Impact of reduction in working hours for doctors in training on postgraduate medical education and patients' outcomes: systematic review

SR Moonesinghe, J Lowery, N Shahi, A Millen… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objectives To determine whether a reduction in working hours of doctors in postgraduate
medical training has had an effect on objective measures of medical education and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] The European Working Time Directive: a practical review for surgical trainees

JEF Fitzgerald, BC Caesar - International journal of surgery, 2012 - Elsevier
The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) 2003/88/EC is a Union Directive laying down
minimum health and safety requirements for the organisation of working time. Originally …

Burnout and training satisfaction of medical residents in Greece: will the European Work Time Directive make a difference?

P Msaouel, NC Keramaris, A Tasoulis… - Human Resources for …, 2010 - Springer
Background The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of burnout in Greek medical
residents, investigate its relationship with training satisfaction during residency and survey …

Improving the future of surgical training and education: Consensus recommendations from the Association of Surgeons in Training☆

JEF Fitzgerald, CEB Giddings, G Khera… - International Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
In the past decade surgical training in the United Kingdom (UK) has seen radical overhaul
with the introduction of formal training curricula, competency based assessment, and a new …

Mortality following acute pancreatitis: social deprivation, hospital size and time of admission: record linkage study

SE Roberts, K Thorne, PA Evans, A Akbari… - BMC …, 2014 - Springer
Background Very little is known about whether mortality following acute pancreatitis may be
influenced by the following five factors: social deprivation, week day of admission …

Prospective evaluation of consultant surgeon sleep deprivation and outcomes in more than 4000 consecutive cardiac surgical procedures

MWA Chu, LW Stitt, SA Fox, B Kiaii, M Quantz… - Archives of …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine the effect of consultant surgeon sleep hours on patient outcomes in
cardiac surgery. Design Prospective observational cohort study. Subjects Between January …

The detrimental impact of the implementation of the European working time directive (EWTD) on surgical senior house officer (SHO) operative experience

KJ Breen, AM Hogan, K Mealy - Irish journal of medical science, 2013 - Springer
Background Concerns have been voiced regarding the impact of the European Working
Time Directive (EWTD) on surgical training. Following its introduction (August 2009) in …

Key role of microsurgical dissections on cadaveric specimens in neurosurgical training: setting up a new research anatomical laboratory and defining …

A Fava, N Gorgoglione, M De Angelis, V Esposito… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Neurosurgery is one of the most complex surgical disciplines where
psychomotor skills and deep anatomical and neurological knowledge find their maximum …

Impact of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) on the operative experience of surgery residents

CJ Hopmans, PT den Hoed, L van der Laan… - Surgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Background In Europe and the United States, work hour restrictions are considered to be
particularly burdensome for residents in surgery specialties. The aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Work like a Doc: A comparison of regulations on residents' working hours in 14 high-income countries

RM Breuer, R Waitzberg, A Breuer, P Cram… - Health policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Medical residents work long, continuous hours. Working in conditions of
extreme fatigue has adverse effects on the quality and safety of care, and on residents' …