Laparoscopic simulation for surgical residents in Ethiopia: course development and results - 12/10/16
, Abebe Bekele, M.D. b, Ayalew Tegegne, M.D. b, Berhanu Kotisso, M.D. b, Elizabeth Warner, M.D. a, Jedediah Kaufman, M.D. a, Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, M.D. a, Brant Oelschlager, M.D. aAbstract |
Background |
We aimed to develop and implement a laparoscopic skills curriculum in an Ethiopian surgical residency program. We hypothesized that residents would improve with practice.
Methods |
We developed a laparoscopic curriculum by adapting existing training models. Six courses were conducted during 2012 and 2013 in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia. Eighty-eight surgical residents participated. Main outcome measures were laboratory task completion times and student survey responses.
Results |
Students showed improvement in time needed to complete skills tasks with practice. Mean times improved for all 5 tasks (P ≤ .01). Students uniformly reported that the course was valuable. The curriculum is now taught and sustained by local faculty.
Conclusions |
The development and implementation of a collaborative and sustainable laparoscopic curriculum is possible in a low-resource environment. Such a curriculum can result in improved laparoscopic expertise, surgical trainee satisfaction, and may increase utilization of laparoscopy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Surgical education, Simulation, Laparoscopic, Training, Ethiopia
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| There were no relevant financial relationships or any sources of support in the form of grants, equipment, or drugs. The surgical skills lab at Addis Ababa University has been supported in the form of equipment by Karl Storz, Ethicon Endosurgery, Simulab, and Covidien. |
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| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 212 - N° 4
P. 645-648 - octobre 2016 Retour au numéro
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