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Changes in UK ophthalmology surgical training: analysis of cumulative surgical experience 2009-2015.
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- Stress and cataract surgery: A nationwide study evaluating surgeon burnout.European journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Cataract Surgery Redesign: Meeting Increasing Demand, Training, Audit and Patient-Centered Care.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Junior doctors' aspirations for careers in ophthalmology: 40 years of surveys of UK medical graduates.JRSM open · 2020Article
- Surgical Grade and Repeat Laser Peripheral Iridotomy Procedures with Risk Stratification and Educational Considerations.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Ophthalmology specialist trainee survey in the United Kingdom.Eye (London, England) · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate changes in the patterns of cumulative surgical experience for ophthalmologists in the UK following the introduction of a new national training scheme.
designRetrospective review of all surgical training records submitted to the UK Royal College of Ophthalmologists by trainees for the award of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) for the period 2009-2015.
settingSecondary level care, UK.
participants539 trainees achieving CCT over the 7-year study period.
interventionsHigher specialist training or ophthalmology specialist training. OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of CCT awards by years and procedures performed for cataract surgery, strabismus, corneal grafts, vitreoretinal (VR) procedures, oculoplastics and glaucoma.
resultsCataract surgical experience showed little change with median number performed/performed supervised (P/PS) 592, IQR: 472-738; mean: 631. Similarly, the median number of strabismus (P/PS 34), corneal grafts (assisted, 9) and VR procedures (assisted, 34) appeared constant. There was a trend towards increasing surgical numbers for oculoplastics (median 116) and glaucoma (57). Overall case numbers for ophthalmic specialist training (OST) trainees (7-year training programme) were higher than higher surgical training (HST) trainees (4.5-year programme) with the exception of squint (P/PS), corneal grafts (P/PS) and VR cases (P/PS).
conclusionsOverall case numbers reported at time of CCT application appear stable or with a marginal trend towards increasing case numbers. HST (4.5-year programme) case numbers do not include those performed before entry to HST, and although case numbers tended to be higher for OST trainees (7-year programme) compared with HST trainees, they were not proportionately so.
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