Effect of Increasing Case Complexity On Fundamental Laparoscopic Skills: Understanding the Skill Set for Advanced Laparoscopy
Marilou Vaillancourt, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, Simon Bergman, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Sebastian Demyttenaere, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Liane S Feldman, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery & Innovation, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Introduction: The operating room is an ongoing learning environment for surgical trainees. However, very little standardized… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Education / Simulation
Endoscopic Skills Level- Do We Need to Set Standards and Evaluation Methods for a Safe Training and Practice?
Ben Selvan, MD, Amy Cha, MD, Jon B Morris, MD, Joe Palmerie, MD, Krisoffel Dumon, MD, Noel Williams, MD, Gary Korus, MD. Penn Medicine Clinical simulation center, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Background: The Surgical Council on Resident Education has identified endoscopy as a "common" or "essential" procedure that requires competency by the end… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Expert Surgeons\’ Skills Decay in Simulated Laparoscopic Surgery: The Relevance of Task Difficulty
Ruchi Thanawala, MD, Ron Bush, BS, Neal E Seymour, MD. Baystate Medical Center Introduction: Skills decay in laparoscopic surgery has been demonstrated for students and residents using simulation devices. To determine the effect of a long period without practice of expert attending laparoscopic surgeons who had previously practiced extensively and achieved stable performance, we retested… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
Gaze Training Improves Technical Performance and Resistance to Distractions in Virtual Laparoscopic Surgery
Mark Wilson, Sam Vine, James Brewer, Elizabeth Bright, Rich Masters, John McGrath. University of Exeter OBJECTIVES: The operating room environment is replete with stressors and distractions that increase the attentional demands of what are already complex psychomotor procedures. As the attentional control of novices appears to be particularly disrupted by auditory distractions, helping trainees to… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Graduated Operative Training of Fellows Can Be Safely Accomplished in a Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship
Paul N Montero, MD, Neal Agee, MD, Kent Kercher, MD, William Hope, MD, Amy E Lincourt, PhD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD PhD, B Todd Heniford, MD. Carolinas Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program, Carolinas Medical Center Introduction: Poorer patient outcomes at the beginning of the academic year have been reported as a result of trainee inexperience ("July… Continue Reading
How We Are Training Laparoscopic Surgery in Kameda Medical Center
Noritsugu Naito, MD, Nobuyasu Kano, MD PhD. KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER Currently laparoscopic surgery is getting standard. Many procedures such as cholecystectomy, gastrectomy and colectomy are performed primarily by laparoscopic technique. The main concern about educating young doctors is how to give a well balanced education in both open and laparoscopic surgery. In the era of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Hybrid Hernia Repair: A Real Experience in Soft Cadaver
Suthep Udomsawaengsup, MD, Amarit Tansawet, MD, Suppa-ut Pungpapong, MD, Chadin Tharavej, MD, Patpong Navicharern, MD. Chula Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Background: Familiarizing with the anatomy is a key to success groin hernia repair. Methods: We introduced an innovative training in soft cadaver of which surgical anatomy, dissecting plane and vital structures… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Image Inversion and Digital Mirror Image Technology Aid Laparoscopic Surgery Task Performance in the Paradoxical View: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Richdeep Gill, MD, Harshdeep Mangat, BSc, David P Al-Adra, MD, Haili Wang, MD FRCSC, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Cliff Sample, MD FRCSC. University of Alberta Objective:As laparoscopic surgical procedures increase in complexity, surgeons may find themselves with the laparoscope opposite to their laparoscopic instruments, thus creating the paradoxical viewpoint. We assessed whether surgical task performance in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Intraoperative Assessment of Surgical Technical and Non-Technical Skills in Open and Laparoscopic Cases
Pierre-Anthony E Leake, MD, Julie Takata, MA, David R Urbach, MD MSc. Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to evaluate technical and non-technical operative skills of professional surgeons in real clinical settings, performing open and laparoscopic general surgical procedures. There has been recent interest in the evaluation of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Magnetic Scope Guide During Endoscopic Examinations of Colon
Miroslaw Szura, MD PhD, Krzysztof Bucki, MD, Andrzej Matyja, MD PhD. MEDICINA Specialist Diagnostic & Therapeutic Centre INTRODUCTION Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Europe. Early diagnosis and treatment gives a chance for complete recovery of the patients. Screening colonoscopies in the symptom-free patients are currently performed on wide scale. The examinations are… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Mastery Versus Standard Proficiency Targets for Basic Laparoscopic Skill Training: Effect On Skill Transfer and Retention
Nicoleta O Kolozsvari, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Chantalle Brace, Genevieve Chartrand, Marilou Vaillancourt, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada Introduction: Simulation is effective for the acquisition of fundamental surgical skills through goal-directed practice. There is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Methodist Advanced (MAD) Skills Drills : Modification of a Box Trainer to Enable \’Off Axis\’ Training in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Rohan A Joseph, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD, Barbara L Bass, MD, Patrick R Reardon, MD. Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE), Deaprtment of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston -TX Introduction: Standard laparoscopic surgery utilizes a triangulated configuration of the instruments with respect to the camera. This on-axis configuration is seldom encountered in… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas: A Novel Model for Fellowship Training
Eric M Haas, MD FACS FASCRS, Brad E Snyder, MD, Todd D Wilson, MD, Philip L Leggett, MD FACS FICS, Michael V Seger, MD FACS, Frank T Duperier, MD, Richard J Andrassy, MD FACS FAAP FACN FICS, Erik B Wilson, MD. Division of Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Minimally Invasive Surgery Training in the Caribbean – A Survey of Surgeons and Residents
Pierre-Anthony E Leake, MD, Joseph Plummer, MD, Alia Qureshi, MD, Allan Okrainec, MD MSc. Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario; University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica INTRODUCTION: There has been debate as to the feasibility of incorporating MIS into surgical practice in developing countries due to resource and training limitations. The… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Model of Portable Simulator Training in Endoscopic Surgery
Jose Daniel lozada leon, MD, Armando Contreras Arellano, MD. sanatorio santa monica Objective: To Present a portable endoscopic surgery simulator model, Impact on the learning curve of endoscopic surgical skill. Properties: "Anatomical", Light, 4 ports 10-12mm, Integrated Screen Folding Port, Hand Assisted port work, Integrated battery, Portable, Lens of commercial video with autofocus with enhance… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation