Objectives/Goals: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and endometriosis are under-diagnosed conditions that are not well understood by many clinicians. This study aims to increase provider readiness to diagnose and treat women with these conditions by identifying clinicians’ perceived gaps in knowledge and preferred educational resources and modalities. Methods/Study Population: A national survey of clinicians (N = 121) was created in the Qualtrics survey-building platform, with recruitment taking place via the Prolific online research platform from 09/04/25 to 10/02/25. Clinicians responded to a series of established, closed-ended measures assessing their educational experiences regarding hEDS and endometriosis, comfort with diagnosing and managing the care of women with these two conditions, perceived barriers to diagnosis and care management, and preferred educational/training modalities for enhancing their understanding of these conditions. To be eligible for participation, respondents had to self-report that they were a) clinicians, b) at least 18 years of age, and c) working in the US healthcare sector. Descriptive statistics were performed on all variables of interest. Results/Anticipated Results: Clinicians first heard about hEDS from medical texts (60%) and patients (15%), and endometriosis from medical texts (50%) and personal relationships (including own diagnosis; 33%). A substantial proportion of clinicians reported being not at all comfortable understanding diagnostic criteria (hEDS 36%, endo 17%), diagnosing patients (hEDS 46%, endo 30%), or making plans of care (hEDS 42%, endo 17%). Top barriers included lack of knowledge, confidence, and mentoring. Respondents identified Online activities and Internet Point-of-Care as the most desirable CME resources, and Evidence-Based Medicine and Case-Based Learning as the most desirable learning modalities. Online learning offered flexible timing and self-paced modules, whereas in-person learning offered interaction with experts and peers. Discussion/Significance of Impact: This project recognizes the dearth of resources on hEDS and endometriosis available to clinicians and fills that gap by soliciting feedback directly from clinicians on their educational needs. Results will be translated into two prototypes of specialized educational interventions tailored to clinicians’ desired resources and methods of learning.
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