Validation of an Advanced Laparoscopic Skills Curriculum
Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD, James Whitteledge, Richard Birkett, MD, Ted Delmonico, MD, Neal Seymour, MD. Lahey Clinic, Baystate Medical Center. INTRODUCTION: Since FLS represents a minimum proficiency standard for laparoscopic surgery, more advanced proficiency standards are required to address the need of current surgical training. We wanted to establish face and construct validity of a new… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Validation of a Novel, Low-Cost Simulator for Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair and Fundoplication
J Babowice, P Suarez, W Denham, J Linn, S Haggerty, R Tanaka, M Gitelis, J Carbray, M Ujiki. NorthShore University HealthSystem. Background: Laparoscopic simulation has become a widely accepted methodology in surgical training; however, few procedure specific training models have been developed and validated. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
THE SURGEON AND THE SCOPE: TALES FROM THE EARLY DAYS Tales from the Early Days of Laparoscopy at McGill
Katherine M McKendy, MD, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, Ekaterina Lebedeva, MLIS, Liane S Feldman, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd. McGill University Health Centre, Jewish General Hospital. This video is a compilation of interviews with the surgeons who pioneered the implementation of laparoscopic surgery at McGill. Using semi-structured interviews, we collected the… Continue Reading
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The Successful Development and Implementation of a Novel, Biliary Surgical Simulation Pathway Training Curriculum
Joseph M Buchholz, BS, Charles M Vollmer, MD, Kiyoyuki W Miyasaka, MD, Denise LaMarra, MS, Noel N Williams, MB, BCh, MCh, FRCSI, FRCS, Jon B Morris, MD, Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD, MA, FRCS. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. INTRODUCTION Traditionally, the function of simulation in surgical education is to provide instruction… Continue Reading
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The Successful Development and Implementation of a Novel, Acute Care Surgical Simulation Pathway Training Curriculum
Kiyoyuki W Miyasaka, MD, Joseph M Buchholz, BS, Niels D Martin, MD, FACS, Denise LaMarra, MS, Noel N Williams, MB, BCh, MCh, FRCSI, FRCS, Jon B Morris, MD, Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD, MA, FRCS. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. INTRODUCTION The role of simulation in surgical education is to provide an… Continue Reading
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The Effect of Three-dimensional Versus Two-dimensional Imaging Displays On Task Performance by Laparoscopy-naive Subjects
Joseph M Drosdeck, MD, David B Renton, MD. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Introduction: Inanimate laparoscopic training techniques such as the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) have a proven benefit on operative skills in trainees with little to no laparoscopic experience. In conjunction with these training techniques, three-dimensional (3D) imaging provides an added… Continue Reading
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The Effect of Caffeine on Laparoscopic Skills Performance in Simulated Settings
Vincent Quan, BSc, Badriya S Alaraimi, MD, Walid Elbakbak, MSc, Amina Bouhelal, MSc, Ana Gavrila, BSc, Bijendra Patel, FRCS. Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London, Academic Department of Upper GI Surgery - Barts and The London NHS Trust. Introduction Coffee is commonly consumed by many surgeons due to its suspected effect on… Continue Reading
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The Business Engineering Surgical Technologies (BEST) Teaching Method: Incubating Talents for Surgical Innovation
Vivian De Ruijter, Peter Halvax, MD, Bernard Dallemagne, MD, Lee Swanstrom, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD, Silvana Perretta, MD. IRCAD-IHU, University of Strasbourg, France. INTRODUCTION: Technological innovation in surgical science and healthcare is vital and calls for close collaboration between engineering and surgery. Platforms that facilitate effective and directed communication between professionals from both worlds would… Continue Reading
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Technical Proficiency in Colonoscopy Correlates with Performance On the Fes Manual Skills Test
Carmen L Mueller, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD. Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre. INTRODUCTION: Ensuring proficiency in endoscopy has become a major priority for general surgery training programs in recent years. The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) test is a high stakes… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Surgeons’ Perceptions in Relation to the Minilaparoscopic Instruments in Surgical Knots Confection
Gildo O Passos Jr, MD, Diego Laurentino Lima, MD, Frederico W C. Silva, MD, Juscielle S Barros, Ingrid L V. Rodrigues, Yukie C Konishi, Gustavo L Carvalho, PhD. University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medical Sciences. INTRODUCTION: Evaluate the surgeons’ perceptions after a surgical knot confection using minilaparoscopic instruments (MINI). METHODS: Thirty surgeons, familiar with conventional… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
Superiority of 3D imaging in endoscopic surgery training
Takayuki Fujii, MD, Yuji Nishizawa, PhD, Akihiro Kondo, MD, Masao Fujiwara, PhD, Keiichi Okano, PhD, Yasuyuki Suzuki, PhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University. [Objectives] 3D surgery has recently been attracting attention with the gradual increase in the use of surgery-assisting robots with 3D imaging and the development of 3D endoscopy. There… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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Starting a minimal invasive surgery program in colorectal cancer at the National Cancer Center Mexico. A Challenging environment for new procedures
Itzel Vela, MD, Angel Herrera, MD, Horacio Lopez Basave, MD, J Manuel Ruiz Molina, md, Javier Melchor, md, Rafael Vazquez, MD, Abelardo Meneses, MD. National Cancer Center Mexico. Introduction: Minimal invasive surgery in colorrectal cancer is a common practice in countries as US, this is still not true in countries as Mexico. In tertiary referral… Continue Reading
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Retention of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Proficiency with a Biannual Mandatory Training Session
Lindsay Wenger, MD, Cory Richardson, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of Medicine. Introduction: The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program was developed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) in 1997 with the goal of teaching surgeons the fundamental knowledge, judgment, and technical skills specific to laparoscopic surgery.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Resident-led Deliberate Practice Utilizing Simulation
Caitlin A Halbert, DO, MS, Brian Frank, MD, Susan Coffey-Zern, MD. Christiana Care Health System. OBJECTIVES Simulation training is becoming standard in most teaching institutions across the country. It is a valuable teaching technique which provides opportunities for residents to learn and practice skills without affecting patient care. Simulation allows residents to practice skills in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Reliability of GOALS Scores using Generalizability Theory
E Bilgic, Y Watanabe, MD, L Lee, MD, M C Vassiliou, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background: The Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) is an objective assessment tool that had been used to assess performance in the operating room. Its reliability has… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation