TY - JOUR
T1 - Benefits and barriers to accreditation of HPB center and fellowship programs in Europe
T2 - a strength-weakness-opportunity-and-threats (SWOT) analysis by an E-AHPBA-ESSO-UEMS ad hoc working committee
AU - Soreide, Kjetil
AU - Berrevoet, Frederik
AU - Frigerio, Isabella
AU - E-AHPBA accreditation ad hoc working group collaborators
AU - Gallagher, Tom
AU - Laukkarinen, Johanna
AU - Gilg, Stefan
AU - Schnitzbauer, Andreas
AU - Stättner, Stefan
AU - Taboada, Cristina D.
AU - Polak, Wojciech G.
AU - Siriwardena, Ajith K.
AU - Besselink, Marc G.
AU - Kerem, Mustafa
AU - Sarıbeyoğlu, Kaya
AU - Oliverius, Martin
AU - Ndoma-Egba, Rowland
AU - Dili, Alexandra
AU - Glantzounis, Georgios K.
AU - Gulla, Aiste
AU - Trotovšek, Blaž
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/7/2
Y1 - 2024/7/2
N2 - Background: Training in HPB surgery lacks uniformity across regions covered by the E-AHPBA. Accreditation has been in place for centers and fellowship programs, but with low uptake. The decision whether to continue, change or cease such accreditation is being discussed. Thus, a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis was conducted. Methods: A mixed-methods, cross-sectional study among stakeholders in E-AHPBA, ESSO and UEMS under the E-AHPBA executive council was founded, ensuring representation by gender and geographic distribution. Results: Responses were collected from across E-AHPBA regions, with response from 15 of 24 subchapters. The most frequent and recurring themes are presented in a SWOT matrix which allows for paired evaluations of factors deemed to be helpful (Strengths and Opportunities), those that are harmful (Weaknesses and Threats). Conclusion: This study identified both helpful and harmful effects to an accreditation process of HPB centers or HPB fellowship training across the E-AHPBA membership region. Formal accreditation of centers is not within the scope, nor jurisdiction nor financial capacity for E-AHPBA in the current situation. A strong interest in formal HPB training should be capitalized into E-AHPBA strategic planning towards a structured accreditation system for HPB fellowship programs or HPB training tracks.
AB - Background: Training in HPB surgery lacks uniformity across regions covered by the E-AHPBA. Accreditation has been in place for centers and fellowship programs, but with low uptake. The decision whether to continue, change or cease such accreditation is being discussed. Thus, a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis was conducted. Methods: A mixed-methods, cross-sectional study among stakeholders in E-AHPBA, ESSO and UEMS under the E-AHPBA executive council was founded, ensuring representation by gender and geographic distribution. Results: Responses were collected from across E-AHPBA regions, with response from 15 of 24 subchapters. The most frequent and recurring themes are presented in a SWOT matrix which allows for paired evaluations of factors deemed to be helpful (Strengths and Opportunities), those that are harmful (Weaknesses and Threats). Conclusion: This study identified both helpful and harmful effects to an accreditation process of HPB centers or HPB fellowship training across the E-AHPBA membership region. Formal accreditation of centers is not within the scope, nor jurisdiction nor financial capacity for E-AHPBA in the current situation. A strong interest in formal HPB training should be capitalized into E-AHPBA strategic planning towards a structured accreditation system for HPB fellowship programs or HPB training tracks.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hpb.2024.06.011
DO - 10.1016/j.hpb.2024.06.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 39003119
AN - SCOPUS:85198562329
SN - 1365-182X
VL - 26
SP - 1254
EP - 1260
JO - HPB
JF - HPB
IS - 10
ER -