Knowledge of chronic intestinal failure among US gastroenterologists: Cause for concern and learning opportunity

Chronic intestinal failure (CIF) is an ultrarare disease, with an estimated national prevalence of ∼25,000 cases. There is a suspicion of widespread lack of expertise in CIF care, but no formal assessment tool or data exist. We developed and validated a knowledge test in CIF and now report our preliminary results from testing CIF knowledge in a cohort of US gastroenterologists.We developed a 20-question knowledge test in CIF, covering four key...