Training, assessment and competency in gynaecologic surgery

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 173-187

  Hammond, Ian ^a,b   Karthigasu, Krishnan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Gynaecology; Laparoscopy; Simulation; Skills; Surgical; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSUSPENSION; CURRICULUM; CYSTECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; EPISIOTOMY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MYOMECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; TEACHING;

EID: 32044467336     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2005.09.006     Document Type: Review

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