Advancing Simulation-Based Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Training: An Analysis of the Challenges to Implementation

Kivanc Atesok; Shepard Hurwitz; Donald D Anderson; Richard Satava; Geb W Thomas; Ted Tufescu; Michael J Heffernan; Efstathios Papavassiliou; Steven Theiss; J. Lawrence Marsh

doi:10.1155/2019/2586034

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Advancing Simulation-Based Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Training: An Analysis of the Challenges to Implementation

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Advancing Simulation-Based Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Training: An Analysis of the Challenges to Implementation

Kivanc Atesok, Shepard Hurwitz, Donald D Anderson, Richard Satava, Geb W Thomas, Ted Tufescu, Michael J Heffernan, Efstathios Papavassiliou, Steven Theiss and J. Lawrence Marsh

Advances in orthopedics, Vol.2019, pp.1-7

09/02/2019

DOI: 10.1155/2019/2586034

PMCID: PMC6745149

PMID: 31565441

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Abstract

Simulation-based surgical skills training is recognized as a valuable method to improve trainees’ performance and broadly perceived as essential for the establishment of a comprehensive curriculum in surgical education. However, there needs to be improvement in several areas for meaningful integration of simulation into surgical education. The purpose of this focused review is to summarize the obstacles to a comprehensive integration of simulation-based surgical skills training into surgical education and board certification and suggest potential solutions for those obstacles. First and foremost, validated simulators need to be rigorously assessed to ensure their feasibility and cost-effectiveness. All simulation-based courses should include clear objectives and outcome measures (with metrics) for the skills to be practiced by trainees. Furthermore, these courses should address a wide range of issues, including assessment of trainees’ problem-solving and decision-making abilities and remediation of poor performance. Finally, which simulation-based surgical skills courses will become a standard part of the curriculum across training programs and which will be of value in board certification should be precisely defined. Sufficient progress in these areas will prevent excessive development of training and assessment tools with duplicative effort and large variability in quality.

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Title: Subtitle: Advancing Simulation-Based Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Training: An Analysis of the Challenges to Implementation
Creators: Kivanc Atesok - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Shepard Hurwitz - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Donald D Anderson - University of Iowa
Richard Satava - University of Washington
Geb W Thomas - University of Iowa
Ted Tufescu - University of Manitoba
Michael J Heffernan - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Efstathios Papavassiliou - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Steven Theiss - University of Alabama at Birmingham
J. Lawrence Marsh - University of Iowa
Contributors: Allen L Carl (Editor)
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Advances in orthopedics, Vol.2019, pp.1-7
DOI: 10.1155/2019/2586034
PMID: 31565441
PMCID: PMC6745149
NLM abbreviation: Adv Orthop
ISSN: 2090-3464
eISSN: 2090-3472
Publisher: Hindawi
Language: English
Date published: 09/02/2019
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Industrial and Systems Engineering
Record Identifier: 9984187065002771

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