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ForwardMBSAQIP Site Reviewer Course: 2026 Standards Update
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) is pleased to introduce the 2026 edition of the Optimal Resources for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. These updated standards reflect current best practices and incorporate valuable feedback from participants and stakeholders to ensure continued focus on patient safety, quality improvement, and evidence-based care.
As standards evolve to reflect advances in bariatric surgery, quality improvement, and accreditation best practices, it is essential that site reviewers remain informed and aligned in their evaluations. This course will outline key changes, clarify expectations, and provide guidance on how the updated standards should be interpreted and applied during site visits.
Target Audience
This course is intended for MBSAQIP Site Reviewers at the American College of Surgeons.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, you should be able to:
- Define each of the nine Standard Domains.
- Identify the components of a typical ACS standard.
- Identify the key updates incorporated into the 2026 Optimal Resources for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
- Distinguish newly added or revised standard language from prior requirements.
- Identify new required documentation and updated measures of compliance for each revised standard.
- Identify the possible ratings for each standard.
- Apply standards to realistic scenarios.
Required Hardware/Software
Compatible Browsers
- Windows: Microsoft Edge (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
- Mac: Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
Required Browser Settings
- Javascript: JavaScript must be enabled for published courses to work.
- Font Downloads: Font downloads must be enabled to see the correct fonts and characters.
Additional Software
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Microsoft Office® Excel and Word
Contact
If you have any questions about this activity, please contact [email protected].
For technical assistance, please contact [email protected].
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
Ineligible company
The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.
Financial Relationships
Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.
Conflict of Interest
Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.
The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.
Planning Committee / Editorial Committee
Courtney Polos (Nothing to disclose)
Colleen Fleming (Nothing to disclose)