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Visualising surgical training in O&G following the COVID-19 pandemic - The European view

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) training programmes that traditionally relied on the hands-on apprenticeship-training model, became crippled with the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Web-based anonymised survey was circulated to trainee members of...

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Autores principales: Hablase, R, Mallick, R, Odejinmi, F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universa Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36724423
http://dx.doi.org/10.52054/FVVO.14.4.044
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description BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) training programmes that traditionally relied on the hands-on apprenticeship-training model, became crippled with the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Web-based anonymised survey was circulated to trainee members of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) over 8-weeks period commencing June 2021. RESULTS: 213 trainees from 20 countries responded. Trainees from medium Human Development Index (HDI) countries were less represented. 78% (166/213) were in approved training programmes and 81% (174/213) had access to personal PPE. The vaccine uptake was 87% (185/213). 39% (89/213) and 55% (118/213) experienced negative impact on their physical and mental wellbeing with 36% (76/213) COVID-19 related absence. 15% (32/213) were redeployed to areas outside O&G. 25% (53 /213) had negative impact on their obstetric experience compared to 54% (114/213) reported lower gynaecology surgical exposure and 43% (91/213) failed to meet their gynaecology surgical competencies during the pandemic. 64% (137/213) perceived simulation training as an alternative training tool. CONCLUSION: In the post-pandemic recovery phase, gynaecological societies and national institutes across Europe continue to develop training curricula implementing virtual and hybrid training modules. The aim is to develop a robust blueprint to safeguard the gynaecological surgical training in the future. WHAT IS NEW? The ongoing impact on the training in the post pandemic era remains to be evaluated. Our pan Europe survey highlights areas that remain affected from trainees’ perspective and assesses differences in the healthcare systems across continent. We then discuss the novel initiatives taken to overcome training gaps.
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spelling pubmed-103643352023-07-25 Visualising surgical training in O&G following the COVID-19 pandemic - The European view Hablase, R Mallick, R Odejinmi, F Facts Views Vis Obgyn Original Article BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) training programmes that traditionally relied on the hands-on apprenticeship-training model, became crippled with the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Web-based anonymised survey was circulated to trainee members of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) over 8-weeks period commencing June 2021. RESULTS: 213 trainees from 20 countries responded. Trainees from medium Human Development Index (HDI) countries were less represented. 78% (166/213) were in approved training programmes and 81% (174/213) had access to personal PPE. The vaccine uptake was 87% (185/213). 39% (89/213) and 55% (118/213) experienced negative impact on their physical and mental wellbeing with 36% (76/213) COVID-19 related absence. 15% (32/213) were redeployed to areas outside O&G. 25% (53 /213) had negative impact on their obstetric experience compared to 54% (114/213) reported lower gynaecology surgical exposure and 43% (91/213) failed to meet their gynaecology surgical competencies during the pandemic. 64% (137/213) perceived simulation training as an alternative training tool. CONCLUSION: In the post-pandemic recovery phase, gynaecological societies and national institutes across Europe continue to develop training curricula implementing virtual and hybrid training modules. The aim is to develop a robust blueprint to safeguard the gynaecological surgical training in the future. WHAT IS NEW? The ongoing impact on the training in the post pandemic era remains to be evaluated. Our pan Europe survey highlights areas that remain affected from trainees’ perspective and assesses differences in the healthcare systems across continent. We then discuss the novel initiatives taken to overcome training gaps. Universa Press 2023-01-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10364335/ /pubmed/36724423 http://dx.doi.org/10.52054/FVVO.14.4.044 Text en Copyright © 2022 Facts, Views & Vision https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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