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2019 PG Courses Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery

March 31, 2020 by

88.1% (n=199) of attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course
reported no endoscopic antireflux procedures performed over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 8.4% (n=19) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 66.7% (n=22) of those
responding reported no endoscopic antireflux procedures performed in the interval since the annual
meeting, and 15.2% (n=5) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for endoscopic antireflux
procedures performed among attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux
Surgery Course was 2/5 at 2019 post-meeting analysis and 2.3/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.

36.3% (n=82) of attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course
reported no partial surgical wraps performed over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 36.6%
(n=82) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 33.3% (n=11) of those responding
reported no partial surgical wraps performed in the interval since the annual meeting, and 27.3% (n=9)
reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level in requesting the appropriate assessment studies for GERD
among attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course was 4.5/5 at
2019 post-meeting analysis and 4.4 /5 at 3-month follow-up survey.

26.10.% (n=59) of attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course
reported no complete surgical wraps performed over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 38.5%
(n=87)reported 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 53.1% (n=17) of those responding reported no
complete surgical wraps performed in the interval since the annual meeting, and 25% (n=8) reported 1-
3 cases. Average comfort level in deciding the best surgical procedure based upon initial studies
among attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course was 4.2 /5 at
2019 post-meeting analysis and 4.2 /5 at 3-month follow-up survey.

12.4% (n=28) of attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course
reported no surgical antireflux procedures of any type performed over the prior 3 months of practice,
and another 33.2% (n=75)reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 27.3% (n=9) of those
responding reported no surgical antireflux procedures of any type performed in the interval since the
annual meeting, and 21.2% (n=7) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for performing surgical
anti-reflux procedures among attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux
Surgery Course was 4.2/5 at 2019 post-meeting analysis and 4.1/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.

Average comfort level in reading manometric results among attendees of the Masters Foregut:
Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course was 3.3 /5 at 2019 post-meeting analysis and 3.4 /5 at
3-month follow-up survey. Average comfort level in reading PH study results among attendees of the
Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course was 3.6 /5 at 2019 post-meeting
analysis and 3.6 /5 at 3-month follow-up survey. Average comfort level in reading endoscopic results
among attendees of the Masters Foregut: Evaluating Patients for Antireflux Surgery Course was 4.3 /5 at
2019 post-meeting analysis and 4.2 /5 at 3-month follow-up survey.

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