EUS EDUCATION IN EU.

Caletti, Giancarlo; Togliani, Thomas; Fusaroli, Pietro

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a relatively new diagnostic technique; although it has greatly shown its utility in many diseases, its diffusion is still limited. In very few European academic centers EUS is included in basic endoscopic gastrointestinal (GI) fellowship; for this reason endoscopists interested in EUS generally attend intensive EUS workshops, where available. Recently, in some university centers, for example in Italy, long-term training courses in advanced endoscopy, including EUS, have been organized. These educational periods comprehend an extensive calendar of didactic lectures, live procedures, and hands-on training. Topics taught generally are: basics of ultrasound, indications, risks and expected outcome of EUS, normal/pathologic EUS anatomy, management of procedure-related complications, and management of sedation during endoscopy. After a mean of 250-500 supervised EUS exams, the trainee is expected to achieve a good competence in this technique.

ENDOSCOPIC ultrasonography; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; ULTRASONIC imaging; ENDOSCOPY; MEDICAL imaging systems; EDUCATION

Digestive Endoscopy, 2004, Vol 16, Issue S2, pS142

0915-5635

Academic Journal

10.1111/j.1443-1661.2004.00434.x