Training Courses

In this Section:

The Courses cover a wide range of clinical and technical issues:

Polypectomy and mucosectomy of the oesophagus, stomach and colon.
Bilio-pancreatic therapeutic endoscopy (Basic and Advanced)
Endotherapy of the colon
Endotherapy of the oesophagus
Small bowel diagnosis and therapy through traditional endoscopy and videocapsule endoscopy.
Therapeutic and Diagnostic Endoscopy of the small bowel
Principles and techniques of dilation and stenting of strictures of the GI tract

For detailed information on course dates please refer to the EETC website.

Ist Trimester: daily attendance of all biliopancreatic endoscopy activities in order to get familiar with:
- Indications, techniques, accessories and how to carry-out the procedures.
- Observation and morphological interpretation of X-rays.
IInd Trimester: Active participation as an Assistant to all the procedures, in order to get acquainted with the choice, manipulation and use of accessories (catheters, sphincterotomes, guide-wires, stents, etc).
IIIrd Trimester: Active participation in the diagnostic phase.
IVth Trimester: Active participation in the therapeutic phase.

1 day per week: the trainee is in charge of starting routine ERCP examination under proctoring.
2 days per week: assistance in the ERCP room.
2 days per week: upper GI and colonoscopy (diagnostic & therapeutic)
1 day per week: on-call as assistant for emergencies (24h round-the-clock)