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Collaborative Overview of coronaVIrus impact on ORTHopaedic training in the UK (COVI - ORTH UK).
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Surgeon (Elsevier Science) . Dec2021, Vol. 19 Issue 6, pe331-e337. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- <bold>Introduction: </bold>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.<bold>Methods: </bold>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.<bold>Results: </bold>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.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This study has objectively demonstrated the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of T&O training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *COVID-19 pandemic
*COVID-19
*PANDEMICS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1479666X
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Surgeon (Elsevier Science)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153495442
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2021.02.007