2017 NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY

2017 NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY

Quick Overview: Educational Topic Findings The online 2017 Needs Assessment survey was programmed through SurveyMonkey and a personalized request to complete the questionnaire was emailed to CAG members on March 22 and again on March 29. As of April 15, a total of 211 respondents had completed the survey demographics, of which 197 went on to rate potential educational topics. For potential educational topics respondents were asked to indicate their level of interest for 40 topics on a five-point scale ranging from ‘No interest’ to ‘Very interested’. The table below summarizes the top picks (percent that selected ‘Very interested’) for the major respondent subgroups.

1st Choice (% very interested)

2nd Choice (% very interested)

3rd Choice (% very interested)

4th Choice (% very interested)

5th Choice (% very interested)

Gastroenterologists - Adult (n=101)

Endoscopic techniques/ therapeutics (53.5%)

Hands-on stations for endoscopic skills

(39.6%)

Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis: Therapeutics, Tx of

complications, fistulas, etc. (37.6%)

Celiac disease: Dx, management (33.7%)

Upper GI Bleeding (28.7%)

Gastroenterologists

- Pediatric (n=19)

Pediatric Liver Diseases (63.2%)

Nutrition: management; Hands-on stations for

endoscopic skills; Endoscopic techniques & therapeutics

(47.4%)

Non reflux esophageal disorders (42.1%)

Malabsorption: Dx & management; Nutrition: assessment in specific

disease; Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis: Therapeutics, Tx of complications,

fistulas etc. (36.8%)

Celiac Disease: Dx, management, complications, new therapies; Autoimmune

liver diseases; Chronic diarrhea: Dx & management; IBD: Pathogenesis, genetics,

etiology (31.6%)

Teaching hospital based

(n=117)

Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis: therapeutics, Tx of

complications, fistulas etc; Endoscopic techniques/

therapeutics (37.6%)

IBD: pathogenesis, genetics, etiology; IBD: Pathogenesis,

genetics, etiology (33.3%)

Hands-on stations for

endoscopic skills (30.8%)

Celiac disease: Dx, management

(28.2%)

Nutrition: management (25.6%)

Community hospital Based (n=45)

Endoscopic techniques & therapeutics

(66.7%)

Hands-on stations for endoscopic skills (53.3%)

Celiac disease: Dx,

management, complications,

new therapies; Crohn’s &

Ulcerative Colitis: Therapeutics,

Tx of complications, fistulas etc

(37.8%)

Upper GI bleeding;

Chronic diarrhea: Dx &

management (31.1%)

Anorectal disease; NAFLD;

Portal HTN and cirrhosis (26.7%)

Basic Scientist (n=34)

IBD Pathogenesis, genetics, etiology (58.8%)

Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis: Therapeutics, Tx of

complications, fistulas etc. (35.3%)

GI Oncology; Lower functional bowel disorders (IBS)

(32.4%)

Approach to GI infections (C.difficile & other pathogens); Non-IBD

intestinal disorders (microscopic colitis etc) (29.4%)

Obesity (20.6%)

Trainees

(n=22)

Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis: Therapeutics, Tx of

complications,fistulas, etc. (63.6%)

IBD: Pathogenesis, genetics, etiology

(45.5%)

Celiac disease; Dx, management, complications, new therapies; Hands-on stations for endoscopic skills; Endoscopic techniques & therapeutics: management (polypectomy) (40.9%)

GI Oncology (36.4%)

Nutrition: assessment in specific disease

states; Nutrition: management; Obesity;

Endoscopy: EUS (31.8%)

Q3 Specialty

Answered: 211 Skipped: 0

Gastro (adult)

Gastro (peds)

Hepatologist

Surgeon

Clinical

Scientist

Basic Scientist

Resident/Trainee

Other

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Gastroenterologist (adult) 51.18% 108

Gastroenterologist (pediatrics) 9.00% 19

Hepatologist 1.42% 3

Surgeon 3.32% 7

Clinical Scientist 2.37% 5

Basic Scientist 16.59% 35

Resident/Trainee 11.85% 25

Other 4.27% 9

Total 211

Q4 Your location:


