Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Iron Therapy for Patients Presenting with Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Survey of Canadian Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists

Table 2

Continuing medical education (CME) used for management of UGIB ().

Type of CME used (each respondent may select multiple choices)
Medical conferences	81.5% (76.1%; 86.8%)
Clinical guidelines on UGIB management	69.8% (63.4%; 76.1%)
Review articles	65.4% (58.8%; 71.9%)
Primary journal articles	63.9% (57.3%; 70.5%)
Online clinical resources (e.g., up to date)	53.2% (46.3%; 60.1%)
Journal clubs	49.3% (42.4%; 56.2%)
Newsletters (e.g., NEJM journal watch)	30.7% (24.4%; 37.1%)
Online webinars or podcasts	7.8 (4.1%; 11.5%)
Other	2.4% (1.1%; 5.6%)
None	0.5% (0.0%; 1.4%)