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Physicians Workshop

Course Description

This course is designed for gastroenterologists, surgeons and fellows engaged in the comprehensive care of patients with pancreatobiliary disease. Experts in the area of ERCP will review and discuss current knowledge of the following topics.

• Informed consent & legal issues
• Pancreatic pseudocyst
• Pancreas divisum
• Chronic Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management
• Malignant Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management
• Idiopathic Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management
• Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction/manometry - techniques and interpretations
• Difficult cannulation
• Biliary Disorders - sclerosing cholangitis, biliary strictures
• Endoscopic Ultrasound and MRCP as they pertain to pancreatobiliary disease
• Bile Duct Stone management
• Malignancies of Bile Duct Obstruction - Diagnosis and Management
• Bile Leaks - Diagnosis and management
• Training Issues at ERCP

These are accomplished through clinical observation, review of films, and group discussion.

Daily Agenda

Physician Course Schedule for 2010

The following dates are available:

• April 29-30, 2010  (Fellows)
• August 19-20, 2010  (Physicians)
• September 16-17, 2010  (Physicians)
• November 4-5, 2010  (Physicians)

A fee of $75.00 has been set for these workshops. This fee includes the session, conference materials, breakfast, lunch, break refreshments and Thursday's dinner.

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Nurses Workshop

ERCP Nurses Workshops have been approved by ISNA (Indiana State Nurses Association)

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Indiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Therapeutic ERCP For Nurses

This course is designed for registered nurses engaged in the comprehensive care of patients with pancreatobiliary disease. Nurses will review and discuss current knowledge of the following topics.

• Pancreatobiliary Anatomy and Physiology
• Preparation of the ERCP Patient
• Sedation and Analgesia Overview
• ERCP Teamwork
• Scope Care
• Informed Consent
• Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction and Sphincter of Oddi Manometry
• Pancreas Divisum
  • Diagnosis
  • Therapy
• Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Diagnosis
  • Therapy
• Biliary Therapeutics
  • Sphincterotomy
  • Stone Management
  • Stricture Management

These are accomplished through live case demonstrations, clinical observation, review of films, and group discussion.

Nurse Course Schedule for 2009-10

The following dates are available:

• November 5-6, 2009
• December 3-4, 2009
• January 28-29, 2010
• March 4-5, 2010
• October 14-15, 2010
• December 2-3, 2010

A fee of $50.00 has been set for these workshops. This fee includes the session, conference materials, breakfast, lunch, break refreshments and Thursday's dinner.

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