Harnessing Technology for Evidence-Based Education and Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Abstract
Training specific surgical skills on simulators has been proven to bring a better-prepared student to a human operating room, and when the simulator-trained student performs a portion of a procedure fewer errors are made when compared to a learner who has not been trained on a simulator. This current study seeks to further this work by first developing a curriculum for training an entire procedure, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, using simulation technologies and integrating cognitive, psychomotor aspects of full procedure training, and second, to test the effectiveness of curriculum-based training through a multicenter, international research group, the MASTER group. Thus far the curriculum has been developed and validated locally (See Appendix A). Expert performance levels have been established through several large surveys of advanced laparoscopic surgeons (Appendix B & C). The methodology for executing the study at multiple sites has been developed and distributed. Local IRS approval has been acquired at the lead center and other sites are in the process of submitting their IRBs. There have been project delays due in part to research staff changes and difficulty in acquiring IRS due to confusion regarding the exempt status usually granted to educational research projects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA430029
Entities
People
- C. D. Smith
Organizations
- Emory University