The Forward Academy™: Endoscopy Training by PENTAX Medical
In healthcare, knowledge is everything. We see it as our responsibility to ensure the continuous development and training of healthcare professionals (HCPs). At PENTAX Medical, education is part of our DNA.
Drawing upon decades of experience, we actively share our knowledge through training and educational courses, with a particular focus on the new generation of physicians through the PENTAX Medical Forward Academy™.
Talented medical professionals learn with renowned mentors from leading hospitals. They benefit from the latest insights in medical care and become ambassadors for the future of endoscopy.
Knowledge Exchange Hub
Our greatest reward is fostering the next generation of endoscopy experts. To achieve this we meticulously designed our European Training Center.
Simulators and teaching models
High-end reprocessing training facility
Equipped with the latest endoscopy technologies
Ex-vivo skills training on models
Rooms for professional learning
The PENTAX Medical Training Center offers various rooms, including:
Teaching room
Creativity room
Showroom
Hands‑on room
Inspection room
Reprocessing room (unclean side)
Reprocessing room (clean side)
These well-equipped rooms ensure a comprehensive and effective learning experience.
Our Training in Endoscopy: Leading Experts are Your Teachers
PENTAX Medical has developed a comprehensive endoscopy training courses curriculum inspired by the medical guidelines of ESGE and ERS. It was developed with recognized training experts, allowing an exchange between physicians from Europe and global medical leaders. Our greatest reward is fostering the next generation of endoscopy experts.
To achieve this we meticulously designed our European Training Center, we developed the PENTAX Medical Forward Academy™ curriculum, and we partner with leading providers of digital and in-person education. Our commitment is to empower healthcare professionals, enhancing their skills to elevate patient outcomes.
Target group
Up to 16 physicians from EMEA who would like to be future leaders and mentors in specific techniques are invited per edition.
Application
All applications are carefully reviewed to select the final participants based on predefined criteria (instructions on course page).
Location
Most of the trainings hosted at our Training Center in Hamburg, Germany. Specific sessions of the courses might also be live-streamed via the digital learning platform.
Language
All courses are taught in English. Some business units also offer courses in the local language.
EUS Masterclass
This intensive 2‑day workshop, inspired by the ESGE guidelines, is tailored for ambitious physicians aiming to become proficient leaders in Endoscopic Ultrasound.
Over two days, participants will study and practice various advanced EUS-guided techniques and interventions.
Target Group
GI Endoscopists with EUS experience.
Application Criteria
Endoscopists able to perform diagnostic and therapeutic EGD/colonoscopy and independently carried out 100+ diagnostic EUS and basic therapeutic EUS procedures.
Certificate
You will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Training
Six‑month training curriculum
The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) recommends endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) training across Europe. Inspired by their curriculum, we created a six‑month training program. Here, ESD experts guide participants and teach them the necessary skills.
The course entails several steps, including ex‑vivo and in‑vivo hands‑on training. Participants can also benefit from virtual mentoring via the Proximie digital learning platform.
Target Group
Up to 15 GI Endoscopists from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, who would like to be future leaders and mentors in specific techniques, are invited per edition.
Application Criteria
Physicians who already started the ESGE ESD training or gained ESD knowledge as shown by Curriculum Vitae.
All applications will be carefully reviewed.
Certificate
You will receive a certificate after the full completion of the 6 months programme.
EBUS‑TBNA Training
The PENTAX Medical Forward Academy™ EBUS‑TBNA is a comprehensive training curriculum inspired by ESGE and ERS guidelines and curricula for achieving proficiency in performing endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is now the most important tool in the diagnosis, staging, and molecular testing of patients with lung cancer. EBUS‑TBNA is also highly valued in the diagnostic workup of unclear mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy. This technique is now used in many endoscopic centers, but due to its complexity requires appropriate training to achieve the best possible bronchoscopic diagnosis. For this purpose, we have created the PENTAX Medical EBUS‑TBNA course.
Together with the proven experts in the field of EBUS‑TBNA and cytological diagnostics, we invite you to improve your bronchoscopic skills with us.
Target Group
Up to 15 GI endoscopists from EMEA.
Application Criteria
Physicians from centers specializing in Barrett’s Esophagus, experienced in endoscopic resections and RFA/APC ablations (ESGE criteria)
Certificate
Released after completion of the course.
Trainings
Event Overview
Improve your Endoscopy Skills
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