ASGE-JGES Masters Course in ESD W/optional POEM Add-on

6th ASGE-JGES Masters Course in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) W/optional Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM.) Add-on is organized by American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and will be held from Jul 20 - 22, 2019 at ASGE Institute for Training and Technology (IT&T), Downers Grove, Illinois, United States of America.

Who should attend:
This course is designed for advanced GI endoscopists, surgeons, and others in the GI field who are interested in learning the most advanced technique in mucosal resection. Returning attendees are welcomed and encouraged to improve your skills.

Continuing Medical Education:
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASGE designates the ASGE-JGES Masters Course in ESD for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and the optional POEM Add-on for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Description:
Learn from an International Team of Outstanding Masters in ESD!
Learn from masters of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM.) 

This two-day course has been developed to provide a comprehensive experience in ESD that will take the advanced practicing endoscopist from theory to the hands-on practice of ESD, discussing and demonstrating the fine points of the technique. Participants will become familiar with aspects of ESD that have not been taught before, such as treatment of GI bleeding during ESD and using devices including hemostatic forceps and clips.

Faculty presentations will include indications and methods for ESD. Live course participants will engage in intensive hands-on experience with expert faculty.  

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) invite you to participate in this one-of-a-kind immersion course in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) taught by highly skilled experts, representing the largest team of outstanding masters in ESD ever assembled in this country. 

This two-day course, which will be held at the state-of-the-art ASGE Institute for Training and Technology (IT&T), has been developed to provide a comprehensive experience in ESD that will take the advanced endoscopist from theory to the hands-on practice of ESD, discussing and demonstrating the fine points of the technique. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ASGE and JGES have collaborated to bring advanced techniques to endoscopists in the U.S. The course will include presentations from the faculty covering indications and methods for ESD and followed by demonstrations of these techniques by the Masters in ex vivo and animate models. Participants will engage in intensive hands-on experience with expert teachers. The goal of this course will be to familiarize the attendees with all aspects of ESD that have not been taught before, such as treatment of GI bleeding during ESD using devices including the hemostatic forceps and clips

Course Highlights:
• Presentations covering indications and methods for ESD and differing methods of the technique
• Demonstrations of these techniques by the ESD masters using ex vivo and animate models
• Intensive hands-on experience with expert faculty
• Exposure to aspects of ESD rarely taught in the US, including treatment of GI bleeding during ESD using devices including the hemostatic forceps and clips
• Exclusive add-on opportunity to perform the POEM procedure 

Optional Poem Add-on:
An exclusive add-on opportunity taking place on Monday, July 22nd will allow a limited number of participants to perform the Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) technique using animate models (additional fee required).

What You Will Learn:
ASGE and JGES have collaborated to bring advanced techniques to endoscopists in the U.S. The course will include presentations from the faculty covering indications and methods for ESD and followed by demonstrations of these techniques by the Masters in ex vivo and animate models. Participants will engage in intensive hands-on experience with expert teachers. The goal of this course will be to familiarize the attendees with all aspects of ESD that have not been taught before, such as treatment of GI bleeding during ESD using devices including the hemostatic forceps and clip