Using simulation to assess basic ultrasound skills in plastic surgical trainees: a prospective cohort validation study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00238-024-02251-9
Abstract: Ultrasound has become an invaluable diagnostic tool in plastic surgery. It is quick and easy to use, and it increases the safeness of invasive procedures. Its applications include among others identification of perforators when designing… read more here.
Keywords: surgical trainees; test; plastic surgical; ultrasound skills ... See more keywords
Current status of the surgical training system in Japan: results of a nationwide questionnaire survey of graduating surgical trainees
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DOI: 10.1007/s00595-024-02884-0
Abstract: To identify the problems trainees face during surgical training in Japan. A nationwide online questionnaire survey was conducted targeting newly certified surgical trainees. The response rate was 53.8% (758/1410). Among those respondents, 25.6% were women,… read more here.
Keywords: training; surgical trainees; japan; surgical training ... See more keywords
Riding the waves: the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on a national surgical training cohort
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DOI: 10.1007/s11845-021-02739-4
Abstract: The World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic on the 11 March 2020 resulting in implementation of methods to contain viral spread, including curtailment of all elective and non-emergent interventions. Many institutions have experienced changes… read more here.
Keywords: impact covid; survey; training; surgical training ... See more keywords
Defining the Learning Curves of Colorectal Surgical Trainees in Colonoscopy using the ACE tool.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2022.02.019
Abstract: BACKGROUND & AIMS Gastroenterology (GI) fellows require on average 250-275 colonoscopies to achieve competency. For surgical trainees, 50 colonoscopies is deemed adequate. Two training pathways using different assessment methods makes any direct comparison impossible. At… read more here.
Keywords: tool; ace; learning curves; competency ... See more keywords
It All Depends on Who Does What: A Survey of Patient and Family Member Comfort With Surgical Trainees Operating.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.05.014
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To measure patient and family member comfort with surgical trainees of varying levels performing different portions of surgery. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS An electronic survey dividing surgery into 6 steps (prepping and positioning, initial… read more here.
Keywords: family member; family; patient family; member comfort ... See more keywords
Stress and Burnout in Training; Requiem for the Surgical Dream.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.07.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Burnout among trainee doctors is common with as many as two-thirds reporting poor health. This study aimed to assess burnout in a cohort of UK core and higher general surgical trainees. DESIGN The Maslach… read more here.
Keywords: stress burnout; burnout training; burnout; training requiem ... See more keywords
Eye of the beholder: Risk calculators and barriers to adoption in surgical trainees
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DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.07.002
Abstract: Background Accurate risk assessment before surgery is complex and hampered by behavioral factors. Underutilized risk‐based decision‐support tools may counteract these barriers. The purpose of this study was to identify perceptions of and barriers to the… read more here.
Keywords: adoption surgical; risk; risk calculators; risk assessment ... See more keywords
SP2.2.4National multi centre cohort study of transferable skills acquired among redeployed core surgical trainees to intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab361.041
Abstract: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic a large number of core surgical trainees have been redeployed to intensive care units across the country. This study analyses the procurement of transferable skills by trainees mapped to the… read more here.
Keywords: intensive care; care; cohort; surgical trainees ... See more keywords
Review of the validity of DOPS as an assessment tool for the procedural skills of surgical trainees.
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DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac268.031
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Surgical trainees at all stages are mandated to use workplace-based assessments (WBAs) to gain feedback from their trainers. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) is a tool to assess hands-on surgical skills. This review… read more here.
Keywords: surgical trainees; assessment tool; dops assessment; procedural skills ... See more keywords
SP8.4 - Retrospective comparison of core surgical trainee procedural experience gained in Scottish rural, general and tertiary hospitals
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DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znae197.090
Abstract: Core surgical trainees are placed across all hospital types in Scotland, including rural, general and tertiary hospitals. The extent and nature of the procedural experience gained in these different settings has not been previously compared… read more here.
Keywords: procedural experience; surgical trainees; general tertiary; tertiary hospitals ... See more keywords
Operative Autonomy in a Gender Balanced Cohort of Surgical Trainees.
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DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010407
Abstract: BACKGROUND Gender inequity continues to be a major focus of improvements within surgical education. Female trainees are fewer in number and suffer reduced quality of surgical training. Prior studies have demonstrated that surgical autonomy for… read more here.
Keywords: autonomy; surgical trainees; surgical autonomy; gender ... See more keywords