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EFAS/EAN survey on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on European clinical autonomic education and research

Fanciulli, A. and Skorić, M.K. and Leys, F. and Carneiro, D. and Campese, N. and Calandra-Buonaura, G. and Camaradou, J. and Chiaro, G. and Cortelli, P. and Falup-Pecurariu, C. and Granata, R. and Guaraldi, P. and Helbok, R. and Hilz, M.J. and Iodice, V. and Jordan, J. and Kaal, E.C.A. and Kamondi, A. and Le Traon, A. and Rocha, I. and Sellner, J. and Senard, J.M. and Terkelsen, A. and Wenning, G.K. and Moro, E. and Berger, T. and Thijs, R.D. and Struhal, W. and Habek, M. (2023) EFAS/EAN survey on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on European clinical autonomic education and research. Clinical Autonomic Research, 33 (6), pp. 777-790. Springer. doi: 10.1007/s10286-023-00985-3. ISSN 0959-9851.

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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10286-023-00985-3

Abstract

Purpose: To understand the influence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on clinical autonomic education and research in Europe. Methods: We invited 84 European autonomic centers to complete an online survey, recorded the pre-pandemic-to-pandemic percentage of junior participants in the annual congresses of the European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS) and European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the pre-pandemic-to-pandemic number of PubMed publications on neurological disorders. Results: Forty-six centers answered the survey (55%). Twenty-nine centers were involved in clinical autonomic education and experienced pandemic-related didactic interruptions for 9 (5; 9) months. Ninety percent (n = 26/29) of autonomic educational centers reported a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education quality, and 93% (n = 27/29) established e-learning models. Both the 2020 joint EAN-EFAS virtual congress and the 2021 (virtual) and 2022 (hybrid) EFAS and EAN congresses marked higher percentages of junior participants than in 2019. Forty-one respondents (89%) were autonomic researchers, and 29 of them reported pandemic-related trial interruptions for 5 (2; 9) months. Since the pandemic begin, almost half of the respondents had less time for scientific writing. Likewise, the number of PubMed publications on autonomic topics showed the smallest increase compared with other neurological fields in 2020-2021 and the highest drop in 2022. Autonomic research centers that amended their trial protocols for telemedicine (38%, n = 16/41) maintained higher clinical caseloads during the first pandemic year. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial negative impact on European clinical autonomic education and research. At the same time, it promoted digitalization, favoring more equitable access to autonomic education and improved trial design.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/199807/
Document Type:Article
Title:EFAS/EAN survey on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on European clinical autonomic education and research
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Fanciulli, A.Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical UniversityUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Skorić, M.K.Department of Neurology, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, CroatiaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Leys, F.Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Carneiro, D.Neurology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Campese, N.Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Calandra-Buonaura, G.Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences and IRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of BolognaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Camaradou, J.Patient Partner of the EAN Scientific Panel for Autonomic Nervous System Disorders, London, UKUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Chiaro, G.Autonomic Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UKUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cortelli, P.Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences and IRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of BolognaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Falup-Pecurariu, C.Department of Neurology, County Emergency Clinic Hospital, Transilvania University, Brasov, RomaniaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Granata, R.Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Guaraldi, P.IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Helbok, R.Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hilz, M.J.Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Department of Neurology, Icahn School of MedicineUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Iodice, V.Autonomic Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UKUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jordan, J.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4518-0706UNSPECIFIED
Kaal, E.C.A.Department of Neurology, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kamondi, A.Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Budapest, HungaryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Le Traon, A.Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse and INSERM U 1297, Toulouse, FranceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rocha, I.Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sellner, J.Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum Mistelbach-Gänserndorf, Mistelbach, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Senard, J.M.Department of Cardiolog, Toulouse University Hospital, Institute des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires, INSERM U 1297, Toulouse, FranceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Terkelsen, A.Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital and Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wenning, G.K.Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moro, E.Division of Neurology, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, Grenoble Alpes University, CHU of Grenoble, Grenoble, FranceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Berger, T.Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Thijs, R.D.Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Struhal, W.Department of Neurology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Site Tulln, Tulln, AustriaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Habek, M.Referral Center for Autonomic Nervous System, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Kispaticeva 12, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:4 October 2023
Journal or Publication Title:Clinical Autonomic Research
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:33
DOI:10.1007/s10286-023-00985-3
Page Range:pp. 777-790
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0959-9851
Status:Published
Keywords:Autonomic nervous system; COVID-19 pandemic; Clinical autonomic education; Clinical autonomic research; Telemedicine; e-Learning
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Research under Space Conditions
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R FR - Research under Space Conditions
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - CardioBrain, R - Bone metabolism and structural adaptation
Location: Köln-Porz
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Aerospace Medicine
Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Leitungsbereich ME
Deposited By: Schrage, Larissa
Deposited On:05 Dec 2023 14:48
Last Modified:16 Jan 2024 09:44

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