Actividad médico-quirúrgica y estado actual de la formación de los residentes de urología en España: Resultados de una encuesta nacional / Medical-surgical activity and the current state of training of urology residents in Spain: Results of a national survey

Objetivos: Conocer el estado actual de la actividad médico-quirúrgica y de la formación de los residentes de urología en España. Material y método: Se diseñaron 2 encuestas anónimas y fueron cargadas en la herramienta Google Docs© para ser contestadas vía online. El periodo de recolección online fue de septiembre de 2015-enero de 2016. Los datos recolectados fueron procesados utilizando el programa estadístico IBM SPSS para Windows, Versión 21.0 y el programa R versión 3.2.3. Resultados: El número de total de respondedores fue de 163. En referencia al número de guardias de presencia física la mayoría de los residentes realizan entre 4 y 6 guardias al mes. Ochenta y cuatro de los encuestados refieren estar menos de 20 horas semanales en quirófano y 43 de estos incluso menos de 10 horas. El 30% de los encuestados no ha realizado ninguna resección transuretral, la mayoría ha realizado al menos una adenomectomía prostática, pero a su vez no ha realizado ningún procedimiento oncológico mayor, ya sea por vía laparoscópica o abierta. En las preguntas destinadas a entrenamiento y cursos de formación encontramos que la mayoría de los residentes entrena laparoscopia en el hospital o en casa. La satisfacción global de la residencia fue valorada en 2,6. En este sentido podría considerarse la satisfacción global como moderada. Conclusiones: Se deberían orientar esfuerzos para estandarizar la adquisición de habilidades quirúrgicas y no quirúrgicas, garantizar el acceso a cursos de formación, establecer un mínimo de intervenciones requeridas por año y lograr una evaluación objetiva de la especialidad

Objectives: To determine the actual state of medical-surgical activity and training for urology residents in Spain. Material and method: We designed 2 anonymous surveys, which were uploaded with the Google Docs© tool so that the respondents could answer the surveys online. The online collection period was September 2015 to January 2016. The collected data were processing using the statistical programme IBM SPSS for Windows, Version 21.0 and the programme R version 3.2.3. Results: The total number of responders was 163. In reference to the number of physically present on-call residents, the majority conducted between 4 and 6 shifts a month. Eighty-four of those surveyed indicated that they were in the operating room less than 20hours a week, and 43 of these even less than 10hours. Thirty percent of those surveyed had not performed any transurethral resection. The majority had performed at least one prostatic adenomectomy, but had not performed any major oncologic procedure, either laparoscopically or openly. In the questions concerning training and training courses, we found that most of the residents trained in laparoscopy at the hospital or at home. The overall satisfaction for the residence was assessed at 2.6. Based on this score, the overall satisfaction could be considered moderate. Conclusions: Efforts should be directed towards standardising the acquisition of surgical and nonsurgical skills, ensuring access to training courses, establishing a minimum of required operations per year and achieving an objective assessment of the specialty

Influencia de las redes sociales en congresos de sociedades y asociaciones urológicas: Resultados del 81° Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Española de Urología / Influence of social networks on congresses of urological societies and associations: Results of the 81th National Congress of the Spanish Urological Association

Objetivo: Medir la actividad en las RRSS durante el 81.° Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Española de Urología (AEU) y compararla con la actividad durante otros congresos de asociaciones urológicas nacionales e internacionales. Materiales y métodos: Se designó y registro el hashtag oficial #AEU16 para el 81.° Congreso Nacional de la AEU en el sitio web Symplur. Se recogieron las siguientes mediciones: número de participantes, número de tweets, tweets por participante, tweets por hora e impresiones. Resultados: El número de participantes en la actividad en RRSS durante el congreso fue de 207. Las mediciones de la actividad en Twitter fueron un total de 1.866 tweets, una media de 16 tweets/hora, 9 tweets por participante y 1.511.142 impresiones. La actividad durante los congresos internacionales seria: AUA annual congress 2016 (impresiones: 28.052.558), EAU annual congress 2016 (impresiones: 13.915.994), USANZ 2016 (impresiones: 4.757.453), SIU annual congress 2015 (impresiones: 1.023.038). La actividad durante los congresos nacionales quedaría registrada de la siguiente manera: Annual Conference of The British Association of Urological Surgeons 2016 (impresiones: 2.518.880), 81.° Congreso Nacional de la AEU (impresiones: 1.511.142), 109e Congrès de l’Association Française d’Urologie (impresiones: 662.828), 67th German Congress of Urology (impresiones: 167.347). Se encontraron 10 publicaciones en Facebook y 2 transmisiones vía Periscope TV relacionadas con #AEU16. Conclusiones: La actividad en RRSS durante el 81.° Congreso Nacional de la AEU ha sido notable según los resultados de este estudio. El uso de las RRSS se ha expandido entre asociaciones, congresos y reuniones científicas urológicas, otorgándoles un carácter global