100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NWT/Nu Outsid

navut/

Yukon

e

Canad


BC 10.43% 22

AB 20.85% 44

SK 0.00% 0

MB 3.79% 8

ON 36.49% 77

QC 15.64% 33

NB 3.32% 7

NS 6.16% 13

PE 0.00% 0

NL 2.37% 5

NWT/Nunavut/Yukon 0.00% 0

Outside Canada 0.95% 2

Total 211

Q5 Affiliation


Predominantly

teaching

hospital based

Predominantly

community-

based with

hospital

Predominantly

community-

based without

hospital

None of the above

(N/A)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Predominantly teaching hospital based 60.95% 128

Predominantly community-based with hospital privileges 21.90% 46

Predominantly community-based without hospital privileges 4.29% 9

None of the above/not applicable 12.86% 27

Total 210

Q6 Education (check all that apply)


MD or

equivalent

PhD

Masters Degree

Bachelors

Degree

Other

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


MD or equivalent 75.71% 159

PhD 26.19% 55

Masters Degree 23.33% 49

Bachelors Degree 18.57% 39

Other 3.81% 8

Total Respondents: 210

Q7 Sex


Male

Female

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Male 69.52% 146

Female 30.48% 64

Total 210

Q8 Year of medical school graduation


Before 1980

1980-1989

1990-1999

2000-2009

2010-2015

>2015

Not applicable

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Before 1980 14.29% 30

1980-1989 18.10% 38

1990-1999 14.29% 30

2000-2009 22.86% 48

2010-2015 7.62% 16

>2015 0.95% 2

Not applicable 21.90% 46

Total 210

Q9 In which category do you spend most of

your time?(check only one)


Clinical

Practice

Basic Research

(>50%)

Clinical

Research (>50%)

Teaching (>50%)

Administration

(>50%)

Clinician

Researcher...

Clinician

Teacher...

Other

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Clinical Practice 53.33% 112

Basic Research (>50%) 22.38% 47

Clinical Research (>50%) 5.71% 12

Teaching (>50%) 1.90% 4

Administration (>50%) 0.95% 2

Clinician Researcher (research <=50%) 5.24% 11

Clinician Teacher (teaching <=50%) 8.10% 17

Other 2.38% 5

Total 210

Q10. Please indicate how strongly you would like to see an educational event on each topic

listed below. This is a summary of those topics respondents are VERY INTERESTED in.

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Endoscopic techniques & therapeutics:…

Crohn's & ulcerative colitis: Therapeutics,…

Hands-on stations for endoscopic skills

IBD: Pathogenesis, genetics, etiology

Celiac disease; Dx, management,…

Lower functional bowel disorders (IBS)

GI Oncology

Non-IBD intestinal disorders (microscopic…

Upper GI bleeding

Nutrition: management

NAFLD

Chronic diarrhea: Dx & management

(Above) Topics in which 21-42% were VERY INTERESTED. These were the highest rated topics.

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Nutrition: assessment in specific disease…

Esophageal & upper GI motility disorders

Dyspepsia & upper GI functional disorders

Pancreatitis & pancreatic diseases

Radiological Imaging modalities for GI…

Anorectal disease

Obesity

Non-reflux esophogeal disorders…

Portal HTN and cirrhosis

Teaching theory & techniques

(Above) Topics in which 16-19% were VERY INTERESTED.

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Diseases of the gallbladder & biliary tract

Autoimmune liver diseases

Endoscopy: ERCP

Malabsorption: Dx & management

Approach to GI infections (C. difficile &…

Ethical Issues

Endoscopy: Advanced modalities (eg.…

Endoscopy: Capsule

Viral hepatitis

Endoscopy: EUS


0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Pediatric liver diseases

Reflux

Barrett's esophagus

Ulcer disease/Helicobacter/NSAIDs

MOC essentials for Gastroenterologists

Gender issues in gastroenterology

Liver malignancies (HCC, cholangioCA, etc)

CanMEDs: Professional


Q12. List one or two OTHER topics that you would like to see covered.

