What do we need to know about anatomy in gynaecology? An international validation study.

Objective: International validation of the Dutch Delphi study about which anatomical structures should be taught to ensure safe and competent practice among general gynaecologists.

Study Design: Validation study with gynaecologists and trainees in gynaecology from academic, non-academic teaching and non-academic, non-teaching hospitals worldwide. The relevance of 123 items included in the Dutch Delphi study was scored on a Likert scale between 1 (not relevant) and 5 (highly relevant).

Brivaracetam for the treatment of refractory epilepsy in patients with prior exposure to levetiracetam: A retrospective outcome analysis.

Purpose: To determine whether brivaracetam (BRV) provides an evident improvement in treatment efficacy and a reduction in treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) in patients with refractory epilepsy, who previously failed treatment with levetiracetam (LEV).

Design: Retrospective analysis of data extracted from electronic patient files at Epilepsy Centre Kempenhaeghe (Heeze, the Netherlands) from the year 2000 until October 2020.

Methods: The inclusion criteria were met by 407 patients >18 years of age.

Anatomy (knowledge) in postgraduate obstetrics and gynaecology training: Is it sufficient enough?

Background: Due to the importance, anatomy training is worldwide recognizable in virtually all undergraduate curricula and many postgraduate surgical curricula (Estai and Bunt, 2016; Older, 2004). The postgraduate curriculum of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) is such a surgical curriculum. It is a diverse branch of medicine and the role of anatomy in O&G is versatile.