COVID-19 has affected us all. The following collection of short essays highlights various aspects of the pandemic and how it has impacted hand surgery and lessons learned, from the perspective of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) Executive Committee members. A range of topics were individually chosen by each of the five committee members and presented.
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AyhanENaquiZ. A survey about preferences of future FESSH congresses: virtual, in-person, or hybrid. J Hand Surg Eur. 2021, 46: 1127–9.
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DucournauFArianniMAwwadS, et al.COVID-19: initial experience of an international group of hand surgeons. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2020, 39: 159–66.
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EdwardsSN. Understanding the present through the past: a comparison of Spanish news coverage of the 1918 flu and COVID-19 pandemics. Journalism & Mass Comm Quart. 2022, 99: 12–43.
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EstelKWeberGFellmerF, et al.The use of online video consultations in the aftercare of orthopedic patients: a prospective case-control study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021, 22: 774.
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GaurUMajumderMAASaBSarkarSWilliamsASinghK. Challenges and opportunities of preclinical medical education: COVID-19 crisis and beyond. SN Compr Clin Med. 2020, 2: 1992–7.
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HasdeuSTortosaF. [Risk of publication bias in therapeutic interventions for COVID-19] Risco de viés de publicação em intervenções terapêuticas para a COVID-19. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021, 45: e157.
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HoofmanJSecordE. The effect of COVID-19 on education. PediatrClin N Am. 2021, 68: 1071–9. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus (accessed 20 February 2022).
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HuhS. Application of computer-based testing in the Korean Medical Licensing Examination, the emergence of the metaverse in medical education, journal metrics and statistics, and appreciation to reviewers and volunteers. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2022, 19: 2.
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JamesNMenziesMRadchenkoP. COVID-19 second wave mortality in Europe and the United States. Chaos. 2021, 31: 031105.
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KovoorJGGuptaAKGladmanMA. Validity and effectiveness of augmented reality in surgical education: a systematic review. Surgery. 2021, 170: 88–98.
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LiangSTLiangLTRosenJM. COVID-19: a comparison to the 1918 influenza and how we can defeat it. Postgrad Med J. 2021, 97: 273–4.
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MehraMRDesaiSSRuschitzkaFPatelANRETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis. Lancet. Epub ahead of print.2020. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31180-6.
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NaquiZKhorWS. Social media in hand surgery. J Hand Surg Eur. 2020, 45: 208–9.
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ParsonsDMacCallumK. Current perspectives on augmented reality in medical education: applications, affordances and limitations. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2021, 12: 77–91.
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PicardoNEWalkerHVanatQNizarBMaduraTJoseR. Service reconfiguration in the department of hand surgery during the UK COVID-19 lockdown: Birmingham experience. Postgrad Med J. 2021, 97: 532–8.
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PokhrelSChhetriR. A literature review on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning. Higher Ed Future. 2021, 8: 133–41.
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RaynaudMZhangHLouisK, et al.COVID-19-related medical research: a meta-research and critical appraisal. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021, 21: 1.
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UnwinRJ. The 1918 Influenza pandemic: back to the future?Kidney Blood Press Res. 2021, 46: 639–46.
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UruthiralingamUReaPM. Augmented and virtual reality in anatomical education – a systematic review. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020, 1235: 89–101.
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Vu TV, Alongi AM, Chow C et al. The surgeon’s risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Orleans. Am Surg. 2021, 31348211011090. doi: 10.1177/00031348211011090. Epub ahead of print.
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