Citation

Gardner AK, Demoya MA, Tinkoff GH, Brown KM, Garcia GD, Miller GT, Zaidel BW, Korndorffer JR, Scott DJ, Sachdeva AK. Surgery 2016; 160(3): 565-570.

Affiliation

American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.surg.2016.03.027

PMID

27206335

Abstract

BACKGROUND: As it addresses both technical and nontechnical skills, simulation-based training is playing an increasingly important role in surgery. In addition to the focus on skill acquisition, it is also important to ensure that surgeons are able to perform a variety of tasks in unique and challenging situations. These situations include responding to mass casualties, dealing with disease outbreaks, and preparing for wartime missions. Simulation-based training can be a valuable training modality in these situations, as it allows opportunities to practice and prepare for high-risk and often low-frequency events.

METHODS: During the 8th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of the American College of Surgeons-Accredited Education Institutes in March 2015, a multidisciplinary panel was assembled to discuss how simulation can be used to prepare the surgical community for such high-risk events.

CONCLUSION: An overview of how simulation has been used to address needs in each of these situations is presented.

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Language: en