Collaborative Overview of coronaVIrus impact on ORTHopaedic training in the UK (COVI - ORTH UK).
Surgeon
; 19(6): e331-e337, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1127043
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on the 11th of March 2020 with the NHS deferring all non-urgent activity from the 15th of April 2020. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Trauma and Orthopaedic trainees nationally.METHODS:
Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) specialty trainees nationally were asked to complete an electronic survey specifically on the impact of COVID-19 on their training. This UK based survey was conducted between May 2020 and July 2020.RESULTS:
A total of 185 out of 975 (19%) T&O specialty trainees completed the survey. Redeployment was experienced by 25% of trainees. 84% of respondents had experienced a fall in total operating numbers in comparison with the same time period in 2019. 89% experienced a fall in elective operating and 63% experienced a fall in trauma operating. The pandemic has also had an effect on the delivery of teaching, with face to face teaching being replaced by webinar-based teaching. 63% of training programmes delivered regular weekly teaching, whilst 19% provided infrequent sessions and 11% provided no teaching.CONCLUSION:
This study has objectively demonstrated the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of T&O training.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orthopedics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Surgeon
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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