Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training
Objective: To assess if a surgical boot camp improves laparoscopic skill among reproduction endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellows and increases fellow desire to incorporate surgical skills into practice and to examine whether fellowship in vitro fertilization (IVF) volume correlates with surgi...
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| author | Tess Chase, M.D. Divya K. Shah, M.D. J. Preston Parry, M.D. Bala Bhagavath, M.D. Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. John C. Petrozza, M.D. Samantha Pfeifer, M.D. Christina Stetter, B.S. Allen Kunselman, M.A. Stephanie J. Estes, M.D. |
| author_facet | Tess Chase, M.D. Divya K. Shah, M.D. J. Preston Parry, M.D. Bala Bhagavath, M.D. Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. John C. Petrozza, M.D. Samantha Pfeifer, M.D. Christina Stetter, B.S. Allen Kunselman, M.A. Stephanie J. Estes, M.D. |
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| description | Objective: To assess if a surgical boot camp improves laparoscopic skill among reproduction endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellows and increases fellow desire to incorporate surgical skills into practice and to examine whether fellowship in vitro fertilization (IVF) volume correlates with surgical efficiency. Design: Prospective evaluation. Setting: Simulation Center. Patient(s): Forty REI fellows. Intervention(s): Fellows were timed before and after training in laparoscopic suturing and knot tying and while using virtual simulators. Fellows were surveyed before boot camp on prior experience with IVF and reproductive surgery, and immediately and 1 month after boot camp on their desire to incorporate surgical skills into practice. Main Outcome Measure(s): Efficiency of laparoscopic suturing and knot tying before and after boot camp; likelihood and persistence of incorporating surgical skills into practice immediately and 1 month after boot camp; and correlation between fellowship IVF volume and fellow surgical efficiency. Result(s): Fellows experienced significant improvement in laparoscopic suturing (44 sec), intracorporeal knot tying (82 sec), and extracorporeal knot tying (71 sec). Fellows reported being more likely to incorporate operative hysteroscopy (89%), operative laparoscopy (87%), and laparoscopic suturing (84%) into practice immediately following boot camp with no difference 1 month later. Fifty-four percent of fellows reported being more likely to perform robotic surgery after the boot camp, increasing to 70% 1 month later. There were weak correlations between IVF case volume and efficiency in laparoscopic suturing or hysteroscopic polypectomy (Spearman correlation coefficients, -0.14 and -0.03). Conclusion(s): An intensive surgical boot camp enhances surgical skill among REI fellows. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d6d87be9a19454ca0f40518f3c268032022-12-21T23:27:07ZengElsevierF&S Reports2666-33412020-09-0112154161Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship trainingTess Chase, M.D.0Divya K. Shah, M.D.1J. Preston Parry, M.D.2Bala Bhagavath, M.D.3Steven R. Lindheim, M.D.4John C. Petrozza, M.D.5Samantha Pfeifer, M.D.6Christina Stetter, B.S.7Allen Kunselman, M.A.8Stephanie J. Estes, M.D.9Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PennsylvaniaDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSteps Fertility, Madison, MississippiDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WisconsinShanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Wright State University, Dayton, OhioDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New YorkDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PennsylvaniaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PennsylvaniaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Reprint requests: Stephanie Estes, M.D., Professor, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mailcode H103, 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033.Objective: To assess if a surgical boot camp improves laparoscopic skill among reproduction endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellows and increases fellow desire to incorporate surgical skills into practice and to examine whether fellowship in vitro fertilization (IVF) volume correlates with surgical efficiency. Design: Prospective evaluation. Setting: Simulation Center. Patient(s): Forty REI fellows. Intervention(s): Fellows were timed before and after training in laparoscopic suturing and knot tying and while using virtual simulators. Fellows were surveyed before boot camp on prior experience with IVF and reproductive surgery, and immediately and 1 month after boot camp on their desire to incorporate surgical skills into practice. Main Outcome Measure(s): Efficiency of laparoscopic suturing and knot tying before and after boot camp; likelihood and persistence of incorporating surgical skills into practice immediately and 1 month after boot camp; and correlation between fellowship IVF volume and fellow surgical efficiency. Result(s): Fellows experienced significant improvement in laparoscopic suturing (44 sec), intracorporeal knot tying (82 sec), and extracorporeal knot tying (71 sec). Fellows reported being more likely to incorporate operative hysteroscopy (89%), operative laparoscopy (87%), and laparoscopic suturing (84%) into practice immediately following boot camp with no difference 1 month later. Fifty-four percent of fellows reported being more likely to perform robotic surgery after the boot camp, increasing to 70% 1 month later. There were weak correlations between IVF case volume and efficiency in laparoscopic suturing or hysteroscopic polypectomy (Spearman correlation coefficients, -0.14 and -0.03). Conclusion(s): An intensive surgical boot camp enhances surgical skill among REI fellows.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666334120300234Surgical educationfellowshipreproductive surgerylaparoscopyrobotic surgery |
| spellingShingle | Tess Chase, M.D. Divya K. Shah, M.D. J. Preston Parry, M.D. Bala Bhagavath, M.D. Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. John C. Petrozza, M.D. Samantha Pfeifer, M.D. Christina Stetter, B.S. Allen Kunselman, M.A. Stephanie J. Estes, M.D. Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training F&S Reports Surgical education fellowship reproductive surgery laparoscopy robotic surgery |
| title | Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training |
| title_full | Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training |
| title_fullStr | Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training |
| title_short | Surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training |
| title_sort | surgical simulation supplements reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training |
| topic | Surgical education fellowship reproductive surgery laparoscopy robotic surgery |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666334120300234 |
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