PLAYING TO YOUR SKILLS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL EVALUATING A DEDICATED VIDEO-GAME FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Cuan M Harrington, Vishwa Chaitanya, Patrick Dicker, Oscar Traynor, Dara Kavanagh. Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandBackground: Video-gaming demands elements of visual attention, hand-eye coordination and depth perception which may be contiguous with laparoscopic skill development. General video gaming has demonstrated altered cortical-plasticity and improved baseline/acquisition of minimally invasive skills. The present study aimed to… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
Perception of the use of technology in medicine and robotic surgery among undergraduates and medical students: preliminary results from a survey
Federico Gheza, MD, Alberto Mangano, MD, Mario A Masrur, MD, Pier C Giulianotti, MD, FACS. UICIntroduction: A general misperception of the real concept of robotic surgery seems to be revealed in our clinical practice. Despite its introduction almost years ago, robotic surgery is still related to many myths and beliefs. Before designing a trial to… 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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Measuring Transfer of Skill from the Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Trainer (VTEST) to EASIE-R Model
Nicole Santos1, Akole Lamien2, Austin Findley2, Michael Galloway2, Minia Hellan2, Mary McCarthy2, Thomas Simon2, Ali Linsk1, Alex Derevianko1, Jaisa Olasky3, Emilie Fitzpatrick4, Brian Nguyen4, Steven Schwaitzberg5, Daniel Jones4, Suvranu De6, Caroline G Cao2. 1Cambridge Health Alliance, 2Wright State University, 3Mount Auburn Hospital, 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 5State University of New York at Buffalo, 6Rensselaer… 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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LEARNING CURVES TO MEASURE PROFICIENCY IN COLONOSCOPY TRAINING AMONGST SURGERY TRAINEES: A NOVEL COMPETENCY-BASED APPROACH.
Moska Hamidi, MD, MPH, Jeffrey Hawel, MD, FRCSC, Michael Ott, MD, MSc, FRCSC. London Health Sciences CentreBackground: Colonoscopy is an important diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in the management of colonic disease; achieving competence during residency is an integral part of performing high-quality colonoscopy in-practice, regardless of specialty. There is debate and controversy however, regarding what,… 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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- Podium Presentations
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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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“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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INNATE PREDICTORS OF ACQUISITION AND RETENTION OF FUNDAMENTALS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY (FLS) TASK PERFORMANCE
Cuan M Harrington, Patrick Dicker, Oscar Traynor, Dara Kavanagh. Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandBackground: Minimally invasive surgery poses a unique learning curve due to the requirement for non-intuitive psychomotor skills. Programmes such as the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) provide mandatory training and certification for many residents. However, predictors of FLS performance and retention… 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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IMPROVING TRAINEES’ SELF-ASSESSMENT THROUGH GAZE GUIDANCE
Yuanyuan Feng1, Katie Li2, Ivan George3, Hamid Zahiri3, Helena Mentis1. 1University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2Pomona College, 3Anna Arundel Mendical CenterINTRODUCTION: Effective learning to become competent in surgery depends on a trainee’s ability to accurately recognize their strengths and weaknesses. However, a surgical trainee’s self-assessment is poorly correlated with expert assessment. This study aimed to… Continue Reading
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HOW MANY THROWS DOES IT TAKE TO TIE A SECURE KNOT?
Ceazon Edwards, MD, Kristina Shaffer, MD, Amy Somerset, MD, Rose Callahan, MS, Kathryn Ziegler, MD. Beaumont Health SystemIntroduction: Knot security is the ability of knots to resist slippage as force is applied, and the optimal number of throws to ensure a secure knot improves efficiency and outcome. The literature on the accepted number of throws per type of suture… 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
EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF OPERATIVE VOLUME: DOES NON-BARIATRIC SURGICAL VOLUME AFFECT OUTCOMES AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY?
Kyle Hunt, MD, FRCSC1, Aristithes Doumouras, MD2, Dennis Hong, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS2. 1University of Toronto, 2McMaster UniversityINTRODUCTION: Higher operative volumes are associated with improved patient outcomes in bariatric surgery. As studies have shown that experience and learned skills in surrogate surgical operations may be transferrable to a specific index operation, the question remains as… Continue Reading
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