The future of ERCP training in the UK

To determine the likely impact of the JAG recommendations on ERCP training and whether trainees were likely to have greater individual exposure to procedures in larger units, we performed a questionnaire based study, which was mailed to all acute UK hospitals. The training does actually require a li...

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Published inGut Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 739 - 740
Main Authors MURRAY, I A, PATHMAKANTHAN, S, HEELEY, R, DONNELLY, M T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology 01.11.2001
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Accreditation
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde - standards
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde - trends
Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Graduate - standards
Endoscopy
Forecasting
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Meetings
Training
United Kingdom
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:To determine the likely impact of the JAG recommendations on ERCP training and whether trainees were likely to have greater individual exposure to procedures in larger units, we performed a questionnaire based study, which was mailed to all acute UK hospitals. The training does actually require a little more than numbers, for example the training document states that "endoscopists cannot be considered competent in ERCP until they are able to cannulate the desired duct in over 90% of cases and provide biliary drainage.
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DOI:10.1136/gut.49.5.739