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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2021

COVID-19 impact on neurology training program in Italy.

Francesco Di Lorenzo, Tommaso Ercoli, Luca Cuffaro, Francesco Barbato, Francesco Iodice, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Alessandro Bombaci, SIgN

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A multi-center cross-sectional study examining neurophobia among the Egyptian medical students.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  13. The future of neurology after the COVID-19 pandemic according to neurology residents.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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  15. Neuromuscular diseases in the pandemic age: 6 months of experience of a newborn clinical center.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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  18. The effects of COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures on patients receiving botulinum toxin therapy and on their caregivers: a study from an Italian cohort.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Francesco Di LorenzoNoninvasive Brain Stimulation Unit, Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health Care Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.
Tommaso ErcoliDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public health, Institute of Neurology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Luca CuffaroDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic, University Hospital "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy.
Francesco BarbatoIRCCS San Raffaele Cassino, Cassino, FR, Italy.
Francesco IodiceDepartment of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.
Gioacchino TedeschiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Alessandro Bombaci"Rita Levi Montalcini" Department of Neurology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. ale.bombaci@gmail.com.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on clinical activity of all hospitals, including the ones involved in training of residents. In addition, neurology residents underwent substantial modifications of their training program. Aim of our investigation was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the educational activities of Italian neurology residents through an online questionnaire delivered to neurology residents. The results obtained showed that almost 30% of the respondents were redistributed to COVID-19 units. Neurology departments underwent substantial modifications of their organization influencing clinical educational activities; lessons and seminars were rescheduled online and research protocols were stopped and transferred to remote working, when feasible. There was a relevant use of telemedicine approach even if most of the respondents had never been trained before. Some of the changes had a North-South gradient, following the epidemiology of the pandemic. The data obtained from our survey highlight those points to address to be prepared for possible future emergencies.

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COVID-19AdultEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyItalyMaleNeurologySARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19Italian residentNeurology residentNeurology trainingPsychological consequencesSIgNTele-healthTele-neurology

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