Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Consensus Guidelines on Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy

Several organizations worldwide have developed procedure-based guidelines and/or position statements regarding various aspects of quality and safety indicators, and credentialing for endoscopy. Although important, they do not specifically address patient needs or provide a framework for their adopti...

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Main Authors: David Armstrong, Alan Barkun, Ron Bridges, Rose Carter, Chris de Gara, Catherine Dubé, Robert Enns, Roger Hollingworth, Donald MacIntosh, Mark Borgaonkar, Sylviane Forget, Grigorios Leontiadis, Jonathan Meddings, Peter Cotton, Ernst J Kuipers, Roland Valori, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy Consensus Group
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/173739
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author David Armstrong
Alan Barkun
Ron Bridges
Rose Carter
Chris de Gara
Catherine Dubé
Robert Enns
Roger Hollingworth
Donald MacIntosh
Mark Borgaonkar
Sylviane Forget
Grigorios Leontiadis
Jonathan Meddings
Peter Cotton
Ernst J Kuipers
Roland Valori
on behalf of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy Consensus Group
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description Several organizations worldwide have developed procedure-based guidelines and/or position statements regarding various aspects of quality and safety indicators, and credentialing for endoscopy. Although important, they do not specifically address patient needs or provide a framework for their adoption in the context of endoscopy services. The consensus guidelines reported in this article, however, aimed to identify processes and indicators relevant to the provision of high-quality endoscopy services that will support ongoing quality improvement across many jurisdictions, specifically in the areas of ethics, facility standards and policies, quality assurance, training and education, reporting standards and patient perceptions.
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Grigorios Leontiadis
Jonathan Meddings
Peter Cotton
Ernst J Kuipers
Roland Valori
on behalf of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy Consensus Group
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Consensus Guidelines on Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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