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• Publications
• Ongoing education
• Guidelines for infection control in endoscopy

Publications

Publications available for free download

• Policy Guideline: Registered Nurse First Assist for the Placement of PEG Tubes in New Zealand Endoscopy Suites. July 2015. PEG 1st Assist Policy (under review)
• Self-Directed Learning Package: Registered Nurse First Assist for the Placement of PEG Tubes in New Zealand Endoscopy Suites. August 2017 (under review)
• Guidelines on Sedation and or Analgesia for Diagnostic and Interventional Medical Dental or Surgical Procedures (under review)

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​Ongoing education

• Endoscopy Knowledge and Skills Framework (EKSF) (under review)
• Directly Observed Practical Skills Assessment Tool Implementation Guide 
• NZ ERCP DOPS (under review)
• NZ Upper GI DOPS (under review)
• NZ Version Lower GI DOPS (under review)
• IBD Knowledge and Skill Framework 
• Hepatology Knowledge and Skills framework (under construction)

Procedural Sedation Safety Resources

• Procedural Sedation Safety  (Healthlearn)
• Anaesthesia and Sedation for Breastfeeding
• PS09  (PDF, 501KB)
• Self Learning Sedation (PDF, 575KB)

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Guidelines for infection control in endoscopy

• National Credentialling Tool 2021 (PDF)
• Genca Standard Positions guidelines
• GESA and GENCA Recommendations for Endoscope Reprocessing during the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF,288KB)
• GENCA Infection Prevention and control in Endoscopy 2021 (PDF, 2.32MB)
• GESA Statement - Timing of elective endoscopic procedures in patients with recent COVID-19 infection March 2022 (PDF, 215 KB)
• GESA Position Statement - Nurse Endoscopy April 2021  (PDF, 131KB)

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