WELCOME TO
BSG LIVE’25
Endovillage
An enhanced enlarged EndoVillage will again feature as an integral part of BSG LIVE’25 in Glasgow. The EndoVillage will be open over two days, Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 June, morning and afternoon.
As before, you can book one-to-one training sessions on the Booking Portal. Please note that we limit the ‘bookable stations’ to a maximum of 1 station per person per day. But we also have several EndoVillage stations which don’t require any pre-booking. You can simply stroll up to them on the day! For those with a good endoscopic skills we also have a ‘Speed Game’. At the end of each of the four sessions, a Prize will be awarded for the ‘Fastest BSG Endoscopist’! The Trophy could prove an impressive and enviable conversation starter for many years in your office!
The EndoVillage offers an introduction to different endoscopic scenarios, offering you a primer into further training and accreditation. You can click each heading for further descriptors of the station and the appropriate level of experience required. It is essential that you only book on to a station appropriate to your level of endoscopic competence e.g. you may be fascinated by the prospect of trying ESD but this will be entirely inappropriate if you are not yet signed off for diagnostic OGD! Please note, that you will be required to pay a £50 deposit to book a slot. This is refunded when you attend.
If you wish to book a slot at Endovillage please email [email protected].
Station 1 and 2 - Peptic ulcer bleeding 1 and 2
Suitable for:
Endoscopists signed off in diagnostic gastroscopy
Novice upper GI therapeutic endoscopists
Those about to start endoscoping patients with acute upper GI bleeding
Aims and objectives:
Familiarity with the modalities used to treat non-variceal upper GI bleeding, namely: injection, clip and thermal methods
Hands on experience of the same in a pig model of upper GI bleeding
What next?
Attend formal BSG/EQUIP course on upper GI bleeding
Notes
You will first be required to attend the ENTS station for 30 minutes as good Teamworking and Leadership is just as important as haemostasis
Two candidates for every 30 minutes, allowing 15 min to assist and 15min hands-on training
Animal Stomach model
Station 3 and 4 - Variceal bleeding 1 and 2
Suitable for:
Endoscopists signed off in diagnostic gastroscopy
Novice upper GI therapeutic endoscopists
Those about to start endoscoping patients with acute upper GI bleeding
Aims and objectives:
Familiarity with the techniques used in the endoscopic management of variceal upper GI bleeding, namely: variceal band ligation (VBL) and variceal sclerotherapy.
Hands on experience of VBL and sclerotherapy in a pig model and understand the principles of balloon tamponade and its use.
What next?
Attend a BSG/EQUIP course on upper GI bleeding
Notes
You will first be required to attend the ENTS station for 30 minutes as good Teamworking and Leadership is just as important as haemostatic skills!
Two candidates for every 30 minutes, allowing 15 min to assist and 15min hands-on
Animal stomach model
Station 5 and 6 - Colonic polypectomy and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection 1 and 2
Suitable for:
Endoscopists signed off in diagnostic colonoscopy
Novice therapeutic colonoscopists
Those about to start or in the early stages of polypectomy and colonic EMR
Aims and objectives:
Familiarity with the basic techniques of colonoscopic polypectomy and the EMR of small lesions
Hands on experience of the same in a pig model
What next?
Attend a JAG accredited course on colonoscopic polypectomy
Notes
Animal model
Two candidates for every 30 minutes, allowing 15 min to assist and 15min hands-on
Stations 7, 8 and 9 - Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection 1, 2 and 3
Suitable for:
Experienced therapeutic endoscopists, already competent at snare polypectomy and EMR.
Aims and objectives:
Learn the basic principles of the technique of ESD including the important complications and how to prevent and manage them
What next:
Further exposure to ESD in a mentored environment, attend basic ESD course
Notes:
One candidate per 30 minute slot
Animal model with a choice of either stomach or colon
Station 10 - Trans-Nasal endoscopy
Suitable for:
Experienced diagnostic endoscopists, seeking a primer in nasal endoscopy
Aims and objectives:
To understand the principles, advantages and drawbacks of nasal endoscopy
To understand the use of nasal analgesia before nasal intubation
To practice nasal endoscopy on a mannequin, successfully incubating the model via the nasal route to the stomach
What next:
More exposure to nasal endoscopy in a closely mentored setting
Notes
2 trainees for a shared 30 minutes
Station 11 - Endoscopy Accessories
Suitable for:
Nurse assistants or novice therapeutic endoscopists wishing to increase their knowledge of the accessories used in therapeutic endoscopy
Aims and Objectives:
Demonstration and handling of a wide range of endoscopy accessories
What next?
