Dr.  Aurora Pryor gives her lecture about the responsibility of general surgery societies.

Dr. Tracy Hull gives her lecture about the responsibility of specialty surgery societies.

This document provides best practice recommendations with respect to endoscope handling, endoscope reprocessing, and storage area management during the Covid-19 pandemic. As more evidences become available, some of these suggestions may require subsequent updates. 
This publication is the result of different Societies joint: the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endsocopy (ASGE), the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG...

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), together with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) published a guidance regarding how to manage the clinical procedural needs of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Any decisions should be informed by the local situation and available resources. There may be state, local and institutional rules in pla...

There is a clear and urgent need to plan for endoscopy activity over the coming weeks and months. It is very difficult in these challenging and uncertain times to decide what is best for patients, the population at large and healthcare staff, and there is balance of risks to consider. As a result of multiple discussions with key stakeholder groups, the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) together with the Joint Advisor Group on GI endoscopy (JAG) are updating this advice to help Endosco...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), comprising Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), is a condition in which the gastrointestinal immune system responds inappropriately.  It is therefore often treated with immune suppression medications to control inflammation and to prevent ‘flares’, a worsening in symptoms, which may be unpredictable.

During the COVID-19 outbreak the NHS will do everything they can to keep their IBD patients safe. The biggest risks are related not only to t...

The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) together with the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) have published a guide for how the health service could reduce the risk of infection for those with moderate risk inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease.  There are available equally valuable roles that can be performed without direct contact with suspected or confirmed COVID 19 patients. This advice is for patients with mode...

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Dr. Neil Floch gives her lecture communication during crisis.

The UK National Healthcare System (NHS) has published this advice to help endoscopy units and their teams prioritise activity during the COVID-19 outbreak. There is a complex balance of risks to consider. The service provision may need to flex as part of infection control to ensure they do not put staff and patients at undue risk. Staff providing or supporting any endoscopy procedures will need to be provided with appropriate personal protective equipment.



This guidance has bee...

Dr. Barbara Bass gives her lecture about how can medical schools adapt.

Beth Sutton gives his lecture about responses in hospitals without residents, fellows, or students.