3.9% (n=5) of attendees at the Minimally Invasive Advances in Complex Hernia Repair PG Course reported no ventral hernia repairs by any approach over the past 3 months of practice, and another 9.3% (n=12) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 8.9% (n=4) of those responding reported no ventral hernia repairs by any approach in the interval since the annual meeting, and 20% (n=9) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for ventral hernia repairs by any approach among attendees of the Minimally Invasive Advances in Complex Hernia Repair PG Course was 4.3/5 at 2018 post-meeting analysis and 4.3/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
27.1% (n=28) of attendees at the Minimally Invasive Advances in Complex Hernia Repair PG Course reported no patients managed with hernias located in atypical positions, parastomal hernias, or loss of domain over the past 3 months of practice, and another 43.4% (5629) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 31.1% (n=14) of those responding reported no patients managed with hernias located in atypical positions, parastomal hernias, or loss of domain in the interval since the annual meeting, and 37.8% (n=17) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for patients managed with hernias located in atypical positions, parastomal hernias, or loss of domain among attendees of the Minimally Invasive Advances in Complex Hernia Repair PG Course was 3.6/5 at 2018 post-meeting analysis and 3.8/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
51.9% (n=67) of attendees at the Minimally Invasive Advances in Complex Hernia Repair PG Course reported no patients studied with respect to quality outcomes after ventral hernia repair over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 22.5% (n=29) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 31.1% (n=14) of those responding reported no patients studied with respect to quality outcomes after ventral hernia repair in the interval since the annual meeting, and 24.4% (n=11) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for patients studied with respect to quality outcomes after ventral hernia repair among attendees of the Minimally Invasive Advances in Complex Hernia Repair PG Course was 3.5/5 at 2018 post-meeting analysis and 3.9/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.