Laparoscopic suturing skills after five -day short practice using box trainer
OBJECTIVES: Currently, skills labs are becoming increasingly important in the field of medical education. The aims of this study are to objectively assess psychomotor skill acquisition for surgical residents and medical students by five-day training using a box trainer.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve surgical residents (SR group) with minimum experience of laparoscopic surgery and 9 medical… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Utilization of Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is a safe and effective treatment for inguinal hernias, and is considered by some to be the procedure of choice for recurrent inguinal hernias. Little is known, however, about the frequency with which laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is performed and the determinants of its utilization.METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Audio-visual training system is simple and useful method for trainees with various skill levels in laparoscopically assisted surgery.
(BACKGROUND) Traditionally, surgical residents learn and master surgical skills while they are doing operation under the proper direction of senior staff or supervisors. In the case of laparoscopically assisted surgery, in which learning curve depends on efficient instruction due to the complicated procedures, both operator and director can share the same image as well as… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Consideration to improve Quality of the section of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification in Japan
The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) started Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification (ESSQS) in 2004, and carried out three examinations up to 2006. Assessment was performed by reviewing documents, which included laparoscopic surgery experiences, and qualifying unedited video tape by two independent referees. We adopted two criteria to evaluate surgical skills, as common and procedure-specific… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Videolaryngoscopic Intubation: A new teaching tool for residents in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Objective: This is a study to determine the efficacy and feasibility of videolaryngoscopy as a training tool for emergent endotracheal intubations by surgical residents in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Methods: Over a fifteen month period ending December 2007, SICU patients underwent emergent endotracheal intubation using videolaryngoscopy. All residents underwent a thirty minute tutorial… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Transfer of Basic Skills Between Laparoscopy and Colonoscopy
INTRODUCTION: Skills needed for different image-based procedures appear to vary considerably, even though they often derive from the same underlying abilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the transfer of basic skills between colonoscopy and laparoscopy. METHODS: Twenty-nine medical trainees (no clinical experience in laparoscopy and colonoscopy) were stratified by scores on psychometric… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Validation of Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Training Outside the Operating Room: A Long Road
Intro: Surgical skills training outside the OR is beneficial. The best methods have yet to be identified. In a series of three studies, we attempted unsuccessfully to document predictive validity of simulation training. Methods: In each study we used Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) to evaluate operative performance 1.) Prospective, randomized, multi-center trial… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Does Telementoring Shorten the Pathway to Proficiency in the Simulation Environment?
Introduction: Telementoring(TM) is an emerging tool that enables experts to provide consultation to other surgeons remotely. It has not been studied in the simulation environment. Simulation allows residents to train independently to gain proficiency. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of distant telementoring in a simulated mock operating room to identify… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Prospective Randomized Trial of Transfer of Training in the Development of Intracorporeal Suturing Skill in Novices
Introduction: Teaching minimally invasive surgical skills outside the operating room is a pressing need. In addition to the usual challenges of learning new skills, trainees have to contend with a loss of depth perception and movement in laparoscopy. Our study aims to help delineate what type of training is of benefit to learning intracorporeal suturing… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Does Access to Minimally Invasive Surgery Account for Racial Differences in Surgical Outcome
Introduction: Minority populations consistently demonstrate poorer medical and surgical outcomes. Given that surgery is a rapidly evolving field, we hypothesized that poorer surgical outcomes by black patients are related to lack of access to minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Methods: We used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a 20% stratified random sample of patients admitted… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Laparoscopic Surgery Videos (LSV) as a \’visual aid\’ improve Medical Student\’s Learning of Anatomy (MSLA): A Randomized Controlled Study.
Objective of study :Approaches to teaching correlate with quality of learning. Knowledge of anatomy a foundation for surgical skills can improve by visualization. Dissection on dwindling 'available cadaver' population fails to achieve this in totality. Easily available LSVs can be useful as visual teaching aids. Study was aimed to evaluate the utility of LSV in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Mirror image laparoscopic training improves task performance
Reverse alignment (mirror image) visualization is a disconcerting situation occasionally faced during laparoscopic operations. This occurs when the camera faces back at the surgeon in the opposite direction from which the surgeon’s body and instruments are facing. Most surgeons will attempt to optimize trocar and camera placement to avoid this situation, however, this is not… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
The Impact of Surgical Team Size on Laparoscopic Surgical Performance
Introduction: The surgical team is a dynamic system with constant change in tasks and team composition. This study reviewed operation records retrospectively to describe the surgical team composition, and examine the impact of surgical size on performance. We aim to improve the OR efficiency by constructing optimal surgical teams.Methods: Cases preformed by an expert laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Validation of a Simple Camera Navigation Trainer
IntroductionA common challenge during laparoscopic surgery is proper usage of the 30 degree laparoscope. Optimal images are obtained by adjusting both the axis of the scope and the angle of lens as determined by the orientation of the light cord. Hence, utilizing a novice as the primary camera operator often results in a frustrating and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Framing Family Conversation After Early Diagnosis of Iatrogenic Injury and Incidental Findings
Introduction: Both biliary injury and biliary malignancy can be devastating to patients and their families. Surgeons are rarely formally trained in giving bad news to patients. The aim of our study was to examine and compare disclosure of iatrogenic and incidental operative findings among surgical residents. Methods: General surgery residents (PGY1-PGY5) performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation