WGO Training Center in La Plata, Argentina
Introduction:
Training at the La Plata Center began in 1990 and the center was inaugurated as a WGO Training Center on March 21, 2007. Since its founding, the La Plata Training Center has received more that 400 scholars, most from the Latin American region.
Aims / Goals:
- Training in endoscopy and endoscopic surgery
Facilities:
The La Plata Training Center is located in the Gral. San Martín Hospital, a referral hospital situated in the Province of Buenos Aires (population 15 million). The hospital has 500 beds and all clinical and surgical specialties. The Gastroenterology Services (30 doctors) include the Department of Endoscopy, Department of Hepatology, Department of Motility, and an Endoscopic Emergency Ward (24 hours). Five hundred endoscopic procedures are performed monthly, 60% of which are therapeutic.
The Unit of Nutritional Support and Malabsorbtive Diseases has been recently integrated into the center and is beginning its academic activities in 2009 with an E-Learning course on Nutrition.
Areas of Training:
- Diagnostic upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, enteroscopy, ERCP and pancreatoscopy.
- Upper endoscopic surgery, sclerotherapy, banding ligation, dilation, stent placement, argon-beam, polipectomy, EMR, clips, diagnostic and interventional EUS
- Colonic endoscopic surgery, EMR, dying colorant, dilation and stent placement
- Endoscopic surgery of the bile ducts and pancreas: EPT, placement of stent, mechanical litotripsia, chlolangiocopy, mother and baby
- Therapeutic endoscopy
Contact:
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Co-Directors: Dr. Nestor Chopita, Dr. Néstor Landoni, Dr Juan Carlos Gomez
- La Plata Training Center
- Postal Address Calle 1 y 69.
- La Plata, Argentina 1900
- Email: chopita@netverk.com.ar
- Website: www.gastroenlared.com
Further Information:
For more comprehensive information on the La Plata Training Center, including trainee application process, course offerings, and other details which may be of importance to potential partners or trainees, please refer the downloadable La Plata Training Center Info Package:
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Faculty and Staff at the opening ceremonies, March 2007
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