Quality assurance and credentialing in endoscopy: why drown us in paperwork and regulations?

Introduction

OMED, the World Organization of Digestive Endoscopy, is the latest body to present proposed guidelines for endoscopy [1]. Guidelines have also been published by the European Board of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the UK Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG).

Why are we subjected to intrusive guidelines from external working groups? After all, none of the recommendations are supported by ”level A” evidence.

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