The role of simulation in developing surgical skills

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-160

  Akhtar, K S N ^a   Chen, Alvin ^a   Standfield, N J ^a   Gupte, C M ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Assessment; Boot camp; Cadaver; Competency; Education; Feedback; Patient safety; Phantom; Proficiency; Psychomotor; Simulation; Skills; Surgical training; Task performance; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; SKILL RETENTION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84905733244     PISSN: 1935973X     EISSN: 19359748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12178-014-9209-z     Document Type: Article

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