Some Comments about the Needs Assessment:

1. Some Comments about the Needs Assessment: • 56 surveys were handed in • Not all questions were answered on each survey • Sometimes more than one answer was given

2. Surgeon Demographics

3. Practice Specialty #surgeons

4. Size of Community # S U R G E O N S Population size

5. % Practice is Vascular # surgeons % Percent Practice is Vascular

6. Primary Practice Interest? • Choices :Open arterial sx.,Endovascular sx.,Vascualr Lab,Endovenous Laser,Research • All but 1 included open arterial sx. • Majority chose Open art sx.plus some combination of between 1 and 5 of the other choices • One person said Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery

7. Primary Practice Interests #surgeons

8. Education Responsibilities ? # surgeons

9. Admin. Responsibilities ? • Hospital=Committees,Chief of staff or service • University=Committees,Program Director,Administration • Other=Admin of National or Provincial associations

10. Admin.Responsibilities? # SURGEONS

11. EndoVasc. Cases Done Per Year Angiograms Performed #surgeons

12. PTA/STENT Peripheral Cases/year # surgeons

13. EVAR Cases/year #SURGEONS

14. CAROTID STENTING Cases/year #SURGEONS

15. Willingness To Learn a Skill ?(Likert Scale) Angiography # surgeons

16. Peripheral PTA/STENT # surgeons

17. EVAR # surgeons

18. Carotid Stenting # surgeons

19. Have you made a formal effort to gain Endovascular skills ? • YES = 39 • NO = 17

20. How have you obtained Endovasc. Skills ? • Formal Endovasc Fellowship = 9 • During Vasc.Fellowship Training = 9 • Working with Radiology = 5 • Working with trained surgeons = 11 • Mini Courses =8 • EVAR rounds = 1 • Research Lab = 1

21. Barriers to gaining Endovasc skills: • Practice to busy to train = 20 • Low case volumes at our center = 4 • Unequal Support in my Vasc .Group = 1 • Radiology Opposition = 18 • Cardiology Opposition = 1 • Lack of Funds to train = 3 • Hospital Admin Opposition = 9 • Prov.Gov’t opposition • Training Availability = 1 • Lack of Guidelines for training = 1

22. Satisfaction with CSVS annual Meeting

23. Timing of Meeting (Early Fall) ? # surgeons

24. Rotating Location of Meeting ? # surgeons

25. Length Of Meeting (2 Days) ? #surgeons

26. CSVS meeting not conducted in association with other society meetings Satisfied or Dissatisfied ? #surgeons

27. Educational Activities at the Annual CSVS Meeting (What changes would you like to see ?)

28. Oral Presentations of accepted Abstracts ? #surgeons

29. Poster Presentation accepted Abstracts ? #surgeons

30. Workshops/Small Group sessions should be included ? #surgeons

31. Hands on Technical Skill sessions should be included ? #surgeons

32. Would you support Poster presentations of some abstracts to allow more time for new formats (small group sessions,workshops etc. )to be implemented ? YES = 31 NO = 20

33. Educational Content of Annual Meeting:What Topics should be addressed ?

34. Peer reviewed Research:(Basic science Trials) ? Suggested format: Oral Pres.=23 Poster = 26 Large Group =11 Sm.Grp./Workshop =4 Hands on session =2 # surgeon

35. Peer Reviewed Research(Clinical Studies:Epidemiological,etc.) ? Suggested Format: Oral Pres = 40 Poster = 7 Large Grp. = 15 Sm grp./Workshop = 5 Hands On = 0 # S U R G E O N S

36. Peer Reviewed Research:Clinical Studies /Case Reports ? Suggested Format: Oral Pres = 36 Poster = 8 Large Grp.=12 Sm.Grp/Workshop = 3 Hands on = 1 # S U R G E O N S

37. Peer Reviewed Research: Educational,Ethics,Training Credentialing ,etc. ? # S U R G E O N S Suggested Format : Oral Pres. = 25 Poster = 6 Large Grp. = 19 Sm. Grp./Workshop = 11 Hands on = 0

38. Technical Skills Sessions(Endovascular) ? Suggested Format: Oral Pres.= 0 Poster = 1 Large Group = 4 Sm.Grp./Workshop = 27 Hands on = 35 # S U R G E O N S

39. Sessions On Emerging Clinical Issues ? Suggested Format: Oral Pres. = 21 Poster = 1 Large Grp. = 28 Sm.Grp./workshop = 13 Hands on = 7 # S U R G E O N S

40. Sessions on Practice and Professional Issues (Practice Management,Building Endovascular programs ? Suggested Format: Oral Pres = 10 Poster = 1 Large Grp. = 20 Sm.Grp./workshop = 26 Hands on = 0 # S U R G E O N S

41. Interesting Cases /Video Sessions ? Suggested Format: Oral Pres = 22 Poster = 3 Large Group session = 24 Sm.Grp./workshop = 12 Hands on = 0 # S U R G E O N S

42. Sessions On Ethical and Communication Issues in Vascular Surgery ? Suggested Format: Oral Pres. = 15 Poster = 6 Large Group = 18 Sm.Grp./workshop = 14 Hands on = 1 # S U R G E O N S

43. Sessions on Health Care System and Vasc.Sx.Implications ? # S U R G E O N S Suggested Format: Oral Pres. = 16 Poster = 3 Large Grp. = 29 Sm Grp = 8 Hands on = 0

44. Comments

45. Topics Over-Represented At Annual Meeting • EVAR = 11 Surgeons felt this was over-represented

46. Topics Under –Represented at Annual Meeting • Venous Disease = 6 Surgeons • Vascular Lab = 16 • Hemodialysis Access = 20 • Vascular Medicine = 4 • Open AAA Repair = 4 • Education = 2 • National Issues=1 ,Asx.Carotid Disease=1 ,Credentialing =1,Trauma =1,Basic research=1,Wound care=1,”How I do it”= 1

47. Should be a joint session with Radiology at Annual Meeting ? • Yes = 34 • No = 21

48. Use CSVS Web site to enhance learning at meeting (ex.Presentations available on Web site) ? • Yes = 44 • No = 9

49. CSVS Web site should provide CME and professional Development opportunities above and beyond Annual meeting(ex.case presentations,interactive quizzes) ? • Yes = 44 • No = 6

50. What are your objectives for attending the Annual meeting ? • Social = 39 • Research Interest = 20 • CME = 36 • Discussion with colleagues = 5 • Training issues = 1 • Pulse on National issues = 1 • Networking = 5