Letter to the Editor: How is COVID-19 Going to Affect Education in Neurosurgery? A Step Toward a New Era of Educational Training

Zaed, Ismail; Tinterri, Benedetta

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.032

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“… 29 There are already several studies discussing the implementation of wellness programs for neurosurgical residents and attendings that have been shown to positively impact the personal life and professional life of the participants. 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 …”

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Burnout Among Neurosurgeons and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

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Background Burnout syndrome (BS) is a common condition among medical professionals. It is composed of 3 different subdimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and reduced personal accomplishment (PA). In the last years, interest in BS in the neurosurgical community has increased. Here we investigated burnout among neurosurgeons and residents in neurosurgery. Methods A systematic review with meta-analysis was performed following PRISMA guidelines. A search of bibliographic databases was conducted from study inception to February 2020. A total of 16,377 studies were found. Six articles were included in our final analysis. Their references were checked for additional studies, but none were found. Results From the initial 16,377 studies identified, only 6 met our inclusion criteria. These studies included a total of 3310 physicians. The general prevalence of BS was 48%. The prevalence in neurosurgeons was 51.1%, higher than that recorded in neurosurgical residents (45.4%). Regarding subdimensions, personal accomplishment seemed to be the most influential factor for burnout development among neurosurgeons (42.57%) and residents (51.56%) alike. Conclusions Neurosurgery is a rewarding career choice, but numerous challenges and stressors can lead to lower levels of satisfaction and dangerously increased levels of burnout. We hope that our results will generate discussion, raise awareness, stimulate further studies, and lead to programs designed to mitigate excessive stress and burnout in neurosurgeons.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Neurosurgical Training in Southeast Asia

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Objective Neurosurgery departments worldwide have been forced to restructure their training programs because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this study, we describe the impact of COVID-19 on neurosurgical training in Southeast Asia. Methods We conducted an online survey among neurosurgery residents in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand from May 22 to 31, 2020 using Google Forms. The 33-item questionnaire collected data on elective and emergency neurosurgical operations, ongoing learning activities, and health worker safety. Results A total of 298 of 470 neurosurgery residents completed the survey, equivalent to a 63% response rate. The decrease in elective neurosurgical operations in Indonesia and in the Philippines (median, 100% for both) was significantly greater compared with other countries ( P < 0.001). For emergency operations, trainees in Indonesia and Malaysia had a significantly greater reduction in their caseload (median, 80% and 70%, respectively) compared with trainees in Singapore and Thailand (median, 20% and 50%, respectively; P < 0.001). Neurosurgery residents were most concerned about the decrease in their hands-on surgical experience, uncertainty in their career advancement, and occupational safety in the workplace. Most of the residents ( n = 221, 74%) believed that the COVID-19 crisis will have a negative impact on their neurosurgical training overall. Conclusions An effective national strategy to control COVID-19 is crucial to sustain neurosurgical training and to provide essential neurosurgical services. Training programs in Southeast Asia should consider developing online learning modules and setting up simulation laboratories to allow trainees to systematically acquire knowledge and develop practical skills during these challenging times.

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“…While previous studies have acknowledged the pedagogical powerfulness of LMS tools, such studies have also opposed the full use of LMS tools as "sole replacements" of face-to-face instruction [4]. However, scares empirical endeavors have been conducted to understand the factors affecting LMS acceptance and success during this period.…”

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“…LMS's pedagogical and technical affordances have entitled them to function as distance learning platforms, allowing students to learn at their own pace outside spatial and temporal restrictions [4]. The current crisis of COVID-19 outbreak has made universities, and colleges worldwide adopt distance online modalities of learning, especially LMS, entirely and swiftly [5].…”

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“…LMS has played a crucial role during the pandemic to mitigate the adverse effects of campuses closures on stakeholders at higher education [5]. For example, in medical education, LMS like Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, Vista, or Angle allows interactive features like messaging systems, webinars, and pre-recorded sessions providing continuing medical education credit (CME) [4]. Although scarce, an initial trend is currently evolving towards investigating the factors influencing LMS acceptance under the epidemic restrictions enforced by the COVID-19 outbreak.…”

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An Integrated Conceptual Model for Understanding the Adoption of Learning Management Systems in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Al-Nuaimi

2021

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control

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Regardless of the varying rates of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, the vast majority of countries have deployed distance e-learning alternatives to flatten the trajectory of the disease proliferation. Despite that, various challenges emerge while endeavoring to deliver purely online education under the emergency lockdowns of all educational institutions with a specific focus on tertiary educational campuses. Online learning has fully substituted the blended modalities of learning prevalent in the period preceding the coronavirus crisis. Thence, the need to examine the factors influencing the full adoption of Learning Management Systems (LMS) in higher education institutions has become even more insisting. Higher education institutions are obliged not to compromise quality assurance benchmarks under exceptional pandemic circumstances accompanying home quarantine encapsulated with anxiety and uncertainty. This theoretical chapter's chief objective is to construct and adopt a hybrid theoretical framework driven from the most comprehensive technology acceptance and information systems success models. This chapter's value lies in proposing an extended model to be validated in subsequent studies to examine the factors influencing LMS adoption under epidemic circumstances.

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Letter to the Editor: How is COVID-19 Going to Affect Education in Neurosurgery? A Step Toward a New Era of Educational Training

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Burnout Among Neurosurgeons and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

Burnout Among Neurosurgeons and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

Impact of COVID-19 on Neurosurgical Training in Southeast Asia

An Integrated Conceptual Model for Understanding the Adoption of Learning Management Systems in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Outbreak

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