Centers of Excellence | World Endoscopy Organization

There are currently 20 WEO Centers of Excellence:

Asia Pacific
- Endoscopy Center Institute of Digestive Disease Prince of Wales Hospital
  Hong Kong SAR
- Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG)
  Hyderabad, India
- Digestive Disease Center Showa University, Northern Yokohama Hospital
  Yokohama, Japan
- National Cancer Center Hospital Japan
  Tokyo, Japan
- GI Endoscopy Center ASAN Medical Center
  Seoul, South Korea
- GI Endoscopy Unit University of Malaya Medical Centre
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Endoscopy Center of Beijing Friendship Hospital
  Beijing, China
- Digestive Endoscopy Center of Shanghai Changhai Hospital
  Shanghai, China
Americas
- Division of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy São Paulo University Medical School
  São Paulo, Brazil
- Therapeutic Endoscopy Group St. Michael’s Hospital
  Toronto, Canada
- Latin-American Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Training Center Clinica Alemana
  Santiago, Chile
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  Boston, USA
Europe
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatopancreatology Erasme University Hospital
  Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Gastroenterology Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Teaching Hospital of Düsseldorf University
  Düsseldorf, Germany
- European Endoscopy Training Center University Hospital A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  Rome, Italy
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
  Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy St. Mark’s Hospital
  Harrow, UK
- Endoscopy Center of the University Clinic of Augsburg
  Augsburg, Germany
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals & the University of Sheffield
  Sheffield, UK
Middle East/Africa
- Egypt Training Center Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI)
  Cairo, Egypt

CRITERIA

The chief endoscopist of the center must be a WEO individual member and be board certified, or its equivalent, in gastroenterology or surgery, have received formal endoscopic training, and be recognized within their own community and beyond for their technical expertise.
The chief endoscopist must be in a leadership role in that center for a period of 3 years prior to consideration of the unit as a Center of Excellence.
The center must demonstrate excellence in the performance of endoscopic procedures, education and research.

NOTE: Please read through the full criteria carefully before submitting your application.

BENEFITS

Recognition on WEO website and newsletter
Wall plaque with certificate
Opportunities for networking with other Centers of Excellence members
Referral of other WEO regional members to Centers of Excellence for further training courses
WEO endorsement of endoscopic courses conducted by the center (Terms and Conditions applies)
Centers of Excellence Symposium at ENDO, the WEO’s World Congress of GI Endoscopy to be designed and conducted by Centers of Excellence Members or their designees

APPLICATION

Centers need to fill out the online application form, providing the following information:

Leadership information
Faculty information
Center information including endoscopic and reprocessing equipment, procedure types and numbers, quality metrics
Training program details: attestation to having a training curriculum for advanced endoscopy, quality improvement programs, an M&M conference, and accreditation if applicable.
Performance of regular endoscopy courses that may include live demonstration and/or hands-on training.
Attestation to international guidelines on endoscope reprocessing and infection control
Publication information

You can download a full list of information required here, for your preparation.

Required documents

Please prepare the following documents and photographs in advance, which will be asked to submit via the application form:

English CV of the current Director of Endoscopy
English CVs of 2-3 senior faculty members
A listing of all procedure types performed at your unit with case numbers for each procedure
2-3 photographs of endoscopy rooms/unit
2-3 photographs of the endoscopy reprocessing unit including reprocessing equipment.
A listing of all endoscopically-related publications and international presentations from the center for the last 3 years.

APPLICATION FEE

USD 50

NOTE: Payment of the application fee does not guarantee Centers of Excellence recognition and is non-refundable. Payment is possible via bank transfer, debit and credit card. For those who supply credit card details on application, the fee will be deducted as part of the application process. Those who select to pay via bank transfer will receive the WEO bank details. The application review only takes place after the application fee is received.

Upon successful submission, all applications undergo review to ensure the required standards are met. If approved, communication to the center via letter from the WEO President and a certificate documenting admission as a WEO Center of Excellence for a term of 5 years, which maybe renewed, will be sent.

Center of Excellence Online Application

For any enquiries, please contact WEO Office at secretariat@worldendo.org