The Wimat Colonoscopy Suitcase: A Novel Polypectomy Trainer
James Ansell, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, Stuart Goddard, Neil Warren, Jared Torkington Welsh Institute for Minimal Access Therapy The WIMAT colonoscopy suitcase is a novel, ex-vivo animal simulator designed to teach colonic polypectomy to trainee endoscopists. It has the capacity to simulate a range of polypectomy tasks and has been validated for skills training. Session: Podium Presentation… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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The Wimat Colonoscopy Suitcase Is a Valid Simulator for Polypectomy Training
James Ansell, Joanna Hurley, James Horwood, Chantelle Rizan, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, Stuart Goddard, Neil Warren, Jared Torkington Welsh Institute for Minimal Access Therapy, University Hospital Llandough, University Hospital of Wales Objectives: The aim of this study is to establish if the WIMAT colonoscopy suitcase has construct and concurrent validity for colonic polypectomy training. This is a… Continue Reading
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The Zone of Proximal Development in Laparoscopic Skill Acquisition – A Randomised Controlled Trial Into the Effect of Mentoring in Surgical Training
Simon J Cole, BScHons, Hugh Mackenzie, MBBS, BSc, MRCS, Joon Ha, MBBS, BScHons, George B Hanna, PhD, FRCS, Danilo Miskovic, MD, FRCS Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, St. Marys Hospital, Praed Street, London, UK, W2 1NY Introduction:The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is the potential gain conferred by mentored over independent training. This… Continue Reading
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Training Simulation and Skills Development in Single Port Surgery
David Valadez-Caballero, MD, Roberto Gonzalez - Santamaria, MD, Vicente Gonzalez-Ruiz, MD, FACS, Jaime Justo-Janeiro, MD, MS, FACS, Alberto Chousleb-Kalach, MD, FACS ABC MEDICAL CENTER - ZUMPANGO REGIONAL HIGH SPECIALITY HOSPITAL INTRODUCTION: Ethical and economic factors have stimulated the creation and acceptance of simulators for the development of surgical skills. However, despite currently being developed and… Continue Reading
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Training Techniques in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Adrian Billeter, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Lucich, Soloman Levy, MD, Eric Davis, MD, Michael Marvin, MD, Erica Sutton, MD Hiram C. Polk, Jr. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY Introduction: This study identifies and reviews published reports of training techniques for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) in search of commonly utilized training… Continue Reading
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Using Social Media for Surgical Education: Distraction Or Opportunity?
Tanya M Santella, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Andrea Petrucci, MD, Ekaterina Lebedeva, MLIS, Liane S Feldman, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Gerald M Fried, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd, FRCSC McGill University Health Centre INTRODUCTIONSocial media (SM) has drastically changed the way society communicates and accesses information. The popularity of sessions on SM at surgical… Continue Reading
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Validation of a Virtual Reality Based Robotic Surgical Skills Curriculum
Michael Connolly, BS, John Seligman, BA, Maurice Page, MD, Andrew Kastenmeier, MD, Matthew I Goldblatt, MD, Jon C Gould, MD Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery Background: The clinical application of robotic assisted surgery (RAS) is rapidly increasing. The daVinci Surgical System™ is currently the only commercially available RAS system,… Continue Reading
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Validation of development and early outcomes of the Toolkit for Illustration Procedures in Surgery (TIPS)
Moshim Kukar, MD, Saleh Dindar, Jorg Peters, Juan Cendan, James Hassett, Ruth Nawotnyak, Sukitti Punak, William G Cance, MD, Sergei Kurenov Department of Surgical Oncology Roswell Park Cancer Institute, CISE University of Florida, Clinical Skills and Simulation Center University of Central Florida, Department of Surgery University at Buffalo Introduction: With increasing utilization of minimally invasive… Continue Reading
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What lies beneath? Determining the personality of advanced laparoscopic surgeons: can a difference impact the quality of training?
Susannah M Wyles, MD, Anam Parand, MSc, Melody Ni, PhD, John T Jenkins, FRCS, George B Hanna, PhD, FRCS Imperial College London, St Mark's Hospital Harrow Introduction There is increased pressure for trainees to choose their specialty early in their career and there has been previous discussion as to the possibility or acceptability of predetermining… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation