Construction of an evidence-based, graduated training curriculum for D-box, a webcam-based laparoscopic basic skills trainer box

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 768-775

  Debes, Anders J ^a   Aggarwal, Rajesh ^b   Balasundaram, Indran ^b   Jacobsen, Morten B J ^a,c  

^a Oestfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Laparoscopy; Simulation; Surgical training; Trainer box; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEBCASTS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861606621     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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