of-the-art endoscopic methods to treat a variety of gastrointestinal disorders last week as part of its EDUCARE initiative. The training was held in conjunction with ENDO 2017, the First World Congress of Gastrointestinal( GI) Endoscopy.
The annual conference brings together international and national experts from various specialties such as Luminal Disorders,
Pancreato-Biliary Disease, Hepatology, GI Oncology, Interventional GI Endoscopy, GI Physiology and the Basic Sciences. The Boston Scientific All-India Technician Training Program trained physicians and technicians on endoscope handling and techniques during Endoscopic retrograde holangiopancreatography( ERCP), Endoscopic Ultrasound( EUS), Cholangioscopy, Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
( POEM), Electronic Medical Records( EMR) and Electrostatic Discharge( ESD).
The training was conducted to address a gap identified by a 2012 study by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,“ Paramedics to Allied Health Sciences: Landscaping the Journey and Way Forward.” The study reported a shortage of around 236,000 medical technologists, 198,000
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