Consensus statement from a group of colorectal surgeons for health equity and justice

Affiliations

¹ Colon and Rectal Surgery, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida, United States.
² University of Miami - Palm Beach Consortium, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida United States.
³ Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
⁴ Minnesota Colon & Rectal Surgical Specialists, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
⁵ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United Stqates.
⁶ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
⁷ Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
⁸ Orange County Colorectal Clinic, Mission Viejo, California, United States.
⁹ University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States.
¹⁰ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
¹¹ Colon and Rectal Surgery of New York, Huntington, New York, United States.
¹² Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
¹³ University Colorectal Surgery Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

Comment

Juliet June Ray et al. Endosc Int Open. 2022.

. 2022 Mar 14;10(3):E227-E228.

doi: 10.1055/a-1672-3985. eCollection 2022 Mar.

¹ Colon and Rectal Surgery, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida, United States.
² University of Miami - Palm Beach Consortium, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida United States.
³ Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
⁴ Minnesota Colon & Rectal Surgical Specialists, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
⁵ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United Stqates.
⁶ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
⁷ Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
⁸ Orange County Colorectal Clinic, Mission Viejo, California, United States.
⁹ University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States.
¹⁰ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
¹¹ Colon and Rectal Surgery of New York, Huntington, New York, United States.
¹² Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
¹³ University Colorectal Surgery Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Experience of nurse practitioners performing colonoscopy after endoscopic training in more than 1,000 patients.
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