Cognitive skills analysis, kinesiology, and mental imagery in the acquisition of surgical skills

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 328-332

  Bathalon, Sébastien ^a   Dorion, Dominique ^a,b   Darveau, Simon ^a   Martin, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attrition; Cognitive task analysis; Cricothyroidotomy; Imagery; Mental practice; Mental rehearsal; Motor skills; Retention; Skill acquistion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; IMAGERY; KINESIOLOGY; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; TRACHEOTOMY; VISUAL AID;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; MOTOR SKILLS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

EID: 31344475321     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.34506     Document Type: Article

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