Participation by experienced endoscopy nurses increases the detection rate of colon polyps in a screening colonoscopy, according to a Gastrointestinal Endoscopy report. In a multicenter, prospective ...

A recent study published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology compared the quality, safety and cost of colonoscopy performed by nurses and physician trainees. In the scenario where ...

Endoscopy nurses who underwent a training program were able to safely and adequately perform screening colonoscopy, though they required a longer procedure time to achieve adenoma detection rates ...

Nurse Joanna Michniak knows firsthand the pain of losing someone to colon cancer, among the most preventable of cancers. Michniak, who works in gastroenterology at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near ...

Colon cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer, if it's caught early. The best way to do that is with a colonoscopy. But for people who can't tolerate a conventional colonoscopy.... new ...

Worldwide, a limiting factor in the use of endoscopy is the lack of trained gastroenterologists. Research has shown that nonphysician clinicians (such as nurses) with specific training can ...

Who: Nurses, community supporters will picket and talk to the public about how MGB's corporate priorities are getting in the way of having a satisfied nursing workforce to provide high-quality GI ...