Report of theReport of theH-Net Competence SurveyH-Net Competence Survey

Interim analysis based on the survey data up to 3 May 2010Interim analysis based on the survey data up to 3 May 2010

Eva Hellström-LindbergEva Hellström-Lindberg,,H-Net project leader,H-Net project leader,

for the National Societies Meetingfor the National Societies Meetingof June 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spainof June 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain

Result from the previous Result from the previous LdV project (2004-06)LdV project (2004-06)

• Annual number of specialists completing training per million inhabitants (2004 – 2006 average)

* data unavailable

CV Passport launched 2006CV Passport launched 2006

H-Net 2009-11H-Net 2009-11

• The map

• The empowerment

• The network

• The policy

Aim of the H-net surveyAim of the H-net survey

• To describe the self-assessed competence profile of junior specialists in hematology who have– finished training <9 years– performed >75% of the training in the country in

question• Anonymized results• Competence defined as at or above passport

recommendation• To provide “maps” of individual countries as well

as a European overview

Types of sample Types of sample representativenessrepresentativeness

Respondents identified by the National representatives:

a) All (national registries)

b) All who agreed to submit email address to project

c) Broad cohort obtained by other registries

d) Other selections

Basis forBasis forinterim interim analysisanalysis

Red samples: population (all eligible hematologists)

* Data unavailable

Country Sample Response Rate

United Kingdom 131 14 10.7% Turkey 69 18 26.1% Norway*

Netherlands 72 17 23.6% Denmark 21 10 47.6% Czech Republic 36 18 50.0% Bulgaria 11 6 54.5% Belgium 48 12 25.0% France 25 3 12.0% Sweden 27 17 63.0% Italy 26 9 34.6% Spain 66 4 6.1% Slovakia 37 19 51.4% Portugal 6 3 50.0% Romania*

Poland 25 4 16.0% Greece 30 14 46.7% Estonia 11 10 90.9% Hungary 18 10 55.6% Ireland 15 7 46.7% Germany 11 3 27.3% Austria 49 4 8.2% Switzerland 19 11 57.9% Israel 2 1 50.0% Croatia 4 1 25.0% Egypt 21 7 33.3%

Totals 780 222 28.5% Average

38.7%

SD

17.4%

Data cleaning and analysisData cleaning and analysis

• Step 1: Country of specialist training.• Step 2: Answer patterns; straight lining.• Step 3: Adding equal weight to each country• Step 4: Computing new variables on subsection level

• May 3, 2010– N=222– N=192 after cleaning

Results: DemographicsResults: DemographicsMedian age: 37 years (range 28 – 58)

Median total training time: 7.5 years (2.0 – 17.5)Median training time in hematology: 5.4 years (1.3 – 8.3)

ResultsResults

SelectedSelectedpassport items & subsectionspassport items & subsections

EuropeEurope

weighted dataweighted data

SummarySummary

• Vast heterogeneity• Interpretation of data based on

– Length of training– Specialty (hematology or double)– Types of hospital/education systems– Disease incidence– Gross Domestic Product– National organization of health care

• Results to national societies comments to H-Net• Revision / update of the CV Passport 2010

Thank you!Thank you!