Advanced Therapeutics Training Program

Module 1

Understanding of the indications, risks, limitations and complications of resection of “difficult” polyps and endoscopic mucosectomy.

Polypectomy technique of the difficult large sessile polyp and the large pedunculated polyp. Resection by en bloc mucosectomy technique of superficial non-polypoid lesions of esophagus, stomach, duodenum, colon and rectum. Mucosectomy with piecemeal technique of laterally extended lesions of colon and rectum.

Understanding of the different biomedical devices and/or accessories involved in these techniques. Learning skills and abilities for resection of “difficult” polyps and performing endoscopic mucosectomy within a theoretical framework provided by the instructors.

Module 2

Understanding the indications, risks, limitations and complications of prosthesis placement in the digestive tract.

Prosthesis placement in esophagus, duodenum and colon in benign and malignant pathology.

Understanding of the different biomedical devices and/or accessories involved in this technique.

Learning of skills and abilities for argon plasma therapy within a theoretical framework provided by the instructors.

Module 3

Understanding of the indications, risks, limitations and complications of argon plasma therapy of the digestive tract.

Treatment of vascular lesions (angiodysplasias, gastric antral vascular ectasias, etc.), radiation or actinic proctopathy, palliative treatments in malignant pathology (diffuse tumor bleeding and repermeabilization of metallic prosthesis), destruction or ablation of tissues, etc.

Understanding of the different biomedical devices and/or accessories involved in this technique. Learning of skills and abilities for prosthesis placement within a theoretical framework provided by the instructors.

Module 4

Understanding of the indications, risks, limitations and complications of performing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies.

Understanding of the different biomedical devices and/or accessories involved in this technique.

Learning of skills and abilities within a theoretical framework provided by the instructors for the performance of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies.

Module 5

Understanding of the indications, risks, limitations and complications of performing foreign body removal from the digestive tract.

Understanding of the different biomedical devices and/or accessories involved in this technique.

Learning of skills and abilities for the extraction of foreign bodies within a theoretical framework provided by the instructors.

Module 6

Understanding of the indications, risks, limitations and complications of basic hemostatic therapeutics in gastrointestinal bleeding.

Different methods of hemostasis in non-variceal bleeding (injection of substances, bipolar coagulation, mechanical hemostasis – hemostatic staples, etc.).

Endoscopic treatment of bleeding associated with portal hypertension (ligation and sclerosis of esophageal varices).

Understanding of the different biomedical devices and/or accessories involved in these techniques.

Learning skills and abilities to perform basic endoscopic hemostasis within a theoretical framework provided by the instructors.

Understanding of the indications, risks, limitations and complications of advanced hemostatic therapeutics in gastrointestinal bleeding.

Treatment of non-variceal bleeding (occlusion system – OTSC -, hemospray, argon plasma coagulation, etc.).

Endoscopic treatment of bleeding associated with portal hypertension (placement of prosthesis for esophageal varices with recurrent bleeding – SX-ELLE Danis -, obliteration with acrylate of gastric or ectopic varices, argon plasma ablation of gastric antral vascular ectasia).

Understanding of the different biomedical devices and/or accessories involved in these techniques.

Learning skills and abilities to perform advanced endoscopic hemostasis within a theoretical framework provided by the instructors.

Development of clinical research studies of new techniques, technological innovation and/or new applications of the existing ones in Advanced Therapeutics.

• Per oral endoscopic esophageal myotomy, per oral endoscopic gastric myotomy, etc.