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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS APRIL 2018
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WGO Addis Ababa Training Center Post-Congress
Training Session
Amir Sultan, MD
Director, WGO Addis Ababa Training Center
The WGO Addis Ababa Training
Center in Ethiopia conducted a postcongress
training in collaboration with
Cape Town University in South Africa.
The training was held in the conjunction
with the 8th African & Middle
East Association of Gastroenterology
(AMAGE) Congress. (To read more
about the AMAGE Congress please see
the article on page 34.)
The training was provided using
porcine models prepared specifically
for the occasion. Eight trainees with
different prior exposure to endoscopy
were involved in the training.
It spanned from simple diagnostics
gastroscopy with scope steering to
advanced therapeutic procedures.
In the morning the trainees attended
a short didactic presentation on the
principles of endoscopy followed by a
brief question and answer period.
This was followed by hands-on
training in endoscopy. At first, training
was conducted on the basic principles
of endoscopy. Subsequently, biopsy
acquisition and injection therapy were
demonstrated on the training models.
Later on, polypectomy with the principles
of electrosurgical diathermy were
presented. On the porcine models the
practical trainings were conducted with
the advanced trainees.
Participants also got training on
how to do rubber band ligation and
deployment of hemoclip. In addition,
there were sessions on how to retrieve
foreign bodies from the stomach.
In the afternoon the advanced trainees
had live case training on variceal
band ligation. Four band ligations were
done for patients with large esophageal
varices secondary to schistosomiasis.
All the cases were done smoothly and
the trainees acquired important technical
tips from the experts.
A review of the events of the day
was done at conclusion. The team
reflected on the strong aspects of
the training and also identified and
discussed areas of improvement. The
At the center more than 120
procedures are performed
every month.
South African team was very much
happy with the proceedings of the
training and vowed to continue collaborating
with the center.
The trainees were also very pleased
with the program and informed the
organizers of their satisfaction with the
course. The center will conduct such
trainings in the future with a larger
audience and of longer duration.
About The WGO Addis Ababa
Training Center
The WGO Training Center in Addis
Ababa was established in April 2015.
Since then the center has been giving
training in gastroenterology to physicians
and nurses at various levels. The
center is located at the Black Lion
Hospital, which is the largest hospital
in Ethiopia. The hospital is also the
location of the oldest medical school
in the country, the Addis Ababa University
Medical School.
At the center more than 120 procedures
are performed every month.
It has 3 endoscope towers each with a
gastroscope and a colonoscope. There
is also a duodenoscope with access to
a fluoroscope. The center has seven
gastroenterologists and four fellows.
Eight trainees with
different prior exposure to
endoscopy were involved
in the training. It spanned
from simple diagnostics
gastroscopy with scope
steering to advanced
therapeutic procedures.
Participants in the hands-on training.
Faculty and trainees at the Addis Ababa Training
Center.