Collaborative overview of coronavIrus impact on ORTHopaedic training in the UK (COVI - ORTH UK).
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Jayatilaka, Malwattage Lara TaniaAs-Sultany, Mohammed
Gabr, Ayman
Thornton, Luke
Graham, Simon
Mason, Lyndon
Farrar, Nicholas Greville
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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Macclesfield District General Hospital; Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS TrustPublication date
2021-03-10Subject
Paediatrics
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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.Citation
Jayatilaka MLT, As-Sultany M, Gabr A, Thornton L, Graham S, Mason L, Farrar NG; COVI-ORTH UK. Collaborative Overview of coronaVIrus impact on ORTHopaedic training in the UK (COVI - ORTH UK). Surgeon. 2021 Dec;19(6):e331-e337. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2021.02.007. Epub 2021 Mar 10Type
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/1479666XPMID
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10.1016/j.surge.2021.02.007