March 29-31, 2023 | Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, ON
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1), as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College and approved by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG). This program was co-developed with the Society of Continuing Professional Health Education (SCOPE) Canada and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.
This program is accredited for a maximum of 18.5 hours of Section 1 Credit.
THE THIRTY FOURTH INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY organized by the Therapeutic Endoscopy Group of St. Michael’s Hospital, will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Our goal is to teach endoscopy by focusing on live demonstrations by experts performing a wide variety of endoscopic techniques. Real time video transmissions from the Endoscopy Unit at St. Michael’s Hospital to the Conference Centre at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel will allow two-way communication between the registrants and the faculty. The talks will focus on practical issues challenging practicing Gastroenterologists.
COURSE CO-DIRECTORS:
Dr. Gabor Kandel
Dr. Gary May
Dr. Jeff Mosko
Dr. Chris Teshima
CANADIAN FACULTY:
Dr. Natalia Causada Calo – Ottawa, ON
Dr. Nauzer Forbes – Calgary, AB
INTERNATIONAL GUEST FACULTY:
Dr. Michael Bourke – Australia
Dr. Greg Haber – USA
Dr. Haruhiro Inoue – Japan
Dr. Horst Neuhaus – Germany
Dr. Alessandro Repici – Italy
Dr. Prateek Sharma – USA
Dr. Bo Shen – USA
Dr. Naohisa Yahagi – Japan
Dr. Samir Grover – Toronto, ON
Dr. Daniel von Renteln – Montreal, QC
A MESSAGE FROM OUR COURSE DIRECTORS
DR. GARY MAY
DR. JEFF MOSKO
DR. CHRIS TESHIMA
OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVES
After attending this course participants will:
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Enhance their ability to identify and appropriately treat endoscopic complications
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Recognize and correct deficiencies in their endoscopic techniques by comparing their techniques with those of the experts
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Be aware of new endoscopic techniques relevant to their individual clinical practices
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Understand and apply consensus guidelines informed by expert opinion on indications for endoscopy and for endoscopic treatment of luminal and hepatobiliary diseases