45 is the New 50 - Implementing the New Colonoscopy Screening Age at Your Practice | January 2023-45 is the New 50 Implementing the New Colonoscopy Screening Age at Your Practice

45 is the New 50 Implementing the New Colonoscopy Screening Age at Your Practice

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Video Summary

In the video, Laurie Parker, Executive Director of the GI Quality Improvement Consortium (GI QUIC), introduces the January 2023 edition of the GI QUIC QuickBytes webinar series. The focus of the webinar is the updated recommendation guidance for screening colonoscopies to include adults aged 45 through 49 and the impact this has on the adenoma detection rate (ADR) measure. The presenters for the webinar are Dr. Katie Farah, Dr. Rita Cole, and Luke Williams. Dr. Farah discusses the rise in incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer and the rationale behind the change in colorectal cancer screening guidelines. Dr. Cole shares insights on implementing the change and its impact on ADR in their practice. Luke Williams demonstrates in the GI QUIC Registry how to run the updated ADR measure. The webinar concludes with a question and answer session. Overall, the webinar provides information on the change in colorectal cancer screening guidelines and how healthcare professionals can implement and measure the impact of the change in their practice.

Keywords

Laurie Parker

GI QUIC

screening colonoscopies

ADR

early-onset colorectal cancer

colorectal cancer screening guidelines

implementation

GI QUIC Registry

healthcare professionals