Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: A well-known problem in surgical training is the fact that many young surgeons have insufficient exposure to practical surgical training once they start their own career operating their own patients. The Halsted principle of “see one, do one, teach one” has run its course and is at best outdated given the recent financial, medico-legal, and ethical considerations of intraoperative training. Furthermore, the implementation of shorter residency training programs and resident work-hour restrictions has resulted in several training programs incorporating simulation into their training curriculum to supplement the hands-on experience gained in the operating room. Therefore, safe and effective training modalities that fill the created gap are required. To meet these needs, we developed a training platform that enables us to offer alternative possibilities for the training of young residents and to provide opportunities for practicing surgeons to pick up new techniques or to become more experienced in certain techniques and specific surgical procedures. This educational strategy consists of sequential levels of training. Primarily, a theoretical level using dedicated handbooks is to be followed by an interactive online library where surgical procedures can be learned using interactive videos displaying the surgery from different angles and including anatomical drawings. The videos can be mastered using a touch screen from a tablet, smart phone, laptop, desktop, etc. The third level in this training curriculum utilizes three-dimensional (3D) pelvic cadaver models. Once surgical techniques are adequately acquired using these 3D models, trainees are allowed to continue training in cadaver settings. This enables us to use these precious cadaver models much more efficient. Given the fact that cadaver models are much more expensive than 3D models, besides the ethical aspects of using human bodies, including those 3D models is an important step forward in surgical training. Last but not least, training and surgical education takes place in centres of excellence under direct supervision of high-volume dedicated surgeons. Once trainees have completed this training module they can become safety certified to offer their patients these types of interventions [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ].
Authors: Koenraad van Renterghem, Ahmed Ghazi
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,140
OpenAlex ID: W2981915574