Alan Barkun
Alan Barkun is Director of Digestive Endoscopy, Chief Quality Officer, and director of the Therapeutic Endoscopy Third Tier Fellowship Training Program in the Division of Gastroenterology at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Health Centre, Montréal, Canada. He is recipient of the DG Kinnear Chair in Gastroenterology at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. Recipient of many national and international awards, Dr. Barkun has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, and has given over 600 international presentations on emerging digestive endoscopic technologies, with an emphasis on methodological, clinical and cost-effectiveness trials of treatments for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), bilio-pancreatic diseases and colorectal cancer screening. He is also the current President of the colorectal Cancer screening implementation committee for the province of Quebec.
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Technology assessment of endoscopic digestive techniques. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Biliary diseases. Pancreatic diseases. malignant biliary obstruction. Helicobacter pylori. Dyspepsia.