Evolving Educational Techniques in Surgical Training

Evans, Charity H.; Schenarts, Kimberly D.

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2015.09.005

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“…Many institutions in Europe and the U.S. have adopted RAS as the gold standard technique for radical prostatectomy, radical cystectomy, pyeloplasty, and partial nephrectomy. 3,4 The impact of RAS on the training of residents in general urology has become an increasing focus of attention in Europe and the U.S. 5 In Canada, where there are 80-fold fewer da Vinci surgical systems™ (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.) than in the U.S., the role of RAS in urological surgery remains unclear, with no directed training strategy for RAS in the 12 Canadian urology residency programs. In 2014, there were 24 clinical da Vinci surgical systems in Canada (one in British Columbia, five in Alberta, 11 in Ontario, and seven in Quebec), with nine in resident training programs (compared to five in 2011).…”

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Evolving attitudes toward robotic surgery among Canadian urology residents

Locke

Robinson

MacNeily

et al. 2017

CUAJ

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Introduction: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RAS) has not been adopted as rapidly or widely in Canada as in the U.S. In 2011, Canadian urology residents felt that RAS represented an expanding field that could potentially negatively impact their training. We re-evaluate trainee exposure and attitudes to RAS in Canadian residency training five years later. Methods: All Canadian urology residents were asked to participate in an online survey designed to assess current resident exposure to and perception of RAS. Results: The response rate was 39% (61/157). Seventy-seven percent of residents reported being involved in at least one RAS procedure (52% in 2011), and the majority had exposure to <10 cases. For those in hospitals with access to RAS, 96% desired more console time, while only 50% of those without access wanted more console experience. Of all residents, 50% felt that RAS will become the gold standard in certain urological surgeries (34% in 2011), but only 28% felt that RAS would play an increasingly important role in urology (59% in 2011). Conclusions: Despite an increase in exposure to RAS in residency programs over the past five years, console experience remains limited. Although these residents desire more access to RAS, many voice uncertainty of the role of RAS in Canada. We cannot conclude whether RAS is perceived by residents to be beneficial or detrimental to their training nationwide. Moving forward in the robotic era, it will be important to either modify residency curricula to address RAS experience or to limit RAS to fellowship training.

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Evolving attitudes toward robotic surgery among Canadian urology residents

Locke

Robinson

MacNeily

et al. 2017

CUAJ

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“…This concept of laboratory and simulated training is not new, nor is it novel to endoscopic spine surgery [20][21][22][23]. A national survey of neurosurgery residency programs demonstrated that 95.4% of educators believed laboratory training was integral to training, yet only 50.8% of surveyed training sessions focused on endoscopy [23].…”

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The Value of a Synthetic Model-based Training Lab to Increase Proficiency with Endoscopic Approaches to the Spine

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Brusko

Brooks

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…Moreover, greater diversity and complexity in the procedures can be achieved. However, the cost of purchasing and maintaining is high, and also despite the rapid advances in VR/AR technologies, the realism still fails in representing the operating room settings with high fidelity [17].…”

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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Medical Education

Pantelidis¹,

Chorti²,

Papagiouvanni³

et al. 2018

Medical and Surgical Education - Past, Present and Future

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Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are two contemporary simulation models that are currently upgrading medical education. VR provides a 3D and dynamic view of structures and the ability of the user to interact with them. The recent technological advances in haptics, display systems, and motion detection allow the user to have a realistic and interactive experience, enabling VR to be ideal for training in hands-on procedures. Consequently, surgical and other interventional procedures are the main fields of application of VR. AR provides the ability of projecting virtual information and structures over physical objects, thus enhancing or altering the real environment. The integration of AR applications in the understanding of anatomical structures and physiological mechanisms seems to be beneficial. Studies have tried to demonstrate the validity and educational effect of many VR and AR applications, in many different areas, employed via various hardware platforms. Some of them even propose a curriculum that integrates these methods. This chapter provides a brief history of VR and AR in medicine, as well as the principles and standards of their function. Finally, the studies that show the effect of the implementation of these methods in different fields of medical training are summarized and presented.

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Evolving Educational Techniques in Surgical Training

Cited by 93 publications

References 48 publications

Evolving attitudes toward robotic surgery among Canadian urology residents

Evolving attitudes toward robotic surgery among Canadian urology residents

The Value of a Synthetic Model-based Training Lab to Increase Proficiency with Endoscopic Approaches to the Spine

Virtual and Augmented Reality in Medical Education

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