The Globalization of Laparoscopic Surgery: Translating Laparoscopic Surgical Practice Into Resource-restricted Contexts
Ian Choy, BEng, MEd, MD, Simon Kitto, DipEd, PhD, Adu-Aryee Nii, MD, MHPE, Allan Okrainec, MD, MHPE Div. General Surgery, The Wilson Centre, Temerity/Chang Telesimulation Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network; University of Toronto; Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana; INTRODUCTIONThe adoption of laparoscopic surgery in Africa has been sporadic and minimal. While the… Continue Reading
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The Wimat Colonoscopy Suitcase: A Novel Polypectomy Trainer
James Ansell, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, Stuart Goddard, Neil Warren, Jared Torkington Welsh Institute for Minimal Access Therapy The WIMAT colonoscopy suitcase is a novel, ex-vivo animal simulator designed to teach colonic polypectomy to trainee endoscopists. It has the capacity to simulate a range of polypectomy tasks and has been validated for skills training. Session: Podium Presentation… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 LN dissection in advanced gastric cancer
Kyo Young Song, MD Seoul St.Mary's Hospital A 34 year-old woman underwent laparoscopic distal subtotal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for gastric cancer. According to the Japanese guideline, we have done classical D2 lymphadenectomy for #4d, 4sb, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 12a, 9, 11p, 1, and 3. All procedures including reconstruction were performed intracorporeally.… Continue Reading
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Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery: Creation and Validation of the Hands-on Test
M C Vassiliou, MD, MEd, P Kaneva, MSc, B J Dunkin, MD, G M Fried, MD, J D Mellinger, MD, T Trus, MD, K I Hoffman, PhD, C Lyons, MD, J R Korndorffer, MD, M Ujiki, MD, V Velanovich, MD, G Korus, MD, D J Scott, MD, J Martinez, MD, S Tsuda, MD, J Seagull,… Continue Reading
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Rationale for the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy(tm) (fuse) Educational Program
Liane S Feldman, MD, Pascal Fuchshuber, MD, PhD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Jessica Mischna, BA, Malcolm G Munro, MD, Steven Schwaitzberg, MD, Fuse Task Force McGill University, The Permanente Medical Group,Harvard Medical School, SAGES, UCLA, Cambridge Health Alliance Introduction: Energy devices are ubiquitous in modern operating rooms. The combination of electrical current, heat generation, the… Continue Reading
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A Proficiency Based Skills Training Curriculum for the Sages Step (surgical Training for Endoscopic Proficiency) Program
Victor T Wilcox, MD, Ted Trus, MD, Jose M Martinez, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD The Methodist Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the University of Miami INTRODUCTION The STEP program is a collaborative project between SAGES and Olympus America Inc. dedicated to providing flexible endoscopy equipment and a curriculum for training to all surgical residency programs in the… Continue Reading
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The feasibility of remote proctoring for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Skills Test
Allan Okrainec, MD, Melina Vassiliou, MD, Andrew Kapoor, MSc, Kristen B Pitzul, MSc, Oscar Henao, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Timothy Jackson, MD, E. Matthew Ritter, MD Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network, Temerty/Chang Telesimulation Centre, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec; Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland INTRODUCTION: Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)… Continue Reading
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Simulated Colonoscopy Objective Performance Evaluation (S.C.O.P.E.): A non-computer based tool for assessment of endoscopic skills
Tiffany C Cox, MD, Kristen Trinca, MD, Jonathan P Pearl, MD, E. Matthew Ritter, MD Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University / Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda Maryland. Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore MD Introduction: Virtual reality(VR) simulators have dominated the assessment of endoscopic skills. While VR simulators… Continue Reading
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Simulation-Based Training Improves Operative Performance of Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair – A Randomized Controlled Trial
Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Pepa A Kaneva, MSc, Gerald M Fried, MD, Simon Bergman, MD, Sebastian V Demyttenaere, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd McGill University INTRODUCTIONLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) is associated with reduced post-operative pain and earlier return to normal activities compared to open repair, however, the procedure is… Continue Reading
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The Zone of Proximal Development in Laparoscopic Skill Acquisition – A Randomised Controlled Trial Into the Effect of Mentoring in Surgical Training
Simon J Cole, BScHons, Hugh Mackenzie, MBBS, BSc, MRCS, Joon Ha, MBBS, BScHons, George B Hanna, PhD, FRCS, Danilo Miskovic, MD, FRCS Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, St. Marys Hospital, Praed Street, London, UK, W2 1NY Introduction:The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is the potential gain conferred by mentored over independent training. This… Continue Reading
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Does Competitiveness Influence Performance in a Surgical Skills Competition?
Daniel A Hashimoto, BA, Pritam Singh, MBBS, MA, MRCS, Paul Ziprin, MD, FRCS, Ara Darzi, KBE, PC, MD, FMedSci, Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, MA, PhD, FRCS Imperial College London, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania IntroductionThis study investigated whether self-reported competitiveness or contentiousness affected performance in laparoscopic intracorporeal knot tying. Training in elite athletes often… Continue Reading
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Operative Error Analysis Within the English National Training Programme for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery (LAPCO)
Hugh Mackenzie, MBBS, BSc, MRCS, Melody Ni, Dr, Danilo Miskovic, Mr, Mark G Coleman, Mr, George B Hanna, Professor Imperial College London Introduction A sign-off assessment was introduced to ensure that delegates of the English National Training Programme (lapco) are reaching a high operative standard before starting independent practice in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. This involves… Continue Reading
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Comparison of Three-Dimension and Two-Dimension Vision Systems in Acquiring Laparoscopic Suturing Skills in Surgical Trainees- A Cross-over Trial
Walid Elbakbak, MBBCh, MSc, Badria S Alaraimi, MD, Shah-Jala Sarker, Phd, Richie Goriparthi, MD, MSc, Sundus Makkiyah, MSc, Bijendra Patel, MBBS, MS, FRCS, Ed, FRCS, GenSurg Queen Mary University of London, Bart Cancer Institute Introduction: To objectively evaluate and compare surgical trainee’s performances in laparoscopic intracorporeal suturing using 2D and 3D vision systems in terms… Continue Reading
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The Effect of Hand Size on Colonoscopic Simulation
Jocelyn Ray, PhD, Jay MacGregor, MD, Alicia J Logue, MD, Joseph Gallagher, MD Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando, Orlando Health, University of Central Florida College of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Standardization of proficiency and identification of what constitutes an appropriate volume of cases to overcome a significant learning curve for colonoscopic techniques has become of increasing… Continue Reading
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Identifying Educational Gaps and Exploring the Role for Virtual Patients in the Training and Evaluation of Decision-Making for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Andrea M Petrucci, MD, Jessica Ruglis, PhD, Susanne P Lajoie, PhD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD McGill University Health Center, McGill University INTRODUCTION Surgeons have been slow to adopt laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) in part due to the protracted learning curve for both technical skills and clinical… Continue Reading
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