The future of neurology after the COVID-19 pandemic according to neurology residents

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BACKGROUND: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in the delivery of neurological disease care and in neurology training in academic departments.

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate how neurology residents viewed the future of neurology after the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to three main aspects: (i) organization of neurological activity, (ii) patient care, and (iii) funding availability for neurological diseases.

METHODS: We surveyed Italian neurology residents in order to investigate how they viewed the future of neurology after the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESULTS: Responses were collected from 254 residents who reported: a high risk of reduction of hospital neurological beds, of worsening of the quality of neurological patient management, and of lack of funding for neurological care and research.

CONCLUSION: The survey results demonstrate the views of future neurologists regarding the direction of neurology after the COVID-19 emergency. It is important to focus on these aspects in order to adapt neurology training to the societal changes introduced by the pandemic, and to safeguard the essential role of neurology in the management and prevention of chronic degenerative illnesses and emergencies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 44(2023), 1 vom: 13. Jan., Seite 9-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ercoli, Tommaso [VerfasserIn]
Barbato, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Cuffaro, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Iodice, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Romoli, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Tedeschi, Gioacchino [VerfasserIn]
Berardelli, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Di Lorenzo, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Bombaci, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
SIgN [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Future neurology
Journal Article
Neurology resident
Neurology training
SIgN
Tele-neurology

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Date Completed 09.01.2023

Date Revised 11.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10072-022-06450-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347424856