TY - JOUR
T1 - Step-by-step training in basic laparoscopic skills using two-way web conferencing software for remote coaching
T2 - A multicenter randomized controlled study
AU - Mizota, Tomoko
AU - Kurashima, Yo
AU - Poudel, Saseem
AU - Watanabe, Yusuke
AU - Shichinohe, Toshiaki
AU - Hirano, Satoshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - Background: Despite its advantages, few trainees outside of North America have access to simulation training. We hypothesized that a stepwise training method using tele-mentoring system would be an efficient technique for training in basic laparoscopic skills. Methods: Residents were randomized into two groups and trained to proficiency in intracorporeal suturing. The stepwise group (SG) practiced the task step-by-step, while the other group practiced comprehensively (CG). Each participant received weekly coaching via two-way web conferencing software. The duration of the coaching sessions and self-practice time were compared between the two groups. Results: Twenty residents from 15 institutions participated, and all achieved proficiency. Coaching sessions using tele-mentoring system were completed without difficulties. The SG required significantly shorter coaching time per session than the CG (p =.002). There was no significant difference in self-practice time. Conclusions: The stepwise training method with the tele-mentoring system appears to make efficient use of surgical trainees' and trainers' time.
AB - Background: Despite its advantages, few trainees outside of North America have access to simulation training. We hypothesized that a stepwise training method using tele-mentoring system would be an efficient technique for training in basic laparoscopic skills. Methods: Residents were randomized into two groups and trained to proficiency in intracorporeal suturing. The stepwise group (SG) practiced the task step-by-step, while the other group practiced comprehensively (CG). Each participant received weekly coaching via two-way web conferencing software. The duration of the coaching sessions and self-practice time were compared between the two groups. Results: Twenty residents from 15 institutions participated, and all achieved proficiency. Coaching sessions using tele-mentoring system were completed without difficulties. The SG required significantly shorter coaching time per session than the CG (p =.002). There was no significant difference in self-practice time. Conclusions: The stepwise training method with the tele-mentoring system appears to make efficient use of surgical trainees' and trainers' time.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.12.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 29268939
AN - SCOPUS:85038356983
SN - 0002-9610
VL - 216
SP - 88
EP - 92
JO - American Journal of Surgery
JF - American Journal of Surgery
IS - 1
ER -