In order to further improve the ERCP diagnosis and treatment level of the majority of ERCP physicians, on March 22-24, 2023, the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Shandong Provincial Third Hospital successfully held the 14th advanced training course of ERCP technical training Leo Academy.

In this training class, Professor Zhang Xiaofeng from Hangzhou First People's Hospital was invited to give lectures on the spot, and she also taught by hand. Professor Zhang Yong, President of Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, and Professor Zhang Kai, Vice President of Shandong Provincial Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Director of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Chief ERCP Expert of Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, attended the opening ceremony of the training course. Eleven physicians and trainees from hepatobiliary surgery and gastroenterology from medical institutions at all levels inside and outside the province such as Tianjin and Chengdu participated in the training.

In the theoretical teaching session, Professor Zhang Xiaofeng from the First People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Professor Zhang Kai from the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, Professor Zhuang Donghai from the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, and Professor Zhang Ming from the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery respectively lectured on "Endoscopic Treatment Strategies for Difficult Bile Duct Stones", "Complex ERCP skills", "Progress in endoscopic mechanical lithotripsy for choledocholithiasis", "Preoperative preparation for ERCP" and other topics, the experts communicated face-to-face and closely with the participants, bringing you an academic feast.

Professor Zhang Kai demonstrates ERCP operation

In the teaching process of ERCP operation, hands-on teaching is still the key content of this training class.

Before the operation, the teaching experts require the students to be familiar with the specific details of each operation, and report, clarify the preliminary design of the operation, make predictions about possible difficulties and prepare corresponding plans; The details of each step of the operation of the students are carefully crafted; after the operation, the teacher and the students will return to the venue to review the entire ERCP diagnosis and treatment operation process, refine the overall design and operation details again, and summarize the key points, difficulties and problems in the diagnosis and treatment operation process. Insufficient, give personalized suggestions for the weak points in the operation process of students, and refine them after learning and practice, so as to improve the comprehensive ability of ERCP operation of students in an all-round way.

A total of 15 ERCP operations were completed in the two-day advanced training class. The types of cases covered common bile duct stricture, common hepatic duct stricture, hilar bile duct stricture, bile duct dilatation, bile duct space occupying, common bile duct stones, bile duct cast stones, hilar bile duct Bile duct stones, malignant tumors of the duodenal papilla, etc.; surgical operations include ERCP, EST, bile duct stent removal, pancreatic duct stent removal, DPOC (SpyGlass), EUS, EPBD, ERBD, ERPD, ENBD and other operating techniques.

After the training, the trainees expressed that they benefited a lot. While learning a lot of valuable ERCP experience, they also deeply understood the departmental spirit of the hepatobiliary surgery team of "only care about climbing and not asking for heights", and will apply the acquired knowledge to clinical work as soon as possible In the process, ERCP technology is used to relieve pain and bring health to more patients.

As one of the earliest bases for Leo College to carry out ERCP advanced training courses, the Shandong Provincial Third Hospital ERCP technical training Leo College advanced training courses have been held for 14 consecutive sessions. Hundreds of ERCP physicians inside and outside the province have been standardized, systematic, and High-quality training guidance has greatly promoted the improvement of ERCP technology in Shandong Province and even the whole country, and also provided a solid and powerful guarantee for the lives and health of the general public.

Leo College ERCP hands-on training course is a professional academic platform built by Leo Medical for gastroenterology and hepatobiliary surgery experts who are engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of biliary-pancreatic system diseases. So that every student can absorb nutrients from the "hands-on" teaching of big coffee experts. Leo Medical will persevere and actively organize various types of hands-on training courses.

Leo Medical sincerely welcomes all doctors to sign up and participate!