The value of laparoscopic skills courses

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 312-315

  Condous, George ^a,b,e   Alhamdan, Dalya ^b,e   Bignardi, Tommaso ^b,e   Van Calster, Ben ^c   Van Huffel, Sabine ^c   Timmerman, Dirk ^d   Lam, Alan ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e Omni Gynaecological Care Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Laparoscopic; Skills; Surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; GYNECOLOGY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIMULATOR; SKILL; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 70349777049     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.00993.x     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Fritsche L, Greenhalgh T, Falck-Ytter Y, Neumayer H-H, Kunz R. Do short courses in evidence based medicine improve knowledge and skills? Validation of Berlin questionnaire and before and after study of courses in evidence based medicine. BMJ 2002; 325: 1338-1341.
2. Daniel JS, Patricia CB, Robert VR et al. Laparoscopic training on bench models: Better and more cost effective than operating room experience? J Am Coll Surg 2000; 191: 272-283.
3. Olivier T, Matthew TG, Cheryl AN et al. The impact of intense laparoscopic skills training on the operative performance of urology residents. J Urol 2001; 166: 1658-1661.
4. Dimitrios S, James RK, William Black F et al. Psychomotor testing predicts rate of skill acquisition for proficiency-based laparoscopic skills training. Surgery 2006; 140: 252-262.
5. Daniel JS, William NY, Seifu TT et al. Laparoscopic skills training. Am J Surg 2001; 182: 137-142.
6. Gallagher AG, Ritter EM, Champion H et al. Virtual reality simulation for the operating room: Proficiency-based training as a paradigm shift in surgical skills training. Ann Surg 2005; 241: 364-372.
7. Rosser JC, Rosser LE, Salvalgi RS. Skill acquisition and assessment for laparoscopic surgery. Arch Surg 1997; 132: 200-204.
8. Rosser JC, Rosser LE, Savalgi RS. Objective evaluation of a laparoscopic surgical skill program for residents and senior surgeons. Arch Surg 1998; 133: 657-661.
9. Melvin WS, Johnson JA, Ellison EC. Laparoscopic skills enhancement. Am J Surg 1996; 172: 377-379.
10. Shapiro SJ, Paz-Partlow M, Daykhovsky L, Gordon LA. The use of a modular skills center for the maintenance of laparoscopic skills. Surg Endosc 1996; 10: 816-819.