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SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2025

An optimal curriculum for training in endoscopic ultrasound: a summarized evidence-based literature systematic review.

Julieta Montanelli, Ariosto Honorio Hernandez Lara, Ana Karla Uribe Rivera, Juan Manuel Verde, Eike Burmester, Mohammad A Al-Haddad, Stephan Hollerbach, Peter Vilmann, Monder Abu-Suboh Abadia, Abdenor Badaoui and 6 more

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Synthesis in Surgical endoscopy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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16 authors.

Julieta MontanelliIHU-Strasbourg, Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France. julieta.montanelli@ihu-strasbourg.eu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-0448-4644
Ariosto Honorio Hernandez LaraIHU-Strasbourg, Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France.
Ana Karla Uribe RiveraIHU-Strasbourg, Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France.
Juan Manuel VerdeIHU-Strasbourg, Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France.
Eike BurmesterEndoscopy Department, Medical Clinic I, Lübeck, Germany.
Mohammad A Al-HaddadIndiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indianapolis, USA.
Stephan HollerbachKlinik Für Gastroenterologie, AKH Celle, Siemensplatz 4, 29223, Celle, Germany.
Peter VilmannGastroUnit, Department of Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev, Denmark.
Monder Abu-Suboh AbadiaDigestive Endoscopy Service Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
Abdenor BadaouiCHU UCL Namur, Site Universitaire Godinne - Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium.
Paolo Giorgio ArcidiaconoPancreato Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division San Raffaele Scientific Institute IRCCS Vita Salute San Raffaele University Milan, Milan, Italy.
Christoph SchlagDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universitätsspital Zürich/University Hospital Zurich Raemistrasse, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jan-Werner PoleyEndoscopy Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Philippe GrandvalGastroenterology and Endoscopy Department, Timone Hospital, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Leonardo Sosa-ValenciaIHU-Strasbourg, Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France.
Lee SwanströmIHU-Strasbourg, Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France.

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-10-IAHU-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesEndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) training is strongly correlated with procedure quality and improved patient outcomes. However, EUS fellowship curricula and the environment in which training should take place are not well defined. A well-structured training curriculum should aim to establish a universally accepted competence framework before endosonographers are allowed to start independent practice. This systematic review seeks to identify the essential components of an EUS training curriculum, determine the optimal environment for this training, and highlight gaps and inconsistencies in current guidelines. MATERIAL AND

methodsA comprehensive literature review was performed using different databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Cochrane library, Directory of Open Access Journals, and Google Scholar) using Mesh methodology for keyword search in the field of EUS training and following PRISMA guidelines. Inclusion criteria were review articles, original research articles, international societal guidelines, book chapters, and expert consensus addressing EUS educational aspects published in the last two decades (January 2002-August 2023) in peer-reviewed journals in English.

resultsA total of 49 papers were included according to the inclusion criteria in the 20-year period range, from which 31 assessed diagnostic EUS curricula content and 19 any aspect of the therapeutic EUS curricula. The requisites, duration, and/or competence demonstration strategies were addressed in 28 publications, whereas 15 referred to the adequate environment for EUS training. Overall, there was a consensus on the need for a structured, formal EUS curriculum along with standardized and properly supervised training and assessment to ensure competence.

conclusionThe establishment of a structured EUS fellowship curricula should aim to produce competent practitioners, thereby ensuring safe and effective patient-care, uniformly and at the international level. While there is general agreement in the literature on the major aspects of a training curriculum, which we synthesize here, the ideal EUS training context deserves further study and better definition.

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CurriculumEducation, Medical, GraduateEndosonographyClinical CompetenceHumansCurriculumEducationEndoscopic ultrasonographyTraining

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