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ow did the concept of e-learning in endoscopy come about
and who was involved in its development?
In 2004, a national colonoscopy audit highlighted major deficiencies in endoscopic training and practice. The launch of the national bowel cancer screening programme was the catalyst to address these deficiencies and dramatically improve UK endoscopy practice.
The establishment of a national endoscopy team, regional endoscopy training centres and a quality improvement programme for all endoscopy units in the UK resulted in significant improvement in the past five years. Improvements are now part of a robust quality assurance process, monitored by the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Integral to endoscopy training was the need to establish a uniform, knowledge-based, ‘curriculum’ for endoscopy. I submitted a proposal to the Department of Health’s e-Learning for Healthcare programme (
www.e-lfh.org.uk) for an e-Endoscopy project to deliver this goal.
The DH recognised the potential benefits to the multi-disciplinary workforce of developing a comprehensive web-based learning resource and the e- Endoscopy project was born.
John Anderson and Neil Hawkes were appointed as
20 nhe Dr Roger Barton
Richard Mackillican spoke to Dr Roger Barton, chair of The Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, to find out more about the new eLearning course for endoscopy
upper GI course; Therapeutic lower GI course; ERCP course; EUS course; small bowel course; endoscopy assistant course; endoscopy trainer course
joint clinical leads for the project. Dr John Anderson, a consultant gastroenterologist at Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is the endoscopy training lead in England and a member of the national endoscopy team.
Dr Anderson is recognised for his innovation and contributions in endoscopy training,
developing a sustainable training network, flexible to the needs of the service and endoscopists.
Dr Neil Hawkes, consultant gastroenterologist at Cwm Taf Health Board is the training lead in Wales and has been developing the concept of a comprehensive endoscopy learning tool. Dr Hawkes has developed the structure that underpins the e-Endoscopy project.
What kind of endoscopic modules does the e-learning cover?
The e-Endoscopy project is structured into ten courses. These are: foundation course; basic upper GI course; Basic lower GI course; therapeutic
These courses comprehensively cover the knowledge and applied knowledge required for current modern endoscopic practice in the UK. The courses are designed for all health care workers in endoscopy from a training post up to and including the expert practitioner. The courses progress in a logical fashion, developing and building on knowledge covered in previous courses.
How will this benefit both practitioners and patients?
Practitioners will benefit from a defined, unified, JAG approved curriculum and knowledge- base. Historically, this has been particularly complex to deliver as endoscopy practitioners are drawn from medical and non- medical disciplines.
Success has been ensured by aligning the e-Endoscopy curriculum both with the existing curricular elements approved by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board and that of the National Skills for Health Knowledge Skills Framework.
In addition, the e-Endoscopy curriculum is not simply a dry, paper exercise but has been translated into the relevant knowledge for endoscopy staff working face to face with patients in clinical practice. To ensure it is grounded in reality,
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