The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on European neurosurgery trainees

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• dc.contributor.author Tzerefos, Christos
• dc.contributor.author Meling, Torstein R.
• dc.contributor.author Lafuente Baraza, Jesus
• dc.contributor.author Fountas, Kostas N.
• dc.contributor.author Brotis, Alexandros G.
• dc.contributor.author Demetriades, Andreas K.
• dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-30T06:20:28Z
• dc.date.available 2022-06-30T06:20:28Z
• dc.date.issued 2021
• dc.description.abstract Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has placed tremendous strain on the national health care systems throughout Europe. As a result, there has been a significant influence on residents' education. We surveyed European neurosurgery residents to estimate the magnitude of the pandemic's impact on neurosurgical training. Methods: An anonymous, voluntary, 44-question, web-based survey was administered to European neurosurgical residents from November 2, 2020, to January 15, 2021, by e-mail invitation. Close-ended, multiple-choice questions were used to examine the perspectives of neurosurgical trainees of different training programs in Europe regarding the pandemic's impact on education, as well as to evaluate the online webinars as a sufficient alternative educational tool, and their future role. Results: The total number of participants was 134 from 22 European countries. Nearly 88.8 % of respondents reported that the pandemic had a negative influence on their education. A statically significant decrease in surgical exposure, outpatient clinic involvement, and working hours was observed (P < 0.05). Webinars, although widely disseminated, were not considered as a sufficient training alternative. Conclusions: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a significant impact on neurosurgical training. During the last year, with the outbreak of the pandemic, formal training education was heavily compromised. Online webinars do not seem to be a sufficient alternative, and some trainees estimate that a whole year of training has been compromised. Our current data have to be cautiously considered for possibly reorganizing the whole training experience. The pandemic may well function as a stimulus for optimizing neurosurgical training.
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• dc.identifier.citation Tzerefos C, Meling TR, Lafuente J, Fountas KN, Brotis AG, Demetriades AK. The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on European neurosurgery trainees. World Neurosurg. 2021 Oct;154:e283-e291. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.07.019
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.07.019
• dc.identifier.issn 1878-8750
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/53641
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Elsevier
• dc.relation.ispartof World Neurosurg. 2021 Oct;154:e283-e291
• dc.rights © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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• dc.subject.keyword COVID-19
• dc.subject.keyword Education
• dc.subject.keyword Neurosurgery
• dc.subject.keyword Online education
• dc.subject.keyword Survey
• dc.subject.keyword Training
• dc.subject.keyword Webinars
• dc.title The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on European neurosurgery trainees
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