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Evaluation of robotic exposure among gynecological surgeons

Evaluation of robotic exposure among gynecological surgeons: a survey from the Young European Advocates of Robotic Surgery (YEARS)
 
The main objective of this survey is to evaluate the surgical experience of young surgeons in the field of gynaecology. 
It is intended for  ALL GYN/OBS RESIDENTS up to ALL GYNS who finished < 4 years ago his/her fellow/training program.

Inclusion criteria:
Trainee/resident enrolled in national training programme for obstetrics and gynaecology
Junior doctor working in a non-training post
Gynaecology Clinical Fellows 
Recent graduate (within 3) of a fellowship/sub-specialty training programme
1.How old are you?
2.What is your gender?
3.In what country do you work?
4.Where do you work?
5.Type your hospital’s name:
6.What is your Gynecological subspecialty or area of interest
7.Does your country have a structured fellowship program for your area of interest?
8.What is your level of experience within your current role
9.Are (or were) you enrolled in a sub-specialty structured training program?
10.If you have finished your post-graduate/subspecialty training, are you working in your area of interest?
11.Is there a surgical robotic device at your workplace?
12.When did your department start to perform robotic surgery? Type the year
13.What kind of training have you had regarding ROBOTIC SURGERY
14.Which robotic device do you use (more than one answer possible)
15.How often does your department perform robotic surgery?
16.Is your department currently involved in robotics research?
17.How many abdominal/pelvic surgeries (average) does your department perform per year by any approach?
18.How many surgeries (average) does your department perform per year by robotic approach?
19.Do you operate as a main surgeon by robotic approach?
20.Would you like to operate more often by a robotic approach?
21.Which is the main activity performed by robotics in your department (more than one is possible)
22.Which is the main procedure that you perform as a main surgeon by robotics?
23.Regarding the last question, how do you feel more confident to perform as a main surgeon?
24.Do you feel confident in performing a main procedure of your subspecialty?
25.What learning tools do you access most frequently about robotics (more than one allowed)?
26.Would you like to do a short-observership in order to learn more about robotic surgery?
27.How do you define access to robotic learning tools: didactic training, courses, videos etc.?
28.Please let us know any commnets you have