The Cognitive and Technical Skills Impact of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Simulation Curriculum on Neurosurgical Trainees at the 2013 Neurological Society of India Meeting

Building a microneurosurgical laboratory in Latin America: challenges and possibilities

“…evaluated residents during a course of vascular anastomosis performed in a microsurgical laboratory and obtained an improvement of 46–56% ( P = 0.001) in the Northwestern Objective Microanastomosis Assessment Tool score. [ 17 ] Hagen et al . studied the perception and actions of residents of general surgery and demonstrated that those residents who had been trained in a laboratory had a high confidence in their daily professional activities.…”

A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 1: Cranial Neurosurgery

“…Additionally, the impact of microanastomosis, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), posterior cervical fusion (PCF), and durotomy repair modules on cognitive and technical skills was assessed with significant improvements in OSATS and knowledge 69 A combined bench and virtual reality model for pedicle screw placement and lumbar stenosis decompression was evaluated by experienced spinal surgeons, using a validated questionnaire and demonstrated content validity (rating 2), with no LoE determined in the study 72 .…”

Assessment of the Interrater Reliability of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Microanastomosis Assessment Scale

“…The Congress of Neurological Surgeons has created simulation modules, each incorporating a scale derived from the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill. [8][9][10] One of these modules is the "Congress of Neurological Surgeons Microanastomosis Module," which has a corresponding assessment scale called the Northwestern Objective Microanastomosis Assessment Tool (NOMAT). A previous study by our group established the face and construct validity of the NOMAT.…”