Example of why learning and mastering imaging diagnosis is of paramount importance. This pt was referred to me with a non targeted antral Bx reported as Signet Ring Cell Cancer. A 4mm demarcated are was seen in antrum with typical corkscrew vessels of poorly differentiated (PD)

Optical diagnosis has become a critical part of management of polyps. We have developed PRIME - a tool to improve your colon polyp diagnosis and management skills. >100 cases study.prime.imagesim.com/login 22.5 AMA PRA 1 CME / 67.5 RCPSC Section 3 credits #GITwitter Robert Bechara

Join us for an enlightening episode of 'Ditch The Lab Coat' as Dr. Mark Bonta engages in a deep conversation with Dr. Samir Grover on the challenges and breakthroughs in medical education and practice. Tune in to gain new insights into the evolving landscape of healthcare! 🎙️

Discover the future of medical education with Dr. Samir Grover at Scarborough Academy of Medicine. Explore VR and AI integration in Ep. 14 of Ditch The Lab Coat. Join us as labcoat.fm we witness the evolution of medical education! 🚀 #MedicalEducation #Innovation

The most significant risk to individuals living with IBD is inflammation. Acute inflammatory flares are undeniably problematic, often necessitating urgent action such as hospitalisation for intensive therapy. Few would dispute the need for prompt intervention in such cases –

Congratulations to the graduating gastroenterology residency class at University of Toronto Gastroenterology+Hepatology Department of Medicine University of Toronto! So proud of all of you! It was a complete privilege to be part of your training in GI. Keep making us proud and remember Toronto will always be home. #gitwitter

📢 New article on this #JCAGJeudi 📰 White Globe Appearance in Autoimmune Atrophic Gastritis ✍️by Kareem Khalaf, Carmen Ching Hui Yee, Tao Wang, Robert Bechara 🔗academic.oup.com/jcag/article/7…

This thread goes out to everyone who DIDN'T match in the ASGE match for advanced endoscopy fellowships. Guess who also didn't get an advanced endoscopy position when he applied back in 2005 - ME!! It was pre-match.... but I felt like crap when I got pan-rejected. #gitwitter

Check out the new guidelines from ESGE on COLORECTAL POLYPECTOMY!🔑takeaways: 🔎Adequate lesion characterization is vital 🎯< 10mm: ❄️snare/>20 mm: ♨️/🌊ERM 🖇️closure for right colon&>20mm lesions 🔥Thermal ablation of margins if >20 mm/piecemeal #GIFellows #GIEndoscopy

International consensus on the management of large (≥20 mm) colorectal laterally spreading tumors: World Endoscopy Organization Delphi study - Djinbachian - Digestive Endoscopy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/de…

Hey #GItwitter, this case demonstrates some important points during EGD: 1. Don't rush! Take a few more seconds passing GEJ and retroflexion as GEJ lesions can be easily missed. 2. Make sure to insufflate the stomach adequately to be able to thoroughly examine the GEJ

Hey #GITwitter, just had our 30th Japan-Canada Endoscopy meeting! Participants worldwide have been meeting since 2021 to to discuss endoscopic cases. Thanks everyone for your contributions! Here are images of today's 3 cases: Full videos in the link below youtube.com/@RBEndoscopy/v…

Channeling Andy Tau, MD today! Pt with hematemesis & varices on CT. Key takeaways: 1. Prep all tools/glue before case 2. Align plan(s) & language with assistant pre-case 3. Expect brisk bleeding anytime 4. Stay CALM—have a plan B & C in mind just in case

Just posted on the official blog: "Establishment of standards for the referral of large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps: an international expert consensus using a modified Delphi process" by Samir C. Grover endoscopedia.com/2024/09/25/gro… Samir C. Grover, M.D.

Excited to share that our latest POEM and EndoFLIP paper has been published! ✅ Our findings indicate that DI is estimated to increase by 2.0 mm²/mmHg for each 1 cm increase in gastric myotomy length. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The 35th International Course on Therapeutic Endoscopy is officially underway in Toronto! Finishing up day one with a brief history of live endoscopy. Over the next two days, we’ll dive into symposia and live cases from St. Michael’s Hospital. Stay tuned for highlights! #TEC24

I know I’m a bit late, but here’s the updated table of #IBD treatments with their doses & routes of administration with the addition of guselkumab Full quality table➡️ ibd-eii.com/ibdcheatsheet/

PRIME - optical diagnosis training! Want to improve your colon polyp diagnosis and management skills? Practice on >125 diverse cases study.prime.imagesim.com/login Earn up to 67.5 RCPSC Section 3 or 22.5 AMA PRA 1 CME credits! Robert Bechara Catharine Walsh

🎉Excited to share our latest study!!📄 “Sling-fiber preservation during POEM reduces postoperative reflux symptoms” ✅First study showing effectiveness of Sling-fiber preservation in Western population ✅Odds of reflux were 76% lower (OR 0.24) doi.org/10.1093/dote/d…

Our second annual Queen's Optical Diagnosis course day 1! Gastric Exam and Neoplasia by Dr. Fujiyoshi!!