American Association for Primary Care Endoscopy
Intestinal Metaplasia of the Stomach-A Review
Carcinoma of the stomach is still the second most common cause of cacner deaths worldwide, although the incidence and mortality have fallen dramtically over the last 50 years in many regions. The intestinal...
Top 10 GI POEM's
Keeping up with the rapid advancement of medical science is very difficult, unless filters are used by clinicians to detect only the valid and relevant information that is useful to their practice. Using...
Optmizing Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in California and the second deadliest cancer in men and women in 2005. Screening for colonic adenomas appears to significantly reduce the incidence...
Complying with Regulatory Oversight In Outpatient...
In recent years, the provision of outpatient surgical services, including endoscopy, has become subject to numerous new laws and regulations. the provision of patient care in the office setting had previously...
Assessing USAF Primary Care Colonoscopy Training...
There is increasing consensus that credentialing and privileging for colonoscopy should be based on performance in certain quality indicators. Early data indicate that primary care physicians can meet...
Argon Plasma Coagulation
This presentation provides an introductory discussion on the rapidly developing technology of Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) in gastrointestinal The presenter will review the technology behind this modality....
Anti-Platelets, Anti-Coagulants, and Endoscopy
This evidence based presentation reviews the approach to elective endoscopy for patients on single and dual anti-platelet agents, anti-coagulants and the new oral anti-coagulants. This was presented...
Esophageal Dilation Lecture
Esophageal Dilation Many primary care physicians who are already skilled at upper endoscopy can learn to safely dilate simple reflux strictures. There has been a growing interest in this topic among...