Does the Implementation of European Working Time Directive (EWTD) Have an Effect on Surgical Training in a Flemish Teaching Hospital Network ?

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 299-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Depypere ◽  
L. De Jonghe ◽  
W. Peetermans ◽  
P. De Leyn
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Training ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive

Surgical assistance - who can help?

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (7) ◽  
pp. 244-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Hall ◽  
Julie Quick ◽  
Andrew Hall ◽  
Adrian Jones
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Surgical Training ◽  
Perioperative Care ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Surgical Assistance ◽  
European Working ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Working Time Directive

Changes affecting surgical training, together with the implementation of the European Working Time Directive, have necessitated increased reliance on non-medically qualified assistants. Such assistance must be performed by suitably educated personnel. The RCS, The Perioperative Care Collaborative (PCC) and The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) all play a role in ensuring high standards of patient care. In so doing, they have determined the circumstances and the level at which such assistance may be given by three grades of perioperative personnel. It is essential that surgeons understand and support such non-medically qualified colleagues in adhering to these standards.

scholarly journals Surgical anatomy in the age of EWTD and ISCP

2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (7) ◽  
pp. 245-245
Author(s):  
Vishy Mahadevan
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Training ◽  
Surgical Anatomy ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Medical Careers ◽  
European Working ◽  
The Face ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Working Time Directive

Four major new initiatives being implemented nationally are set to have a considerable impact on the nature of surgical training in the UK. When fully operational, these developments will alter the face of surgical training: the European Working Time Directive (EWTD), Modernising Medical Careers (MMC), the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) and the new MRCS examination.

scholarly journals Surgical training and EWTD – can it be done?

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 206-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
WH Allum ◽  
NI Markham
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Training ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Out Of Hours ◽  
Medical Careers ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
Postgraduate Surgical Training

The introduction of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) has created specific and predictable pressures on surgical training and education. In many hospitals the emphasis has been on ensuring a safe service, particularly out of hours. This has been to the detriment of training opportunities. The changes inherent in Modernising Medical Careers with the introduction of progressive training will further limit the amount of time for postgraduate surgical training to a total of six or seven years.

scholarly journals Achieving compliance with the European Working Time Directive in a large teaching hospital: a strategic approach

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth J Jones ◽  
Mark PJ Vanderpump ◽  
Mark Easton ◽  
Daryll M Baker ◽  
Carol Ball ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Large Teaching Hospital ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive

Making the Most of Surgical Training

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 164-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley Allan ◽  
Stella Vig
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Training ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Training Time ◽  
Surgical Disease ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
European Working ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Working Time Directive

It is widely believed that it is impossible to train surgical trainees to Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)-level in a mere 48-hour week; that trainees cannot gain sufficient exposure to surgical disease or carry out an acceptable number of procedures to gain the confidence and competence for CCT within the time now available. The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) is a reality and hospitals are already implementing strict controls to ensure its trainees do not exceed the hours they are allowed to work, resulting in a consultant-led service that further restricts training time and opportunity.

Evaluation of orthopaedic higher surgical training during three differing working patterns

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 90-92
Author(s):  
MC Oliver ◽  
MR Edwards ◽  
IC Kurta ◽  
M Hearth
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Training ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Training Opportunity ◽  
European Working ◽  
Full Shift ◽  
Higher Surgical Training ◽  
Working Time Directive

This month we publish a single article by Oliver et al on the effect of differing working patterns on training opportunity. The European Working Time Directive changes have been in place long enough for effects to start being measured. Concerns that reduction in junior doctors' hours and thoughtless implementation of full-shift rotas are detrimental do not seem to be diminishing.

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