Associate Professor John Ding, a St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne gastroenterologist, has seen first-hand the impact of poor bowel prep through his regular colonoscopy lists and performing these procedures as the Lead for National Bowel cancer screening program at St Vincent’s Public Melbourne. He knew he needed a way to improve how information is presented to patients when preparing for a colonoscopy. With detailed and personalised information for bowel prep, he knew it could optimise his patient’s chances of avoiding unnecessary procedures and decrease the risk of missing polyps; some of which can grow to become cancer.
“The patient experience is critical to achieving better quality colonoscopies. I am a clinical researcher who engages in clinical trials and believe strongly in quality improvement, and I wanted to design something that is personalised and useable for all patients. But we must be agile and move with the times. It is an easy decision to develop something like this that has minimal risk and is a companion for patients when undergoing a colonoscopy.” – Said, Associate Professor Ding
