by ColoWrap, on October 15, 2024
When Dr. Marybeth Spanarkel first imagined a device that could help prevent endoscopy staff injury and patient discomfort during colonoscopy, she couldn’t have possibly known how deeply personal that vision …
Read Storyby ColoWrap, on July 29, 2024
In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, screening procedures like colonoscopy have grown in prominence due to alarming colorectal cancer statistics highlighting the importance of early detection. Colonoscopy has become more prevalent …
Read Storyby ColoWrap, on July 08, 2024
Ergonomics, the proper positioning that aligns with the natural movements of the body, significantly impacts gastroenterologists and their trainees in delivering quality care to their patients and contributes to possible …
Read Storyby ColoWrap, on June 20, 2024
Cathy Easley has been an endoscopy technician for over 30 years. She loves her job but not the pain and injuries that have taken their toll on her over her …
Read Storyby ColoWrap, on June 05, 2024
Gastroenterologists and their staff face the physical toll of colonoscopy procedures each day, and now they are acutely feeling the strain of a nationwide endoscopy personnel shortage. Now more than …
Read Storyby ColoWrap, on August 15, 2022
Did you know that 1 in 23 men and 1 in 25 women have a lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer? As the third most diagnosed form of cancer, a …
Read Storyby Larissa Biggers, on August 23, 2019
A recent article in Endoscopy International raises the question, “Should the endoscopist be considered and trained like an athlete?” Although those outside the field of endoscopy might not immediately see …
Read Storyby Larissa Biggers, on May 10, 2019
Colonoscopes are a valuable commodity. Just weeks after $450,000 of scopes were stolen from a Philadelphia hospital, thieves struck again. This time they took two scopes valued at $24,000 each …
Read Storyby Larissa Biggers, on March 27, 2019
What Is Endoscopy? For those not immersed in the world of gastroenterology (GI), endoscopy refers to nonsurgical procedures that allow a physician to examine the digestive tract. In these procedures, …
Read Storyby Larissa Biggers, on February 01, 2019
An article in the latest issue of The International Journal of SPHM (Safe Patient Handling and Mobility) investigates a significant but rarely publicized problem—musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among endoscopy nurses and …
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