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ASGE at DDW. DDW 2026. Digestive Disease Week.

Train the Endoscopic Trainer

May 1, 2026, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

*US Central Time

Course Directors:
Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD
Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE

Location:
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

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The ASGE Train the Endoscopic Trainer Workshop is a practical session designed for those who are interested in developing or enhancing their teaching skills as endoscopy educators. Led by expert faculty, this workshop aims to improve your endoscopic teaching skills. Your participation will raise your conscious awareness of why and what you are doing when performing procedures so that you can explain maneuvers in a clear and effective way to teach others.

Registration for DDW 2026 will open on January 14, 2026 for ASGE Members and January 21, 2026, for all others.

Participants will be able to:

  • Understand the concept and need for conscious competence as a teacher so that you can explain concepts in a clear and effective way to teach others
  • Apply the "Preparation - Training - Wrap-up" model of teaching
  • Understand the importance of performance enhancing feedback and instruction
  • Practice practical teaching skills and consider how you may use these approaches in your own teaching

Course Directors

Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD

Hospital for Sick Children

Ontario, CANADA

Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE

Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE

Phoenix VA Healthcare System

Phoenix, AZ

Faculty

Douglas Faigel, MD, MASGE

Douglas Faigel, MD, MASGE

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

Victoria Gómez, MD, FASGE

Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville, FL

Eric Greenwald, MSc, MD, FRCPC

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA

Steve Heitman, MD

Steve Heitman, MD

University of Calgary

Alberta, CANADA

Amandeep K. Shergill, MD, FASGE

University of California

San Francisco, CA

Shifa Umar

Shifa Umar, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Kevin A. Waschke, MD, CM, FRCPC, FASGE

McGill University

Montreal QC, CANADA

May 1, 2026

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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Welcome and Introduction

Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD and Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

Participants' Experience and Goals

Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE
1:25 PM - 2:30 PM

Framework For Teaching

Steve Heitman, MD, Kevin Waschke, MD, CM, FRCPC, FASGE, Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD and Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Breath with Light Refreshments

2:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Hands-On A (5 Stations) - 5 Rotations/Groups

20 minutes each with 5 minutes to move between stations.

  • Performance Enhancing Feedback
    Eric Greenwald, MSc, MD, FRCPC and Steve Heitman, MD
  • Terminology For Teaching
    Shifa Umar, MD and Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE
  • Difficult Learner and Control of Session
    Douglas Faigel, MD, MASGE and Victoria Gomez, MD, FASGE
  • Teaching Loop Recognition and Reduction
    Kevin Waschke, MD, CM, FRCPC, FASGE and Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD
  • Integrating Ergonomics Into Training
    Amandeep Shergill, MD, FASGE
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Wrap-Up & Take-Home Messages

Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD and Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE

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