Publications by authors named "Thomas Caspritz"
Aim: New Zealand has among the highest rates of colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in the world. With the imminent rollout of the National Bowel Screening Programme, we sought to determine the capacity of and demand faced by the current gastroenterology specialist workforce, and to compare it with other countries.
Method: Specialists in gastroenterology were asked to complete a questionnaire on their education, number of FTE in the public and private sectors, number of colonoscopies performed, anticipated years to retirement and other associated information.