Implementation of an effective strategy for teaching nontechnical skills in the operating room. A single-blinded nonrandomized trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 263, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 937-941

  Dedy, Nicolas J ^a   Fecso, Andras B ^a   Szasz, Peter ^a   Bonrath, Esther M ^a   Grantcharov, Teodor P ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competency based education; Debriefing; Formative feedback; Nontechnical skills; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEAMWORK; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; OPERATING ROOMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84963631893     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001297     Document Type: Article

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