Construct Validity and Possible Educational Role for Motion Analysis in a Laparoscopic Trainer
Maeve O'Neill Trudeau, MD, Ahmed Nasr, MD, FRCSC, Brian Carrillo, PhD, J. Ted Gerstle, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FAAP, Georges Azzie, MD, FRCSC. Dept of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto ON Canada. Centre for Image Guided Innovation & Therapeutic Intervention, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. Dept of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario,… Continue Reading
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Development of a standardized training course for laparoscopic procedures using a Delphi methodology
M.s. Bethlehem, MD, M.j. van Det, MD, PhD, H.o. ten Cate Hoedemaker, MD, N.j.g.m. Veeger, PhD, J.p.e.n. Pierie, Prof. Medical Center Leeuwarden, University Medical Center Groningen. Background: Content, evaluation and certification of laparoscopic skills- and procedure training lack uniformity among different hospitals in the Netherlands. Within the process of developing a new regional laparoscopic training… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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Development of a Virtual Reality Robotic Surgical Curriculum Using the Da Vinci SI Surgical System
Pedro P Gomez, MD, Ross E Willis, PhD, Kent R Van Sickle, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Introduction: Prior literature has shown content and construct validity for the “da Vinci skills simulator” package available in the “da Vinci Si system”. It is unclear which of the many provided virtual reality… Continue Reading
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Differences in Gaze Behaviour of Expert and Novice Surgeons Performing Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
Tony Tien, Philip Pucher, Mikael Sodergren, Kumuthan Sriskandarajah, Guang-Zhong Yang, Ara Darzi. Imperial College London Department of Surgery and Cancer at St. Mary's Hospital. Introduction: Gaze behaviour has been used in allied fields in the evaluation of task proficiency. Such differences may be identified in surgery for the assessment of technical skill, particularly in the… Continue Reading
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DOES SIMULATION IMPROVE LEARNING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL USE OF SURGICAL ENERGY(tm) (FUSE) CURRICULUM? A RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED TRIAL IN SURGICAL TRAINEES
A Madani, MD, Y Watanabe, MD, Mc Vassiliou, MD, P Fuchshuber, MD, Db Jones, MD, S Schwaitzberg, MD, Gm Fried, MD, Ls Feldman, MD. McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Kaiser Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA, USA; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA. INTRODUCTION: While energy devices are ubiquitous… Continue Reading
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Effects of Experience and a Reference Tool in Laparoscopic Length Measurements
Sara L Zettervall, MD, Hope T Jackson, MD, Ezra Teitelbaum, MD, Matt Holzner, BS, Jason Weissler, BS, Amdur L Richard, PhD, Khashayar Vaziri, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC. Department of Surgery Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.. INTRODUCTION: Various gastrointestinal operations necessitate… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic latissimus dorsi muscle harvesting – experimental study
Alexandru I Blidisel, resident. University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara. Aim: The latissimus dorsi muscle is one of the most frequent used free flaps in reconstructive surgery. Endoscopic harvesting of free flaps is increasingly used in reconstructive surgery due to minimal donor site morbidity. The present study aims in establishing a comparison between… Continue Reading
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Establishment of animal lab for the evaluation and training of advanced laparoscopic surgery
Yo Kuashima, MD, PhD, Yuma Ebihara, MD, PhD, Toru Nakamura, MD, PhD, Eiji Tamoto, MD, PhD, Souichi Murakami, MD, PhD, Joe Matsumoto, MD, PhD, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, MD, PhD, Toshiaki Shichinohe, MD, PhD, Satoshi Hirano, MD, PhD. Hokkaido University. INTRODUCTION: The use of trainer box for the training of fundamental laparoscopic skills has spread widely, however,… Continue Reading
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Evaluating the learning curve of no previous experienced laparoscopic surgeon in laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG)
Makoto Shirai, Yoshito Kiyasu, Shigehiko Yagi. Ehime Prefectural Medical Center Digestive surgery. ?Background and Purpose?Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LADG) is a new standard surgical treatment for early gastric cancer in Japan. Our Hospital is a core hospital of a local city, bearing emergency care, doctor dispatch in the remote areas other than the cancer care. Surgeons… Continue Reading
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FLS Skill Acquisition: A Comparison of Blocked versus Interleaved Practice
Steven B Goldin, MD, PhD, Gregory T Horn, BA, Michael J Schnaus, BA, Mark Grichanik, BA, Adam Ducey, BA, Charles Nofsinger, MD, David Hernandez, MD, Murray Shames, MD, Mark Zakaria, MD, Michael T Brannick, PhD. University of South Florida. Introduction: Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) certification is required for general surgery. FLS training requires a… Continue Reading
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Hand Dominance Matters for Novel Laparoscopic Task Performance
Anton Simorov, MD, Chung-Kai Huang, MS, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, FACS, Ka-Chun Siu, PhD. Department of Surgery, Center for Advanced Surgical Technology, School of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. Introduction: Most advanced laparoscopic procedures nowadays require the surgeon to operate with both hands with a high level of performance. Particularly,… Continue Reading
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Hypnosis Induced Mental Training Improves Performance on the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Simulator
Gideon Sroka, MD, MSc, Monica Laniado, MD, Zahi Arnon, PhD, Elad Schief, MD, Ibrahim Matter, MD. Department of General Surgery(1), Complementary & Alternative Medicine Services(2) Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. Background: mental training is used extensively by musicians and athletes to improve their performance. Recently it has been suggested as a training method for surgical… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Simulation in Reverse and Side Alignment Does Not Improve Task Performance in Forward Alignment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Nashwa Khogali, DO, Pam Haan, RN, BSN, Cheryl Anderson, RN, BSN, MSA, Rama Gupta, BS, Caroline Moon, BS, David Henry, MD, Srinivas Kavuturu, MD. Michigan State University Department of Surgery. Introduction: Because the influence of visual-spatial discordance during training on laparoscopic skills acquisition is poorly understood, we hypothesized that forward alignment surgical skills performed on… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Skills, Like Riding a Bike or You Lose What You Do Not Use!?
Amina Bouhelal, Dr, Walid Elbakbak, Dr, Badriya Alaraimi, Dr, Bijendra Patel, Mr. Barts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London. Background: The validity of virtual reality training has been repeatedly proven, However, The ideal time to start training remains a question that still needs to be answered. Is learning laparoscopic skills like riding a bike… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Surgery Skills Evaluation: Motion Analysis Based On Accelerometers
Alexis Sanchez, MD, MSc, Omaira Rodriguez, MD, Renata Sanchez, MD, Valentina Baez, MD, Oriana Salamo, MD, Luis Medina, MD. Robotic And Minimally Invasive Center - La Floresta Medical Institute, Robotic Surgery Program - University Hospital Of Caracas. Introduction Technichal skills are essential in the practice of surgery. Performance evaluation throught objetives metrics is important to… Continue Reading
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