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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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Laparoscopic Training In Virtual Reality: Haptic Vs. None Haptic
Amina Bouhelal, Dr, S Badiani, Mr, Walid Elbakbak, Dr, Badriya S Alaraimi, Dr, Bijendra Patel, Mr. Barts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London. Background: The efficacy of Simulation training is undoubtful, however the superiority of different simulators remains disputable. In our study, we examine the effect of haptic feedback on learning processes. Methodology: 42… Continue Reading
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Medimq: A Medical Image Diagnostic Learning and Assessment Tool
Cedric Dumas, PhD, Timothy R Coles, PhD, David Fielding, MD, Caroline G Cao, PhD. Commonwealth of Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Wright State University. Introduction New endoscopic technologies in the hospital operating room (OR) have dramatically improved the technical performance of surgical procedures. Where open surgery and traditional literature provides teaching from an external view,… Continue Reading
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One Size Fits All? the New Surgical Innovation Philosophy
Vivian De Ruijter, Pietro Riva, Natasha Waters, MD, Bernard Dallemagne, MD, Lee Swanstrom, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD, Silvana Perretta, MD. IRCAD-IHU, University of Strasbourg, France. INTRODUCTION: The growing importance of novel technologies in medical science and healthcare demands tighter collaborations between engineering and medicine. Professionals from both worlds have to master a wide range of… Continue Reading
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Outcomes of Resident Versus Fellow Assisted Bariatric Surgery
Patrick E LeMasters, MD, Emily W Shi, MD, Andrew Bates, MD, Edward H Chin, MD, FACS, Daniel M Herron, MD, FACS, William B Inabnet III, MD, Subhash U Kini, MD, Scott Q Nguyen, MD. Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai. NTRODUCTION – Bariatric surgeries performed at our institution consist of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass… Continue Reading
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Preliminary Evaluation of the Pattern Cutting and the Ligating Loop Virtual Laparoscopic Trainers
Amine Chellali, PhD, Woojin Ahn, PhD, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, Jeff Flinn, MS, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Suvranu De, ScD, Caroline G. L Cao, PhD. Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Wright State University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. INTRODUCTION: The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) trainer is currently… Continue Reading
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Preparing Residents for the FLS Skills Exam: A Competition Based Approach
Gregory S Peirce, General, Surgery, Resident, William V Rice, MD, Jason Hiles, MD. William Beaumont Army Medical Center. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this educational study was to assess the progress of the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) skills among General Surgery residents when they participated in a competitive tournament. Our hypothesis was that this competition… Continue Reading
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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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Reliability of GOALS Scores using Generalizability Theory
E Bilgic, Y Watanabe, MD, L Lee, MD, M C Vassiliou, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background: The Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) is an objective assessment tool that had been used to assess performance in the operating room. Its reliability has… Continue Reading
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Resident-led Deliberate Practice Utilizing Simulation
Caitlin A Halbert, DO, MS, Brian Frank, MD, Susan Coffey-Zern, MD. Christiana Care Health System. OBJECTIVES Simulation training is becoming standard in most teaching institutions across the country. It is a valuable teaching technique which provides opportunities for residents to learn and practice skills without affecting patient care. Simulation allows residents to practice skills in… 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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Starting a minimal invasive surgery program in colorectal cancer at the National Cancer Center Mexico. A Challenging environment for new procedures
Itzel Vela, MD, Angel Herrera, MD, Horacio Lopez Basave, MD, J Manuel Ruiz Molina, md, Javier Melchor, md, Rafael Vazquez, MD, Abelardo Meneses, MD. National Cancer Center Mexico. Introduction: Minimal invasive surgery in colorrectal cancer is a common practice in countries as US, this is still not true in countries as Mexico. In tertiary referral… Continue Reading
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Superiority of 3D imaging in endoscopic surgery training
Takayuki Fujii, MD, Yuji Nishizawa, PhD, Akihiro Kondo, MD, Masao Fujiwara, PhD, Keiichi Okano, PhD, Yasuyuki Suzuki, PhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University. [Objectives] 3D surgery has recently been attracting attention with the gradual increase in the use of surgery-assisting robots with 3D imaging and the development of 3D endoscopy. There… Continue Reading
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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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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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- Education / Simulation