The Fun, Innovative, Nice and Enthusiastic plus Anything-Goes (F.I.N.E. A+) Way of Learning of Advance Laparoscopic Skills through Art in Laparoscopic Box
Michael Dennis I dela Paz, MD, Miguel C Mendoza, MD, Gretel B Puzon, MD. Asian Hospital and Medical Center Last 2016, the paper entitled “The Fun, Innovative, Nice and Enthusiastic (F.I.N.E.) Way of Learning Laparoscopic Skills through Endoscopic Painting as Laparoscopic Box Exercise” had coined a new interesting way of developing hand eye coordination, non-dominant… Continue Reading
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Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery® (FLS) Certification Exam: Trends Over the Past 9 Years
Elif Bilgic1, Pepa Kaneva1, Allan Okrainec2, Eric M Ritter3, Steven D Schwaitzberg4, Melina C Vassiliou1. 1McGill University, 2University of Toronto, 3Uniformed Services University, 4University of BuffaloIntroduction: The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery® (FLS) certification exam assesses both cognitive and manual skills, and has been administered for over a decade. The purpose of this study is to… Continue Reading
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The stepwise training method for the basic laparoscopic skills using the two-way web conference system; a multicenter prospective randomized controlled study
Tomoko Mizota, MD, Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD, Saseem Poudel, MD, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, PhD, Toshiaki Shichinohe, MD, PhD, Satoshi Hirano, MD, PhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of MedicineIntroduction: Although the effectiveness of simulation training outside of the operation room has been firmly demonstrated, there is disparity among training environments in… Continue Reading
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Automatic Osats Rating of Trainee Skill at a Pediatric Laparoscopic Suturing Task
Yousi A Oquendo, BSE1, Elijah W Riddle, MD2, Dennis Hiller, BSN, RN2, Thane A Blinman, MD2, Katherine J Kuchenbecker, PhD1. 1University of Pennsylvania, 2Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaINTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized surgical practice, but challenges remain. Trainees must acquire complex technical skills while minimizing patient risk, and surgeons must maintain their skills for rare… Continue Reading
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Simulation Based Mastery Learning for Endoscopy Using the Endoscopy Training System: A Strategy to Improve Endoscopic Skills and Prepare for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Manual Skills Exam.
E. Matthew Ritter, MD1, Zachary A Taylor, DO1, Kathryn R Wolf, MD1, Brenton R Franklin, MD1, Sarah B Placek, MD1, James R Korndorffer, MD2, Aimee K Gardner, PhD3. 1Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery & National Capital Region Simulation Consortium, Bethesda MD, 2Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine,… Continue Reading
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Analysis of the Initial Psychometric Performance of the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Skills Examination.
Matthew Lineberry, PhD1, E Matthew Ritter, MD2. 1Zamierowski Institute for Experiential Learning, University of Kansas Medical Center and Hospital, Kansas City, KS, 2Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery & National Capital Region Simulation Consortium, Bethesda MDIntroduction: The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) certification program became part… Continue Reading
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Proficiency-based Preparation Significantly Improves Fes Certification Performance
Angela A Guzzetta, MD1, Aimee K Gardner, PhD1, Ross E Willis, PhD2, Victor Wilcox, MD3, Brian J Dunkin, MD3, Deborah C Hogg, BS1, Lauren Scott, BS1, Sara A Hennessy, MD1, Daniel J Scott, MD1. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 3Houston Methodist HospitalIntroduction: The Fundamentals of… Continue Reading
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Passing the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Exam: Linking specialty choice and attitudes about endoscopic surgery to success
Aimee K Gardner1, Michael B Ujiki2, Brian J Dunkin3. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2Northshore University Health System, 3Houston Methodist HospitalIntroduction: The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has mandated that general surgery (GS) residents complete the Flexible Endoscopy Curriculum, including passing FES. Previous work has shown that up to 30% of graduating GS residents… Continue Reading
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Establishing Proficiency Benchmarks on a VR Simulator to Prepare Residents for the FES Examination
Daniel A Hashimoto, MD, MS1, Brenna W Casey, MD2, Emil Petrusa, PhD1, Christina Valle1, Denise W Gee, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General HospitalIntroduction: The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) program, created by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), is a test of knowledge and skill… Continue Reading
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Viewer Discretion Advised – Is YouTube a Friend or Foe in Surgical Education?
Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia, MD, Monica T Young, MD, Hope T Jackson, MD, Brant K Oelschlager, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of WashingtonIntroduction: Online operative videos represent an important resource in surgical education and are used by 95% of residents, with YouTube being the most commonly accessed source. The user-generated nature of videos hosted on YouTube… Continue Reading
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Technical performance does not correlate with completion of the critical view of safety as assessed by crowd worker and faculty expert evaluations of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Shanley B Deal, MD1, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS2, L. Michael Brunt, MD3, Adnan A Alseidi, MD, EdM1. 1Virginia Mason Medical Center, 2Indiana University, 3Washington University St. LouisIntroduction: Both faculty experts (FE) and crowd workers (CW) can be used to assess surgical skill. Whether greater technical performance translates to a surgeon’s ability to perform… Continue Reading
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Teaching PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) to practicing surgeons: An “into the fire” pre-/post-test curriculum
Tomokazu Kishiki, MD1, Lave Patel, MD1, Matthew Zapf, BS1, Matthew Gitelis2, Brittany Lapin, PhD1, Maria A Cassera, BS3, Lee L Swanström, MD2, Michael B Ujiki, MD1. 1NorthShore University Health System, A Teaching Affiliate of the University of Chicago, 2Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, 3The Oregon ClinicIntroduction: PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) continues to gain favor as… Continue Reading
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SAGES Foregut Surgery Collaboration: A Surgeon’s Social Media Resource for Collaboration, Education and Professional Development
Hope T Jackson, MD, Monica T Young, MD, Alejandro Rodriguez, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of Washington School of MedicineIntroduction: Facebook is a popular online social networking platform, which is increasingly being used for professional collaboration. To date there have been no published studies regarding the use of Facebook for surgeon professional development and… Continue Reading
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Validation of Newly Developed Physical Laparoscopy Simulator in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Yuichi Nishihara, Takayuki Kondo, Yoshiki Kawaguchi, Jo Tokuyama, Koji Osumi, Hidejiro Urakami, Shiko Seki, Takashi Ohishi, Yoh Isobe. NHO Tokyo Medical CenterBackground: A realistic simulator for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) would enhance surgeons’ training experience before they enter the operating theater. The purpose of this study was to create a novel physical simulator for… Continue Reading
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Virtual Reality Simulation in Flexible Endoscopy: Implications for Resident Training
David S Strosberg1, Sylvester N Osayi1, Joseph Drosdeck2, Rebecca Dettorre1, Andrew Suzo1, Jeffrey Hazey1. 1The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 2Oregon Health and Science UniversityBackground: Endoscopic training for general surgical residents has been traditionally accomplished using the apprenticeship model. Given the limitations and controversies of current endoscopy training, Flexible Endoscopic Curriculum (FEC) was adopted… Continue Reading
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