Table 4

International use and involvement of JAG services (based on JAG International Committee minutes from July 2016) – courtesy of JAG office

NationLevel of interaction with JAG
Australia

  • JAG are advising Queensland Nursing and Midwifery Office regarding roll-out of training programme.

Canada

  • Services have permission to use offline version of DOPS forms.

  • Implementation of Canadian GRS.64

Hong Kong

  • Implementation of nurse endoscopist bowel cancer screeners trained via JAG curriculum.134

Iraq

  • Benchmarking of Iraqi endoscopy services using GRS.69

Ireland

  • Services completed GRS census (36 public and 5 private endoscopy services registered with JAG).

  • Majority of services working towards accreditation.

  • Eight services accredited.

Malawi

  • JAG supported training courses run in Malawi.70 71

Netherlands

  • Use of GRS tools.116

New Zealand

  • Services previously completed GRS census.

  • On hold pending conversations with the Ministry of Health regarding future direction of work.68

Norway

  • Interest in GIN courses and e-Portfolio, with members of Norway screening programme attending a GIN training the nurse trainer course.

Poland

  • JAG-based Training Colonoscopy Leaders Course.38

Portugal

  • JAG supported colonoscopy upskilling and Training and Trainer courses (2015).

Saudi Arabia

  • King Abdullah Medical City Hospital leads approached JAG to ask about possibility of becoming JAG accredited.

  • Conference call held to scope work and a proposal has been made to offer access to GRS and support via calls and documentation in the first instance.

Singapore

  • Services have permission to use offline version of DOPS forms.

South Africa

  • JAG supported colonoscopy upskilling and Training and Trainer courses (2015/2016).

Spain

  • A trial version of the GRS was requested by Madrid Hospital and set up.

USA

  • JAG setting up teleconference with representatives from the University of Colorado regarding EUS and ERCP training.

  • EUS, Endoscopic Ultrasound; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; DOPS, direct observation of procedural skills; GIN, GI Endoscopy for Nurses; GRS, Global Rating Scale; JAG, Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.