Mobile health technology in pediatric EGD quality indicators assessment: results from a national program of the Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Post written by Lorenzo Norsa, MD, PhD, from the Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Salvatore Oliva, MD, PhD, from the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Maternal and Child Health Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, and Francesco Morotti, MD, from the Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Spedali Civili Children’s Hospital, …

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Simulation-based training of endoscopic hemostasis for Japanese pediatric endoscopy learners: a pilot program

Post written by Takeshi Kanno, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, and the R & D Division of Career Education for Medical Professionals, Medical Education Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan. The focus of our study was to determine the potential benefits of simulator-based training (SBT) in improving …

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Pediatric therapeutic endoscopy

Christopher J. DiMaio, MD, FASGE from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York, USA presents this VideoGIE case "Pediatric therapeutic endoscopy: endoscopic management of a congenital duodenal web." This video demonstrates a case of successful endoscopic management of a congential duodenal web in an 8-year-old girl who presented with …

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