CS-38
5/23/2016 4:15:00 PM - 5/23/2016 5:15:00 PM
Capsule Endoscopy: It’s not a “BIG” deal; it is a “SMALL” bowel capsule
Capsule Endoscopy (CE) now has an established role in patients with persistent obscure gastrointestinal
bleeding who have had a negative gastroscopy and colonoscopy. The role of capsule endoscopy has
expanded recently in diagnosing Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease, and screening for Familial Polyposis
Syndrome. Evidence shows 43-71% of Crohn’s disease were diagnosed in suspected patients who had
other diagnostic studies normal. The availability of Patency Capsule has overcome the potential risk of
capsule retention in high risk patients. Capsule endoscopy can avoid invasive procedures and take better
treatment decisions in some patients. The reading of CE videos remain a time consuming exercise for
gastroenterologists. A nurse specialist interested in small bowel may wish to take up this role. This
session will teach the entire capsule endoscopy procedure, indications, and technique of reading,
analyze and interpret the findings to become an expert in CE reading.
Objective
Content
Time Frame
Presenter
The participants will be able
to describe capsule
endoscopy procedure
-Anatomy of small
bowel
-History of capsule
development
-Technology of small
bowel capsule
-Indications
-Contra-indications
-How to identify
potential complications
-Adjile capsule study
-Pre-evaluation and
insurance verification
-Administering the
capsule
-post-procedure care
-up loading the study
to read
-Certification through
courses
-Reading techniques
-Interpreting the
findings
-case studies
10
Simi Joseph
15
Simi Joseph
15
Simi Joseph
20
Simi Joseph
The participants will be able
to learn the indications,
contra- indications, and
complications of small bowel
capsule study
The participants will be able
to describe the GI nurses role
in pre-evaluation, procedure,
and post-procedure
The participants will be able
to identify the technique of
reading capsule study to
become a nurse specialist in
CE
Total
GI
Not GI