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cord-256443-kejqbo1q	Forbes, Nauzer	Changes in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Practices in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a North American Survey	2020-05-04		.txt	text/plain	1190	77	47	title: Changes in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Practices in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a North American Survey In response, institutions providing gastroenterology and endoscopy services have taken urgent action to protect patients and staff, but the uptake and extent of these practice changes in North America is unknown. We conducted a survey of gastroenterology and endoscopy practices to assess the response to the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent. institutional demographics, changes in endoscopy practice, changes in clinical practice, changes in training, peri-procedure screening for COVID-19, and changes in PPE practices. The majority of responding centers (63/73, 86%) are screening patients for COVID-19 upon arrival to endoscopy units through symptom and/or exposure assessments (Figure 1 ). American centers have implemented in response to the pandemic and -by reporting data on clinical, consultative and training practices -expands on recent information by our Italian colleagues 8 . GASTROENTEROLOGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY GUIDANCE ON ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC	./cache/cord-256443-kejqbo1q.txt	./txt/cord-256443-kejqbo1q.txt