. 2016 Sep 23;18(1):213.

doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1114-y.

Rheumatology training experience across Europe: analysis of core competences

Collaborators, Affiliations

Collaborators

Working Group on Training in Rheumatology across Europe:
Ledio Ҫollaku, Armine Aroyan, Helga Radner, Anastasyia Tushina, Ellen De Langhe, Sekib Sokolovic, Russka Shumnalieva, Marko Baresic, Ladislav Senolt, Mette Holland-Fischer, Mart Kull, Antti Puolitaival, Nino Gobejishvili, Axel Hueber, Antonis Fanouriakis, Paul MacMullan, Doron Rimar, Serena Bugatti, Julija Zepa, Jeanine Menassa, Diana Karpec, Snezana Misevska-Percinkova, Karen Cassar, Elena Deseatnicova, Sander W Tas, Elisabeth Lie, Jan Sznajd, Florian Berghea, Anton Povzun, Ivica Jeremic, Vanda Mlynarikova, Mojca Frank-Bertoncelj, Katerina Chatzidionysiou, Alexandre Dumusc, Gulen Hatemi, Erhan Ozdemirel, Iuliia Biliavska

Affiliations

¹ Department Reumatologia, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, ctra Sax s/n, Elda, Alicante, 03600, Spain. fransimas@yahoo.es.
² Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia.
⁴ Research Laboratories and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Postgraduate School on Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
⁵ Université Paris Descartes University, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris; INSERM (U1153): Epidemiologie Clinique et Biostatistiques, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France.
⁶ Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique; AP-HP, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of rheumatology, F-75013, Paris, France.
⁷ Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
⁸ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden.
⁹ Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹⁰ University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
¹¹ University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
¹² University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
¹³ Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
¹⁴ University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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PMCID: PMC5035447
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-016-1114-y

Rheumatology training experience across Europe: analysis of core competences

Francisca Sivera et al. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016.

. 2016 Sep 23;18(1):213.

doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1114-y.

Authors

Collaborators

Working Group on Training in Rheumatology across Europe:
Ledio Ҫollaku, Armine Aroyan, Helga Radner, Anastasyia Tushina, Ellen De Langhe, Sekib Sokolovic, Russka Shumnalieva, Marko Baresic, Ladislav Senolt, Mette Holland-Fischer, Mart Kull, Antti Puolitaival, Nino Gobejishvili, Axel Hueber, Antonis Fanouriakis, Paul MacMullan, Doron Rimar, Serena Bugatti, Julija Zepa, Jeanine Menassa, Diana Karpec, Snezana Misevska-Percinkova, Karen Cassar, Elena Deseatnicova, Sander W Tas, Elisabeth Lie, Jan Sznajd, Florian Berghea, Anton Povzun, Ivica Jeremic, Vanda Mlynarikova, Mojca Frank-Bertoncelj, Katerina Chatzidionysiou, Alexandre Dumusc, Gulen Hatemi, Erhan Ozdemirel, Iuliia Biliavska

Affiliations

¹ Department Reumatologia, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, ctra Sax s/n, Elda, Alicante, 03600, Spain. fransimas@yahoo.es.
² Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia.
⁴ Research Laboratories and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Postgraduate School on Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
⁵ Université Paris Descartes University, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris; INSERM (U1153): Epidemiologie Clinique et Biostatistiques, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France.
⁶ Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique; AP-HP, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of rheumatology, F-75013, Paris, France.
⁷ Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
⁸ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden.
⁹ Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹⁰ University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
¹¹ University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
¹² University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
¹³ Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
¹⁴ University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 27663359
PMCID: PMC5035447
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-016-1114-y

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Erratum to: Rheumatology training experience across Europe: analysis of core competences.
Sivera F, Ramiro S, Cikes N, Cutolo M, Dougados M, Gossec L, Kvien TK, Lundberg IE, Mandl P, Moorthy A, Panchal S, da Silva JA, Bijlsma JW; Working Group on Training in Rheumatology across Europe. Sivera F, et al. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Dec 19;18(1):300. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1199-3. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016. PMID: 27993150 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

Background: The aim of this project was to analyze and compare the educational experience in rheumatology specialty training programs across European countries, with a focus on self-reported ability.

Method: An electronic survey was designed to assess the training experience in terms of self-reported ability, existence of formal education, number of patients managed and assessments performed during rheumatology training in 21 core competences including managing specific diseases, generic competences and procedures. The target population consisted of rheumatology trainees and recently certified rheumatologists across Europe. The relationship between the country of training and the self-reported ability or training methods for each competence was analyzed through linear or logistic regression, as appropriate.

Results: In total 1079 questionnaires from 41 countries were gathered. Self-reported ability was high for most competences, range 7.5-9.4 (0-10 scale) for clinical competences, 5.8-9.0 for technical procedures and 7.8-8.9 for generic competences. Competences with lower self-reported ability included managing patients with vasculitis, identifying crystals and performing an ultrasound. Between 53 and 91 % of the trainees received formal education and between 7 and 61 % of the trainees reported limited practical experience (managing ≤10 patients) in each competence. Evaluation of each competence was reported by 29-60 % of the respondents. In adjusted multivariable analysis, the country of training was associated with significant differences in self-reported ability for all individual competences.

Conclusion: Even though self-reported ability is generally high, there are significant differences amongst European countries, including differences in the learning structure and assessment of competences. This suggests that educational outcomes may also differ. Efforts to promote European harmonization in rheumatology training should be encouraged and supported.

Keywords: Assessment; Competence; Education; Europe; Rheumatology; Training; UEMS.

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