Analysis of Laparoscopic Skills of General Surgery Residents in a Simulation Lab over 7 Years
Nicholas M Kunda, MD1, Charles Gruner, MD2, Blake Movitz, MD1. 1University of Illinois at Chicago - Metropolitan Group Hospitals, 2Presence Saint Francis HospitalIntroduction: Simulation is an integral part of surgical residency education and becoming certified in Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) is a requirement for general surgery residents to graduate. Here we examine general surgery… Continue Reading
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The role of mentorship programs in laparoscopic training during surgical residency
Eham Arora1, Saurabh Gandhi, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS, FALS1, Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS, FICS1, Shubham Gupta, MS1, Chintan Patel, MS, DNB, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS2, Jasmine Agarwal1. 1Grant Government Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, India, 2Kiran Multi-Super Specialty Hospital & Research Center, Surat, IndiaIntroduction: Residency programs have undergone a tectonic shift… Continue Reading
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Proficiency-Based Skills Curriculum for Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery
Tomoko Mizota, MD, Nicholas E Anton, MS, Michael J Guzman, MD, Jennifer N Choi, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD. Indiana University School of MedicineIntroduction: Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) has become a requirement for all general surgery residents in order to complete residency. While the FES program provides a robust online didactic curriculum and high… Continue Reading
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Simulation model for robotic surgery
Francisco Schlottmann, MD, Marco G Patti, MD. University of North CarolinaSurgical simulation is particularly attractive because it avoids practicing skills in patients, allowing trainees to learn such skills in a safe, controlled, and standardized environment. We designed a novel robotic surgical simulator that allows the simulation of entire surgical procedures. We believe that this model… Continue Reading
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FES EXAM OUTCOMES IN YEAR TWO OF A PROFICIENCY-BASED ENDOSCOPIC SKILLS CURRICULUM
Joshua J Weis, Lauren Busato, BS, Daniel J Scott, MD, Sara A Hennessy, MD. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasBackground: Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) certification is required to sit for the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Qualifying Exam. Our previous work demonstrated a 40% FES pass rate for our residents with standard… Continue Reading
Designing the New SAGES Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship
Joshua J Weis1, Matthew Goldblatt2, Aurora Pryor3, Brian J Dunkin4, L M Brunt5, Daniel B Jones6, Daniel J Scott1. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2Medical College of Wisconsin, 3Stony Brook University Department of Surgery, 4Houston Methodist Hospital, 5Washington University School of Medicine, 6Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: The American health care system… Continue Reading
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Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Significantly Reduces Gender Differences on the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Performance Exam
E. Matthew Ritter, MD1, Matthew Lineberry, PhD2, Daniel A Hashimoto, MD, MS3, Denise Gee, MD3, Angela A Guzzetta, MD4, Walter B Kucera, MD1, Matthew D Nealeigh, DO1, Daniel J Scott, MD4. 1Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 2University of Kansas Medical Center, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, 4University of Texas SouthwesternBackground: Psychometric analysis of the… Continue Reading
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR CONSENSUS ON THE STATUS OF FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY TRAINING IN GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN CANADA
Megan Delisle, MD, Courtney Chernos, MD, Jason Park, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Krista Hardy, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Ashley Vergis. University of ManitobaIntroduction: Our objective was to assess flexible endoscopy training in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) General Surgery residency programs. Implementation of competency-based medical education for RCPSC General Surgery residencies is to… Continue Reading
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ADAPTATION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY BOX FOR ENDOSCOPIC SIMULATION: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE FIRST 100 PARTICIPANTS
Ilay Habaz1, Allan Okrainec1, Oscar M Crespin1, Andrea V Kwong1, Ethan Weiss1, Luis WC Liu2, Timothy D Jackson1, Silvana Perretta3, Lee L Swanstorm4, Eran Shlomovitz1. 1General Surgery, University Health Network, 2Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Institute for Image Guided Surgery IHU-Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, 4The Oregon Clinic, Division of GI/MIS, Portland, OR,… Continue Reading
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Understanding the Effect of the Critical View of Safety Criteria on Simulated Operative Decision- Making
Adam Niemann, Niki Matsuko, Gurjit Sandhu, PhD, Oliver Varban, MD. University of MichiganBackground: Despite well-established criteria for identifying the critical view of safety (CVS) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, its direct effect on safe intra-operative decision-making is unclear. Objective: Using surgical video review, our goal was to assess how likely participants would commit to dividing critical structures… Continue Reading
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Assessing Surgical Performance in Foregut Surgery: a Systematic Review
Elif Bilgic1, Mohammed Al Mahroos1, Tara Landry2, Gerald M Fried1, Melina C Vassiliou1, Liane S Feldman1. 1Mcgill University, 2Montreal General Hospital Medical LibraryIntroduction: Operative skills have been shown to correlate with patient outcomes, yet at the completion of training or after learning a new procedure, these skills are not formally evaluated. SAGES and others are… Continue Reading
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MAINTAINING CONFIDENCE: A 6-MONTH FOLLOW UP OF THE SAGES FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY COURSE
Walter B Kucera, MD1, Matthew Nealeigh, DO1, Brian J Dunkin, MD2, E Matthew Ritter, MD1, Aimee K Gardner, PhD3. 1Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 2Houston Methodist Hosptial, 3Baylor College of MedicineINTRODUCTION: The SAGES flexible endoscopy course for minimally-invasive surgery (MIS) fellows has been shown to improve confidence and skills in performing GI… Continue Reading
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CLOSED FACEBOOK™ GROUPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CME CREDIT: A NEW MODEL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Omar Ghanem, MD1, Benjamin V Tran, BS2, Desmond Huyhn, MD3, Brian Jacob, MD, FACS2. 1Department of Surgery, Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph MO, 2Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 3Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterIntroduction: The collaboration of medical and surgical professionals on social media continues to thrive. The International Hernia… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Disaster Management: Implementation and attitudes from an advanced laparoscopic hemostasis course
Matthew C Tufts, Myron S Powell, MD, Jim Johnson, PhD, Jim Jordan, PhD, Jeffery Carter, MD. Wake Forest Baptist HealthINTRODUCTION: Surgical graduate medical education (SGME) has undergone dramatic changes from the apprenticeship model with increased emphasis on work hour restrictions. As a result, SGME has expanded the role of simulation training (ST) with the development of… Continue Reading
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Select General Surgery Residents Can Be Trained To Perform Both Diagnostic And Therapeutic ERCP During Their Residency
Christopher F McNicoll, MD, MPH, MS1, Cory G Richardson, MD2, Charles R St. Hill, MD, MSc, FACS1, Matthew S Johnson, MD3, Lindsay M Wenger, MD1, Nathan I Ozobia, MD, FACS4. 1UNLV School of Medicine, 2Northwest Institute for Digestive Surgery, 3Desert Surgical Associates, 4University Medical Center of Southern NevadaINTRODUCTION: Training select general surgery residents in diagnostic… Continue Reading
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