Response to 'Analysis of learning curves in gastroscopy training: the need for composite measures for defining competence' by Siau et al

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Liver Research & NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK.

Comment

Stephen Thomas Ward et al. Gut. 2018 Jun.

. 2018 Jun;67(6):1198-1199.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315191. Epub 2017 Sep 26.

¹ Centre for Liver Research & NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: competency; cusum; gastroscopy; learning curve; moving average; training.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

The learning curve to achieve satisfactory completion rates in upper GI endoscopy: an analysis of a national training database.
Ward ST, Hancox A, Mohammed MA, Ismail T, Griffiths EA, Valori R, Dunckley P. Ward ST, et al. Gut. 2017 Jun;66(6):1022-1033. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310443. Epub 2016 Mar 14. Gut. 2017. PMID: 26976733
Analysis of learning curves in gastroscopy training: the need for composite measures for defining competence.
Siau K, Kuwai T, Ishaq S. Siau K, et al. Gut. 2018 Jun;67(6):1198. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314954. Epub 2017 Aug 16. Gut. 2018. PMID: 28814483 No abstract available.