The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic required a rapid surge of healthcare capacity to face a growing number of critically ill patients. For this reason, a support reserve of physicians, including surgeons, were required to be reassigned to offer support. Given the time shortage for trainers and trainees, time and cost-efficient programs to gain maximal benefit from short rotations for several physicians at one time are required 8. In case of pandemics, blending face-to-face education to e-learning seems sustainable, with online resources being scalable and more cost effective than other methods 9.
The aim of this study was to realize a survey on the educational programs (hospital based or
web-based), during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their impact on behavior change, satisfaction
and knowledge of the target population of surgeons.
Other: Cross sectional e-Survey on surgeons exposed to any educational intervention
Educational intervention was considered as any procedure or program to facilitate the acquisition of basic skills about the disease, its ramifications and treatment2,6,7:
Education in infectious disease, including
"pandemic" training for health personnel
Personal protective equipment (PPE) and protection.
Specific speed-training focusing on environmental control (decontamination area, dressing...), personal protection, hand hygiene, sample management, risky gestures, control measures.
Intensive care education:
mechanical ventilation
airways management
emergencies and cardiovascular drugs
Intensive care monitoring systems
Basic nurse skills
COVID-specific clinical management
Inclusion Criteria:
- residents, fellows, consultants and physicians of any grade and affiliated to any
surgical specialty
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mecical speciality
Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris - GHU AP-HP Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor
Créteil, France
Raffaele BRUSTIA, MD,PhD, Principal Investigator
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris