IHC Membership Survey

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Your Email Address

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Country of Practice/Training*
Are you a:*
- Attending
- Fellow
- Resident
- Medical student
- Industry member
How did you hear about the IHC?*
- Colleague
- Conference
- Self
- Other
How often do you use Facebook?*
- Hourly
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Other
- Never
Medical Students
Medical Students Terms of Service*
For students, residents, fellows, and surgeons in training The original intent of the International Hernia Collaboration was to serve as a global platform for surgeons to exchange ideas, offer tips and tricks, and provide real time opinions. The information shared on the IHC is first and foremost designed to improve quality of care and lead to improved patient outcome. The intent of the IHC, however, is NOT to supplant or to be used as a resource in lieu of traditional surgical/medical textbooks or peer reviewed journal articles required in the didactic curriculum of a trainees educational course. Your approval for membership is based on you agreeing that the IHC will not serve as a resource for in-service or qualifying exams. You agree that posts relate personal opinion and not necessarily reflect the opinion of other members or the board of the IHC. You agree to post professionally and responsibly according to the guidelines of the IHC. HIPAA protection is mandatory, and upholding HIPAA compliance will be your own responsibility. You accept full and all responsibility for upholding HIPAA rules. You agree to hold the IHC members free of all liability that could be related to your use of this forum, both directly and indirectly.
- I agree to the Terms of Service
What medical school do you attend?*
What is your medical school e-mail address? This will be used for verification purposes only.*
Enter Email Confirm Email
What is your estimated graduation date?*
Month
Day
Year
What type of residency program do you plan to apply to?
What type of fellowship do you plan to pursue?
Have you completed your surgery clerkship?*
- Yes
- No
On a scale of 1-5 how often do you attend lectures at your medical school?*
I attend every lecture I attend most lectures I attend some lectures I attend a few lectures I only attend mandatory lectures
Do you use any of the following study resources?*
- Ankii
- Firecracker
- Golijan
- Kaplan
- Pathoma
- Sketchy Micro
- UpToDate
- USMLE Rx
- UWorld
Fellows
Fellow Terms of Service*
For students, residents, fellows, and surgeons in training The original intent of the International Hernia Collaboration was to serve as a global platform for surgeons to exchange ideas, offer tips and tricks, and provide real time opinions. The information shared on the IHC is first and foremost designed to improve quality of care and lead to improved patient outcome. The intent of the IHC, however, is NOT to supplant or to be used as a resource in lieu of traditional surgical/medical textbooks or peer reviewed journal articles required in the didactic curriculum of a trainees educational course. Your approval for membership is based on you agreeing that the IHC will not serve as a resource for in-service or qualifying exams. You agree that posts relate personal opinion and not necessarily reflect the opinion of other members or the board of the IHC. You agree to post professionally and responsibly according to the guidelines of the IHC. HIPAA protection is mandatory, and upholding HIPAA compliance will be your own responsibility. You accept full and all responsibility for upholding HIPAA rules. You agree to hold the IHC members free of all liability that could be related to your use of this forum, both directly and indirectly.
- I agree to the Terms of Service
Which fellowship are you pursuing?*
- Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Surgery
- Acute Care Surgery/Trauma Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Breast Surgery
- Other
Residents
Resident Terms of Service*
For students, residents, fellows, and surgeons in training The original intent of the International Hernia Collaboration was to serve as a global platform for surgeons to exchange ideas, offer tips and tricks, and provide real time opinions. The information shared on the IHC is first and foremost designed to improve quality of care and lead to improved patient outcome. The intent of the IHC, however, is NOT to supplant or to be used as a resource in lieu of traditional surgical/medical textbooks or peer reviewed journal articles required in the didactic curriculum of a trainees educational course. Your approval for membership is based on you agreeing that the IHC will not serve as a resource for in-service or qualifying exams. You agree that posts relate personal opinion and not necessarily reflect the opinion of other members or the board of the IHC. You agree to post professionally and responsibly according to the guidelines of the IHC. HIPAA protection is mandatory, and upholding HIPAA compliance will be your own responsibility. You accept full and all responsibility for upholding HIPAA rules. You agree to hold the IHC members free of all liability that could be related to your use of this forum, both directly and indirectly.
- I agree to the Terms of Service
What is the name of your institution?*
What year of training are you in?
- 1st year
- 2nd year
- 3rd year
- 4th year
- 5th year
- Research year
Are you planning on pursuing a fellowship?*
- Yes
- No
Which fellowship will you be pursuing?*
What are your plans following graduation?*
What is your comfort level performing:*
1 - Not comfortable at all 2 3 4 5 - Completely comfortable
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
Complex open ventral hernia repair
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
Open inguinal hernia repair
Which techniques are you familiar with when performing complex open ventral hernia repair?
- Anterior component separation
- TAR
- Endoscopic component separation
What approaches are you familiar with when performing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair?
- TAPP
- TEP
Do you have any experience with robotic surgery?*
- Yes
- No
What robotic procedures do you have experience with?
Do you intend to pursue training in robotic surgery?*
- Yes
- No
Attendings
Attending Surgeon Terms of Service*
