title: Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery workforce in Canada.
abstract: This article characterizes the Canadian hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery workforce (demographics, practice patterns, career satisfaction, education and recruitment plans). This information will serve as a baseline for future national comparisons, allow informed workforce planning and facilitate mathematical modelling of the HPB workforce in Canada.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Janet P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Alexsander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bressan
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Navjit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dharampal
authors.affiliation: The Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Sean C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Grondin
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Indraneel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Elijah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Barkun
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Butte
authors.affiliation: The Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Chad G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000193:education; D000078329:Workforce