TY - JOUR
T1 - Educational needs and preferences of young European clinicians and physician researchers working in the field of rheumatology
AU - The EMEUNET Country Liaisons Group
AU - Beyer, Christian
AU - Ramiro, Sofia
AU - Sivera, Francisca
AU - Mandl, Peter
AU - MacHado, Pedro M.
AU - Ospelt, Caroline
AU - Moltó, Anna
AU - Radner, Helga
AU - Iagnocco, Annamaria
AU - Bijlsma, Johannes W.
AU - Lundberg, Ingrid E.
AU - Grigoriou, Antigoni
AU - Fanouriakis, Antonis
AU - Hueber, Axel
AU - Maurer, Britta
AU - Scirè, Carlo A.
AU - Gaujoux-Viala, Cécile
AU - Karpec, Diana
AU - Van Der Woude, Diane
AU - Rimar, Doron
AU - Deseatnicova, Elena
AU - Nikiphorou, Elena
AU - De Langhe, Ellen
AU - Haavardsholm, Espen A.
AU - Starodubtseva, Irina
AU - Nagy, György
AU - Biliavska, Iuliia V.
AU - Sznajd, Jan
AU - Karlsson, Johan A.
AU - Cassar, Karen
AU - Šenolt, Ladislav
AU - Ghukasyan, Liana
AU - Barešić, Marko
AU - Frank-Bertoncelj, Mojca
AU - Ziade, Nelly
AU - Gobejishvili, Nino
AU - Ostojic, Predrag
AU - Østgård, René
AU - Dobrota, Rucsandra
AU - Shumnalieva, Russka
AU - Tälli, Sandra
AU - Panchal, Sonia
AU - Volpinari, Stefania
AU - Rannio, Tuomas
AU - Romão, Vasco C.
A2 - Zepa, Julija
N1 - Funding Information:
CB: Grant BE 5191/1-1 of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Objectives: To understand the educational needs and preferences of young clinicians and physician researchers in the field of rheumatology in Europe. Methods: An international online survey was performed as a joint venture of ESCET and EMEUNET. The survey assessed the acceptance of and the access to the current European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) educational portfolio, as well as the unmet educational needs and learning preferences among individuals below the age of 40 years working in rheumatology in Europe. Results: Among 568 European clinicians and physician researchers, 65% indicated that the existing EULAR educational portfolio adequately covers their educational needs. Within the EULAR portfolio, the online course on rheumatic diseases and the postgraduate course were the most appreciated. Participants were very much in favour of new educational courses on imaging techniques, and 63% of participants indicated a particular interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound. A strong interest in refresher (60%) and general review (55%) courses was observed. Lack of funding was considered the major obstacle to participating in existing EULAR programmes. Finally, participants showed diverse preferences regarding learning modalities with common interests in live courses and conferences. Conclusions: EULAR's training opportunities are well appreciated among young clinicians and physician researchers in rheumatology. The results from this survey will help to develop EULAR's future educational portfolio.
AB - Objectives: To understand the educational needs and preferences of young clinicians and physician researchers in the field of rheumatology in Europe. Methods: An international online survey was performed as a joint venture of ESCET and EMEUNET. The survey assessed the acceptance of and the access to the current European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) educational portfolio, as well as the unmet educational needs and learning preferences among individuals below the age of 40 years working in rheumatology in Europe. Results: Among 568 European clinicians and physician researchers, 65% indicated that the existing EULAR educational portfolio adequately covers their educational needs. Within the EULAR portfolio, the online course on rheumatic diseases and the postgraduate course were the most appreciated. Participants were very much in favour of new educational courses on imaging techniques, and 63% of participants indicated a particular interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound. A strong interest in refresher (60%) and general review (55%) courses was observed. Lack of funding was considered the major obstacle to participating in existing EULAR programmes. Finally, participants showed diverse preferences regarding learning modalities with common interests in live courses and conferences. Conclusions: EULAR's training opportunities are well appreciated among young clinicians and physician researchers in rheumatology. The results from this survey will help to develop EULAR's future educational portfolio.
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U2 - 10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000240
DO - 10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000240
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84988370237
SN - 2056-5933
VL - 2
JO - RMD Open
JF - RMD Open
IS - 2
M1 - e000240
ER -