Objective assessment of laparoscopic skills: Dual-task approach

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 452-459

  Meneghetti, Adam T ^a   Pachev, George ^a   Zheng, Bin ^a   Panton, Ormond Neely ^a   Qayumi, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

dual task; simulation; skills assessment; surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OPERATING ROOM; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SIMULATOR; SURGEON; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84868581591     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350611430673     Document Type: Article

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