The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery
Mobile computing devices (MCDs), such as smartphones and tablets, are revolutionizing medical practice. These devices are almost universally available and offer a multitude of capabilities, including online features, streaming capabilities, high-quality cameras, and numerous applications. Within the...
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| author | Georgios Pafitanis Michalis Hadjiandreou Robert Miller Katrina Mason Evgenia Theodorakopoulou Amir Sadri Kirsten Taylor Simon Myers |
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| description | Mobile computing devices (MCDs), such as smartphones and tablets, are revolutionizing medical practice. These devices are almost universally available and offer a multitude of capabilities, including online features, streaming capabilities, high-quality cameras, and numerous applications. Within the surgical field, MCDs are increasingly being used for simulations. Microsurgery is an expanding field of surgery that presents unique challenges to both trainees and trainers. Simulation-based training and assessment in microsurgery currently play an integral role in the preparation of trainee surgeons in a safe and informative environment. MCDs address these challenges in a novel way by providing valuable adjuncts to microsurgical training, assessment, and clinical practice through low-cost, effective, and widely accessible solutions. Herein, we present a review of the capabilities, accessibility, and relevance of MCDs for technical skills acquisition, training, and clinical microsurgery practice, and consider the possibility of their wider use in the future of microsurgical training and education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07f89de6068c42b78760b3c42da898282022-12-22T04:09:25ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712019-03-01460210210710.5999/aps.2018.001503600The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgeryGeorgios Pafitanis0Michalis Hadjiandreou1Robert Miller2Katrina Mason3Evgenia Theodorakopoulou4Amir Sadri5Kirsten Taylor6Simon Myers7Group for Academic Plastic Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UKGroup for Academic Plastic Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKDepartment of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UKDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Norwich, UKDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UKDepartment of Plastic Surgery, St. George’s Hospital, London, UKGroup for Academic Plastic Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKMobile computing devices (MCDs), such as smartphones and tablets, are revolutionizing medical practice. These devices are almost universally available and offer a multitude of capabilities, including online features, streaming capabilities, high-quality cameras, and numerous applications. Within the surgical field, MCDs are increasingly being used for simulations. Microsurgery is an expanding field of surgery that presents unique challenges to both trainees and trainers. Simulation-based training and assessment in microsurgery currently play an integral role in the preparation of trainee surgeons in a safe and informative environment. MCDs address these challenges in a novel way by providing valuable adjuncts to microsurgical training, assessment, and clinical practice through low-cost, effective, and widely accessible solutions. Herein, we present a review of the capabilities, accessibility, and relevance of MCDs for technical skills acquisition, training, and clinical microsurgery practice, and consider the possibility of their wider use in the future of microsurgical training and education.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00150microsurgeryeducation, medical, continuingteaching |
| spellingShingle | Georgios Pafitanis Michalis Hadjiandreou Robert Miller Katrina Mason Evgenia Theodorakopoulou Amir Sadri Kirsten Taylor Simon Myers The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery Archives of Plastic Surgery microsurgery education, medical, continuing teaching |
| title | The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery |
| title_full | The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery |
| title_fullStr | The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery |
| title_short | The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery |
| title_sort | use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery |
| topic | microsurgery education, medical, continuing teaching |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00150 |
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