Local and national laparoscopic skill competitions: residents’ opinions and impact on adoption of simulation-based training

Abstract

This study does not support the hypothesis that competition alone universally increases voluntary use of simulation-based training, with only the minority of individuals competing at the national level demonstrated significantly higher simulation use. However, simulation training was perceived as a valuable exercise. Lack of time and access to simulators, as opposed to lack of interest, were the most commonly reported to limited use.

Surgical Skills Olympiad: A 4-Year Experience in a General Surgery Residency Program

“…McCreery et al found many residents felt that simulator practice improves intraoperative performance, and competition was a motivating factor to practice. 13 Verdaasdonk et al also found that motivation to win was a significant factor in driving residents to participate in a voluntary laparoscopic skills competition. 14 Interestingly, one study showed that implementing a statewide resident skills competition during the annual American College of Surgeons (ACS) chapter meetings was associated with a significant increase in resident attendance at these meetings, suggesting that competition could be used to increase resident engagement in other activities.…”

“…Although not robust, it is on par with, and in some cases exceeds, the response rates seen for similar studies. 13 17 Another limitation is potential recall bias associated with a delayed survey. We could address this by performing a survey immediately after each competition.…”

Artificial Versus Video-Based Immersive Virtual Surroundings: Analysis of Performance and User’s Preference

“…According to a recent survey in Canada, the time spent on training is reduced due to a lack of time for 90% of respondents, and due to a limited access to simulators in 36%. 3 In Germany, 38% of hospitals do not provide laparoscopic training facilities. 2 Frequently, financial aspects are mentioned as a reason for missing simulators.…”

“…However, its limited use outside of mandatory curricula may be due to availability, accessibility, and time frames for training, and also due to a low level of attractiveness of currently available simulators and virtual tasks. 1-3 To improve the latter, haptic feedback and 3-dimensional vision have been introduced to VRL simulators in the past. 4,5 A different approach can be a more realistic environment during laparoscopic training.…”

Analysing usability and presence of a virtual reality operating room (VOR) simulator during laparoscopic surgery training

“…The main drawback of current VRL simulation is the lack of true representation of the operating theatre experience [17]. Most VRL simulators use a 2D display interface that replicates the tasks but not the environment of busy and often chaotic operating theatres [22,41]. Numerous distractions occurring in a surgical surrounding, which have been identified and broadly classified into equipment factors, environmental factors, social factors and organizational factors [29].…”