¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï at DDW. DDW 2026. Digestive Disease Week.

Train the Endoscopic Trainer

May 1, 2026, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

*US Central Time

Course Directors:
Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD
Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

Location:
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago, IL

The ¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï Train the Endoscopic Trainer Workshop is a practical session designed for those who are interested in developing or enhancing their teaching skills as endoscopy educators. Led by expert faculty, this workshop aims to improve your endoscopic teaching skills. Your participation will raise your conscious awareness of why and what you are doing when performing procedures so that you can explain maneuvers in a clear and effective way to teach others.  Participants will develop an awareness of adult education principles and best practices in procedural skills education and feedback provision.  This is a highly interactive course which relies heavily on your participation.  So come prepared to be actively engaged!

Participants will be able to:

  • Understand the concept and need for conscious competence as a teacher so that you can explain concepts in a clear and effective way to teach others
  • Apply the "Preparation - Training - Wrap-up" model of teaching
  • Understand the importance of performance enhancing feedback and instruction
  • Practice practical teaching skills and consider how you may use these approaches in your own teaching

Course Directors

Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD

Hospital for Sick Children

Ontario, CANADA

Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

Phoenix VA Healthcare System

Phoenix, AZ

Faculty

Douglas Faigel, MD, M¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

Douglas Faigel, MD, M¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

Victoria Gómez, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville, FL

Eric Greenwald, HBSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC

Eric Greenwald, HBSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC

McMaster University

Ontario, CANADA

Steve Heitman, MD

Steve Heitman, MD

University of Calgary

Alberta, CANADA

Rome Jutabha, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

Rome Jutabha, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Los Angeles, CA

Amandeep K. Shergill, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

University of California

San Francisco, CA

Shifa Umar

Shifa Umar, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Kevin A. Waschke, MD, CM, FRCPC, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

McGill University

Quebec, CANADA

May 1, 2026

Print Agenda

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Welcome and Introduction

Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD and Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

Participants' Experience and Goals

Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï
1:25 PM - 2:30 PM

Framework For Teaching

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break with Light Refreshments

2:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Hands-On (5 Stations) - 5 Rotations/Groups

20 minutes each with 5 minutes to move between stations.

  • Performance Enhancing Feedback
  • Terminology For Teaching
  • Difficult Learner and Control of Session
  • Teaching Loop Recognition and Reduction
  • Integrating Ergonomics Into Training
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Wrap-Up & Take-Home Messages

Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD and Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, F¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï

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