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You can find information on the Nurses Association Committee on their page and explore upcoming funding and grant opportunities for nurses here.
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The ISREE strategy workshop seeks to promote learning from medical errors and patient safety incidents
Medical errors and patient safety incidents remain largely unreported and unregulated at a national level. As patient safety remains at the core of JAG’s mission to improve endoscopy quality across the UK, JAG convened a workshop in January 2018 to discuss a new initiative: ISREE- Improving Safety and Reducing Error in Endoscopy. ISREE was developed from the premise that in order to make GI endoscopy services safer, we need to better understand, record, and draw on patient safety incidents as opportunities for learning.
Learning from endoscopy patient safety incidents: case of the month
Each month JAG publishes a case of the month highlighting a real-life clinical scenario which has impacted patient safety. Case studies are contributed by JAG leads and endoscopy services across the UK and are designed to provide an opportunity for discussion and to share learning.
Below you can find some examples, or visit the JAG website for all cases.
Our career articles are part of a new venture from the BSG Education Committee designed to provide updates on hot topics in gastroenterology for consultants, trainees and nurses alike.
The new programme and e-portfolio in the JAG Endoscopy Training System (JETS), called JETS Workforce, contains endoscopy-specific competency frameworks, guidelines for direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS), witness statements and reflective continued professional development statements. These combine to create a platform to which members of the endoscopy workforce may submit evidence of their own practices.
The BSG is proud to be partnering with Gastrointestinal Nursing, the leading journal for nurses working in gastroenterology, hepatology and stoma care.
The journal publishes original research, clinical reviews and case studies that have been peer-reviewed by leading experts in the field, as well as news and expert analysis on best practice, professional development and healthcare policy. Each of the ten issues a year touches on a range of topics, from IBD, viral hepatitis and colorectal cancer to upper GI endoscopy, parenteral nutrition and IBS.
Gastrointestinal Nursing aims to help specialist nurses improve the quality of life of patients by delivering care that is evidence-based, cost-effective and patient-centred. Don’t forget that BSG members can receive a 25% discount to subscribe to Gastrointestinal Nursing.
First published on 04 Feb 2021
“The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water, and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.” Sir David Attenborough […]
First published on 19 Jan 2021
Learning Points Patients have better outcomes through engaging in research and being treated in hospitals or NHS Trusts with active research programmes The role of research nurses is diverse and multifactorial, calling on clinical expertise alongside research, project management, and […]
First published on 13 Jan 2021
Learning points There are many educational opportunities for gastrointestinal nurses Education can be completed alone by reading or with peers at conferences Learning does not always occur in the classroom, but undertaking master’s-level awards is valuable for nurses Introduction […]
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