Biology of the mucus barrier Quality in Endoscopy Breath testing; good or bad Clinical trials research in the community setting GI Health Policy GI and Dermatology Leadership skills Transplant Non-clinical careers in gastroenterology Therapeutic endoscopy in chronic pancreatitis Triaging New Referrals and Management of Wait List Intestinal Failure-(adult) Medical/Nutritional Strategies How to manage globus phenomenon Epigenetics in the GI Tract Gallstone disease Celiac disease- Gluten sensitivity Metabolomics for IBD Colitis-associated cancer Worldwide epidemiology of IBD Cancer Immunometabolism Colon cancer screening Transition Fecal transplant Cannabis in GI--harms and benefits Gastric cancer Optimal GI care in/with an optimal economic model Non celiac small bowel enteropathies Federal / provincial health economics and impact on gastroenterology Practice management Special populations - managing GI (liver, IBD, luminal) diseases - e.g. preconception/pregnancy, children/transition, elderly, prior or current cancers Starting a private practice Preparation for retirement Pharmacokinectics FMT Mental health and IBD NASH How to slow practice when getting older Comorbidity in GI disease Medicolegal Gastroenterology Psychiatry and GI disease Approach to effective triaging How to get section 3 MOC credits Retirement planning- financial and non-financial pancreatic carcinogenesis Mechanisms of inflammation-associated colon cancer Gut-brain axis

GI Patient Advocacy

Perianal CMV and other infections

Alternative or non-pharmacological therapies in GI disorders

Indications for enteric stenting

Management of Motility disorders

How to manage bloating

NFkB Small molecule therapeutics

Association of GI and psychiatric disorders

Intestinal stem cell biology

Cystic fibrosis & the gut microbiome

Genomics

Mucosal immunology

Esophageal lichen planus

Management of fistula in ani and fissures

Obstructive defecation syndrome

Prevention for GI diseases

Health care costs and better use of resources - physician roles and responsibilities, hospital roles and resp, admin, health care system responsibilities

Opportunities for volunteer work in gi

Depression/anxiety related to bowel disease

Aetiology and pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer

Sexual dysfunction in IBD

Chronic diarrhea

Service-department chief formation

Statistics for physicians

Raising competance in Gastroenterology

Psychology and stress/GI disease

Expansion of "Choose Wisely" for GI

Pancreatic cancer treatment strategies

Microbiome-epithelial interactions in inflammation and repair

Non celiac gluten sensitivity

Colonic Motility clinical aspects

Cellular models for GI high throughput screening

Gut-brain axis in GI disease

Mechanisms of resistance to chemotherapy Colonic Motility technical aspects Molecular and cellular mechanisms of IBD-CRC Emerging therapies for GI conditions Chemotherapy Research in GI disorders (specific interest in IBD, but could make applicable to all) Chronic pancreatitis etiology, treatment strategies Role of GI in GI Oncology Approaches to and examples of translational

Q10 Please indicate how strongly you would like to see an educational event on each

topic listed below (note: you must rate each topic).


No

interest Minor

interest Neutral/not

sure Some

interest Very

interested Total

Esophageal & upper GI motility disorders 14.21% 18.27% 15.74% 32.99% 18.78%

197 28 36 31 65 37

Non-reflux esophogeal disorders (eosinophilic esophagitis, etc.)

