We are delighted to endorse the Online Upper GI Small Bowel Capsule Reading Course from 30th September - 22nd November 2024. 

This is an online capsule reading course designed to train aspiring practitioners to perform and read full capsule studies reliably. The entire curriculum can be completed part time from work or home and it conforms to the standards recommended by European and American guidelines.

The web-based training is especially suitable for gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons and hospital specialists or nurses with endoscopy experience. On registration, delegates will receive an interactive smartphone App that teaches patient preparation and image recognition of the most common disorders of the oesophagus, stomach and small intestine. On completing the App based component, candidates will be provided with access to a browser-based simulator and a library of 20 full capsule videos, progressively graded in complexity – five easy formative cases, five moderate formative cases, five difficult formative cases, then five summative cases. After an introductory webinar, delegates will be asked to view and report on three full cases weekly. Delegates’ reports will be submitted to a dashboard. Once each set of 5 cases have been reported, our experts, Owen Epstein, Professor of Gastroenterology at the Royal Free Hospital and capsule endoscopy CNS, Hansa Palmer, will evaluate the reports and rapidly provide written feedback on each. When appropriate, one-to-one online guidance will be provided. Exit criteria: at the summative assessment stage, the expectation is that candidates recognise at least 90% of clinically significant pathologies. On satisfactory completion of all 20 cases, a certificate of completion will be awarded recognising that the candidate has fulfilled published training criteria.

Course Fee:  £1,750.  BSG members receive 30% discount on production of BSG membership number.

Click here for course information and registration.

For any enquiries, please contact Tim Rayne at [email protected]