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Leadership skills training in Psychiatry: A European-based cross-sectional survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Santos ,
A. Samouco ,
Z. Azvee ,
D. Krishnan ,
N. Zaja ,
J. Pedro ,
R. Maitra ,
A. László ,
M. Fellinger  and
U. Halbreich
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M. Santos*
Affiliation:
Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Department Of Psychiatry, Amadora, Portugal
A. Samouco
Affiliation:
Unidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano, Department Of Psychiatry And Mental Health, Portalegre, Portugal
Z. Azvee
Affiliation:
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, Dublin, Ireland
D. Krishnan
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Institute Of Mental Health, Nottingham, United Kingdom
N. Zaja
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče, Department For Biological Psychiatry And Psychogeriatrics, Zagreb, Croatia
J. Pedro
Affiliation:
Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Department Of Psychiatry, Amadora, Portugal
R. Maitra
Affiliation:
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
A. László
Affiliation:
Arad County Emergency Clinical Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, Arad, Romania
M. Fellinger
Affiliation:
Medical University of Vienna, Department Of Psychiatry And Psychotherapy, Vienna, Austria
U. Halbreich
Affiliation:
University at Buffalo - The State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY-AB), Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, United States of America
M. Pinto Da Costa
Affiliation:
King’s College London, Institute Of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Leadership in healthcare organisations is crucial to continually improve and provide high quality compassionate care. Leadership development and training enables the psychiatrists in developing these essential skills. Focusing on how to enhance leadership development through leadership skills training and experiential learning should be a priority. However, little is known about the extent to which this leadership skills training is available across Europe in the early stage of the career of psychiatrists.

Objectives

To investigate the access to leadership development opportunities among European psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists (ECPs) and their perceptions related to leadership skills training.

Methods

Cross-sectional study, using an online survey consisting of multiple-choice questions and free text responses.

Results

Participants from 33 European countries took part in this survey, where the majority were female. More than half were general adult psychiatric trainees and more than a quarter ECPs. About half indicated having no access to leadership skills training within their training program, with only about 10% being satisfied with the training received. About half sought additional training outside their program. A vast majority requested training in leadership skills to be included in a psychiatric training program.

Conclusions

Our study provides an overview of important gaps in availability and access to leadership skills training amongst psychiatric trainees and ECPs across Europe. We hope that this study will help inform future actions pertaining to development and improvement of leadership skills training for trainees and ECPs across Europe.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

trainingleadershippsychiatryskills
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S89
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