications, including perineal hernias, chronic sinuses, and parastomal hernias. [October 17, 2025]
Comprehensive Approaches to Perianal Crohn’s Disease: Working Together With GI Colleagues CME
This webinar discusses the management of perianal Crohn’s disease, including the collaboration between surgery and gastroenterology. [September 18, 2025]
Overcoming Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Care CME
Colorectal cancer remains a significant public health concern, with notable disparities affecting outcomes across different populations. This webinar will provide an in-depth exploration of the various disparities in colorectal cancer care, including differences based on race, ethnicity, income, and geographic location. Participants will gain insight into the root causes of these disparities and explore evidence-based strategies to mitigate them. Additionally, the session will highlight the critical role of quality improvement initiatives and accreditation programs in promoting equitable care and improving outcomes for all patients. [August 21, 2025]
It is widely known that colon cancer screening prevents colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. However, compliance with screening recommendations has been shown to be suboptimal given access, cost, complexity, and invasiveness of the test. In addition, the use of screening tests is even lower in several groups including adults in the 45-to-49-year-old age group, minority communities, the rural poor, and the uninsured. Therefore, noninvasive, more affordable, and more widely available tests are needed to reach a greater population. In a similar vein, monitoring those patients with colon cancer for recurrence involves both expensive and invasive testing, where many of these patients would otherwise be lost to follow-up. This webinar will review the pros and cons of all currently available and emerging tests for colon cancer screening and surveillance, when to use them, and how to counsel patients on the accuracy and interpretation of the results. [June 18, 2025]
The symposium will cover common anorectal sexually transmitted infections and dermatologic conditions, which is an area many colorectal surgeons feel inadequately prepared to diagnose and treat. Additionally, noncomplex pilonidal disease will be reviewed, summarizing the multiple treatment options available. [April 11, 2025]
The issue of provider burnout continues to be one of great concern across all medical fields. Wellness for in the workplace for providers presents an opportunity to help combat the increasing demands, including staffing shortages, increasing workloads, and ongoing frustration in the system. There are multiple areas where best practices have been suggested. We will explore areas of wellness and opportunities to implement wellness strategies within your practice. [March 28, 2025]
Management of Complex Colorectal Polyps CME
Management of complex colorectal polyps has evolved other the last decade with increasing focus on avoiding the morbidity associated with rectal resection and sparing alternatives to colectomy in the management of complex colonic polyps. This webinar will help the participants to identify complex colorectal polyps during colonoscopy and recognize the available treatment options that avoid the morbidity of surgical resection and their outcomes. [February 20, 2025]
This is an opportunity to have APPs and Colorectal surgeons review both the basic management of hemorrhoids as well as reviewing complex cases and complicated outcomes. The webinar will cover office-based management of hemorrhoids, surgical techniques of hemorrhoids, and postoperative troubleshooting. [January 24, 2025]
Coding and Reimbursement Updates CME
We will discuss coding tips and tricks for both the office setting and for surgical procedures. We hope to enhance your existing knowledge base to maximize your reimbursement for the time spent taking care of patients. Accurate coding reduces time spent dealing with denials and allows more time for direct patient care. [November 22, 2024]
Investigation and Management of Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Pain Syndromes CME
Pelvic floor disorders present a challenge to colorectal surgeons. Patient symptomatology varies, multiple organ systems are likely involved, and workups often include radiographic studies that are challenging to interpret. Furthermore, approaches to patient care vary by institution depending on the presence of subspecialists, equipment, and the presence of a multidisciplinary clinic/conference. This webinar will attempt to highlight the challenges and provide actionable advice to surgeons caring for patients with pelvic floor disorders through case-based discussions. [October 17, 2024]
Complex Anterior Anorectal Fistulae in Women CME
Complex anterior fistulae in women result from a range of etiologies including obstetric or iatrogenic injury, inflammatory bowel disease, cryptoglandular abscess and malignancy. The complex workup and management of these fistulae will be discussed during this webinar including pre-operative management and operative techniques for obstetric and cryptoglandular anterior fistulae, management of fistulae associated with inflammatory bowel including pouch-vaginal fistulae, and surgical management of special conditions: recurrent fistulae, anastomotic fistulae, radiation. [August 23, 2024]
Surgical and Non-Surgical Approaches to the Management of Rectal CancerCME
This webinar will cover several topics related to current management of rectal cancer including: Role of MRI in non-operative management, Selecting patients for organ preservation in rectal cancer, Current outcomes of neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer, Outcomes of local resection in rectal cancer, Management of lateral pelvic lymph nodes in rectal cancer, and what the colorectal surgeon should know about the disappearing liver metastasis and liver metastasis in rectal cancer with complete clinical response. [May 9, 2024]
With increased use of biologic therapies for Crohn’s disease, the surgical therapy is also evolving. This webinar will explore perioperative optimization, surgical approaches, and innovative interventional endoscopic interventions as well. [April 11, 2024]
All surgeons aim to have the best outcomes for their patients after surgery, however, surgical site infections can be inevitable. In addition, hospital systems and providers can be penalized when infections occur, putting the onus on the provider or hospital. This webinar seeks to review previous and current recommendations in the prevention of surgical site infection to optimize peri-operative outcomes. [March 7, 2024]
Understanding the Effects of the Microbiome in Colorectal Surgery CME
This webinar aims to provide physicians with the currently available information on the role of microbe on the pathogenesis of IBD, bowel cancer, and diverticulitis, and incorporating the recent developments into their clinical practice to improve patient outcomes. [December 7, 2023]
SLI Webinar Knowing Your Worth
This webinar focuses on the value of a colorectal surgeon. It reviews benchmarking data, including productivity and compensation, and discusses the different aspects of revenue generation as it relates to clinical practice. The webinar addresses the interactions with hospital administration, including negotiation and gain sharing opportunities, and considers the evolving payment models, including bundled payments and value-based care. [November 2, 2023]
The webinar will focus on a review of evaluation of the fecal incontinence patient including radiographic and physiologic studies. Nonsurgical and surgical options for treatment, particularly sacral neuromodulation, will be discussed. [October 12, 2023]
Hemorrhoids: The Good, Bad, and Ugly CME
During this webinar on management of hemorrhoidal disease, speakers will discuss office based and operative procedures for management of hemorrhoids and when they should be applied, challenging hemorrhoid scenarios and post-hemorrhoidectomy pain management, and strategies for dealing with long-term complications and deformities from hemorrhoid surgery including anal stenosis and whitehead deformity. [August 17, 2023]
Management of Anal Dysplasia CME
This webinar is designed to provide surgeons with knowledge of the work up and management of anal dysplasia. Discussions include incidence, risk factors, and indications for high resolution anoscopy (HRA) and its role in the prevention of anal cancer. The goal of this educational activity is to enable surgeons to establish an anal dysplasia screening and treatment program for patients at high risk for anal dysplasia and anal cancer. [May 18, 2023]
Management of Diverticulitis: Imaging & When to Operate CME
This webinar will explore imaging in acute diverticulitis, the role of radiology in the management of complicated diverticular disease, current trends and outcomes of non-resectional management of diverticulitis, and when to consider surgical resection in acute diverticulitis. Time will be allocated at the end of the webinar for questions. [April 20, 2023]
Peri-operative Pain Control Methods in Abdominal and Anorectal Surgery CME
There are no gold-standard modalities or algorithms that are used in treating peri-operative pain in both abdominal and anorectal surgery. With the advent of ERAS protocols, there has been an attempt to standardize pain control methods in abdominal surgery, however, there are still differing approaches in regard to technique, dosage and timing of administration. In the era of avoidance and/or attempts at decreasing narcotic usage, this webinar will attempt to explore different modalities of pain control in colorectal surgery and give an update on conscientious narcotic usage in the peri-operative period. [February 23, 2023]
Surgeon Burnout: How to Foster Resiliency CME
Burnout has been recognized as a major concern among healthcare providers and surgeons over the past two decades. Stresses associated with providing care during the COVID pandemic have exacerbated factors leading to increased risk and rates of burnout. This webinar will focus on the personal and systemic causes of burnout and how to recognize symptoms of burnout. Ways to mitigate the risk of burnout through resilience, and system wide changes will also be discussed. [September 20, 2022]
The development of machine learning algorithms to augment, guide and support clinical decision making is accelerating in medicine. Significant progress has been made in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to augment the diagnostic accuracy during endoscopy. In surgery, there is growing interest in harnessing and integrating perioperative data in order to generate algorithms that can help improve surgical workflow, support intraoperative decision-making, reduce errors, and improve surgical outcomes. In this webinar, the basic principles of AI and machine learning applied to endoscopy and surgery will be reviewed. Current research and trends in machine learning in performance-guided surgery, telementoring and telecoaching will be explored. Lastly, the basic requirements for acquisition of high-quality perioperative surgical data will be reviewed, as well as the role surgeons should play in the development and integration of AI and machine learning. [August 25, 2022]
Understanding Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Definitions, Treatments, and Ways to Improve Quality CME
Low anterior resection syndrome is a constellation of symptoms that can affect a rectal cancer patient that has undergone previous proctectomy with neorectal reconstruction. This webinar will review the diagnosis including the symptoms that are typically observed, why these symptoms manifest and will touch on various non-surgical and surgical treatment options that are currently available. [June 23, 2022]
Contemporary Management of Complex Anorectal Fistulae CME
This webinar will explain the surgical options available for management of complex anal fistulae. [March, 17, 2022]
Impact of Genetics on Treatment of Colorectal Cancer CME
There has been increasing understanding of the importance of the role of genetics in colorectal cancer and its implications in response to various treatment options as well as prognosis. This webinar will aim to present an up-to-date summary on the current knowledge of the impact of genetics in the treatment of colorectal cancer. [February 17, 2022]
The Many Shades of Obstructed Defecation Syndrome CME
This webinar was jointly organized with the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA). The treatment of patients struggling with symptoms of obstructed defecation syndrome can be challenging and may make a patient seek advice from multiple specialties. [October 10, 2021]
Management of the Failing Pelvic Pouch CME
The purpose of this webinar is to identify endoscopic and operative approaches to managing the failing pelvic pouch. [September 2, 2021]
Geriatric Surgery 101: Peri-operative Considerations for Optimization CME
The presenters discuss the challenges in peri-operative care (particularly focusing on the pre-operative optimization) of older patients in colon and rectal surgery and develop a multidisciplinary, multiphase pathway for implementation in daily practice. [June 24, 2021]
How to Manage and Prevent Complications CME
This webinar will provide the basis for the meaningful implementation of the latest management strategies for common perioperative complications. [February 11, 2021]
Comprehensive Care of the Patient Living with an Ostomy : A Multidisciplinary Approach
Members will become familiar with the components of the ideal ostomy care in the immediate perioperative period and long term. [November 18, 2020]
Updates in Advanced Endoscopy and Intraluminal Surgery CME
Update registrants on newer techniques available for enhancing lesion identification and visualization, current indications. [November 12, 2020]
The Data is in the Details: Data-Driven IBD Case Studies
This webinar will use broad case studies in IBD to highlight key areas within each of these cases to be discussed. Several topics were identified which deserved conversation although not necessarily a full presentation. [October 15, 2020]
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Best Practices: Now is the Time to Embrace Change
We as members of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Society pride ourselves on remaining faithful learners and advocates for our patients. The current social climate mandates that we re-evaluate how and what we learn. [August 26, 2020]
Pilonidal disease is a common ailment seen by colorectal and general surgeons all over the world. Despite the common nature of the disease, its treatment is associated with complications and recurrence. [February 11, 2020]
Complex Anorectal Crohn’s Disease
This webinar is designed to help you understand the medical and surgical management of simple and complex perianal Crohn’s disease. This webinar discusses medical and surgical management and when to divert. [August 15, 2019]
Rectal Prolapse CME
The goal of this symposium is to discuss the evaluation, workup surgical management, and outcomes of rectal prolapse in different subgroups of patients. [May 16, 2019]
Enhanced Recovery Program Guidelines
This webinar on the ASCRS Enhanced Recovery Program (ERP) Guidelines will address physiologic principles behind preoperative carbohydrate loading, the medications used in multimodal analgesia (MMA), and strategies for prophylaxis of post-operative ileus (POI). [March 6, 2019]
Continuing Education Committee
The Continuing Education Committee (CE Committee) oversees all continuing medical education (CME) programs and ensures that ASCRS is in compliance with the standards set by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. This includes planning and/or approval of webinars containing CME credit.
Committee Leadership
Craig Reickert, MD, Chair
Kristina Booth, MD, Vice Chair
Elaina McCalmont, Staff Liaison
Elizabeth Moran, Staff Liaison
The CE Committee Webinar Workgroup members are Farrell Adkins, Emad Aly, Felice De Stefano, Jeremy Dressler, Syed Husain, Natalie Kirilcuk, Jadd Koury, Lieba Savitt, Katelynn Stickney.
Conflict of Interest Policy
As required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and in accordance with the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) policy, all educational planners, presenters, instructors, authors, reviewers and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest that have occurred within the past 24 months. All identified conflicts of interest have been resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. It is required that a disclosure be provided to the learners prior to the start of the activity. Individuals with no relevant financial relationships must also inform the learners that no relevant financial relationships exist. Learners must also be informed when off label, experimental/investigational uses of drugs or devices are discussed in an educational activity or included in related materials. Disclosure in no way implies that the information presented is biased or of lesser quality; it is incumbent upon course participants to be aware of these factors in interpreting the program contents and evaluating recommendations. Moreover, expressed views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ASCRS.
Every person who is involved in the planning of this CME program has been asked to provide information regarding any financial relationships with commercial interest as defined by the ACCME.
The following committee members, educational planners, presenters, instructors, authors, reviewers, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity have indicated they have financial relationships to disclose. Those not listed below have indicated they have no financial relationships as defined by ACCME to disclose. All identified conflicts of interest have been resolved.
Craig Reickert, MD: Ostovalve Inc, Advisory Committee
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