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San Francisco will host the 3rd International Conference on NOTES™, a joint initiative supported by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Taking place in one of the most breathtaking facilities in the country, The Palace Hotel will be the venue for the conference. Ideally suited for the team approach to NOTES, registration is open to all who have an active interest in the technology and science…
In 2005, leaders of both ASGE (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) and SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons) recognized the potential importance of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery™ (NOTES™). The governing boards of the two societies appointed a working group to consider the issues surrounding the development and introduction to clinical practice of NOTES. The members of the original working group coined the acronym NOSCAR™ as one that would be appropriate for incisionless surgery. NOSCAR stands for the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research™.
NOTES is developing in a space that is neither purely surgical nor purely therapeutic endoscopy. As such, collaboration among the leading societies is essential to avoid turf wars, competition for scarce resources and, most importantly, to optimize patient care and safety. Both ASGE and SAGES address a large universe of areas of interest, committees, and special interest groups; NOTES is but a small part of the scope of these organizations. Neither SAGES nor ASGE alone could likely have galvanized the NOTES effort as NOSCAR has. NOSCAR is a bridge between the two parental organizations that has served all parties well. For example, when standards or guidelines are published it is likely they will come from ASGE and SAGES jointly.
NOSCAR does not have a membership; rather it is a community of SAGES and ASGE members that are interested in NOTES, participate in the research grant process, and come to meetings. There are no dues to join NOSCAR, in part, because NOSCAR exists under the auspices of ASGE and SAGES. Efforts are well underway in Europe and Asia to create organizations similar to NOSCAR. It is our hope that the collaborative spirit will cross international borders in the same way it has crossed the boundaries of surgeons and gastroenterologists in North America…
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