The small intestine has been considered as a "black box" for gastroenterologists for decades. In this session, new endoscopic and radioloical imaging tools for the evaluation and treatment of small bowel diseases will be presented, including capsule endoscopy, small bowel follow through, computed tomography (CT) enterography, magnetic resonance (MR) enterography, push enteroscopy, single balloon enteroscopy, double balloon enteroscopy, and Spirus enteroscopy. Participants will also have the opportunity to gain experience with all the endoscopic tools for small bowel evaluation during the hands-on portion of the program. Animal models will be utilized for single and double balloon endoscopies during the hands-on portion of this session.

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We are pleased to present the abstracts from sgna's 36th annual course, SGNA: your gateway to opportunity. The diversity of these topics certainly reflects the richness and breadth of our specialty. in keeping with the tradition of the annual course, we hope the following abstracts will encourage discussions for improving nursing practice and patient care outcomes.