ST. MARK'S POLYPECTOMY DAY 2010
St. Mark's Hospital - 2nd July 2010
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With the advent of bowel cancer screening, effective management of early colonic cancer and pre-cancer has never been more important. All colonoscopists and endoscopy nurses need to be comfortable with the basics of polypectomy and be aware of advanced therapeutic techniques such as P-EMR and ESD. This one day workshop will involve a comprehensive and intensive overview of current resection techniques and will include state of the art lectures, mini-seminars, panel discussion, as well as live demonstrations.
AIMS:
- to understand basic and advanced polypectomy technique including diathermy
- to gain confidence in identifying and managing early CRC
- to recognise and appropriately manage unusual polyp findings at colonoscopy
- to recognise and appropriately manage polypectomy complications
TIMETABLE:
- Video session: Neoplasia - find it, assess it and remove it (NOT ALWAYS!) / Dr Brian Saunders
- Basic polypectomy technique / Dr Siwan Thomas Gibson
- Advanced polypectomy technique / Dr Noriko Suzuki
- What would you do next? - case histories & panel discussions / Chair: Dr Brian Saunders
- Cases: Large proximal hyperplastic polyp, malignant polyp, rectal LST, Family history of CRC, inflammatory polyps in IBD, GI carcinoid / Panel: Dr Bjorn Rembacken, Ms Sue Clark, Dr James East, Prof Thomas Guenther, Mr John Evans, Dr David Burling
- Live demonstration Operator / Dr Brian Saunders & Dr Noriko Suzuki
- Cases: Piecemeal EMR, ESD, DALM, stalked polyp / Chair: Dr Bjorn Rembacken, Dr Siwan Thomas Gibson
- Where did it all go wrong? Complications of colonoscopy / Dr Bjorn Rembacken
