Communication Skills Training through the use of Virtual Simulation for General Surgery Residency
Caitlin Halbert, DO, MS, Kathryn Fulda, Susan Coffey-Zern, MD, Beth Fitzgerald, Gerard Fulda, MD. Christiana Care Health System. OBJECTIVES Simulation labs have enabled surgical residents to become familiar and gain proficiency on various procedures prior to operating on real patients. Not only can residents practice their technical skills, but the simulation lab can also be… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
3D Vision Systems and Our Surgical Performance; Superior Performance Or Unwarranted Discomfort? A Cross-over Study
Walid Elbakbak, MBBCh, MSc, Amina Bouhelal, MBBCh, MSc, Badriya Alariami, MRCS, Bijendra Patel, FRCS. Barts Cancer Institues, Queen Mary University of London. Introduction: Our aims is to objectively assess the adverse effects of the two display systems 2D and 3D and their impact on surgical trainee’s laparoscopic performance. Methods: 24 novices with no medical or… Continue Reading
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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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- Education / Simulation
Surgeons’ Perceptions in Relation to the Minilaparoscopic Instruments in Surgical Knots Confection
Gildo O Passos Jr, MD, Diego Laurentino Lima, MD, Frederico W C. Silva, MD, Juscielle S Barros, Ingrid L V. Rodrigues, Yukie C Konishi, Gustavo L Carvalho, PhD. University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medical Sciences. INTRODUCTION: Evaluate the surgeons’ perceptions after a surgical knot confection using minilaparoscopic instruments (MINI). METHODS: Thirty surgeons, familiar with conventional… 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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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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A Little Slower, But Just as Good: Resident Outcomes in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair by Post-Graduate Year (PGY)
Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH, Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Joel F Bradley, MD, Mimi Kim, MD, Amanda L Walters, MS, John M Green, MD, Vedra A Augenstein, MD, Brant T Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center, Dept. of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery. INTRODUCTION: The controversy of resident experience level and involvement in… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Quality Improvement Through Social Media: an initial look at the International Hernia Collaboration Facebook(tm) Group
Patricia C Chui, MD, Brian P Jacob, MD. Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYC. Introduction: The widespread accessibility to social media platforms, such as Facebook™, affords all of the stakeholders interested in optimizing patient outcomes within a specific surgical discipline the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the rapid global exchange of education and ideas. Groups that… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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Assessment of Baseline Da Vinci Skill Sets and Knowledge in a Robot Naive Academic General Surgery Program
Cory Richardson, MD, Mariangela Rivera, MD, Heidi Ryan, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD. University of Nevada School of Medicine. Background: As robotic surgical systems become more commonly used for general surgery procedures, growing numbers of residents will desire exposure to these systems during their residency training. Currently, residents finish their training with various levels of knowledge… Continue Reading
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Retention of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Proficiency with a Biannual Mandatory Training Session
Lindsay Wenger, MD, Cory Richardson, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of Medicine. Introduction: The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program was developed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) in 1997 with the goal of teaching surgeons the fundamental knowledge, judgment, and technical skills specific to laparoscopic surgery.… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
A Prospective, Multi-institutional Study to Determine the Effect of SAGES Patient Information Brochures On Patient Satisfaction – Preliminary Results
Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD, MA, FRCS, Joseph M Buchholz, BS, Iliana J Harrysson, MD, Kenric M Murayama, MD, FACS, Edward C Borrazzo, MD, Bruce A Chutter-Cressy, PA, John F Sweeney, MD, S Scott Davis, MD, Shirin Towfigh, MD, Rahul Gupta, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD, MS, FACS. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of… 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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Technical Proficiency in Colonoscopy Correlates with Performance On the Fes Manual Skills Test
Carmen L Mueller, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD. Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre. INTRODUCTION: Ensuring proficiency in endoscopy has become a major priority for general surgery training programs in recent years. The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) test is a high stakes… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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Laparoscopic Surgery Training Program for Residents: Experience in Latinamerica.
Vicente Gonzalez-Ruiz, MD, Miguel D Santana, MD, David Valadez-Caballero, MD. Mexico City General Hospital / High Speciality Regional Hospital Zumpango. Introduction: The economic and ethical considerations about perform procedures on patients during the training program of residents have been widely discussed but it is unquestionable that laparoscopic surgery requires a highly qualified staff and the… 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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- Education / Simulation