TY - JOUR
T1 - Bringing new endoscopic imaging technology into everyday practice
T2 - what is the role of professional GI societies? Polyp imaging as a template for moving endoscopic innovation forward to answer key clinical questions
AU - Rex, Douglas K.
AU - Fennerty, M. Brian
AU - Sharma, Prateek
AU - Kaltenbach, Tonya
AU - Soetikno, Roy
N1 - Funding Information:
The following authors disclosed financial relationships relevant to this publication: Douglas K. Rex is a member of the speaker's bureau for Olympus, received research support from Given Imaging, and is on the scientific advisory boards of Avantis Medical Systems, American BioOtics, CheckCap, and SoftScope. Prateek Sharma received grant support from Olympus, Barrx, and Takeda. Roy Soetikno was loaned equipment by Olympus America, Fujinon Incorporated, and Pentax Precision Incorporated. All other authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - We suggest that a formalized program for supporting endoscopic innovation (such as described earlier for colon polyps) by the GI professional societies could direct and dramatically increase the clinical impact of new endoscopic technologies. The goal of endoscopic innovation is to improve patient care, reduce risks for patients, facilitate quality improvement in endoscopy, improve the relative cost-effectiveness of endoscopy, and reduce costs to the healthcare system. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Gastroenterological Association all have an interest in this area, and the leadership and membership of these societies need to consider a program such as this within their own societies or across all of the societies. We hope the GI societies and GI community consider this proposal and move forward in this arena.
AB - We suggest that a formalized program for supporting endoscopic innovation (such as described earlier for colon polyps) by the GI professional societies could direct and dramatically increase the clinical impact of new endoscopic technologies. The goal of endoscopic innovation is to improve patient care, reduce risks for patients, facilitate quality improvement in endoscopy, improve the relative cost-effectiveness of endoscopy, and reduce costs to the healthcare system. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Gastroenterological Association all have an interest in this area, and the leadership and membership of these societies need to consider a program such as this within their own societies or across all of the societies. We hope the GI societies and GI community consider this proposal and move forward in this arena.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gie.2009.09.011
DO - 10.1016/j.gie.2009.09.011
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 19922926
AN - SCOPUS:73049085014
SN - 0016-5107
VL - 71
SP - 142
EP - 146
JO - Gastrointestinal endoscopy
JF - Gastrointestinal endoscopy
IS - 1
ER -