Current postgraduate training in emergency medicine in the Nordic countries

Funding Information: Members of the Nordic EM Study Group Denmark: Tommy Andersson, Hospitalsenheden Vest (Hernig, Denmark), Christian Rasmussen, Hvidovre Hospital, (Hvidovre Denmark) Ulf Grue Hørlyk, Emergency Department, Regional Hospital Horsens (Horsens Denmark). Finland: Ville Hällberg and Teem...

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Published in:BMC Medical Education
Main Author: Nordic EM Study Group
Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Other departments
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4350
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spelling ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/4350 2024-04-07T07:53:26+00:00 Current postgraduate training in emergency medicine in the Nordic countries Nordic EM Study Group Faculty of Medicine Other departments 2023-06-23 936374 469 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4350 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04430-x en eng BMC Medical Education; 23(1) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85162782440&partnerID=8YFLogxK Nordic EM Study Group 2023 , ' Current postgraduate training in emergency medicine in the Nordic countries ' , BMC Medical Education , vol. 23 , no. 1 , pp. 469 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04430-x 1472-6920 155350578 3d4677aa-5290-4a31-89c5-cb95d57ce3af 37349721 PubMedCentral: PMC10288667 85162782440 unpaywall: 10.1186/s12909-023-04430-x https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4350 doi:10.1186/s12909-023-04430-x info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Bráðalæknisfræði Humans Scandinavian and Nordic Countries Iceland Finland Sweden Norway Emergency Medicine Nordic countries Post-graduate medical education Education /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2023 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/435010.1186/s12909-023-04430-x 2024-03-11T00:17:14Z Funding Information: Members of the Nordic EM Study Group Denmark: Tommy Andersson, Hospitalsenheden Vest (Hernig, Denmark), Christian Rasmussen, Hvidovre Hospital, (Hvidovre Denmark) Ulf Grue Hørlyk, Emergency Department, Regional Hospital Horsens (Horsens Denmark). Finland: Ville Hällberg and Teemu Koivistoinen, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital (Hämeenlinna, Finland), Jonni Unga, Turku University Hospital (Turku, Finland), Sweden: Bahram Shams, University Hospital of Linköping (Linköping, Sweden), Cornelia Härtel, Stockholm South General Hospital (Stockholm, Sweden). Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s). 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 centers in the other countries. The level of trainee autonomy in clinical practice varied between countries. Requirements for completing standardized courses, completing final exams, scientific and quality improvement projects, and evaluation of trainee progression, varied between the countries. CONCLUSIONS: All Nordic countries have established EM training programs. Despite cultural similarities, there are ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Norway Rasmussen ENVELOPE(-64.084,-64.084,-65.248,-65.248) Häme ENVELOPE(28.167,28.167,66.267,66.267) BMC Medical Education 23 1
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Humans
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Iceland
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Emergency Medicine
Nordic countries
Post-graduate medical education
Education
spellingShingle Bráðalæknisfræði
Humans
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Iceland
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Emergency Medicine
Nordic countries
Post-graduate medical education
Education
Nordic EM Study Group
Current postgraduate training in emergency medicine in the Nordic countries
topic_facet Bráðalæknisfræði
Humans
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Iceland
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Emergency Medicine
Nordic countries
Post-graduate medical education
Education
description Funding Information: Members of the Nordic EM Study Group Denmark: Tommy Andersson, Hospitalsenheden Vest (Hernig, Denmark), Christian Rasmussen, Hvidovre Hospital, (Hvidovre Denmark) Ulf Grue Hørlyk, Emergency Department, Regional Hospital Horsens (Horsens Denmark). Finland: Ville Hällberg and Teemu Koivistoinen, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital (Hämeenlinna, Finland), Jonni Unga, Turku University Hospital (Turku, Finland), Sweden: Bahram Shams, University Hospital of Linköping (Linköping, Sweden), Cornelia Härtel, Stockholm South General Hospital (Stockholm, Sweden). Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s). 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 centers in the other countries. The level of trainee autonomy in clinical practice varied between countries. Requirements for completing standardized courses, completing final exams, scientific and quality improvement projects, and evaluation of trainee progression, varied between the countries. CONCLUSIONS: All Nordic countries have established EM training programs. Despite cultural similarities, there are ...
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