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The latest CREST® Weekly Curriculum module, Sacral Nerve Stimulation vs. Injectables, is now available! This module provides an overview of fecal incontinence, focusing on the results with both injectables and SNS, along with a review of most current and relevant literature. As a Weekly Curriculum module, it is eligible for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Objectives:

• Describe the etiology, epidemiology/evaluation of fecal incontinence.
• Discuss the non-operative/conservative management of fecal incontinence.
• Describe the short- and long-term outcomes of injectables.
• Discuss the short- and long-term outcomes of SNS therapy.

To access this module, log in at the top of this page, click on MY ACCOUNT, then follow the link to the CREST® Online Learning Center. Not a member of ASCRS? Learn more about the benefits of membership in the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Our newest CREST® Weekly Curriculum module, Use of Robotics in Colorectal Surgery: What Does the Data Show?, is now available! This module covers the evolution of robotic surgery use in colorectal surgery. It describes safety, use, and outcome data (including cost) surrounding the robot and compares it to other modalities.

Objectives:

• Describe the evolution of laparoscopic/robotic surgery
• Describe the safety / outcome data on laparoscopic surgery
• Outline specific uses of robotic surgery
• Describe advantages and disadvantages of robotic surgery
• Describe the available data supporting / discouraging use of robot
• Describe future directions in study and use of robotic surgery

CREST® Weekly Curriculum modules are free to members. To access, log in at the top of this page, click on MY ACCOUNT, then follow the link to the CREST® Online Learning Center. Not a member of ASCRS? Learn more about the benefits of membership in The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Our newest CREST® Weekly Curriculum module, The Role of Ventral Rectopexy in Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, is now available! Included in the module are a narrated presentation, full-text articles from Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, a practice parameters guideline, and a brief posttest.

Objectives:

• To review constipation related pelvic floor outlet disorders
• To briefly describe obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS)
• To briefly review risk factors and scoring systems related to pelvic floor dysfunction
• To discuss the role of surgical intervention for pelvic floor dysfunction

CREST® Weekly Curriculum modules are free to members. To access, log in at the top of this page, click on MY ACCOUNT, then follow the link to the CREST® Online Learning Center. Not a member of ASCRS? Learn more about the benefits of membership in The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Our newest CREST® Weekly Curriculum module, Persistent and Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Colitis, is now available! This module covers Clostridium difficile infection and specifically focuses on the evaluation and management of those patients with persistent and recurrent C. difficile colitis.

Objectives:

• Describe the etiology of persistent and recurrent Clostridium difficile infections.
• Determine clinical practices to help prevent the spread of Clostridium difficile infection.
• Create a treatment strategy for Clostridium difficile.

CREST® Weekly Curriculum modules are free to members. To access, log in at the top of this page, click on MY ACCOUNT, then follow the link to the CREST® Online Learning Center. Not a member of ASCRS? Learn more about the benefits of membership in The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Our newest CREST® Weekly Curriculum module, Pouchitis Diagnosis and Treatment, is now available! This module focuses on pouchitis, including the etiology, diagnosis, first and second-line therapy, and the approach to complicated, recurrent and refractory disease. Included in the module are a narrated presentation, full-text articles from Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, and a brief posttest.

Objectives:

• Understand the etiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of acute pouchitis.
• Understand the diagnostic approach and treatment of chronic or refractory pouchitis.
• Understand strategies for the maintenance of remission from pouchitis in high-risk patients.

CREST® Weekly Curriculum modules are free to members. To access, log in at the top of this page, click on MY ACCOUNT, then follow the link to the CREST® Online Learning Center. Not a member of ASCRS? Learn more about the benefits of membership in The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.