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Endomed is proud to congratulate Charlmagne Piolo, CNC/CNS at Blacktown Hospital and Lakeview Private Hospital, who has been announced as the 2026 winner of the Endomed-sponsored GENCA Writers Award. The award was presented during the GENCA Awards Presentation at the 2026 GENCA National Conference in Melbourne, where gastroenterology and endoscopy nurses from across Australia came together to share knowledge, strengthen professional networks and explore the future of the specialty. The GENCA Writers Award recognises the most outstanding article published in J.GENCA over a twelve-month period. Sponsored by Endomed, the annual award acknowledges work that is clinically relevant, evidence-based and valuable to the broader gastroenterology nursing community. Charlmagne was recognised for the article “Effectiveness of Mobile Health Applications in Improving Patient Comprehension and Adherence to Bowel Preparation Instructions for Colonoscopy,” published in J.GENCA Vol 35, Issue 1, Autumn 2026. The article explores the growing role of mobile health applications in supporting patients before colonoscopy. Bowel…

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Regional Gut Health Gap Highlighted in New Australian Study

14 April 202620 April 2026

At Endomed, we work closely with clinicians and services across regional Australia and see firsthand the practical challenges of delivering care outside major centres—where access, workforce and infrastructure all shape outcomes. As a small, focused team, our role is straightforward but critical: ensuring the right products are available, reliably and on time, so services can continue to deliver care without disruption or increased cost burdens. A new Australian paper is now reinforcing just how significant—and systemic—those challenges are. Authored by Daniel Lightowler (Clinical Nurse Consultant, AW Morrow Gastroenterology & Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital), the study—Regional, Remote and Indigenous Gastroenterology Care: An Australian Perspective – Part 1 has been published in Gastroenterology Nursing and presented in the Autumn 2026 Edition of the J. GENCA Journal –outlines the structural barriers driving poorer gastrointestinal health outcomes outside metropolitan Australia. Distance, Disadvantage and Delayed Care Lightowler’s paper makes clear that geography is just one part of…