Training and Credentialing in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Training and assessment of competence (Preparing the endoscopist)

“…Like other endoscopy procedures, basic ERCP training involves lectures, study courses, didactic teaching, and the use of books, atlases, and videos, in addition to hands-on supervised clinical practice [4][5][6]. Clinical teaching includes the elements of a proper history and physical examination with pertinent laboratory tests.…”

ERCP training - the potential role of simulation practice

“…5 A different format of basic training and orientation such as simulator practice may help to overcome this problem. 9 Indeed, preliminary data indicated that simulator practice introduced as part of early ERCP training can improve the clinical performance of novice trainee endoscopists.…”

Head‐to‐head Comparison of Practice With Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Computer and Mechanical Simulators by Experienced Endoscopists and Trainees

“…ERCP simulators include the live anesthetized pig model, 5 the ex‐vivo porcine stomach model 6 with further modification with the Neopapilla model, 7 the computer simulator (GI mentor II; Simbionix USA, Cleveland, OH, USA) 8–11 and the ERCP mechanical simulator (EMS) 12 and the X‐vision simulator 13 . Previous studies reported trainers' evaluations of available simulator technology for supplementing ERCP training 5,6,10,14–16 . Trainers tend to focus on the utility for teaching rather than the learning component, whereas trainees have the opposite priority 14 .…”