ASGE Esophagology: Tailoring Management from Testing to Treatment (Live and Virtual) | July 2022-Esophagology

Esophagology_Accreditation Statement

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The ASGE Esophagology course is a two-day program that focuses on the management and treatment of esophageal diseases. The course will cover topics such as achalasia, motility disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and eosinophilic esophagitis. Participants will have the opportunity to learn through lectures by experts, question and answer sessions, interactive case-based discussions, and hands-on sessions. The course is designed to improve participants' knowledge and procedural skills in caring for patients with esophageal diseases.<br /><br />The course offers 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians. Participants can access the course's presentations and claim credit by completing an online evaluation survey through the ASGE Learning Management System.<br /><br />The ASGE assures high-level scientific evidence and adherence to neutrality in its educational activities. All subject matter experts, committee members, and staff planners involved in the course are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, and potential conflicts of interest are addressed and mitigated according to ACCME guidelines.<br /><br />The course is designed to meet ASGE's Level 3a - Learning: Declarative knowledge on an anticipated outcome-based education scale. It addresses desirable physician attributes, including medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, patient-centered care, and evidence-based practice.<br /><br />The course directors and faculty members are highly qualified experts in the field of esophagology. They have disclosed their relevant financial relationships, and all conflicts of interest have been mitigated.<br /><br />The ASGE's continuing medical education program aims to maintain, develop, or increase learners' knowledge and skills, which can be applied in their provision of services for patients and the endoscopy profession.<br /><br />The course is supported by educational grants from STERIS Endoscopy and in-kind provided by various companies, including Apollo Endosurgery, Boston Scientific Corporation, Cook Medical, and Medtronic.

Keywords

ASGE Esophagology course

esophageal diseases

achalasia

motility disorders

gastroesophageal reflux disease

eosinophilic esophagitis

physicians

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

scientific evidence

continuing medical education