Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of focus group participants

	Providers (n = 18)
Gender, Female (%)	10 (55.6%)
Age, median (IQR)	45.5 (42, 50)
Province of practice
Ontario	9 (50.0%)
Québec	8 (44.4%)
British Columbia	1 (5.6%)
Practice type
Academic	15 (83.3%)
Community-based	3 (16.7%)
Specialty
Adult	12 (66.7%)
Pediatric	6 (33.3%)
Years in practice, median (IQR)	15.0 (10.0, 20.7)
IBD patients treated per month, median (IQR)	75 (40.0, 100.0)
Proportion of practice consisting of IBD patients, median (IQR)	0.725 (0.525, 0.875)
Number of transitioning adolescents IBD patients per month
Pediatric GI (patients transferred), median (IQR)	3.75 (1.75, 5.0)
Adult GI (patients received), median (IQR)	1.75 (1.375, 3.125)

GI, Gastroenterologist; IBD, Inflammatory bowel disease; IQR, Interquartile range.