Redefining Successful Surgical Training in the Age of Social Media
Deborah S Keller, MS, MD1,4, Borja DeLacy, MD2, Beatriz Martin-Perez, MD2, Hugo de Lacy, MBA3, Rodrogo Menchaca, PhD3, Manish Chand, MBA, FRCS, PhD4, Antonio M de Lacy, MD, PhD2. 1Columbia University Medical Center, 2Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 3AIS Channel, 4University College London Hospitals, NHS Foundation TrustsBackground: Surgical education is an active and adaptive process… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
PREOPERATIVE SKILL EVALUATION IN TRANSABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL (TAPP) INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH 3D-PRINTED TAPP SIMULATOR
Yuichi Nishihara, Takayuki Kondo, Yoshiki Kawaguchi, Jo Tokuyama, Hidejiro Urakami, Shiko Seki, Takashi Ohishi, Yoh Isobe. NHO Tokyo Medical CenterBackground: A realistic simulator for transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair would enhance the surgeons’ training experience before they enter the operating theater. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 3D-printed TAPP… Continue Reading
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A Delphi Study to Identify Key Skills that Reflect Laparoscopic Suturing Expertise: Preliminary Results
Rachel H Mathis, MD1, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, PhD2, Iman Ghaderi, MD, MSc3, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD1. 1Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, 2Teine Kejinakai Medical Center, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, 3University of Arizona College of MedicineIntroduction: As the field of laparoscopic surgery grows, the need for standard measures of complex laparoscopic surgical skills is apparent.… Continue Reading
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Evaluation of usefulness of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program in the eye of the european surgeon
Pawel Bogacki, MD1, Jan M Krzak, MD2, Miroslaw Szura, MD, PhD3, Katarzyna Gotfryt-Bugajska, MD4. 1Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2South Jutland Hospital, Departament of Surgery, Aabenraa, Denmark, 3Department of Experimental and Clinical Surgery, Jagiellonian University, 4Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Hospital of Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God, Krakow, PolandBackground: Common bile duct injury… Continue Reading
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Increased Withdrawal Time Immediately Following Colonoscopy Skills Improvement (CSI) Training
Melissa Ge, Jane Brodie, Bradley Evans, MD, Mark Borgaonkar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, David Pace, MD, MBA, FRCSC, Matthew Goldring, Darrell Boone, MD, FRCSC, Jerry McGrath, MD, FRCPC. Memorial University of NewfoundlandThe Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) has implemented the Colonoscopy Skills Improvement (CSI) program across Canada with the goal of improving colonoscopy quality. The program’s… Continue Reading
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National Training initiative for Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME) in the UK
Nader Francis, Professor1, Fiona Carter, Dr2, Marta Penna, Ms3, George Hanna, Professor3, Roel Hompes, Mr4. 1Yeovil District Hospital, 2SWSTNcic, 3Imperial College London, 4Oxford University HospitalsIntroduction: Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) has attracted substantial interest amongst colorectal surgeons throughout the world. Technical challenges of the technique however have been acknowledged by early adopters and this may… Continue Reading
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VALIDATION OF A VIRTUAL FLS INTRACORPOREAL SUTURING SIMULATOR
Yaoyu Fu1, Lora Cavuoto, PhD1, Trudi Qi, PhD2, Karthik Panneerselvam2, Venkata S Artikala, PhD3, Andinet Enquobahrie, PhD3, Suvranu De, PhD2, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD4. 1University at Buffalo, 2Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 3Kitware, Inc., 4University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesINTRODUCTION: Intracorporeal suturing is one of the most important and difficult procedures in laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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THE FIRST REPORT OF DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF A NON-BIOMATERIAL TRAINING MODEL FOR THORACOSCOPIC ESOPHAGECTOMY
Chiaki Sato, PhD, Ken Koseki, MD, Yu Onodera, Hirotaka Ishida, Shota Maruyama, Hiroshi Okamoto, Takahiro Heishi, Tadashi Sakurai, Yusuke Taniyama, Takeshi Naito, Takashi Kamei, Prof, Michiaki Unno. Tohoku Unversity Graduate School Of Medicine, Department Of SurgeryIntroduction: Surgeons have increasingly adopted thoracoscopic esophagectomy as an alternative to open esophagectomy. However, training opportunities for these techniques remain… Continue Reading
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iView Expert. Adapting a method from space and aviation training, to explicate and transfer medical expertise in complex tasks.
Aliasger Amin, Mr1, Vivienne I Blackhall, Miss1, Kenneth G Walker, Professor1, Iya Whiteley, Dr2, Phillip Wilson, Professor3. 1Highland Academic Surgical Institute, 2Centre for Space Medicine at Mullard Space Science Laboratory, 3Centre for Rural Health, Aberdeen UniversityIntroduction: As doctors become expert in a complex procedure, they develop automatic nuances of performance that are difficult to explain… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
“IS HANDS-ON ENDOSCOPIC LAB TRAINING BENEFICIAL TO SURGICAL RESIDENTS? RESIDENTS PROSPECTIVE OF SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY”
Quang N Nguyen, MBA, Chanaka Kahathuduwa, PhD, Theophilus Pham, MBA, Sarah E Wilson, Amir Aryaie, MD. Texas Tech Health Science CenterIntroduction: Endoscopy is an important skill for general surgeons to possess. However, there is lack of training within surgery residency programs. We implemented a one-day endoscopic surgery course with the aim of improving the confidence… Continue Reading
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DOES HANDS-ON LAPAROSCOPIC SWINE MODEL COURSE IMPROVE SURGERY RESIDENT’S SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE?
Sarah E Wilson, Chanaka Kahathuduwa, PhD, Quang N Nguyen, MBA, Theophilus Pham, MBA, Amir Aryaie, MD. Texas Tech Health Sciences CenterINTRODUCTION: A course evaluation study on the effectiveness of improving laparoscopic skills of surgical residents using swine models was evaluated through a self-report questionnaire administered before and after course completion. The purpose of the training is… Continue Reading
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Smartphone application guides laparoscopic training through simulation and reduces the need of feedback from expert tutors.
Jose Quezada, MD, Pablo Achurra, Martín Inzunza, MD, Ruben Ávila, MD, Julia Varas, MD, Nicolas Jarufe. Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileBackground: Learning laparoscopy is difficult and many educational tools including simulation training are required. Feedback plays a crucial role for motor skill training but require expert tutors and its time consuming. E-learning increases knowledge acquisition… Continue Reading
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Single incision laparoscopic appendectomy is feasible training method for surgical resident learning single incision laparoscopic surgery.
Jemin Choi, Young-Il Choi. Kosin University Gospel HospitalPURPOSE: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has been widely performed for acute appendicitis. In addition, minimally invasive surgery such as LA is common surgical technique to the surgical residents. However, single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a challenge to inexperienced surgical residents. We described our initial experience in teaching SILS… Continue Reading
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Evaluation of Stressor Types on Performance and Workload in FLS Tasks
Dharshini Suresh1, Michael Choti2, Alexander Eastman2, Ann Majewicz Fey1. 1University of Texas at Dallas, 2UT Southwestern Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of different stressor conditions on performance in laparoscopic surgical training tasks under stress. The stressor conditions evaluated included: (1) environmental stressors (i.e., flickering video and sounds), (2)… 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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