Skills courses in plastic surgery: Impact of enhancing confidence, skills and understanding amongst junior doctors

Jalali, Morteza; Abood, Ahid; Flint, Louise; Pinder, Richard; Majumder, Subrata Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2010.10.025

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“…Surgical courses aimed at more experienced and skilled delegates include MY Plastic Surgery Course (two-day course for students and doctors), Facial Plastic Surgery Course (three-day course for doctors), and the specialty courses by the RCSeng (Specialty Skills in Plastic Surgery, Emergency Skills in Maxillofacial Surgery, and various regional anatomy courses) [13]. These courses are often expensive, costing up to £300 -400 per session, which may not be feasible to all medical students and junior doctors.…”

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“…The benefit of one-day practical skills courses on plastic surgery has been documented previously by two national courses, both displayed a significant improvement in delegate post-course knowledge and practical skills; delivered by The British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS Undergraduate Day) and St Georges Hospital [7] [12]. Other courses include: MY Plastic Surgery Course (two-day course in Wakefield for students and doctors), Facial Plastic Surgery Course (three-day course in London for doctors), and specialty courses by The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSeng), such as Specialty Skills in Plastic Surgery [13].…”

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Improving Confidence and Practical Skills in Plastic Surgery for Medical Students and Junior Doctors: A One-Day Session

Leung¹,

Leo²,

Khundkar³

et al. 2016

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Objectives: The current medical school curriculum offers scant exposure to plastic surgery. Medical students and junior doctors are often inadequately prepared for inhospital placements which may impact on patient safety and quality of care. We aimed to deliver a one-day "hands-on" practical session on basic surgical skills and principles in plastic surgery, and to assess its effectiveness at improving confidence to the specialty among junior trainees. Methods: The one-day practical session covered knot tying, suturing, LA administration, skin lesion excision and local flaps, with short concurrent lectures on principles of plastic surgery. Self-assessment confidence scores were recorded before and after the course on seven domains: a) knowledge: wound assessment and management, suture selection, and concepts of flaps; b) practical skills: Handling of surgical instrument, suturing, LA administration, and skin lesion excision. Results: Thirty-five participants attended: Six core surgical trainees, fifteen foundation doctors, and fourteen medical students. The overall course satisfaction was 9.13/10. Self-assessment confidence scores in all domains significantly improved after the course (p < 0.0001). Suturing (58.6%) and skin lesion excision (74.5%) demonstrated the largest improvement. Qualitative feedback was extremely positive. Conclusions: The hands-on nature of the course offered participants great opportunities to acquire the necessary confidence and practical skills required for in-hospital placements. It is vital for students and doctors interested in a career in plastic surgery to prepare adequately for this diverse specialty, which is covered in limited depth in medical school. The need for more practical skills courses on plastic surgery for this demographic is intuitive.

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Improving Confidence and Practical Skills in Plastic Surgery for Medical Students and Junior Doctors: A One-Day Session

Leung¹,

Leo²,

Khundkar³

et al. 2016

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“…Medical students and junior doctors are also under increasing pressure to choose their future specialty at an earlier stage 7 .…”

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“…The impact of plastic surgery courses for junior doctors has also been evaluated in a two-day course (Mid-Yorkshire Plastic Surgery course). Similarly, there was a greater intention to pursue a career in plastic surgery after the course with increased confidence in practical skills and a better understanding of what the career entails 7 .…”

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Plastic Surgery Undergraduate Training

Khatib

Soukup

Boughton

et al. 2015

Annals of Plastic Surgery

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“…The National Resident Matching Program 17 provides data on the residency programs in the United States and their evolution over the years. Jalali et al 18 published results of interviews of 20 plastic surgery trainees in the United Kingdom, after a practical course, in order to analyze the impact of trust, understanding, and skills in the training of doctors. The need for practical training services in plastic surgery was underscored.…”

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Avaliação dos programas de residência médica em Cirurgia Plástica no Distrito Federal

Batista

Pacheco

Silva

2013

Rev. Bras. Cir. Plást.

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Introduction:The residency period is an important step in the medical training of plastic surgeons in Brazil. However, there are few qualitative studies about the existing residency programs. Thus, the aim of this study was to conduct a qualitative research of the medical residency programs of the accredited services of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery in Distrito Federal. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed through individual structured questionnaires, which were self-administered by residents training in the accredited services of Distrito Federal, in 2012. Results: Eighteen residents (age range, 25-52 years; 13 [72.2%] men and 5 [27.8%] women) agreed to participate. Of them, 61.1% reported that the hospital had complementary services necessary to meet patients' continuous care and the minimum requirements of the program, 66.7% thought that the bibliographic archive was only partially adequate or inadequate, and 72.2% reported to participate in 2 or more hours of weekly scientific meetings. Participation in 5 to 10 surgeries per week was reported by 88.8% of participants. Most residents said that they participate for up to 4 hours/week as a surgeon and 11-20 hours/week as an assistant. Most (66.7%) of residents had made presentations at scientific meetings, and 72.2% had no articles published in the Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery. With respect to the workload of the residency program, 80% were assigned to outpatient, infirmary, and surgical center activities, and 20% were assigned to theoretical activities. Among the suggestions mentioned to improve the medical residency programs were the need to increase the scope and the interchange between services, as well as the encouragement of scientific research output. Conclusions: The perception of plastic surgery residents in the accredited services of Distrito Federal, about the curriculum, program structure and teaching performance, was positive. The negative aspects mentioned were the range and distribution of the curriculum, lack of emergency care, inadequate training in reconstructive procedures, and compact training in other areas, as well as an unsatisfactory bibliographic archive and lack of incentive for researchers. Among the suggestions especially mentioned for the improvement of the medical residency programs were the need to increase the scope and the exchange between services, as well as the encouragement of scientific research output.

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Skills courses in plastic surgery: Impact of enhancing confidence, skills and understanding amongst junior doctors

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Improving Confidence and Practical Skills in Plastic Surgery for Medical Students and Junior Doctors: A One-Day Session

Improving Confidence and Practical Skills in Plastic Surgery for Medical Students and Junior Doctors: A One-Day Session

Plastic Surgery Undergraduate Training

Avaliação dos programas de residência médica em Cirurgia Plástica no Distrito Federal

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