More experience of assisting at or performing therapeutic endoscopy, attending e.g. polypectomy and or BSG/EQUIP upper GI bleeding courses
Notes
Open access to everyone in the EndoVillage
Station 12 - Diathermy and APC
Suitable for:
Those endoscopists and endoscopy assistants who wish to learn an introduction to the principles and uses of endoscopic diathermy and APC
What next:
Further exposure to diathermy/APC e.g. on JAG accredited upper GI bleeding or polypectomy course
Notes:
2 candidates for each 30 minutes time slot
Animal tissue
Station 13A - Introduction to HPB endoscopy
Suitable for:
Those starting to train in ERCP, maximum of 100 ERCPs performed/attempted
Aims and objectives:
Substation 1 – Duct cannulation and use of accessories – introduction to composite duodenoscope movements, scope tip and cannula control, use of wires, ballons, baskets stents
Substation 2 – Standard sphincterotomy – principles of sphincterotomy in a synthetic/animal tissue model
What next?
JAG approved basic ERCP course
Station 13B - Advanced HPB endoscopy
Suitable for:
More advanced HPB endoscopists (more than 100 ERCP performed/attempted). Some experience of EUS preferred but not essential.
Aims and objectives:
Substation 3 – EUS/tissue sampling. EUS scope manipulation, recognition of relevant anatomy, image acquisition and tissue sampling.
Substation 4 – Cholangioscopy and use of relevant accessories, EHL probe, basket, snare.
What next:
JAG approved ERCP/EUS course
Peri-CCT fellowship training
Station 14 - Endoscopy Simulation - GI Simulator
Suitable for:
Novice endoscopists wishing to have an introduction to endoscopy. No prior knowledge of endoscopy is required.
Aims and objectives:
The principles of scope handling, the functions of the left hand (wheels and buttons) during gastroscopy or colonoscopy and the principles of torque steering. The trainee can select if they wish to use the gastroscopy or colonoscopy computer simulation.
What next:
JAG accredited course in Basic skills in flexible sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy or in gastroscopy
Station 15 - Endoscopy Simulation - Mikoto Colon
Suitable for:
Novice endoscopists wishing to have an introduction to colonoscopy. No prior knowledge of colonoscopy is required.
Aims and objectives:
The principles of scope handling, the functions of the left hand (wheels and buttons) during colonoscopy and the principles of torque steering.
What next:
JAG accredited course in Basic skills in colonoscopy
Station 16 - Endoscopic non-technical skills
Suitable for:
Mandatory for everyone who wants to train on our Bleeding Peptic ulcer or Bleeding Varices stations
Aims and objectives:
Increase familiarity with the ENTS framework
Work through simulation scenarios dealing with common ENTS challenge related to emergency bleeding
What next?
Review ENTS handbook and utilise DOPS assessments
Attend ENTS 1 day course
Notes
Interactive simulation sessions
30 minutes training sessions
Station 17 - Speedboat ESD
Suitable for:
Experienced therapeutic endoscopists, already competent at snare polypectomy and EMR.
Aims and objectives:
Learn the basic principles of the technique of ESD, using the SpeedBoat method, including the important complications and how to prevent and manage them
What next:
Further exposure to SpeedBoat/ESD in a mentored environment, attend basic ESD course
Notes:
One candidate per 30 minute slot
Animal model with a choice of either stomach or colon
Station 18 - Endoscopic closure
Suitable for:
Experienced therapeutic endoscopists already performing advanced EMR/ESD independently
Aims and objectives:
Experience and exposure of deficit closure skills using a variety of techniques/accessories on a pig tissue model
What next:
Further training/exposure on dedicated industry supported training days
Station 19 - Introduction to intestinal ultrasound
Suitable for:
Those with an interest in using IUS to evaluate patients with known or suspected IBD Suitable for gastroenterologists at all levels, IBD nurse specialists etc
Aims and objectives:
Introduction to IUS, uses and limitations. Handling the IUS probe and iys use in healthy volunteers and patients
What next:
Hands on IUS course, further exposure and training
Fastest scoper game!
Come and test your endoscopic speed skills against on the ‘Thompson Trainer’
After you have practised a few times, we will time how long it takes for you to ‘take each of the 5 rings off the central post and hang them on the numbered hooks’.
The fastest scoper in each session will get the coveted EndoVillage Speed Trophy !
Free access of course and Good luck!