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Further observations on the GIF-K
Further observations on the GIF-K With reference to the recent controversy in relation to the use of GIF-K panendoscope, I wish to point out that after having used this particular instrument in over 200 patients, I have found it to be completely safe and have not encountered any iatrogenic mucosal lesions. Theoretically the rounded smooth metal tip of GIF-K should be less damaging to the mucosa than the sharp but firm rubber tip of type 0-2. The big drawback with GIF-K, when compared to type 0-2, which I use much more often, has been its ineffective suctioning of fluid as well as suction trauma to the mucosa because of the eccentric position and proximity to the surface of the suction hole.
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William Beaumont Gastrointestinal Symposium The Seventh Annual William Beaumont Gastrointestinal Symposium for federal service physicians (Army, Navy, Air Force, Veterans Administration, and Public Health Service, interested in the fields of gastroenterology or gastrointestinal surgery will be held at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, EI Paso, Texas, 15-17 March 1978. Further information may be obtained from j. Loren Pitcher, MD, Colonel, MC, Department of Medicine, P.O. Box 70031, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, EI Paso, Texas 79920.
Gastrointestinal assistants to meet during
DOW The 5th Annual Meeting and Educational Course of the Society of Gastrointestinal Assistants is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Dunes Hotel and Country Club, 21-25, May 1978 during Digestive Disease Week. The goal of the 1978 Educational Course is to provide an opportunity for the gastrointestinal assistant to improve his or her own individual practice and patient care through increased knowledge, understanding and skill in the field of gastroenterology and endoscopy. To accomplish this goal we will present several symposia, panel discussions, and bilevel minicourses pertinent in the areas of gastroenterology. For more information regarding the course, please contact: Linda jacobs, GIA, 1978 Course Director, Bryan Memorial Hospital, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, 4848 Sumner Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506.
AlS/G/E course on endoscopic interpreation The seventh national postgraduate course given by the AlS/G/E will be held during Digestive Disease Week on Thurs-
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day and Friday, 25 and 26 May 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme will be "Endoscopic Interpretation." Formal presentations with panels of experts followed by smaller "minitheatre" discussion groups, are designed to increase the diagnostic accuracy of the sophisticated endoscopist. Endoscopic findings correlated with tissue histopathology and procedures that provide the greatest yield of diagnostic information will be defined. Interpretation of endoscopy wi II focus on gastrointestinal tumors, diseases of the large bowel, and benign disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Interpretation of ERCP radiographs will be fully discussed. There will be a working luncheon on techniques of photography. The course director is jerome D. Waye, MD. For further information contact Mrs. Sally Grasso, AlS/G/E Postgraduate Course Coordinator, Charles B. Slack, Inc., 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, New jersey 08086.
The fourth World Congress on Digestive Endoscopy will convene at Madrid, Spain, 1-3 june 1978 in conjunction with the World Congress of Gastroenterology. An extensive scientific program including 5 symposia,S round-table discussions, and 10 seminars has been planned and will feature renowned authorities in gastrointestinal endoscopy from the world over. Special memorial lectures will be given on the topics, "Teaching Endoscopy" and "Emergency Peritoneoscopy." Free papers are invited from registrants at the Congress. Further information can be obtained by writing to Dr. Gonzalez Campos, General Secretary, Calle Londres 41, Madrid 28, Spain.
Peritoneoscopy course in New York Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City will host a postgraduate course entitled "Peritoneoscopy: its applications in gastroenterology, surgery and neoplastic diseases," to be held 4 and 5 May 1978. The faculty will consist of endoscopists from Mount Sinai as well as invited guests from other areas. For further information, contact the director, Michael Bayer, MD, The Page and William Black PostGraduate School of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029.
