The surgical trainee log we need: Minimum of work, maximum of output

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-189

  Merry, Chris ^a   Goodall Wilson, Darrin ^a   Guest, Glenn ^a   Papas, Chris ^b   Selvidge, Jannie ^a   Watters, David A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Dynamic Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical information system; Performance monitoring; Procedural logbook; Surgical audit; Surgical database; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; REGISTER; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; SOFTWARE; SURGERY;

EID: 33644842456     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03676.x     Document Type: Article

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