WOLFSON UNIT FOR ENDOSCOPY COURSES

Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy courses

Courses offered by the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy

Train the Colonoscopy Trainers Course 2008
at the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St. Mark's Hospital
Date: July 22nd-23rd, 2008    Cost: £700

The course equips experienced endoscopists with the skills to train their trainees in their own unit, utilising current models of adult education in a practical setting. Click to find out more

Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopy Workshop 2008

at the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St. Mark's Hospital
Date: May 9th 2008   Cost: £250

This one day course is aimed at endoscopists, nurses, managers and administrative staff.   We will give you an overview of how to set up and run a successful bowel cancer screening centre and update you on the screening programme.  Endoscopists will learn how to perform safe, complete, and comfortable colonoscopy avoiding complications at polypectomy. Click to find out more

Basic Therapeutic Endoscopy Course 2008
at the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St. Mark's Hospital
Date: April 29th - May 1st 2008   Cost: £1000

The new Basic Therapeutic Endoscopy Course (BTEC) is an updated course combined with a research study to improve training in therapeutic endoscopy. Therapeutic techniques that will be taught are control of upper GI haemorrhage, polypectomy and EMR, oesophageal dilatation and PEG insertion. on. Click to find out more

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Use the links below to discover more about some of the events we organise:

• One Day Colonoscopy Workshops  
• Frontiers in Intestinal and Colorectal Disease

Online courses:

• Basic Therapeutic Endoscopy Course

Course we have offered previously:

• Educators Support Programme
• Nurse Training Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Course
• Accelerated Colonoscopy Training Course

For further information on education and training opportunities please contact the academic unit administrator.



As a national training centre the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy is able to offer a variety of courses tailored to meet the educational requirements of clinicians with various levels of expertise.

The unit runs regular training weeks. Registrars learn basic colonoscopy technique and more experienced consultants have the opportunity to improve their skills in colonoscopy and therapeutic interventions. We utilise the latest teaching aids such as computer simulation and magnetic endoscope imaging and all trainees have access to state of the art teaching CD's & DVD-ROMS.

We also run one-day colonoscopy workshops which cover key areas of the procedure such as insertion technique, how to avoid complications, lesion detection & common therapeutic interventions. These days include, mini-lectures, Q & A sessions, endoscopy quiz and live demonstrations.

Previous International faculty have included:

• Prof Jerome Waye (Mount Sinai, New York, USA)
• Prof. Douglas Rex (Indiana, USA)
• Prof Christopher Gostout (Mayo Clinic & President of the ASGE)
• Prof. Tierry Ponchon, (Lyon University)

UK faculty at these meetings has included:

• Mr. Roger Leicester
• Dr. Robin Teague
• Dr. Edwin Swarbrick
• Prof. Duncan Bell