Several tests are available for patients to screen for colon cancer.  Colonoscopy is the only test which can detect and remove pre-cancerous polyps. The ASGE Value of Colonoscopy (VOC) task force has developed education material and strategies to promote the value of colonoscopy to your patients and to your referring internists.

On Thursday, March 4, ASGE held a Practice Operations Discussion Forum on the Promoting the Value of Colonoscopy to Your Patients. Review the recorded presentation and question and answer session here.

Release Date: March 2021

Viewing Time: 1 hour

• Learn about the VOC campaign and its effort to promote colorectal cancer prevention via colonoscopy
• Learn about the outreach program
• Review and discuss the ASGE VOC safety resources
• Learn to use the VOC resources for outreach

Moderator:
Joseph Vicari, MD MBA FASGE
Chair, ASGE Practice Operations Committee Co-Chair,
ASGE Value of Colonoscopy Task Force
Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Rockford, IL

Presenters:
Jonathan Cohen, MD, FASGE
Councilor, ASGE Governing Board
Co-Chair, ASGE Value of Colonoscopy Task Force
NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

Aaron J. Shiels, MD, FASGE
Managing Partner
Member, ASGE Reimbursement Committee
Rockfork Gastroenterology Associates, Rockford, IL

Erica Natal, BSN, MHA, MBA
Clinical Administrator
Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Rockford, IL

Ilche T. Nonevski, MD, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Member, ASGE Video Plenary and World Cup Committee
Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Rockford, IL

Nancy S. Schlossberg, BA, BSN, RN, CGRN
Program Director, Digestive Health Services
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA

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1. Close other applications and browser tabs. This decreases the load on memory so your computer or other device can focus on streaming.
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3. Use Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi if possible but GI LEAP is built with Wi-Fi in mind. 
4. Monitor your internet connection. If your ISP has promised you 5MBps and you are getting only 1MBps, it's time for a phone call to your internet provider to sort that out.

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