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. 2015 May 18;9(8):685–691. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv085

Table 1.

Online survey responses regarding work setting, resources and practice [n = 142; completed prior to meeting].

Question Respondents, %
In what setting do you work for the majority of time?
 IBD unit 15%
 Gastroenterology unit 27%
 Gastroenterology/hepatology unit 42%
 General hospital 16%
Which specialists currently work at your hospital/clinic?
 Colorectal surgeon 87%
 IBD-specialist nurse 62%
 Nutritionist 83%
 Stoma specialist 62%
 Psychologist/social services 66%
 Imaging specialist to interpret scans/images 85%
Which resources do you have at your hospital?
 Endoscopy suite 97%
 Imaging suite 88%
 Practice guidelines for screening/diagnosis of IBD 72%
 Therapeutic algorithms for treatment of IBD 75%
 Practice guidelines for monitoring IBD 65%
 IBD patient education 56%
 IBD patient support programme 34%
 Regular internal assessments/audits 37%
Do you assign a prognosis for every patient diagnosed with IBD
 Yes 23%
 No 77%
Do you set a treatment goal for every patient with IBD
 Yes 88%
 No 12%
Does your hospital have a defined treatment algorithm in place for the treatment of IBD?
 Yes 49%
 No 51%