Evaluation of clinical endobronchial ultrasound skills following clinical versus simulation training

Respirology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-299

  Stather, David R ^a   Mac Eachern, Paul ^a   Chee, Alex ^a   Dumoulin, Elaine ^b   Tremblay, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

bronchoscopy; computer simulation; education; training; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856244291     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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