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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