Mahmoud, H. (2020). THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON TRAINING ON OPHTHALMOLOGY TRAINEES IN EGYPT. Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 3(2), 79-83. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2020.162331
Hany Mahmoud. "THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON TRAINING ON OPHTHALMOLOGY TRAINEES IN EGYPT". Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 3, 2, 2020, 79-83. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2020.162331
Mahmoud, H. (2020). 'THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON TRAINING ON OPHTHALMOLOGY TRAINEES IN EGYPT', Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 3(2), pp. 79-83. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2020.162331
Mahmoud, H. THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON TRAINING ON OPHTHALMOLOGY TRAINEES IN EGYPT. Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020; 3(2): 79-83. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2020.162331
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON TRAINING ON OPHTHALMOLOGY TRAINEES IN EGYPT
Ophthalmology dept., Faculty of Medicine, Sohag Univ., Sohag, Egypt
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-Co2) COVID-19 on training of ophthalmology trainees in Egypt and how they could overcome this effect. Method: An online based questionnaire was designed and distributed to a representative sample of ophthalmology trainees in Egypt; their answers were collected and analyzed. Results: A total of 574 participants completed questionnaires (61.5%) were residents and (38.5%) were specialists. A majority of the responders (82.1%) participated in COVID-19 control programs and (99.5%) got benefits from excessive infection control programs. Most of the responders experienced a negative effect of COVID-19 lockdown on their training on both surgical (57.3%) and academic (55.6%) levels, but surgical skills were more affected. (86.6%) of the participants thought this effect could be overcome. The most popular choices to overcome this negative effect were online courses (97.7%) and webinars (84.3%).