CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2022; 10(03): E227-E228
DOI: 10.1055/a-1672-3985
Letter to the editor

Consensus statement from a group of colorectal surgeons for health equity and justice

Juliet June Ray
 1   Colon and Rectal Surgery, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida, United States
,
Kara Diane Bowers
 2   University of Miami – Palm Beach Consortium, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida United States
,
Erin King-Mullins
 3   Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
,
Sharon Dykes
 4   Minnesota Colon & Rectal Surgical Specialists, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
,
Anne Fabrizio
 5   Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United Stqates
,
Charles Friel
 6   University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
,
Dana Hayden
 7   Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
,
Christina Jenkins
 8   Orange County Colorectal Clinic, Mission Viejo, California, United States
,
Carla F. Justiniano
 9   University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
,
Jonathan Laryea
10   University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
,
Lynn O’Connor
11   Colon and Rectal Surgery of New York, Huntington, New York, United States
,
Sahael Stapleton
12   Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
,
Wayne Tuckson
13   University Colorectal Surgery Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
› Author Affiliations

We have reviewed the article entitled “Experience of nurse practitioners performing colonoscopy after endoscopic training in more than 1,000 patients” by Riegert et al. First, we would like to commend the authors on their efforts to address the disparities in access to screening colonoscopies due to the deficiency of trained physician endoscopists to meet the growing demand. As the trend toward using “physician extenders” in the form of advanced practice providers in other areas of health care has proven beneficial in decreasing cost and increasing access to care, it is clearly worthy of consideration in this field. However, we have several questions and concerns with the methodology, ethics, and external validity of this study that we would like to bring forth for consideration and discussion.



Publication History

Article published online:
14 March 2022

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