Reaccreditation or recertification of general surgeons in Spain: That's the question. Results of a national survey.

Introduction: The Law for the Regulation of Health Professions (LOPS) indicates that health professionals will carry out continuous training throughout their professional life, and will regularly prove their professional competence. The objective of the study was to carry out a national survey to find out the opinion of Spanish surgeons and thus be able to prepare a recertification project by the Spanish Association of Surgeons.

Methods: Cross-sectional observational study carried out in June-July 2020, through a survey sent to the members of the Spanish Association of Surgeons.

Use of social networks by general surgeons. Results of the national survey of the Spanish Association of Surgeons.

Introduction: The use and utility of social media (SM) among Spanish general surgeons is unknown.

Methods: Between October and December 2017 an online survey was carried out to the members of the Spanish Association of Surgeons, in which data on the profile of use and opinion on the usefulness of SM were collected.

Results: 360 valid responses were obtained, 310 from surgeons who had an active SM profile.

[25 years of laparoscopic surgery in Spain].

Introduction: The introduction of laparoscopic surgery (LS) can be considered the most important advancement in our specialty in the past 25 years. Despite its advantages, implementation and consolidation has not been homogenous, especially for advanced techniques. The aim of this study was to analyse the level of development and use of laparoscopic surgery in Spain at the present time and its evolution in recent years.