GI & Endoscopy

Fight Colorectal Cancer, a national nonprofit organization, will host its eighth annual advocacy day in Washington, D.C.

Parkway Surgery Center in Henderson, Nev., is actively participating in National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Six gastroenterologists discuss what they are doing to create more efficient processes in their practices or endoscopy centers.

Cleveland Clinic researchers developed an online calculator designed to help physicians assess a patient's risk for colorectal cancer, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Advanced GI, led by board-certified gastroenterologist Gilbert Simoni, MD, opened in a new office location in Thousand Oaks, Calif., according to a vcstar.com report.

New Jersey ranks 29th among all states in the U.S. for percentage of people over the age of 50 who have been screened for colorectal cancer, according to a report by The Paramus Post.

The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has officially opened its $20 million Institute for Training & Technology in Downers Grove, Ill., according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Jacksonville Beach (Fla.) Surgery Center, affiliated with Symbion, recently acquired the Fuse endoscopy system.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics physicians have begun to perform per-oral endoscopic myotomy for patients with achalasia, according to a report by The Daily Iowan.

Olympus, a medical and surgical products technology company, announced new initiatives designed to support National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.