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Do Colonoscopies Miss 6% of Cancer?

SALT LAKE CITY—About 6 percent of colorectal cancers are diagnosed within three to five years after the patient receives a clean colonoscopy ...read more

How to Comfort Colleagues

How best can we meet the challenge of being helpful/supportive to friends, co-workers and employees who may have experienced deep and lasting wounds ...read more

Constructive Confrontation in Nursing

To successfully navigate workplace conflict?whether it be in a hospital or ASC?managers must be able to confront team members in a positive, ...read more

Colorectal-Cancer Awareness Month

For those of you who work in gastroenterology suites, all year you educate people about the importance of preventing colorectal cancer, and the ...read more

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FDA Approves First Targeted Drug for Advanced Stomach Cancer

BOSTON―Based on results of a clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a molecularly targeted drug as second-line treatment in advanced stomach cancer that has progressed after standard chemotherapy ...More
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Study: Gut Microbes Vital to Premature Babies

PHILADELPHIA—Mothers give a newborn baby a gift of germs—germs that help to kick-start the infant’s immune system. But antibiotics, used to fend off infection, may paradoxically interrupt a newborn’s own immune responses, leaving already-vulnerable ...More
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RN Shares Experiences from Cancer Awareness Month

My name is Mechelle Kemp, and I'd like to share some of the initiatives my endoscopy team members and I started for this year's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. ...More
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How to Help Co-Workers Who Have Experienced Tragedy

How best can we meet the challenge of being helpful/supportive to friends, co-workers and employees who may have experienced deep and lasting wounds from traumatic experiences? ...More
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Slide Show: Constructive Confrontation in the Nursing World

To successfully navigate workplace conflict―whether it be in a hospital or ASC―managers must be able to confront team members in a positive, productive manner. Whatever the situation, whether two people are quarreling, or whether one person’s behavior is impacting the ...More
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Study Explores Colonoscopy Frequency for Average-Risk Patients

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.―According to a new study, endoscopists’ recommendations for timing of surveillance colonoscopy in average-risk patients with one to two small polyps are consistent with guideline recommendations in about 90 percent of cases. ...More
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Gastrointestinal Stents: Improving Outcomes

In today's endoscopy suites, nurses and technicians assist providers with emergent and scheduled stent procedures that bring comfort and quality of life to many patients with gastrointestinal disorders. ...More
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Endo Nurses Teach and Learn at Workshop in Saudi Arabia

Debbie den Boer and Agnes Gaber, driven by their passion for endoscopic nursing practices in gastroenterology, have become seasoned international travelers and speakers. ...More
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Constructive Confrontation: 3 Things to Keep in Mind

To successfully navigate workplace conflict, managers must be able to confront team members in a positive, productive manner. Whatever the situation, whether two people are actively quarreling, or whether one person’s behavior is impacting the entire work culture, a ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Device-Reprocessing Association Welcomes New Members

The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR), the global trade association representing the interests of the third-party medical device reprocessing industry, this month announced the addition of Medline ReNewal and Vanguard AG to its membership roster. Medline ...More
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