CONCURRENT SESSION II - ENDOSCOPY: DIAGNOSTIC ENDOSCOPY

QUALITY IN ENDOSCOPY: THE ROAD FORWARD
Catharine Walsh MD, Hospital for Sick Kids
Learning objectives:
1. Discuss potential key performance indicators (KPIs) for pediatric endoscopy
2. Understand the relationship between KPIs and quality
3. Appreciate the limitation of KPIs in relation to assessment of competence of the individual
4. Discuss the need for faculty upskilling and ongoing assessment of endoscopic skills
5. Identify strategies to help endoscopists maintain and improve their skills

THE UTILITY OF SURVEILLANCE ENDOSCOPY TO DIAGNOSIS AND MONITOR ESOPHAGITIS IN PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA. 
Michael Manfredi1, Susannah Clark1, Bradley Blansky1, Steven Staffa2, Peter Ngo1, C Smithers3, Thomas Hamiliton3, Russell Jennings3. 1Medicine, Boston Children`s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2Anesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 3Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

DEBATE: ROLE OF ENDOSCOPY IN ABDOMINAL PAIN
To scope: Craig Friesen-MD, Children’s Mercy Hospital vs. not to scope: Miguel Saps MD, University of Miami
Learning objectives:
After this session the learner will:
1. Be able to assess the diagnostic yield and costs of endoscopy in children with abdominal pain,
2. Have an understanding of the role of endoscopy in identifying biologic contributors to abdominal pain in the absence of identifiable disease.

ASSESSMENT OF FLUOROSCOPY UTILIZATION DURING PEDIATRIC ENDOSCOPY. 
Karen Queliza1, Ernestina Melicoff2, Bruno Chumpitazi1, Douglas Fishman1. 1Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; 2Pediatric Pulmonology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.