A flexible endoscopic trainer based on adaptation of the FLS box is able to predict novice and expert performance on therapeutic flexible endoscopy tasks
Andrea V Kwong, MASc1, Oscar M Crespin, MD1, Ilay Habaz1, Pietro Riva, MD2, Ethan Weiss1, Silvana Perretta, MD2, Lee L Swanstrom, MD3, Allan Okrainec, MD1, Eran Shlomovitz, MD1. 1University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, 2IRCAD-IHU, Strasbourg, France, 3The Oregon Clinic, Portland, United StatesBackground: As the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) system was primarily designed for high… Continue Reading
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A Learning Curve Study using the Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Trainer (VTEST)
Nicole Santos, BS1, Jamaya Carter, BA2, Fangshu He, MS2, Ali Linsk, MD1, Alyssa Lungarini, MS1, Arun Nemani, PhD3, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD4, Daniel Jones, MD5, Suvranu De, PhD3, Steven Schwaitzberg, MD6, Caroline G.L. Cao, PhD2. 1Cambridge Health Alliance, 2Wright State University, 3Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 4Baylor University Medical Center, 5Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 6University at BuffaloBackground:… Continue Reading
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A Novel Scoring Calculator Simplifies a Multitude of Metrics for Improved Efficiency in Simulation Curriculum
Kenneth W Bueltmann, MD, Marek Rudnicki, MD. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterIntroduction: Residency programs are increasingly challenged by the complexity of laparoscopic simulation technology and their utilization in the training curriculum. Common software can easily be leveraged to uniformly manage the prevalence of metrics which virtual reality simulators provide. Methods: The third generation laparoscopic simulator… Continue Reading
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Adding fragility to the FLS tasks improves the accuracy of assessing laparoscopic skills
Yusuke Watanabe, MD1, Yo Kurashima, MD1, Elif Bilgic, MSc2, Saseem Poudel, MD1, Tomoko MIzota, MD1, Shinichiro Yokohama, MD1, Toshiaki Shichinohe, MD1, Satoshi Hiring, MD1. 1Department of Gastroenterological surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, 2Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health CentreIntroduction: The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program has… Continue Reading
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Advanced Laparoscopic yet Institutionally Low Volume Operations: Implementing a Longitudinal Curriculum to Address the Current Training Gap
Benjamin R Veenstra, MD2, Kristine U Makiewicz, MD2, Kunal H Patel, MD1, Jose M Velasco, MD, FACS2. 1MetroHealth Medical Center, 2Rush University Medical Center Mandated changes in traditional surgical training have resulted in less resident operative exposure and acquisition of technical skill, estimated at a year’s worth of clinical experience. Recent literature suggests that a… Continue Reading
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Advancing Resident Spatial Reasoning Strategies: Integration of Video Technology, Feedback Tools, and Learner Individualization
Melanie H Howell, MD, MS, Katherine MacCallum, MD, John Paul Bellistri, MD, Francis B Baccay, MD. Montefiore Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic surgery poses unique challenges when it comes to resident education. Skills needed for learning laparoscopy are different than for open procedures, thus tools for training residents must be different. Video recording of an individual’s performance… Continue Reading
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Analysis of the Initial Psychometric Performance of the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Skills Examination.
Matthew Lineberry, PhD1, E Matthew Ritter, MD2. 1Zamierowski Institute for Experiential Learning, University of Kansas Medical Center and Hospital, Kansas City, KS, 2Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery & National Capital Region Simulation Consortium, Bethesda MDIntroduction: The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) certification program became part… Continue Reading
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Are USMLE, academic grades of general surgery residency applicants and medical students reflective of their manual dexterity?
Antonio Gangemi, MD, FACS, Kevin Shi, BS, Samarth Durgam, MD, Raquel Gonzalez-Heredia, MD, PhD, Luis fernando Gonzalez-cicarelli, MD, Jayant Radhakrishnan, MD, FACS, Pier cristoforo Giulianotti. University of IllinoisIntroduction: Manual dexterity represents an important component of a surgical trainee performance. However, the selection of surgical residents currently includes only their academic performance, letters of recommendation, and… Continue Reading
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Assessment of Resident Laparoscopic Skills: Operating Room Autonomy and Simulator Performance
Rachel H Mathis, MD, Amber W Trickey, PhD, Erica Emery, MS, Gordon Hafner, MD, Jonathan Dort, MD. Inova Fairfax Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: Given the rising need for quantifiable methods of characterizing resident technical skills, we developed a Short Messaging Service (SMS)-based rating system using the Zwisch 4-point scale for autonomy, to evaluate resident performance of laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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Automatic Osats Rating of Trainee Skill at a Pediatric Laparoscopic Suturing Task
Yousi A Oquendo, BSE1, Elijah W Riddle, MD2, Dennis Hiller, BSN, RN2, Thane A Blinman, MD2, Katherine J Kuchenbecker, PhD1. 1University of Pennsylvania, 2Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaINTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized surgical practice, but challenges remain. Trainees must acquire complex technical skills while minimizing patient risk, and surgeons must maintain their skills for rare… Continue Reading
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Can the Endoscopy Training System (ETS) be used as a Screening Tool to Predict who will pass the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Examination?
Aimee K Gardner1, Aman B Ali2, Matthew Ritter3, Michael B Ujiki4, Brian J Dunkin2. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2Houston Methodist Hospitl, 3Uniform Services University, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 4Northshore University Health SystemIntroduction: There is an increasing amount of work suggesting that existing flexible endoscopy training curricula in surgical residency may be… Continue Reading
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Coaching for Surgical Skill Development: Stressful but Effective
Ibrahim I Jabbour1, Dimitrios Stefanidis2, Aimee K Gardner3. 1Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, 2Indiana University School of Medicine, 3University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterBackground: Coaching has been identified as an effective technique to improve the technical proficiency of surgeons in training and in practice. However, previous work has shown that high levels of feedback… Continue Reading
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Concordance between crowd workers and faculty experts in assessment of the critical view of safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy using crowd-sourced assessment of technical skills
Shanley B Deal, MD1, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS2, Robert D Fanelli, MD, MHA, FACS, FASGE3, Marian P McDonald, MD, FACS4, Dana Telem, MD, MPH5, Michael Ujiki, MD6, L. Michael Brunt, MD7, Adnan A Alseidi, MD, EdM, FACS1. 1Virginia Mason Medical Center, 2Indiana University, 3The Guthrie Clinic, 4St. Luke’s University Health Network, 5University of… Continue Reading
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Cross Sectional Program for Advanced Laparoscopic Training by Long-term Educational Curriculum
Hiroshi Yagi, MD, PhD, Osamu Itano, MD, PhD, FACS, Taizo Hibi, MD, PhD, Yuta Abe, MD, PhD, Minoru Kitago, MD, PhD, Masahiro Shinoda, MD, PhD, Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD, FACS. Keio University School of MedicineRecently we started a commissioned project to establish efficient training program for advanced laparoscopic surgery supported by Japanese ministry of education,… Continue Reading
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Development and validation of Education System for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia repair: A multicenter prospective randomized controlled trail.
Saseem Poudel1, Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD1, Kimitaka Tanaka, MD, PhD1, Hiroshi Kawase, MD, PhD1, Yoshihiro Murakami, MD, PhD2, Yo Kawarada, MD, PhD3, Yoichi Ito, PhD4, Fumitaka Nakamura, MD, PhD5, Toshiaki Shichinohe, MD, PhD1, Satoshi Hirano, MD, PhD1. 1Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, 2Asahikawa City General Hospital, Department of Surgery,… Continue Reading
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