Proctology — haemorrhoids and perianal skin conditions

Topic: Surgery
European CME Credit: 1

Authors: Harald Rosen, Janindra Warusavitarne, Nuha Yassin
Release date: October 2021, reviewed April 2024  
This course was developed by: UEG with authors from the ESCP contributing their expertise
This course was developed by UEG and is accredited with EACCME
All related CME accreditation is freely available upon course completion

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About this online course

Proctologic disorders are a widespread problem—their high incidence means that many different healthcare professionals (e.g. gastroenterologists, surgeons, dermatologists, nurses, young residents, etc.) will be confronted by patients complaining about a proctologic disease.

This course by European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) experts Harald Rosen, Janindra Warusavitarne and Nuha Yassin provides the most recent state-of-the-art information on the common proctologic disorders of haemorrhoids and perianal skin conditions.

Learning objectives

  • To understand how to reach a conclusive diagnosis of GORD
  • To know how to reach a conclusive diagnosis of no GORD
  • To understand how to deal with an inconclusive diagnosis

Target audience

This course is suitable for gastroenterologists and surgeons in training, but is also appropriate for other physicians, as well as nurses, biotechnicians and medical students who have an interest in coloproctology.