The International Bowel Ultrasound Group (IBUS) is creating a new educational program to train the next generation of gastroenterologists, IBD nurse specialists, radiologists and sonographers in intestinal ultrasound (IUS).

Over the next 3 years, the project will provide comprehensive tools in IUS training to allow wider implementation of this non-invasive, point-of-care technique for the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The initiative is funded by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

IBUS has selected Motilent, experts in innovative medical imaging, to provide an eLearning platform. IBUS is dedicated to training gastroenterologists on the highest quality IUS care available to patients with IBD.

Krisztina Gecse, President of IBUS, says, “The hands-on, Module 2 part of the IBUS curriculum has always been the bottleneck of training and therefore the main barrier for wider adoption of IUS. This initiative will allow IBUS to deliver gold-standard training at a faster pace to more practitioners and therefore will provide access to IUS for more IBD patients globally. Through the new platform, which will complement hands-on sessions, we aim to offer more flexibility, develop early confidence during training, and provide faster implementation of IUS while improving connectivity with the IBUS community. This is an exciting opportunity, and we are looking forward to working together with Motilent on this.”

Alex Menys, CEO of Motilent, says, “It's been clear for a long time now that IUS has been a vital tool in the armamentarium of clinicians delivering high-quality care to patients. It's non-invasive, cost-effective, and well-tolerated by patients, and we know from trials like METRIC that it works. The problem has always been getting it into the hands of the gastroenterologists so they can sit with their patients and look at treatment response. This can't happen without quality training and standard of care and Motilent is delighted to support this process as this goes forward.”