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
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
Abstract Journal Surgical Education
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.18416
Abstract: Journal Surgical Education SE001 THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON GENERAL SURGICAL TRAINEES’ SURGICAL EXPOSURE IN AUSTRALIA AMANDA NIKOLIC, THOMAS TIANG, ALEXANDR KUZMINOV, DIHARAH FERNANDO, SAMANTHA PHILLIPS, CORINA BEHRENBRUCH AND MICHAEL JOHNSTON St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne,… read more here.
Keywords: impact covid; surgical trainees; general surgical; journal surgical ... See more keywords
Perspectives on procedure-based assessments: a thematic analysis of semistructured interviews with 10 UK surgical trainees
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013417
Abstract: Objectives The introduction of competency-based training has necessitated development and implementation of accompanying mechanisms for assessment. Procedure-based assessments (PBAs) are an example of workplace-based assessments that are used to examine focal competencies in the workplace.… read more here.
Keywords: interviews surgical; procedure based; based assessments; semistructured interviews ... See more keywords
The introduction of a Surgical Care Practitioner training programme to an acute National Health Service trust and an exploration of the interrelationships between Surgical Care Practitioners, their trainers and surgical trainees.
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DOI: 10.1177/17504589231163684
Abstract: This study aimed to explore the impact of the introduction of a Surgical Care Practitioner programme on junior surgical training within an acute National Health Service trust. A qualitative methodology of semi-structured interviews was used… read more here.
Keywords: surgical care; surgical trainees; care practitioners; care practitioner ... See more keywords