ASGE Masterclass: Infection Control (Live Virtual)

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Video Summary

The video is an infection control course led by Luke John Day, the course director. He welcomes the remote participants and acknowledges the importance of infection control practices in endoscopy units, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The course aims to consolidate and digest the changing information and guidelines related to endoscope reprocessing. The course is supported by educational grants from Olympus Corporation of America and Pentax Medical. Leading experts in infection control from the United States will discuss the most updated and evidence-based approaches to maintaining and improving infection control in endoscopy units. The format of the course includes presentations, question and answer sessions, and a final panel discussion. The video also introduces two UCSF GI fellows, Dr. Shushrut Sujan Thibogondam and Dr. Dean Ehrlich, who will help introduce and moderate the sessions.

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Luke John Day, MD, FASGE

Keywords

infection control

endoscopy units

COVID-19 pandemic

endoscope reprocessing

educational grants