Tonya Kaltenbach
University of California
Dr. Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, MS is the director of advanced endoscopy at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She has served on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Colorectal Cancer Screening Panel and on the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, in which she led the development of clinical recommendations for the endoscopic removal of colorectal lesions. Currently, she is leading a national initiative to develop a natural language processing algorithm that measures and reports colorectal cancer screening quality across Veterans Affairs Healthcare Centers and to improve colonoscopy quality through provider assessment and education. Dr. Kaltenbach has published over 150 works, many of which are seminal observational studies, randomized trials, guidelines, and endoscopy teaching videos. In recognition of her enduring dedication to endoscopy education, she was awarded the ASGE Distinguished Educator Award.
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- DateMay 8, 2023SOCIETY: ASGE
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University of California - DateMay 6, 2023BACKGROUND: There is a lack of data on training benchmarks to define competence in colorectal EMR (C-EMR) among advanced endoscopy trainees (AETs). Previous pilot data from our group demonstrated a relatively low proportion of AETs achieve competence on key cognitive and technical aspects of C-EMR…
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Veterans Health AdministrationUniversity of California San DiegoUniversity of California - DateMay 7, 2023Please note that this session requires an additional registration fee to attend…
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Westmead hospital, University of SydneyNorthwestern Medical Faculty FoundationUniversity of California - DateMay 7, 2023Please note that this session requires an additional registration fee to attend…
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University of California - DateMay 7, 2023Please note that this session requires an additional registration fee to attend…
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NYU Langone School of MedicineWestmead hospital, University of SydneyNorthwestern Medical Faculty FoundationUniversity of California - DateMay 7, 2023Introduction: Recent data suggested that cold snare EMR (C-EMR) offers equal efficacy, yet superior safety, compared with traditional hot EMR (H-EMR). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the safety of C-EMR compared with H-EMR…
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Veterans Health AdministrationUniversity of California San DiegoUniversity of California - DateMay 9, 2023BACKGROUND: The Nordic-European Initiative on Colorectal Cancer (NordICC) Study highlighted the impact of adherence on the effectiveness of colonoscopy at reducing CRC incidence and mortality…
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Veterans Health AdministrationUniversity of California San Diego - DateMay 19, 2024
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University of California - DateMay 20, 2024
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White River Junction VAMCUniversity of California - DateMay 19, 2024ADR is a colonoscopy quality metric based on the percentage of screening colonoscopies at which 1 or more adenomas are detected. Studies have shown that screening ADR is strongly inversely associated with patients’ risk of PCCRC incidence and death…
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University of California San DiegoVeterans Health Administration - DateMay 18, 2024BACKGROUND: Surveillance colonoscopy is routinely recommended post-polypectomy, but it is unclear whether surveillance reduces future colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality risk…
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University of California San DiegoUniversity of California - DateMay 21, 2024INTRODUCTION:. THE SIMULATION-BASED MASTERY LEARNING (SBML) METHOD HOLDS PROMISE TO MAKE ENDOSCOPY TRAINING MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE, BUT FURTHER STUDY TO ESTABLISH OF ITS POTENTIAL ADVANTAGE OVER THE TRADITIONAL APPRENTICE METHOD IS NEEDED…
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University of California - DateMay 19, 2024BACKGROUND: Implementing ergonomic principles in the endoscopy unit can mitigate the risk of endoscopy related injury. An efficient and effective training tool is needed to facilitate ergonomic endoscopy…
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Johns HopkinsMethodist HospitalUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUniversity of CaliforniaJohns Hopkins Hospital - DateMay 3, 2025
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