Current postgraduate training in emergency medicine in the Nordic countries ...
Abstract Background Emergency Medicine (EM) is an independent specialty in all five Nordic countries. This study aims to evaluate the structure of post-graduate EM training in the area. Methods A leading hospital or hospitals in EM training in each country were identified. An e-survey was sent to ea...
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6709983 https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Current_postgraduate_training_in_emergency_medicine_in_the_Nordic_countries/6709983 |
| Summary: | Abstract Background Emergency Medicine (EM) is an independent specialty in all five Nordic countries. This study aims to evaluate the structure of post-graduate EM training in the area. Methods A leading hospital or hospitals in EM training in each country were identified. An e-survey was sent to each hospital to gather data on patient volume and physician staffing, curriculum, trainee supervision, and monitoring of progression in training. Results Data were collected from one center in Iceland and Norway, two in Finland and Sweden, and four centers in Denmark. The data from each country in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, were pooled to represent that country. The percentage of consultants with EM specialist recognition ranged from 49–100% of all consultants working in the participating departments. The number of patients seen annually per each full time EM consultant was almost three times higher in Finland than in Sweden. In Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden a consultant was present 24/7 in the ED but not in all ... |
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