Improving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy Unit

November 1, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

November 1, 2025 9:00 AM

*US Central Time

Course Directors:
Brian C. Jacobson, MD, MPH, FASGE
Jessica X. Yu, MD, MS

Location:
Virtual

Providing safe, effective, efficient care to patients takes every member of the healthcare team working together to address quality and safety issues. Designed to educate physicians and non-physician staff on how to translate quality and safety concepts into everyday practice, this course will cover everything from the fundamental elements of a successful program, to emerging trends and evidence.

Through a mixture of didactic lectures and interactive sessions, this renowned quality course will empower participants with practical solutions that can be immediately deployed to improve quality and safety in any GI endoscopy setting (i.e., office, ASC, hospital). Participants will leave feeling prepared to build and maintain a top-notch quality assurance and performance improvement program.

Register now to set yourself and your team up for success to (re)apply for the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program by attending this essential quality course.

Participants will be able to

List 2-3 measures of quality in endoscopy
Recognize techniques described to make your endoscopy unit more efficient and safer
Indicate 1 method learned you could use to improve patient satisfaction in your endoscopy unit, specifically areas that aid in doctor-patient communication
Define potential sources of infection from contact with various body fluids, transmissibility during endoscopic procedure, and the susceptibility to potential disinfectants
Identify measures you could use within your unit quality assurance program and explain why

Course Directors

Brian C. Jacobson, MD, MPH, FASGE

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Jessica X. Yu, MD, MS

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, OR

Faculty

Jim Collins, BS, RN ,CNOR

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Sonali Palchaudhuri, MD, MHCI

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA

Rahul Panala, MD, MPH, FASGE

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

November 1, 2025

Print Agenda

*US Central Time

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Course Directors’ Welcome and Introductions

Jessica X. Yu, MD, MS and Brian C. Jacobson, MD, MPH, FASGE

Establishing and Maintaining a High-Quality Endoscopy Unit

With the right infrastructure, your team will not lose sight of the fundamentals upon which excellence is built. During this series of talks, we will discuss the domains of quality and begin diving into quality improvement at the patient and unit levels.

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Leveraging the IOM Domains of Quality in Decision-making

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

The Patient Experience Begins with the Employee Experience

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Measuring and Maximizing Satisfaction Throughout the Patient Journey

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Optimizing Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: Updated Guidance from the US Multi-society Task Force

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Interactive Discussion with Case Studies

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Break

Defining and Measuring Quality in GI Endoscopy

In order to achieve better procedural quality, we need to have useful ways to define our goals and standardize some metrics. In this section, we will discuss some tools for this, both in big picture and with updates regarding new methods.

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Defining and Measuring Quality in Colonoscopy

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Defining and Measuring Quality in Upper GI Endoscopy

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Defining and Measuring Quality in ERCP and EUS

12:20 PM - 1:05 PM

Interactive Discussion with Case Studies

1:05 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

Exploring Safety Issues in GI Endoscopy

Safety and infection control are of paramount importance to the overall success and efficacy of GI endoscopy. During this series of talks, we will discuss a range of issues relative to patient and staff safety.

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Infection Control in GI Endoscopy: Global Overview

1:45 PM - 2:05 PM

Infection Control in Endoscopy: The Nuts and Bolts – What You Need to Know for Your Unit

2:05 PM - 2:20 PM

Reprocessing Guidelines Comparison and Guideline Adoption

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Endoscopy Unit Efficiency

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM

Ergonomics in GI Endoscopy

2:50 PM - 3:35 PM

Interactive Discussion with Case Studies

3:35 PM - 3:45 PM

Closing Remarks and Course Adjournment

*Agenda Subject to Change

Registration Fees

	Member	Non-Member	EURP
Individual	$450	$550	$375
Group	$650	$850	$575

NOTE: Members of honoree units in the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program should call or fax in their registration to receive the EURP discounted rate.

Registration Options

Register online
Call 630-573-0600 Monday through Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm CT to register by phone
Complete the printable registration form and mail with a check made payable to:

American Society for Gastroenterology Endoscopy (ASGE)
3300 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA 60515
Attention: Improving Quality & Safety

View ASGE’s Policies and Procedures for information on Cancellation & Refunds.

CME and Accreditation Information

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASGE designates this live virtual activity for up to 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASGE Outcome-Based Education Level

This program is designed to meet ASGE’s Level 3a – Learning (Declarative Knowledge), on an anticipated outcome-based education (OBE) scale. ASGE’s OBE means starting with a clear picture of what is important for participants to gain from the educational activity to be able to do following participation, then organizing the program, instruction and objectives to make sure the anticipated educational delivery ultimately happened.

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