Chicago conference on the pancreas "Recent Progress in Disorders of the Pancreas" will be the subject of the first annual symposium to be presented by the Chicago Gastroenterological Conference 14 and 15 April 1978 at the Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center. The conference will feature Howard Spiro, MD, Yale; Fred Sample, MD, UCLA; David Dreiling, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York; Kenneth Warren, MD, Lahey Clinic, Boston; and Robert H. Riddell, MD, University of Chicago. Other speakers and panelists will include Mark E. Efrusy, DO, Richard Caleel, DO, Thomas Grant, DO, and Howard Rose, DO, all of Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, and Dan Duberstein, DO, Des Moines General Hospital. For information, contact H. S. Skip Watters, Program Coordinator, Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, 5200 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL60615. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
Sudin Vittal, MD 100 O'Connor Drive, Suite 28 San Jose, California 95128
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William Beaumont Gastrointestinal Symposium The Seventh Annual William Beaumont Gastrointestinal Symposium for federal service physicians (Army, Navy, Air Force, Veterans Administration, and Public Health Service, interested in the fields of gastroenterology or gastrointestinal surgery will be held at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, EI Paso, Texas, 15-17 March 1978. Further information may be obtained from j. Loren Pitcher, MD, Colonel, MC, Department of Medicine, P.O. Box 70031, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, EI Paso, Texas 79920.
Gastrointestinal assistants to meet during
DOW The 5th Annual Meeting and Educational Course of the Society of Gastrointestinal Assistants is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Dunes Hotel and Country Club, 21-25, May 1978 during Digestive Disease Week. The goal of the 1978 Educational Course is to provide an opportunity for the gastrointestinal assistant to improve his or her own individual practice and patient care through increased knowledge, understanding and skill in the field of gastroenterology and endoscopy. To accomplish this goal we will present several symposia, panel discussions, and bilevel minicourses pertinent in the areas of gastroenterology. For more information regarding the course, please contact: Linda jacobs, GIA, 1978 Course Director, Bryan Memorial Hospital, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, 4848 Sumner Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506.
AlS/G/E course on endoscopic interpreation The seventh national postgraduate course given by the AlS/G/E will be held during Digestive Disease Week on Thurs-
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day and Friday, 25 and 26 May 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme will be "Endoscopic Interpretation." Formal presentations with panels of experts followed by smaller "minitheatre" discussion groups, are designed to increase the diagnostic accuracy of the sophisticated endoscopist. Endoscopic findings correlated with tissue histopathology and procedures that provide the greatest yield of diagnostic information will be defined. Interpretation of endoscopy wi II focus on gastrointestinal tumors, diseases of the large bowel, and benign disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Interpretation of ERCP radiographs will be fully discussed. There will be a working luncheon on techniques of photography. The course director is jerome D. Waye, MD. For further information contact Mrs. Sally Grasso, AlS/G/E Postgraduate Course Coordinator, Charles B. Slack, Inc., 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, New jersey 08086.
The fourth World Congress on Digestive Endoscopy will convene at Madrid, Spain, 1-3 june 1978 in conjunction with the World Congress of Gastroenterology. An extensive scientific program including 5 symposia,S round-table discussions, and 10 seminars has been planned and will feature renowned authorities in gastrointestinal endoscopy from the world over. Special memorial lectures will be given on the topics, "Teaching Endoscopy" and "Emergency Peritoneoscopy." Free papers are invited from registrants at the Congress. Further information can be obtained by writing to Dr. Gonzalez Campos, General Secretary, Calle Londres 41, Madrid 28, Spain.
Peritoneoscopy course in New York Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City will host a postgraduate course entitled "Peritoneoscopy: its applications in gastroenterology, surgery and neoplastic diseases," to be held 4 and 5 May 1978. The faculty will consist of endoscopists from Mount Sinai as well as invited guests from other areas. For further information, contact the director, Michael Bayer, MD, The Page and William Black PostGraduate School of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029.
Chicago conference on the pancreas "Recent Progress in Disorders of the Pancreas" will be the subject of the first annual symposium to be presented by the Chicago Gastroenterological Conference 14 and 15 April 1978 at the Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center. The conference will feature Howard Spiro, MD, Yale; Fred Sample, MD, UCLA; David Dreiling, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York; Kenneth Warren, MD, Lahey Clinic, Boston; and Robert H. Riddell, MD, University of Chicago. Other speakers and panelists will include Mark E. Efrusy, DO, Richard Caleel, DO, Thomas Grant, DO, and Howard Rose, DO, all of Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, and Dan Duberstein, DO, Des Moines General Hospital. For information, contact H. S. Skip Watters, Program Coordinator, Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, 5200 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL60615. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY