Concurrent Performance in Virtual Reality and Clinical Endoscopy
Mazen R Al-mansour, MD, Kelly M Tyler, MD, Ziad N Kutayli, MD, Angelica C Belo, MD, Paul F Visintainer, PhD, Neal E Seymour, MD. Baystate Medical Center Introduction: The aim of the current study is to characterize concurrent performance of colonoscopy on a virtual reality (VR) simulator and in clinical endoscopy, and to determine… Continue Reading
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Developing a Needs Assessment for Standardized Surgical Resident Training in Basic Electrosurgical Principles
Jeffrey L Eakin, MD, Catherine E Beck, MD, Rebecca Detorre, Dean J Mikami, MD. The Ohio State University Medical Center Introduction: Unintended electrosurgical injuries are preventable complications that may be a direct result of an insufficient fund of knowledge pertaining to electrophysics and electrosurgical equipment. In fact, some studies estimate that electrosurgical injuries may… Continue Reading
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Ensuring Competency: Is Fls Certification Necessary for Practicing Surgeons?
Daniel J Scott, MD, Melanie Hafford, MD, Ross E Willis, PhD, Kristine Gugliuzza, MD, Todd D Wilson, MD, Kimberly M Brown, MD, Kent R Vansickle, MD. UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio , UT Medical Branch at Galveston, UT Houston Medical Center Background: Certification in the Fundamentals… Continue Reading
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Which Skills Really Matter? Proving Face, Content, and Construct Validity for a Commerical Robotic Simulator
Calvin Lyons, MD, David Goldfarb, MD, Brian Miles, MD, Rohan Joseph, MD, Richard Link, MD, Barbara L Bass, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education Background: A novel computer simulator is commercially available for robotic surgery. Initial validation studies have been limited due to a lack of understanding of which… Continue Reading
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Does the Incorporation of Motion Metrics Into the Existing Fls Metrics Lead to Improved Skill Acquisition On Simulators?
Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD PhD, Thomas C Yonce, Ryan C Phillips, Aikaterini Coker. Carolinas Simulation Center, Carolinas Healthcare System Introduction: Motion tracking has been suggested to be a more sensitive performance metric compared with time and errors during simulator training. It is unknown, however, whether the incorporation of such metrics into the training goals of a… Continue Reading
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Reality vs. Virtual Reality – A Comparison of Colonoscopy Simulators
James Bittner, MD, Debra Tiemann, RN, Angelia Declue, Michael M Awad, MD PhD. Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine INTRODUCTIONIn this era of proficiency-based training and limited duty hours, the role of simulation in medical education is becoming increasingly important. However, virtual reality (VR) simulators are often out of reach for most… Continue Reading
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Teaching Laparoscopic Skills to Qualified Surgeons With Limited Laparoscopic Experience
Muhammad F Murad, MBBS MCPS FCPS, Tariq Nawaz, MBBS FCPS, Qasim Ali, MBBS MCPS FCPS, Farhat Jehan, MBBS, Asif Zafar, FCPS FRCS. Holy Family hospital Introduction: In most of the developed countries, laparoscopic surgery is part of resident training program which enables them to learn this technique when the surgical teaching is going side… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Rectus Abdominis Muscle Harvesting – Experimental Study
Alexandru I Blidisel, Assistant Professor MD PHD, Lucian P Jiga, Associated Professor MD PHD, Octavian Cretu, Professor, Razvan Tirziu, MD Phd, Mihai Ionac, Professor. University Of Medicine and Pharmacy from Timisoara, Romania Aim: The rectus abdominis muscle is one of the most frequent used free flaps in reconstructive surgery. Endoscopic harvesting of free flaps… Continue Reading
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Does Fellow Participation in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Affect Peri-operative Outcomes?
Aditya Gupta, MBBS, Neil H Bhayani, MD MHS, Valerie J Halpin, MD. Legacy Weight Management Institute, The Oregon Clinic Introduction: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) is an advanced laparoscopic procedure, which requires specialized training most often gained during a fellowship. The learning curve is estimated between 50 and 100 cases. We hypothesized that the… Continue Reading
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Does a Surgical Operating Platform Shorten the Learning Curve for Single-incision-laparoscopy?
Erwin Rieder, MD, Matthew Breen, BS, Maria A Cassera, BS, Danny V Martinec, BS, Chet W Hammill, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. MIS Program, Legacy Health, Portland, OR; Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR Objective: In single-incision-laparoscopy (SIL), crossed instruments together with the proximity of the endoscope inevitably interferes with… Continue Reading
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A Comparison of the Mini-gastric Bypass, Commercial Diet Plan and Standard Care for Obese Patients
R Rutledge, MD. The Center for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery Recently “Weight Watchers” funded a multi-institutional trial comparing a free access to “Weight Watcher’s” Commercial plan to “standard care” as recommended by patients’ local physician. The purpose of this study was to include similarly sized patients who underwent Mini-Gastric Bypass (MGB) as a comparison to… Continue Reading
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Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training Using Fresh Frozen Human Cadaver; A Randomised Controlled Trial
Mitesh Sharma, MBBS MS MRCS, David Macafee, MADM FRCS, Alan Horgan, MD FRCS. Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital NHS Trust INTRODUCTIONThe study was aimed to determine if training on Fresh Frozen Human Cadavers (FFC) improves the laparoscopic skills performance of novices and whether the acquired skills are transferable to another valid training modality… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System in Japan. an Analysis of Complication Rate, Or Time, and Ebl in Accumulated 1895 Surgeons Who Applied to This System for 7 Years.
Toshiyuki Mori, MD, Fumio Konishi, MD, Taizo Kimura, MD, Seigo Kitano, MD. The committee for Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System. Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery Purpose and Method Japan Society of Endoscopic Surgery started surgical skill accreditation in 2004, as reported previously in this meeting. Comprehensive analysis of surgical skill and instructive ability was… Continue Reading
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Evaluating the Informed Consent Performed By Residents for Endoscopic Procedures
William W Hope, MD, W. Borden Hooks, MD, Cyrus A Kotwall, MD, Thomas V Clancy, MD. New Hanover Regional Medical Center The informed consent may be one of the most important dialogues that a surgeon has with the patient. Despite its importance, it is something that is not well taught or stressed in residency… Continue Reading
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Assessing Competency and Training of Colonoscopy in a General Surgery Residency Program
William W Hope, MD, W. Borden Hooks, MD, S. Nicole Kilbourne, Cyrus A Kotwall, MD, Thomas V Clancy, MD. New Hanover Regional Medical Center Recently, the adequacy of training for endoscopy in general surgery residency programs has been questioned. Efforts to improve residency education in endoscopy as well as judging competency are ongoing but… Continue Reading
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