Endoscopic Ultrasound Training for Pulmonologists

Training in Endoscopy: Endoscopic Ultrasound

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been recently established as an indispensable modality for the diagnosis and management of pancreatobiliary and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. EUS proficiency requires both cognitive and technical abilities, including an understanding of the appropriate indications, the performance of appropriate evaluations before and after the procedure, and the management of...

European training of paediatricians to paediatric pulmonologists.

Paediatric pulmonology is a relatively young subspeciality of paediatrics that started in the midst of the 20th century. In many countries in Europe, paediatricians took the initiative to start a separate section or department dedicated to paediatric pulmonology. They were all trained paediatricians who recognised the importance of subspecialisation in paediatric pulmonology, as the pulmonary d...

Training in endoscopic ultrasound and adoption of educational theory

Medical education has seen huge advances with regard to innovation and a focus more on active rather than passive forms of learning. Videos, for example are being utilized to supplement learning, yet remain a self-directed platform either online or via conference attendance. Video learning is essential in the procedural aspect of EUS yet to be successful it must rely on appropriate training met...

Endoscopic Ultrasound

1 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Division of Internal Medicine, e University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-1409, USA Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, 355-5 Haruobi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8026, Japan Department of Gastroenterology, Changi Gen...

Training model for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of lymph nodes.