3-year general surgery residency program; outcomes on abdominal procedures and the impact of using a simulated laparoscopic training program
Rodrigo Tejos1, Rubén Avila1, Pablo Achurra1, Anne Rosberg1, Rodrigo Kusanovich2, Felipe Bellolio2, Nicolás Jarufe2, Julian Varas1, Jorge Martinez2. 1Center of Experimental Surgery and Simulation, Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 2Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, SantiagoIntroduction: The aim of a… Continue Reading
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A COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS APPROACH TOWARD THE DESIGN OF A VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR FOR ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION
Cullen Jackson, PhD1, Sudeep Hegde, PhD1, Jonah Cohen1, Mandeep Sawhney1, Daniel Jones1, Berk Cetinsaya2, Mark A Gromsky3, Sangrock Lee4, Zhaihui Xia4, Doga Demirel3, Tansel Halic5, Coskun Bayrak2, Suvranu De4. 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 3Indiana University School of Medicine, 4Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 5University of Central ArkansasINTRODUCTION: One of the… Continue Reading
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A Delphi Study to Identify Key Skills that Reflect Laparoscopic Suturing Expertise: Preliminary Results
Rachel H Mathis, MD1, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, PhD2, Iman Ghaderi, MD, MSc3, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD1. 1Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, 2Teine Kejinakai Medical Center, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, 3University of Arizona College of MedicineIntroduction: As the field of laparoscopic surgery grows, the need for standard measures of complex laparoscopic surgical skills is apparent.… Continue Reading
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A Pilot Study of Laparoscopic Performance on a DIY Low Cost Laparoscopic Trainer
Cara B Jones, Sophia McKinley, MD, EdM, Christina Valle, CST, RN, Denise W Gee, MD, James Titus, Roy Phitayakorn, MD, MHPE, MEd, Emil Petrusa, PhD, Daniel A Hashimoto, MD, MS. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of SurgeryIntroduction: Traditional laparoscopic box trainers are important in laparoscopic training; however, they are expensive and not easily portable. Low cost… Continue Reading
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A video-based assessment tool to measure intra-operative laparoscopic suturing using a modified script concordance methodology
Ghada Enani, MD1, Pepa Kaneva, MSc2, Yusuke Watanabe, MD3, Elif Bilgic, BSc2, Amani Munshi, MD4, Melina Vassiliou, MD2. 1University of Manitoba, 2Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, 3Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, 4University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Lives in Cleveland, OhioIntroduction: Laparoscopic suturing(LS) is a challenging… Continue Reading
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ACADEMIC LEAGUE OF VIDEOLAPAROSCOPY: A NEW STRATEGY TO AWAKEN THE INTEREST OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Diego L Lima, MD1, Gustavo H Belarmino de Goes2, Gustavo L Carvalho, MD, phD2. 1State Servers Hospital, 2University of PernambucoIntroduction: Despite the huge importance of laparoscopy, medical students have a brief contact with this surgical specialty during medical school in Brazil. Usually, they get in touch with this specialty during the surgery clerkship in the… Continue Reading
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ADAPTATION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY BOX FOR ENDOSCOPIC SIMULATION: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE FIRST 100 PARTICIPANTS
Ilay Habaz1, Allan Okrainec1, Oscar M Crespin1, Andrea V Kwong1, Ethan Weiss1, Luis WC Liu2, Timothy D Jackson1, Silvana Perretta3, Lee L Swanstorm4, Eran Shlomovitz1. 1General Surgery, University Health Network, 2Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Institute for Image Guided Surgery IHU-Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, 4The Oregon Clinic, Division of GI/MIS, Portland, OR,… Continue Reading
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Analysis of Laparoscopic Skills of General Surgery Residents in a Simulation Lab over 7 Years
Nicholas M Kunda, MD1, Charles Gruner, MD2, Blake Movitz, MD1. 1University of Illinois at Chicago - Metropolitan Group Hospitals, 2Presence Saint Francis HospitalIntroduction: Simulation is an integral part of surgical residency education and becoming certified in Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) is a requirement for general surgery residents to graduate. Here we examine general surgery… Continue Reading
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Applying to surgical residency: what makes the best candidates?
Yann Beaulieu, BEng, Louis Guertin, MD, FRCSC, Ariane P Smith, MD, Margeret Henri, MD, FRCSC, FACS. University of MontrealObjective: While quotas for Canadian surgical residency programs are at their lowest point in ten years, the number of Canadian graduating medical students is at an apogee. This year, only 288 spots in surgical residency programs were… Continue Reading
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Assessing Surgical Performance in Foregut Surgery: a Systematic Review
Elif Bilgic1, Mohammed Al Mahroos1, Tara Landry2, Gerald M Fried1, Melina C Vassiliou1, Liane S Feldman1. 1Mcgill University, 2Montreal General Hospital Medical LibraryIntroduction: Operative skills have been shown to correlate with patient outcomes, yet at the completion of training or after learning a new procedure, these skills are not formally evaluated. SAGES and others are… Continue Reading
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ASSESSMENT OF NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN ACUTE CARE TEAM SIMULATION TRAINING
Jackie S Cha, MSE1, Nicholas E Anton, MS2, Tomoko Mizota, MD2, Julie M Hennings, MSN, RN, CCRN2, Megan A Rendina, BS2, Katie Stanton-Maxey, MD2, Hadley E Ritter, MD2, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD2, Denny Yu, PhD1. 1Purdue University, 2Indiana University School of MedicineINTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to assess the reliability of a modified… Continue Reading
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Call for Action: Validation and Impact of an Active Shooter Simulation Training Curriculum for Healthcare Personnel
Marcos Molina, MD, Brent Bauman, MD, Alex L Otto, BA, Co Duong, BS, Jung Nam, BS, Jayme Lee, BS, Amy O'Neil, MD, James Harmon, MD, PhD, Robert Acton, MD, Mojca Konia, MD, PhD. University of MinnesotaIntroduction: To provide evidence for the face and content validity of a hybrid active-shooter team training simulation and the impact… Continue Reading
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CLOSED FACEBOOK™ GROUPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CME CREDIT: A NEW MODEL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Omar Ghanem, MD1, Benjamin V Tran, BS2, Desmond Huyhn, MD3, Brian Jacob, MD, FACS2. 1Department of Surgery, Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph MO, 2Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 3Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterIntroduction: The collaboration of medical and surgical professionals on social media continues to thrive. The International Hernia… Continue Reading
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Creation of an Operative Robotic Index to Evaluate Novice Robotic Surgeons Using a Combination of Objective Measurements and CUSUM Analyses
William B Lyman, MD1, Michael Passeri, MD1, Imran A Siddiqui, MD, FACS2, Adeel S Khan, MD, MPH, FACS3, David A Iannitti, MD, FACS1, John B Martinie, MD, FACS1, Erin H Baker, MD, FACS1, Dionisios Vrochides, MD, PhD, FACS1. 1Carolinas Medical Center, 2St. Vincent's Medical Center, 3Washington University in St. LouisBackground: With the growing popularity of… Continue Reading
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Current status of Robotic Surgery Training within General Surgery Residency
Georg Wiese, MD, Paula Veldhuis, Steve Eubanks, MD, FACS, Scott W Bloom, MD, FRCSC, FACS. Florida Hospital Institute for Surgical AdvancementIntroduction: Robotic surgery is a specialized skill which requires time and resources to master. In a general surgery residency program that seeks to train competent surgeons in both open, laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques it is… Continue Reading
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