Nurses Improve Bowel Prep Standards

It is often up to a nurse to provide clear instructions and guidelines to the patient and their family about how to ...

AUGUST 8, 2024

Should States Require Certification For Endoscopy Technicians?

Only six states require endoscopy technicians to complete sterile processing technician certification training.

AUGUST 6, 2024

Preparing for the Future Of Pediatric Advanced Endoscopy

Over the 10-year period between 2005 and 2014, about 11,000 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) ...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

COVID-19: Endoscopy Centers Try to Expect The Unexpected

Providers at endoscopy centers across the United States are not often on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MAY 12, 2020

The State of Training in Advanced Endoscopy: A Conversation With Vivek Kaul, MD

Vivek Kaul, MD, has thought a lot about the training of current and future endoscopists.

MARCH 27, 2020

New Program Expands Access To Endoscopic Ultrasound Training

More community endoscopists may now have the opportunity to hone their skills in diagnostic endoscopic ultrasound, ...

AUGUST 19, 2019

A Conversation with ASGE President John Vargo, MD

Whether it’s making CME credit more accessible for GI docs or bringing AI to the endoscopy suite, ASGE ...

JULY 21, 2019

Evidence Mounts for Extended Surveillance for Low-Risk Adenomas

San Diego—People found during screening colonoscopy to have low-risk adenomas do not have a higher risk for ...

JULY 15, 2019

ASGE President Edmundowicz on Cancer Screening Changes and More Issues Facing GIs

Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News asked Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE, the recently installed president of ...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

ASGE Campaign Pushes Link Between Chronic Heartburn and EAC

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has launched a campaign to raise public awareness about the ...

JULY 23, 2018

Cures Act Provision Brings Parity to Care At ASCs, Hospitals

In December, former President Barack Obama committed a rare act: He signed into law a bill that passed both the ...

APRIL 12, 2017

The Outlook for Endoscopy

In November, over the vigorous objections of endoscopy groups and even members of Congress, the Centers for ...

JANUARY 19, 2016