The European General Surgery Robotic Snapshot, an international, multi-centre cross-sectional audit.
Purpose of the study
Led by the Y-ESCP Committee, this study aims to establish a quantitative baseline for robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) training across Europe.
We are evaluating actual clinical exposure, console time, and structural barriers to access. By mapping these factors into a pan-European Console Equity Heatmap, this initiative will provide evidence-based data to advocate for high-level robotic curriculum reform.
Who should participate?
You are eligible to participate if you are currently working in a Council of Europe member state and are a:
- General Surgery Resident or Registrar (PGY 1-8)
- General Surgery Fellow
- Junior Consultant within 2 years of board certification or completion of training
Note: Medical students and trainees in non-general surgery specialties are excluded from this study.
Study details and data protection
- Time commitment: This 30-item survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
- Privacy: Your responses are hosted on REDCap, a secure, GDPR-compliant platform. Your data will be strictly anonymized with no IP address tracking, and no patient data is collected.
- Ethics: This survey is a voluntary, non-interventional staff audit submitted for Institutional Review Board (IRB) exemption.
Collaborative authorship
To thank you for your contribution, eligible participants will be offered collaborative authorship. To maintain complete anonymity regarding your training experiences, you will be redirected to a separate, unlinked REDCap form upon completing this survey to enter your name and email address and ORCID ID.
Consent
By clicking 'Start' to begin the survey, you confirm that you have read the above information, meet the inclusion criteria, and voluntarily consent to participate in this Y-ESCP study.
Contact
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