Competency for the endoscopy team.

To ensure the delivery of quality patient care during endoscopic procedures, competency of all the team members must be ensured. The physician community deals with this differently than the other members of the perioperative team. Using questionnaires and skill checklists to conduct thorough assessments is essential. Developing programmed learning tools, levels of competency, and performance standards are some examples described in this article. The issue of competency must be managed on a regular basis to continually ensure that quality care is delivered.