Pathways to paediatric urology subspecialisation : a study of casemix, incumbent attitudes and opinions

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OBJECTIVE: To identify any self-reported differences or attitudes towards certification, publication, or practice patterns between adult urology and paediatric general surgery-trained paediatric urology providers. There are no known published differences in clinical/operative/research outcomes in either group.

METHODS: An 18-item cross-sectional survey was compiled through the EAU Young Academic Urologists (YAU) office and disseminated to a trans-Atlantic convenience sample of current practising paediatric urologists. This was created using a mini-Delphi method to provide current semi-quantitative data relating to current opinions and attitudes of this cohort.

RESULTS: A total of 228 respondents completed the survey, with female respondents representing 37% and 34% for urology and paediatric general surgery, respectively. Nearly 90% overall respondents felt that a full 2-year paediatric fellowship program was very important and 94% endorsed a collaborative dedicated paediatric urology on call service, with 92% supporting the joint development of transitional care. Urology managed higher numbers of bedwetting (p = 0.04), bladder bowel dysfunction (p = 0.02), endourological procedures (p = 0.04), and robotics (p = 0.04). Paediatric general surgery managed higher numbers of laparoscopic reconstruction (p = 0.03), and posterior urethral valve ablation (p = 0.002).

CONCLUSION: This study represents the first time that a cross-sectional cohort of paediatric urologists from different training backgrounds were compared to assess their productivity, practice patterns and attitudes. Paediatric urology is in a unique position to have two contributing specialities, with the ability to provide optimal transitional and lifelong care. We believe that there should be a strong emphasis on collaboration and to remove any historically-created barriers under policies of equity, diversity and inclusivity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

World journal of urology - 42(2024), 1 vom: 13. Jan., Seite 34

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O'Kelly, F [VerfasserIn]
t'Hoen, L A [VerfasserIn]
Banuelos Marco, B [VerfasserIn]
Lammers, R J M [VerfasserIn]
Sforza, S [VerfasserIn]
Hiess, M [VerfasserIn]
Bindi, E [VerfasserIn]
Baydilli, N [VerfasserIn]
Donmez, M I [VerfasserIn]
Paraboschi, I [VerfasserIn]
Atwa, A [VerfasserIn]
Spinoit, A F [VerfasserIn]
Haid, B [VerfasserIn]
Silay, S [VerfasserIn]
EAU-YAU Paediatric Urology Working Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent
Fellowship
Journal Article
Training pathway
Transitional
Workforce

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Date Completed 15.01.2024

Date Revised 16.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00345-023-04743-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367082748