International Implementation of a PROficiency based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training (PROSPECT) in Daily Practice

Simulation-Based Education of Endovascular Scrub Nurses Reduces Stress and Improves Team Performance

“…The project's general acceptance may also have been facilitated by the fact that technical simulation and interprofessional education for years have been an integrated and prioritized part of the department's strategy. 2,23 From the OR-Black-Box experience, monitoring of the operating room (video and audio) and intraoperative data, in general, have been positively received, findings supporting our present experience. 24 Nevertheless, concerns about privacy and the risk of litigation have also been expressed, underlining the importance of addressing these concerns to facilitate successful implementation.…”

“…1 Simulationbased education (SBE) has been implemented in several national vascular surgery curricula to ensure a standardized acquisition of skills in endovascular peripheral arterial procedures. 2,3 In this setting, SBE has been shown to increase technical skills of the trainee, although proof of skills transferability into, for example, fewer complications and errors and shorter procedure times are scarce. 3,4 To conduct such studies during real-time surgical procedures without supervisor take-over would, of course, be unethical, underlining the need for alternative measures to evaluate SBE effects during surgery.…”

Cardiovascular Surgery Procedural Training and Evaluation: Current Status and Future Directions

“…A randomized clinical trial and subsequent cohort study have demonstrated the effectiveness of hands-on and virtual reality simulation to train residents in endovascular procedures; residents were shown to have improved competency based on objective metrics, and the training reduced the chances of the attending taking over when the resident applied these skills in the actual clinical setting. 22 23 ABTS now has a 20-hour simulation requirement that applies to all residents, and the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association provides resources and links to simulation training, including commercially available surgical simulators. How that time is used is entirely up to the training programs and likely varies greatly.…”