Objective: To measure social network activity during the 81th National Congress of the Spanish Urological Association (AEU) and to compare it with the activity during other congresses of national and international urological associations. Material and methods: We designed and registered the official hashtag #AEU16 for the 81th National Congress of the AEU on the Symplur website. The following measurements were recorded: number of participants, number of tweets, tweets by participant, tweets per hour and views. Results: The number of participants in the social network activity during the congress was 207. The measurements of activity in Twitter consisted of a total of 1866 tweets, a mean rate of 16 tweets/h, 9 tweets per participant and 1,511,142 views. The activity during the international congresses is as follows: 2016 American Urological Association annual congress (views: 28,052,558), 2016 European Association of Urology annual congress (views: 13,915,994), 2016 Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (views: 4,757,453), 2015 Société Internationale d’Urologie annual congress (views: 1,023,038). The activity during the national congresses was recorded as follows: 2016 Annual Conference of The British Association of Urological Surgeons (views: 2,518,880), 81th National Congress of the AEU (views: 1,511,142), 109th Congress of l’Association Française d’Urologie (views: 662,828), 67th German Congress of Urology (views: 167,347). We found 10 posts in Facebook and 2 communications via Periscope TV related to #AEU16. Conclusions: The social network activity during the 81th National Congress of the AEU was notable given the results of this study. The use of social networks has expanded among urological associations, congresses and meetings, giving them a global character

Medical-surgical activity and the current state of training of urology residents in Spain: Results of a national survey. / Actividad médico-quirúrgica y estado actual de la formación de los residentes de urología en España: Resultados de una encuesta nacional.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the actual state of medical-surgical activity and training for urology residents in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We designed 2 anonymous surveys, which were uploaded with the Google Docs© tool so that the respondents could answer the surveys online. The online collection period was September 2015 to January 2016. The collected data were processing using the statistical programme IBM SPSS for Windows, Version 21.0 and the programme R version 3.2.3. RESULTS: The total number of responders was 163. In reference to the number of physically present on-call residents, the majority conducted between 4 and 6 shifts a month. Eighty-four of those surveyed indicated that they were in the operating room less than 20hours a week, and 43 of these even less than 10hours. Thirty percent of those surveyed had not performed any transurethral resection. The majority had performed at least one prostatic adenomectomy, but had not performed any major oncologic procedure, either laparoscopically or openly. In the questions concerning training and training courses, we found that most of the residents trained in laparoscopy at the hospital or at home. The overall satisfaction for the residence was assessed at 2.6. Based on this score, the overall satisfaction could be considered moderate. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts should be directed towards standardising the acquisition of surgical and nonsurgical skills, ensuring access to training courses, establishing a minimum of required operations per year and achieving an objective assessment of the specialty.

Influence of social networks on congresses of urological societies and associations: Results of the 81th National Congress of the Spanish Urological Association. / Influencia de las redes sociales en congresos de sociedades y asociaciones urológicas: Resultados del 81.° Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Española de Urología.

OBJECTIVE: To measure social network activity during the 81th National Congress of the Spanish Urological Association (AEU) and to compare it with the activity during other congresses of national and international urological associations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We designed and registered the official hashtag #AEU16 for the 81th National Congress of the AEU on the Symplur website. The following measurements were recorded: number of participants, number of tweets, tweets by participant, tweets per hour and views. RESULTS: The number of participants in the social network activity during the congress was 207. The measurements of activity in Twitter consisted of a total of 1866 tweets, a mean rate of 16 tweets/h, 9 tweets per participant and 1,511,142 views. The activity during the international congresses is as follows: 2016 American Urological Association annual congress (views: 28,052,558), 2016 European Association of Urology annual congress (views: 13,915,994), 2016 Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (views: 4,757,453), 2015 Société Internationale d'Urologie annual congress (views: 1,023,038). The activity during the national congresses was recorded as follows: 2016 Annual Conference of The British Association of Urological Surgeons (views: 2,518,880), 81th National Congress of the AEU (views: 1,511,142), 109th Congress of l'Association Française d'Urologie (views: 662,828), 67th German Congress of Urology (views: 167,347). We found 10 posts in Facebook and 2 communications via Periscope TV related to #AEU16. CONCLUSIONS: The social network activity during the 81th National Congress of the AEU was notable given the results of this study. The use of social networks has expanded among urological associations, congresses and meetings, giving them a global character.