Clinical Competence in Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Authors: HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Position Papers1 January 1988Clinical Competence in Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde CholangiopancreatographyHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-1-142 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe selective granting of clinical staff privileges to physicians is one of the primary mechanisms used by institutions to uphold the quality of care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations requires that the granting of initial or continuing medical staff privileges be based on assessments of applicants against professional criteria that are specified in the medical staff bylaws. Physicians themselves are thus charged with identifying the criteria that constitute professional competence and with evaluating their peers on the basis of such criteria. Yet the process of evaluating a physician's knowledge and competence is often constrained by the evaluator's...References1. VENNESSILVIS JS. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. In: SLEISENGER MH, FORDTRAN JS, eds. Gastrointestinal Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders; 1983:1727-44. Google Scholar2. Appropriate Use of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Manchester, Massachusetts: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; 1986. Google Scholar3. BILBAODOTTERLEEKATON MCTR. Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): a study of 10, 000 cases. Gastroenterology. 1976;70:314-20. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. COTTON P. ERCP. Gut. 1977;18:316-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SEIFERT E. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: evaluation based on experience with 805 examinations. Am J Gastroenterol. 1977;68:542-9. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. NEBELSILVISROGERSSUGAWAMANDELSTAM OSGCP. Complications associated with ERCP: results of the 1974 ASGE study. Gastrointest Endosc. 1975;22:24-36. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. . Statement on Role of Short Courses in Endoscopic Training. Manchester, Massachusetts: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; 1983. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*This paper is the fourth in a series being published as a position of the American College of Physicians. It was authored by Robert S. Wigton, M.D. and Jack A. Vennes, M.D., and was developed for the Clinical Privileges Project Steering Committee by the Clinical Privileges Subcommittee on Gastroenterology: troenterology: Daniel Ellis, M.D., Chairman; James L. Achord, M.D., (representing the American College of Gastroenterology); Sidney Cohen, M.D. (representing the American Gastroenterological Association); Katherine L. Kahn, M.D.; and Jack A. Vennes, M.D. (representing the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) and Robert S. Wigton, M.D. (Consultant). Members of the Clinical Privileges Project Steering Committee were: Eugene A. Hildreth, M.D., Chairman; Whitney W. Addington, M.D.; James A. Cowan, M.D.; William E. Golden, M.D.; William A. Reynolds, M.D.; James S. Roberts, M.D.; Sankey V. Williams, M.D.; and Linda L. Blank (Consultant). This paper was approved by the Health and Public Policy Committee on 25 March 1987 and the Board of Regents on 30 March 1987.This series will be published, along with other privilege delineation guidelines, in a collection, the availability of which will be announced later. The collection will include the "Guide to the Use of ACP Statements on Clinical Competence" which appeared on pages 588-9 of the October 1987 issue. 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Wigton, MD, Linda L. Blank, BA, Howard Monsour, MD, Jo A. Nicolas, BAThe evolution of diagnostic ERCPPresidential address 1988: The future of gastrointestinal endoscopy and the A/S/G/E: will we continue to lead or be led? 1 January 1988Volume 108, Issue 1Page: 142-144KeywordsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyEndoscopyHealth care qualityMedical staffPrevention, policy, and public healthPublic policy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1988 Copyright & Permissions© 1988 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...