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Pediatric neurosurgery training during residency in Switzerland and the need for dedicated subspecialization training.
Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2024 March 9
INTRODUCTION: Pediatric Neurosurgery as a subspeciality started to emerge during the late 1950s, with only a few dedicated pediatric neurosurgeons in the Western world. Over the last few decades, the awareness that children require subspecialized care by dedicated pediatric neurosurgeons and an interdisciplinary team has been growing worldwide, leading to an increase in pediatric neurosurgeons. Several studies have shown that subspecialized care for pediatric patients improves outcomes and is cost-effective. This survey aims to assess the current setting of pediatric neurosurgery and training of neurosurgical residents in pediatric neurosurgery in Switzerland.
METHODS: We conducted an online survey by sending e-mail invitations in 2021 to all neurosurgical residents in Switzerland. The survey included questions regarding the participants' demographics, current workplace structures, the care of specific pediatric neurosurgical pathologies, and participants' opinions of the Swiss training program for pediatric neurosurgery and possible improvement. We defined at the beginning of the survey that a pediatric neurosurgeon is a board-certified neurosurgeon with at least one year of dedicated pediatric neurosurgical fellowship training abroad.
RESULTS: We received a total of 25 responses from residents, of which 20 (80%) were male. Twenty-two participants (88%) worked in one of seven major hospitals in Switzerland at the time of the survey, and four (16%) were interested in pursuing a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery. Seven (35%) and five residents (25%) feel comfortable taking care on the ward of a craniosynostosis and hydrocephalus patient younger than 6 months, respectively. Twelve residents (60%) feel comfortable taking care of a pediatric brain tumor patient. The majority (n = 22, 88%) of all residents agree that a fellowship-trained pediatric neurosurgeon should treat children, while two (8%) residents state that any neurosurgeon with an interest in pediatric neurosurgery should be able to treat children. All residents (n = 25, 100%) agree that pediatric neurosurgery training and care in Switzerland needs to be improved.
CONCLUSION: Pediatric neurosurgery training in Switzerland is rather heterogeneous and not very well structured, with varying frequencies of children-specific neurosurgical pathologies. Most residents agreed that a subspecialized pediatric neurosurgeon should oversee the care of children in neurosurgery, while all agree that pediatric neurosurgical training and care should be improved in Switzerland.
METHODS: We conducted an online survey by sending e-mail invitations in 2021 to all neurosurgical residents in Switzerland. The survey included questions regarding the participants' demographics, current workplace structures, the care of specific pediatric neurosurgical pathologies, and participants' opinions of the Swiss training program for pediatric neurosurgery and possible improvement. We defined at the beginning of the survey that a pediatric neurosurgeon is a board-certified neurosurgeon with at least one year of dedicated pediatric neurosurgical fellowship training abroad.
RESULTS: We received a total of 25 responses from residents, of which 20 (80%) were male. Twenty-two participants (88%) worked in one of seven major hospitals in Switzerland at the time of the survey, and four (16%) were interested in pursuing a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery. Seven (35%) and five residents (25%) feel comfortable taking care on the ward of a craniosynostosis and hydrocephalus patient younger than 6 months, respectively. Twelve residents (60%) feel comfortable taking care of a pediatric brain tumor patient. The majority (n = 22, 88%) of all residents agree that a fellowship-trained pediatric neurosurgeon should treat children, while two (8%) residents state that any neurosurgeon with an interest in pediatric neurosurgery should be able to treat children. All residents (n = 25, 100%) agree that pediatric neurosurgery training and care in Switzerland needs to be improved.
CONCLUSION: Pediatric neurosurgery training in Switzerland is rather heterogeneous and not very well structured, with varying frequencies of children-specific neurosurgical pathologies. Most residents agreed that a subspecialized pediatric neurosurgeon should oversee the care of children in neurosurgery, while all agree that pediatric neurosurgical training and care should be improved in Switzerland.
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