16.75% 14.21% 11.17% 40.61% 17.26%

197 33 28 22 80 34

Reflux 20.30% 21.32% 20.81% 27.92% 9.64%

197 40 42 41 55 19

Barrett's esophagus 18.27% 22.84% 13.20% 36.04% 9.64%

197 36 45 26 71 19

Dyspepsia & upper GI functional disorders 18.78% 15.74% 16.75% 29.95% 18.78%

197 37 31 33 59 37

Ulcer disease/Helicobacter/NSAIDs 14.21% 25.89% 21.32% 28.93% 9.64%

197 28 51 42 57 19

Upper GI bleeding 14.21% 12.69% 17.26% 34.01% 21.83%

197 28 25 34 67 43

Celiac disease; Dx, management, complications, new therapies

8.12% 11.17% 13.71% 36.04% 30.96%

197 16 22 27 71 61

Pancreatitis & pancreatic diseases 16.24% 12.18% 20.30% 32.49% 18.78%

197 32 24 40 64 37

Diseases of the gallbladder & biliary tract 17.77% 15.74% 23.35% 27.92% 15.23%

197 35 31 46 55 30

Anorectal disease 16.24% 17.77% 15.23% 32.49% 18.27%

197 32 35 30 64 36

Viral hepatitis 25.89% 22.34% 20.81% 19.80% 11.17%

197 51 44 41 39 22

Autoimmune liver diseases 19.29% 19.80% 17.77% 27.92% 15.23%

197 38 39 35 55 30

NAFLD 18.78% 13.71% 18.27% 27.92% 21.32%

197 37 27 36 55 42

Portal HTN and cirrhosis 18.78% 16.75% 17.26% 29.95% 17.26%

197 37 33 34 59 34

Liver malignancies (HCC, cholangioCA, etc) 23.86% 21.32% 20.81% 25.89% 8.12%

197 47 42 41 51 16

Pediatric liver diseases 45.18% 21.83% 13.20% 9.64% 10.15%

197 89 43 26 19 20

Malabsorption: Dx & management 11.68% 13.71% 19.29% 41.12% 14.21%

197 23 27 38 81 28

Chronic diarrhea: Dx & management 8.12% 15.74% 17.77% 37.06% 21.32%

197 16 31 35 73 42

Nutrition: assessment in specific disease states 8.12% 14.21% 19.80% 38.58% 19.29%

197 16 28 39 76 38

Nutrition: management 12.18% 12.69% 18.78% 34.52% 21.83%

197 24 25 37 68 43

Obesity 15.74% 20.30% 19.80% 25.89% 18.27%

197 31 40 39 51 36

GI Oncology 14.72% 16.75% 22.84% 23.35% 22.34%

197 29 33 45 46 44

Lower functional bowel disorders (IBS) 11.17% 13.20% 15.74% 36.04% 23.86%

197 22 26 31 71 47

Approach to GI infections (C. difficile & other pathogens)

8.12% 15.74% 17.26% 44.67% 14.21%

197 16 31 34 88 28

Non-IBD intestinal disorders (microscopic colitis, etc.)

9.14% 15.74% 16.75% 36.04% 22.34%

197 18 31 33 71 44

IBD: Pathogenesis, genetics, etiology 6.60% 11.17% 18.78% 29.44% 34.01%

197 13 22 37 58 67

Radiological Imaging modalities for GI disorders 16.75% 11.17% 19.29% 34.01% 18.78%

197 33 22 38 67 37

Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis: Therapeutics, Tx of 5.58% 8.63% 16.24% 28.93% 40.61%

197 complications,fistulas, etc. 11 17 32 57 80

Hands-on stations for endoscopic skills 20.81% 9.64% 12.18% 22.84% 34.52%

197 41 19 24 45 68

Endoscopic techniques & therapeutics: management

19.29% 9.14% 8.63% 21.32% 41.62%

197 (polypectomy) 38 18 17 42 82

Endoscopy: ERCP 40.10% 16.75% 18.27% 9.64% 15.23%

197 79 33 36 19 30

Endoscopy: EUS 39.59% 17.77% 20.81% 11.17% 10.66%

197 78 35 41 22 21

Endoscopy: Capsule 27.92% 18.27% 19.29% 22.84% 11.68%

197 55 36 38 45 23

Endoscopy: Advanced modalities (eg. double balloon, PDT, etc.)

27.41% 14.72% 20.30% 23.86% 13.71%

197 54 29 40 47 27

Ethical Issues 18.78% 20.81% 22.84% 23.35% 14.21%

197 37 41 45 46 28

Gender issues in gastroenterology 33.50% 17.26% 24.87% 15.74% 8.63%

197 66 34 49 31 17

Teaching theory & techniques 22.84% 15.23% 21.32% 24.37% 16.24%

197 45 30 42 48 32

MOC essentials for Gastroenterologists 31.98% 13.20% 21.32% 23.86% 9.64%

197 63 26 42 47 19

CanMEDs: Professional 35.03% 15.74% 22.34% 20.81% 6.09%

197 69 31 44 41 12

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