Boston Scientific Corporation, a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, celebrated the opening of a new facility dedicated to training in endoscopic, at its Institute for Advancing Science in Paris.
The ceremony was attended by leading representatives of the European medical community endoscopy. The training and professional education in the field of endoscopy are now part of the multidisciplinary programmes available to European physicians at the Institute in Paris.
The Institute is equipped with the latest technology in order to support an integrated didactic medical education and practice in the field of endoscopy. It makes it available to a wide range of endoscopes, bronchoscopes, advanced visualization and numerous organic and non-organic models to recreate and simulate realistic clinical conditions, suitable for training and education. The doctors will have access to a laboratory full of endoscopy, equipped with instruments for the fluoroscopy and simultaneous translation systems. Boston Scientific offers a wide range of training courses, from basic to the most advanced levels, for a wide range of skills and techniques, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), the cholangioscopy and bronchial thermoplasty (BT). The Institute of Paris reinforces Boston Scientific's commitment to innovation and professional education, through the provision of facilities for the training of the highest order, designed to meet the training needs of endoscopists, employees all'endosonografia and pulmonologists.
Over the last year, Boston Scientific has trained more than 25,000 health care professionals around the world through local and regional programs, seminars, courses and assessing performance. In Europe alone, more than 2,500 nurses and technicians have participated in more than 12 countries, more than 300 educational sessions are part of the Professional Development Program of Boston Scientific. The company has also introduced several new centers of excellence. Last April, Boston Scientific has hosted doctors and researchers at its third workshop of the Center of Excellence at the National University Hospital in Singapore. Earlier this year, opened the Endoscopy Institute in Shanghai, China, which ERCP offers courses at all levels, from basic to advanced training courses for researchers and the "train the trainer". In March, 2014, seven experts in ERCP attended the first meeting of the Institute, and in May was held the first course. More recently, Boston Scientific has opened a training center at its headquarters Eedoscopia in Marlborough, Massachusetts, complete with cutting-edge equipment that facilitate education and collaboration with healthcare professionals. In 2012, Boston Scientific has become the first company partner of the global campaign of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) at Cornerstone Level for its Institute for Training and Technology.
"The development of training in endoscopic demonstrates the continued commitment of Boston Scientific in the search for innovative solutions for training and education in collaboration with the medical and scientific societies, in order to promote the practice of endoscopy," he said Paraic Curtis , Vice-President of the European division of Boston Scientific Endoscopy. "The field training and education of professionals are essential to maintain good clinical practice and to improve the quality of care. Hopefully the training in endoscopic at the Institute for Advancing Science becomes an integral part of the educational program of the endoscopists and pulmonologists across Europe. "