An assessment of pancreatology education in North American pediatric gastroenterology fellowship programs

Puanani Hopson; Chris Moreau; Cemal Yazici; Samuel Han; Venkata Akshintala; Livia Archibugi; Peter Lee; Aliye Uc

doi:10.1016/j.pan.2021.10.008

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An assessment of pancreatology education in North American pediatric gastroenterology fellowship programs

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An assessment of pancreatology education in North American pediatric gastroenterology fellowship programs

Puanani Hopson, Chris Moreau, Cemal Yazici, Samuel Han, Venkata Akshintala, Livia Archibugi, Peter Lee and Aliye Uc

Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.], Vol.22(1), pp.142-147

01/2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2021.10.008

PMCID: PMC8767525

PMID: 34753657

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Abstract

Within the last two decades, an increased incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) has been reported in childhood, with some progressing to acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) or chronic pancreatitis (CP). Training future pancreatologists is critical to improve the care of children with pancreatic diseases. There are no studies to assess whether the pediatric gastroenterology (GI) fellowship curriculum prepares specialists to care for children with pancreatic diseases. An electronic survey was distributed to all North American Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellows. The survey included 31 questions on pancreatology training including academic resources, research experience, clinical exposure, clinical confidence, and career plans. A total of 112 (25.8%) fellows responded from 41 (41/72, 56.9%) training centers in North America. Pancreas-specific didactic lectures were reported by 90.2% (n = 101); 49.5% (50/101) had at least quarterly or monthly lectures. Clinical confidence (Likert 4–5) was highest in managing and treating AP (94.6% and 93.8% respectively), relatively lower for ARP (84.8% and 71.4%) and lowest for CP (63.4% and 42.0%). Confidence in diagnosing both ARP and CP was associated with the variety of pancreatic diseases seen (p < 0.001) and total number of patients followed over a 6 month period (p = 0.04). Nine (8%) reported interest in specializing in pancreatology, 12 (10.7%) in pursuing research in the pancreatology. Trainee confidence is highest in managing AP, lowest in CP, and seems to be directly correlated with the variety of pancreatic diseases and number of patients followed. Continued commitment is necessary to foster training of the next generation of pediatric pancreatologists.

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Title: Subtitle: An assessment of pancreatology education in North American pediatric gastroenterology fellowship programs
Creators: Puanani Hopson - Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address:
Chris Moreau - University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Cemal Yazici - University of Illinois at Chicago
Samuel Han - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Venkata Akshintala - Johns Hopkins University
Livia Archibugi - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Peter Lee - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Aliye Uc - Fraternal Order of Eagles
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.], Vol.22(1), pp.142-147
DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2021.10.008
PMID: 34753657
PMCID: PMC8767525
NLM abbreviation: Pancreatology
ISSN: 1424-3903
eISSN: 1424-3911
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Language: English
Date published: 01/2022
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Radiation Oncology; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology, and Nutrition
Record Identifier: 9984312987602771

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