Olympus donates $3.2M in equipment to ASGE Foundation — 4 insights

Olympus Corp., donated approximately $3.2 million in medical equipment to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Foundation.

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Here’s what you should know:

1. The foundation will use the equipment for training purposes at the IT&T Center.

2. The IT&T Center first opened in 2013. The center offers medical training and continuing medical education opportunities.

3. More than 280 pieces of equipment were donated to the center.

4. ASGE President Karen Woods, MD, said, “We are grateful to Olympus for their generous support and for recognizing the importance of providing high-quality physician education in an interactive environment using the latest technologies to improve physician performance and advance patient care. Olympus has a long history of partnering with our society, and we look forward to using their donation to ensure physicians are well-trained in hands-on components of new techniques and technologies for endoscopic management of

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