Members of the IHC must agree to the following terms of use. This is an international platform for all surgeons, healthcare providers, and industry friends interested in the repair of hernia and optimizing outcomes to come together to collaborate, share, discuss, post photos, post videos, and simply post anything related to the disease of hernia. By embracing social media as a collaborative forum, we can more effectively and transparently obtain immediate global feedback that in turn has potential to improve both patient outcomes as well as the quality of care we provide. This is a private group, and posts will always be held to the highest standards available. All members wishing to join are vetted. Posts will be professional, and inappropriate posts and posts that violate USA HIPAA compliance rules will be deleted. The posts are part of a social forum, and comments are individual opinions. Anyone seeing these posts should avoid interpreting the posts as standard of care or as final medical advice. Patients who might see these posts should always consult their own doctor, not these posts, for all specific medical questions and decisions.
- I agree to the Terms of Service
Do you have any financial disclosures?*
- Yes
- No
Please list your financial disclosures:*
What type of practice are you in: private, employed, or academic?*
- Private
- Academic
What year did you start your practice?*
Did you attend a fellowship post residency?
- Yes
- No
What field did you pursue your fellowship in?*
Where do you practice?*
What hospital are you affiliated with?*
What is the size (number of beds) of your hospital?*
Please enter a number from 0 to 10000.
What percentage of your practice is dedicated to hernia repair?*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair
How many VENTRAL/INCISIONAL hernia cases do you perform per year?*
Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.
What surgical approaches do you employ for ventral/incisional hernia?*
- Open
- Laparoscopic
- Robotic
What percentage of your VENTRAL/INCISIONAL hernia cases employ an OPEN approach*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your VENTRAL/INCISIONAL hernia cases employ a LAPAROSCOPIC approach*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your VENTRAL/INCISIONAL hernia cases employ a ROBOTIC approach*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What is your mesh of choice for ventral/incisonal hernias?*
Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
How many complex abdominal wall reconstruction cases do you perform per year?*
What surgical approaches do you employ for complex abdominal wall reconstruction?*
- Open anterior component separation
- Endoscopic component separation
- Posterior component separation
What percentage of your complex abdominal wall reconstruction cases employ open anterior component separation?*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your complex abdominal wall reconstruction cases employ endoscopic component separation?*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your complex abdominal wall reconstruction cases employ posterior component separation*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of these posterior component separation cases employ a Rives/retromuscular approach?*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of these posterior component separation cases employ a TAR approach?*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of these posterior component separation cases employ an interparietal approach?*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
Inguinal Hernia Repair
How many INGUINAL hernia cases do you perform per year?*
Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.
What surgical approaches do you employ for INGUINAL hernia repair?*
- Open
- Laparoscopic
- Robotic
What percentage of your INGUINAL hernia cases employ an OPEN approach*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your INGUINAL hernia cases employ a LAPAROSCOPIC approach*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your INGUINAL hernia cases employ a ROBOTIC approach*
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your INGUINAL hernia cases employ TAPP?
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What percentage of your INGUINAL hernia cases employ TEP?
Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.
What is your mesh of choice for inguinal hernia repair?*
Are you a member of any societies or have any affiliations?
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How often/week do you use Facebook?*
Here is the non-surgeon oath for you to accept:
Non-Surgeon Oath*
Industry and nonsurgeon members of IHC take an oath to LISTEN. You agree to never judge surgeons for their comments or opinions. You agree never to copy and paste, or take screen shots of, or print, or forward in any format (email, social media, etc) any items found here, and of course agree to never to use any information directly or indirectly for monetary gain personally or for your company under any circumstance. All content in the forum is not to be reproduced in any format whatsoever without written prior approval from the surgeon who made the post, and a member of the board of IHC. Should your position at your current company or job change, you will leave the group or notify Dr. Jacob immediately. HIPAA protection is mandatory, and upholding HIPAA compliance will be your own responsibility. You accept full and all responsibility for upholding HIPAA rules. You agree to hold the IHC members free of all liability that could be related to your use of this forum, both directly and indirectly. Finally, you will recruit a minimum of one surgeon you work with to also join the group. Violation of any of this oath, at any time, will lead to 1) removal from the group without warning, 2) public distribution of your violation to the entire group, and 3) it will be pursued to the extent any law permits, at your own expense.
- I agree to the Terms of Service
What company do you represent?*
In addition IHC requires that you recruit one new surgeon to the group to accompany your membership. Please give the surgeon's name below and have them request to join the group on Facebook. As soon as your surgeon is vetted and your survey is completed your membership to the IHC will be approved.
Surgeon name*
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Comments
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	1 - Not comfortable at all	2	3	4	5 - Completely comfortable
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
Complex open ventral hernia repair
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
Open inguinal hernia repair

IHC Membership Survey

Medical Students

Fellows

Residents

Attendings

Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair

Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Inguinal Hernia Repair

Here is the non-surgeon oath for you to accept:

In addition IHC requires that you recruit one new surgeon to the group to accompany your membership. Please give the surgeon's name below and have them request to join the group on Facebook. As soon as your surgeon is vetted and your survey is completed your membership to the IHC will be approved.