Impact of Covid-19 on Training for ENT and Cervico-Facial Surgery Residents in France

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on medical education is real but little known. ENT interns were directly affected by the management of Covid-19 patients (performing surgical tracheostomies), many conferences and trainings were cancelled, their usual hospital activity deeply reshuffled. Although each student has a personal story of the impact of Covid-19 on their training, there is no doubt that the effects of Covid-19 are felt at scale. This study aims to investigate the effect of the pandemic on the medical and surgical training of ENT and Cervico-Facial Surgery interns in France from November 2019 to May 2021 (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Grand Est, Ile de France, Nouvelle Aquitaine and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur areas). A questionnaire will be sent by mail to ENT interns in France to assess the impact of Covid-19 on the training of ENT interns in France.

Official Title
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Impact of Covid-19 on Training for Medical Residents Studying in ENT and Cervico-Facial Surgery Departments in France

Conditions
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Cervico-Facial Surgery ENT Academic Medical and Surgical Training in France, Cervico-Facial Surgery ENT Medical Residency (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Grand Est, Ile de France, Nouvelle Aquitaine and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Areas)

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Questionnaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age > 18 years ENT residents in France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Grand Est, Ile de France, Nouvelle Aquitaine and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions) during the period from November 2019 to May 2021. Informed of the objectives of the research and not objecting to the processing of their data Exclusion Criteria: - Subjects in research year, on availability, or in off-track training

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: Questionnaire|Administration of a questionnaire|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To evaluate the impact of Covid-19 on the training of ENT interns in France | Evaluate the reduction in training time (practical and theoretical) as a proportion of usual training time between 2 periods: before and during the acute phase of the pandemic from November 2019 to May | before and during the acute phase of the pandemic from November 2019 to May 2021 (ordinal categorical primary endpoint) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assess interregional disparities in the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on ENT interns' training time. | Comparison of the reduction of time dedicated to training (practical and theoretical) between different regions of France. Percentage of time spent in the operating room, duty, on-call, DES course, IUD Comparison of the reduction of time dedicated to training (practical and theoretical) between different regions of France. Percentage of time spent in the operating room, duty, on-call, DES course, IUD. | before and during the acute phase of the pandemic, from November 2019 to May 2021 | 
| Evaluate strategies implemented to compensate for block closure and theoretical course cancellations between waves | Descriptive qualitative analysis of the strategies implemented. | Before and during the acute phase of the pandemic, from November 2019 to May 2021 | 
| Evaluate interregional disparities in training time for ENT interns outside the Covid-19 period. | Comparison of the time dedicated to training (practical and theoretical) between different regions of France over a given period (pre-Covid19) | Before and during the acute phase of the pandemic, from November 2019 to May 2021 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Covid 19, Head and neck surgery, Residency, Medical training