No Correlation Between Self-Reported Musical Instrument Experience and Gains in Self-Confidence Levels of Trainees Undergoing Basic Skills Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Background: Reduced tactile sensation, two-dimensional depth, and the fulcrum effect make minimally invasive surgery (MIS) a challenge to teach and learn. Although video game experience appears to enhance MIS skills acquisition, the effect of prior experience in other complex motor skills is less clear. We examined if previous experience playing musical instruments contributed to self-confidence… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Characterization of rapid performance improvement on a complex laparoscopic task using a virtual-reality trainer in the SAGES Learning Center
Background: The SAGES Learning Center offers the opportunity to expose surgeons of varying backgrounds to new training methods. We used this venue to assess surgeons¡¦ initial performance on a virtual reality (VR) trainer and to determine if this brief initial exposure is associated with capacity for learning and perception of educational value. Methods: Attendees of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Simulator motion analysis metrics do not add to FLS score in predicting intraoperative laparoscopic performance.
Background: There is interest in the use of simulation for the assessment of laparoscopic skills. We have previously demonstrated good correlation between FLS simulator performance and intraoperative performance. Motion analysis metrics can discriminate between surgeons of different experience levels. We investigated whether the addition of motion analysis to the basic FLS simulator score improved the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Sustaining Laparoscopic Suturing Proficiency by Maintenance Testing
Introduction: Proficiency-based training for laparoscopic suturing has been shown to translate to improved performance in the OR. However, testing to maintain proficiency in resident training programs has not been established. The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a maintenance testing curriculum for resident skill retention. Methods: Surgical residents, previously trained to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
The value of motion metrics for proficiency-based training on a VR simulator
Background: Virtual reality laparoscopic simulators have proven effective for the acquisition and transfer of laparoscopic skill and offer the advantages of automatically recording participant performance, providing feedback, and minimizing the need for instructor involvement. Such simulators offer multiple performance metrics but their importance for proficiency-based training is poorly understood. The objective of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Surgical Simulation in Africa: The Feasibility and Impact of a Three Day Fls Course
Introduction: Although simulation is now considered important for learning technical skills, there is very little literature assessing the use of simulation in resource restricted countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and impact of a three day Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) course in Botswana, Africa. Methods: A total of 20… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
A realistic and a virtual reality laparoscopic incisional hernia repair simulator offer complementary training with acceptable workload
Background: National basic laparoscopic skills curricula have been developed and are being incorporated into training programs. Additional procedural based simulator curricula are needed. Our aim was to compare two laparoscopic ventral hernia simulators.Methods: Novices (n=7) were enrolled in an IRB approved protocol. They trained to proficiency on the 9 basic laparoscopic tasks of the Lap… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Five year experience in laparoscopic appendectomy in a private general Hospital in Mexico City
Five year experience in laparoscopic appendectomy in a private general Hospital in Mexico CityObjetive.- To describe the surgical approach and laparoscopic management of acute appendicitis, report and compare our results with the literature.Methods.- We review and included all laparoscopic appendectomy procedures (L.A.P.) in a five year period realized in Hospital Espanol in Mexico City. Statistical… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Telesimulation: A Novel Method of Teaching Fls in Africa
Objective: Telesimulation (TS) is a novel concept that uses the internet to link simulators between an instructor and trainee in different locations.The objective of this study was to determine if TS could be used to teach FLS from Canada to Botswana, Africa. Methods: Pre-test FLS scores were obtained for each surgeon during a first visit… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
LTS2000-ISM60, an innovating laparoscopic physical simulator: validation in general surgery, and urology according to laparoscopic experience level and level of formation.
Background: Laparoscopic surgery has created an obstacle to traditional teaching of surgical skills. To invest in a simulator is a large responsibility for a teaching institution. The LTS 2000-ISM60 is a computer enhanced video-laparoscopic training system. The purpose of this multicentric multi specialty study was to validate LTS according to laparoscopic experience level and level… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
The Impact of Surgical Team Size on Laparoscopic Surgical Performance
Introduction: The surgical team is a dynamic system with constant change in tasks and team composition. This study reviewed operation records retrospectively to describe the surgical team composition, and examine the impact of surgical size on performance. We aim to improve the OR efficiency by constructing optimal surgical teams.Methods: Cases preformed by an expert laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Utilization of Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is a safe and effective treatment for inguinal hernias, and is considered by some to be the procedure of choice for recurrent inguinal hernias. Little is known, however, about the frequency with which laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is performed and the determinants of its utilization.METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Audio-visual training system is simple and useful method for trainees with various skill levels in laparoscopically assisted surgery.
(BACKGROUND) Traditionally, surgical residents learn and master surgical skills while they are doing operation under the proper direction of senior staff or supervisors. In the case of laparoscopically assisted surgery, in which learning curve depends on efficient instruction due to the complicated procedures, both operator and director can share the same image as well as… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Consideration to improve Quality of the section of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification in Japan
The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) started Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification (ESSQS) in 2004, and carried out three examinations up to 2006. Assessment was performed by reviewing documents, which included laparoscopic surgery experiences, and qualifying unedited video tape by two independent referees. We adopted two criteria to evaluate surgical skills, as common and procedure-specific… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Videolaryngoscopic Intubation: A new teaching tool for residents in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Objective: This is a study to determine the efficacy and feasibility of videolaryngoscopy as a training tool for emergent endotracheal intubations by surgical residents in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Methods: Over a fifteen month period ending December 2007, SICU patients underwent emergent endotracheal intubation using videolaryngoscopy. All residents underwent a thirty minute tutorial… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation