BASIC UPPER GIT ENDOSCOPY SHORT COURSE 2022 (1)
Event Description
BASIC UPPER GIT SHORT ENDOSCOPY COURSE
Course Convener: Dr Gayla Chinnery
Course 1: Monday 28th February 2022
Course 2: Friday 1st July 2022
Course 2: Friday 30 September 2022
This course has been running for over 7 years and is aimed at the novice/beginner wanting to feel more comfortable with the scope and consumables before starting formal endoscopy training. It includes a morning of interactive lectures on anatomy, common pathology, cleaning of scopes, sedation, diathermy, practical tips and tricks when starting upper endoscopy, followed by an afternoon of practical experience including scope cleaning, negotiating the porcine model, biopsy,
foreign body retrieval, clip application, variceal band ligation, snaring and hot polypectomy, and placement of a PEG.
Venue:
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch 7700
Cape Town
Registration fee: TBA
PLACES LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS
More information: galyachinnery@gmail.com
Bookings: melissa.mohamed@uct.ac.za
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