Collaborative overview of coronaVIrus impact on ORTHopaedic training in the UK (COVI - ORTH UK)

Collaborative overview of coronaVIrus impact on ORTHopaedic training in the UK (COVI - ORTH UK)

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 Traum...

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Main Authors: Jayatilaka, MLT, As-Sultany, M, Gabr, A, Thornton, L, Graham, S, Mason, L, Farrar, NG, Abdalla, S, A'Court, J, Allport, J, Andrew, S, Ankers, T, Archer, JE, Asp, RA, Athanatos, L, Bailey, M, Barrett-Lee, JJ, Baxter, I, Beaumont, O, Benjamin-Laing, H, Bhatty, UN, Bleibleh, S, Blong, J, Budair, B, Carter, J, Cash, T, Chauhan, GS, Choudhry, N, Clegg, R, Collins, T, Crate, G, Cross, GW, Crosswell, SC, Crowther, I, Cuthbert, R, Dahill, MA, Das, R, Edward Davies, PS, Dawson, D, Dhadwal, A, Dickenson, E, Dimock, RA, Dong, H, Donnelly, T, Dorman, S, Dott, C, D'sa, P, Dupley, L, Durst, A, Eastley, N, Et al.
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Summary: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.

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