Severance Professor Lee Eunju Becomes First in Korea to Earn International Bowel Ultrasound Expert Certification
Passed written and practical examinations
Plans to expand its use in diagnosing pediatric inflammatory bowel disease and assessing treatment response
Lee Eunju, a professor of pediatrics at Severance Children's Hospital, has become the first in Korea to earn the IBUS-XP Masterclass certification, an international credential in bowel ultrasound.
Severance Hospital said on October 16 that Lee had passed both the written examination and the practical examination involving actual patients during the course held in Hamburg, Germany, on September 19.
The International Bowel Ultrasound Group (IBUS) is an international organization responsible for education and standardization in bowel ultrasound for inflammatory bowel disease. IBUS-XP certification is awarded to medical professionals with experience performing more than 300 bowel ultrasound examinations in the past three years, following a review of their application documents and written and practical examinations.
Bowel ultrasound is an examination that checks the thickness of the walls of the small and large intestines, as well as blood flow. It is used to assess the severity of inflammation and response to treatment in inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Because it involves no radiation exposure, it can be repeated and does not require fasting or contrast agents.
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The pediatric endoscopy unit at Severance Children's Hospital performs approximately 2,000 pediatric endoscopic examinations annually. Following this certification, Lee plans to expand the use of bowel ultrasound to diagnose pediatric inflammatory bowel disease and assess treatment response in coordination with Severance Hospital's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center.
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