Featuring a distinguished faculty from metropolitan New York, this course is designed to provide first-year GI fellows with an introduction to endoscopic techniques and clinical management of diseases of the digestive tract. Topics include upper and lower endoscopy, procedural sedation, colonoscopy, devices and tools for endoscopy, electrocautery, foreign body removal, pathology and radiology; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, GI emergencies and upper and lower GI bleeding.
Learning Objectives
Outline the endoscopic evaluation, findings and treatment of cases involving diseases of the digestive tract
Analyze the associated radiologic and/or pathologic findings associated with such cases
Discuss the clinical presentation, endoscopic management, and follow-up of such cases
Access requirements for successful patient sedation
Diagnose and outline management of foreign bodies and bowel obstructions
Determine techniques for managing acute upper and lower GI bleeding
Recognize the principles of feeding tube placement
Intended Audience
First Year Fellows in Gastroenterology
Topics:
Electrocautery 101 – Renee L. Williams, MD
Foreign Body Removal – David L. Carr-Locke, MD
Gadgets, Devices and Tools for Endoscopy – Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS
GI Emergencies and the “On Call” Call – SriHari Mahadev, MD, MS
Introduction to Colonoscopy – Jerome D. Waye, MD
Introduction to Endoscopy – Franklin E. Kasmin, MD
Lower GI Motility Testing – Jean W. Saleh, MD
Pathology for the First-Year GI Fellow – Nicole Panarelli, MD
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy – Robin B. Mendelsohn, MD
Procedural Sedation – Daniela Jodorkovsky, MD
Radiology for the First-Year GI Fellow – Alexander C. Kagen, MD
Upper and Lower GI Bleeding – John M. Poneros, MD
Upper Endoscopy – Satish Nagula, MD
Upper GI Motility Testing – Daniela Jodorkovsky, MD
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