Subject: ESPRAS
Subject: Training
Subject: Specialization
Subject: Reconstructive Surgery
Subject: Aesthetic Surgery
Subject: Europe
Year: 2022
Type: Article
Title: ESPRAS Survey on Continuing Education in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery in Europe
Author: Moellhoff, Nicholas
Author: Arnez, Tine
Author: Athanasopoulos, Elias
Author: Costa, Horacio
Author: De Santis, Giorgio
Author: De Mortillet, Stephane
Author: Demirdöver, Cenk
Author: Benedetto, Giovanni di
Author: Dzonov, Boro
Author: Elander, Anna
Author: Hansson, Emma
Author: Henley, Mark
Author: Jecan, Cristian Radu
Author: Kaartinen, Ilkka
Author: Karabeg, Reuf
Author: Kharkov, Andrey
Author: Kneafsey, Brian
Author: Tudjarova Gjorgova, Smilja
Author: Palencar, Drahomir
Author: Portincasa, Aurelio
Author: Psaras, Georgios
Author: Rakhorst, Hinne
Author: Alonso, Maria Elena Ruiz
Author: Rouif, Michel
Author: Saboye, Jacques
Author: Pompeo, Fabio Santanelli di
Author: Spendel, Stephan
Author: Stepic, Nenad
Author: Vasar, Olavi
Author: Zic, Rado
Author: Giunta, Riccardo E
Abstract: Background Specialty training in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery is a prerequisite for safe and effective provision of care. The aim of this study was to assess and portray similarities and differences in the continuing education and specialization in plastic surgery in Europe. Material and Methods A detailed questionnaire was designed and distributed utilizing an online survey administration software. Questions addressed core items regarding continuing education and specialization in plastic surgery in Europe. Participants were addressed directly via the European Leadership Forum (ELF) of the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (ESPRAS). All participants had detailed knowledge of the organization and management of plastic surgical training in their respective country. Results The survey was completed by 29 participants from 23 European countries. During specialization, plastic surgeons in Europe are trained in advanced tissue transfer and repair and aesthetic principles in all parts of the human body and within several subspecialties. Moreover, rotations in intensive as well as emergency care are compulsory in most European countries. Board certification is only provided for surgeons who have had multiple years of training regulated by a national board, who provide evidence of individually performed operative procedures in several anatomical regions and subspecialties, and who pass a final oral and/or written examination. Conclusion Board certified plastic surgeons meet the highest degree of qualification, are trained in all parts of the body and in the management of complications. The standard of continuing education and qualification of European plastic surgeons is high, providing an excellent level of plastic surgical care throughout Europe.
Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Relation: Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V...
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/29005
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/29005Identifier: 10.1055/a-1894-7436
Identifier: http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/a-1894-7436.pdf
