Editorial

2016 Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Educational Needs Assessment Report

Table 1

Most popular educational topics by respondent subgroup. Crohn’s: Crohn’s disease; UC: ulcerative colitis; GI: gastrointestinal; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; IBS: irritable bowel syndrome; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

1st choice
(% very interested)
2nd choice
(% very interested)
3rd choice
(% very interested)
4th choice
(% very interested)
5th choice
(% very interested)

Gastroenterologists
(i) Adult ()
Endoscopic techniques/therapeutics (51.7%)Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis therapeutics; live endoscopy (46.7%)IBD: difficult cases (45%)Celiac disease (40%)Upper GI bleeding (33.3%)

Gastroenterologists
(i) Pediatric ()
Nutrition in IBD; Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis therapeutics (62.5%)IBD: pathogenesis, genetics, etiology; IBD: difficult cases (50%)Pediatric liver diseases; nutritional issues in short bowel syndrome; approach to GI infections; nonreflux esophageal disorders (37.5%)

Teaching hospital-based ()Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis therapeutics (43.6%)Nutrition in IBD; endoscopic techniques/therapeutics (41.8%)IBD: difficult cases; live endoscopy (38.2%)Celiac disease (30.9%)Nutritional Issues in short bowel syndrome; nutritional assessment; IBD: pathogenesis, genetics, etiology (29.1%)

Community hospital-based ()Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis therapeutics; NAFLD; endoscopic techniques/therapeutics (48.1%)IBD: difficult cases (44.4%)Live endoscopy (40.7%)Nonreflux esophageal disorders; celiac disease; management of coagulopathy in cirrhosis (37%)IBD: pathogenesis, genetics, etiology; upper GI bleeding (33.3%)

Basic scientists ()IBD: pathogenesis, genetics, etiology (44.4%)GI oncology (33.3%)Nutrition in IBD (22.2%)Non-IBD intestinal disorders; obesity; Crohn’s & UC; IBD: difficult cases; developing effective presentations (11.1%)