International Committee Project: Malawi: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
The course was well received by all the delegates who felt it was a "well run course with excellent instructors" and provided a "very good taster to endoscopy". The International delegates reported being "hugely grateful for the trainers, organisers and the local staff" for the opportunity to attend the course.
Delegates attending the course demonstrated an improvement in their knowledge base following the course, felt the course met their training needs and was of relevance to their future careers. In certain cases in appeared to inspire some delegates who were equivocal about an endoscopy career prior to the course "I am inspired to perform endoscopies. I will be under supervision for first sessions when I get back. Aiming to do 100 cases by the next training session." Several trainees expressed a wish to "attend a future course".
International Grant Report: Malawi Endoscopy training visit report
After arriving in Lilongwe, we visited KCH and met the local Endoscopy team including Mr Chipilimo and the two senior local trainees who had both undertaken <5 endoscopies previously but had been identified by senior clinicians for Foundation endoscopy training at the unit. We spoke with them regarding their current work, resources and requirements and donated endoscopic equipment from Glasgow.
International Grant: Malawi Hepatology Training Course Report
With the generous support of a grant from the British Society of Gastroenterology we organized a training conference: the Third Conference on Liver Disease in Malawi. We provided travel and accommodation for delegates from all over Malawi, ranging from Karonga in the far north to Chikwawa in the South
International Committee Project: Establishing a self-sufficient upper gastrointestinal endoscopy training programme in Lusaka, Zambia
A postgraduate MMed programme in gastroenterology has recently been established within the University of Zambia School of Medicine with the aim of increasing the number of qualified gastroenterologists working within Zambia to meet some of this need. An element of the programme is to provide endoscopy training with hands on apprenticeship type training akin to the UK. Lusaka, Zambia 15-19 April 2024 - Dr Duncan Napier