Giulio Antonelli, Andrei M Voiosu, Katarzyna M Pawlak, Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves, Nha Le, Michiel Bronswijk, Marcus Hollenbach, Omar Elshaarawy, Ulrike Beilenhoff, Pietro Mascagni, Theodor Voiosu, Maria Pellisé, Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Marianna Arvanitakis, Raf Bisschops, Cesare Hassan, Helmut Messmann, Ian M Gralnek
This ESGE Position Statement provides structured and evidence-based guidance on the essential requirements and processes involved in training in basic gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures. The document outlines definitions; competencies required, and means to their assessment and maintenance; the structure and requirements of training programs; patient safety and medicolegal issues. 1: ESGE and ESGENA define basic endoscopic procedures as those procedures that are commonly indicated, generally accessible, and expected to be mastered (technically and cognitively) by the end of any core training program in gastrointestinal endoscopy...
December 1, 2023: Endoscopy