First Year Fellows Endoscopy Course (August 4-5) | 2023-FYF 2023

FYF 2023 - Agenda Fri-Sat August 4-5 2023

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The First Year Fellows Endoscopy Course will take place on August 4-5, 2023, at the ASGE Institute for Training and Technology Center in Downers Grove, Illinois. The course will be a hybrid event, allowing participants to attend in person or virtually. <br /><br />The agenda for the first day, August 4, includes registration and exhibits from 12:00-12:45 pm, followed by a welcome, faculty introductions, and course overview. The afternoon will feature lectures on various topics, such as introduction to endoscopy, diagnostic upper endoscopy, diagnostic colonoscopy, and ergonomics. There will also be interactive sessions on pathology and terminology, as well as tools of the trade.<br /><br />A reception for all faculty and participants will take place from 5:00-6:00 pm, followed by a shuttle drop-off to the Marriott hotel. <br /><br />The second day, August 5, will start with continuous shuttle pickups from the Marriott hotel to the ASGE IT&T facility. There will be breakfast and a presentation from GI Alliance in the morning. Participants will then engage in hands-on sessions covering colonoscopy techniques, targeting techniques, thermal therapies, banding, and polypectomy. Lunch and exhibits will be provided, followed by further lectures on topics like electrocautery, upper GI bleeding, therapeutic colonoscopy, feeding tubes, the on-call call, and foreign body management. The day will conclude with a panel discussion on how to make the most of fellowship. <br /><br />At the end of each day, there will be shuttle services back to the Marriott hotel. The schedule for hands-on sessions will be divided into two groups, with each group rotating through the different sessions. Participants will have access to a bio-skills lab and are advised to follow the provided guidelines.

Keywords

First Year Fellows Endoscopy Course

ASGE Institute for Training and Technology Center

hybrid event

lectures

hands-on sessions

Marriott hotel

GI Alliance presentation

colonoscopy techniques

therapeutic colonoscopy

panel discussion