Ensuring competency: Are fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery training and certification necessary for practicing surgeons and operating room personnel?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-126

  Hafford, Melanie L ^a   Van Sickle, Kent R ^b   Willis, Ross E ^b   Wilson, Todd D ^c   Gugliuzza, Kristine ^d   Brown, Kimberly M ^d   Scott, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Credentialing; FLS; Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery; Operating room nurses; Scrub technicians; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COGNITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 84871952121     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2437-7     Document Type: Article

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