Introduction Training procedural skills in GI endoscopy once focused on threshold numbers.
As threshold numbers poorly reflect individual competence, the focus gradually shifts …

Background and study aims: Despite significant interest from health care authorities, patient
organizations, and insurance companies, data on procedural outcome and quality of …

Background and study aim: Measures for competence in endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) during training are poorly defined. Currently, various …

AIM: To explore the relationship of patient comfort and experience to commonly used
performance indicators for colonoscopy. METHODS: All colonoscopies performed in our four …

Background Virtual reality (VR) endoscopy simulators are increasingly being used in the
training of novice endoscopists. There are, however, insufficient data regarding the effect of …

Objective To develop a feasible model for monitoring short-term outcome of clinical care
trajectories for hospitals in the Netherlands using data obtained from hospital information …

Background The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Committee on Outcomes
Research has recommended monitoring nine endoscopic retrograde …

Education and competency assessment in gastrointestinal endoscopy is important.
Concerning colonoscopy, it is not completely clear what the best way is to learn this …

Methods In January 2008 we started a quality self-assessment program in our center. Five
qualified endoscopists performing ERCPs in our department participated in this study. All …

Methods Trainees in ERCP in two tertiary referral centers were invited to participate. All
procedures were appraised using RAF-E. The indication for each ERCP was classified as …