Recommencing gastrointestinal endoscopy in the deceleration and early recovery phases of COVID-19

BMJ talk medicine

Dr Philip Smith, Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool interviews Dr Cathryn Edwards, BSG President and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Torbay Hospital, Torbay, Devon and Dr Ian Penman, BSG Vice President Endoscopy and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, on the BSG guidance entitled "Recommencing gastrointestinal endoscopy in the deceleration and early recovery phases of COVID-19 pandemic". Read the related articles: - https://www.bsg.org.uk/covid-19-advice/bsg-guidance-on-recommencing-gi-endoscopy-in-the-deceleration-early-recovery-phases-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/ - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2020-101492 Acknowledgements: Huge thanks go to Dr Ian Penman BSG VP Endoscopy; Professor Colin Rees and the BSG Endoscopy Quality Improvement Group; the BSG Endoscopy Section; the BSGNA; and the BSG Executive and its President, Dr Cathryn Edwards