Mentored simulation training improves procedural skills in cardiac catheterization: A randomized, controlled pilot study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 672-679

  Bagai, Akshay ^a,b,c   O'Brien, Sean ^c   Al Lawati, Hatim ^a,b   Goyal, Prateek ^d   Ball, Warren ^e   Grantcharov, Teodor ^b   Fam, Neil ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e Peterborough Regional Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiography; Cardiac catheterization; Medical education; Simulators; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTORED SIMULATION TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL; TEACHER; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTORS; MOTOR SKILLS; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84868668513     PISSN: 19417640     EISSN: 19417632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.112.970772     Document Type: Article

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