09.07.2020 | letter to the editor
COVID-19: an opportunity to restructure surgical education
Erschienen in: European Surgery | Ausgabe 5/2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed how institutions manage their surgical services. Elective procedures are postponed to prioritize emergency surgeries, due to the high risk of COVID-19 exposure to the surgical staff. Hospitals have also changed the roles and schedules of healthcare workers, with resident and attending surgeons instructed to stay at home and eliminate all risky transmission activities, including academic, non-essential clinical, and administrative tasks [1]. …Anzeige