Several studies presented at Digestive Disease Week examined the adherence to colorectal cancer screening, including colonoscopy and fecal occult blood testing, by ethnicity and recommended screening strategy, according to a DDW news release.
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Several studies presented at Digestive Disease Week supported using PillCam technology more frequently and earlier in the diagnostic algorithm in a range of disease states, including anemia, confirmed or clinically suspected Crohn's disease, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and occult or obscure…
gMED, a market leader in electronic health records, has agreed to configure its EHR solutions to enable seamless data transmission to the AGA Digestive Health Outcomes Registry, according to a news release from the American Gastroenterological Association.
Although colonoscopy is stressed as the preferred screening test for colorectal cancer, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco found that recommending colonoscopy resulted in lower adherence compared with fecal occult blood test or a choice of the two…
Catherine Sayers is the administrator of Skyline Endoscopy Center in Loveland, Colo., and director of clinical operations for Pinnacle III.
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Olympus announced the launch of the OER-Pro, the fastest technology in automated endoscope reprocessing and the only reprocessor on the market designed by an endoscope manufacturer, according to an Olympus news release.
Ian L. Taylor, MD, PhD, has started his term as the new president of the American Gastroenterological Association with the conclusion of Digestive Disease Week 2010, and will focus on several issues, including the development of an organization-wide clinical data…
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that increased accessibility of virtual colonoscopies, colonoscopies completed via CT scan, did not decrease the use of traditional optical colonoscopies for colorectal cancer screenings, according to a release from Digestive Disease Week.
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found that colonoscopy preparation drugs administered the same day as the procedure are equally effective to those given the night before and the morning of the procedure, but result in less complaints of…
Brien Fausone is the administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center, a single-specialty GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy.