• Login
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • UMass Chan Faculty and Staff Research and Publications
    • UMass Chan Faculty and Researcher Publications
    • View Item
    •   Home
    • UMass Chan Faculty and Staff Research and Publications
    • UMass Chan Faculty and Researcher Publications
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of eScholarship@UMassChanCommunitiesPublication DateAuthorsUMass Chan AffiliationsTitlesDocument TypesKeywordsThis CollectionPublication DateAuthorsUMass Chan AffiliationsTitlesDocument TypesKeywords

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Help

    AboutSubmission GuidelinesData Deposit PolicySearchingAccessibilityTerms of UseWebsite Migration FAQ

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    An intensive vascular surgical skills and simulation course for vascular trainees improves procedural knowledge and self-rated procedural competence

    • CSV
    • RefMan
    • EndNote
    • BibTex
    • RefWorks
    Thumbnail
    Name:
    Publisher version
    View Source
    Access full-text PDFOpen Access
    View Source
    Check access options
    Check access options
    Authors
    Robinson, William P.
    Doucet, Danielle R.
    Simons, Jessica P.
    Wyman, Allison
    Aiello, Francesco A.
    Arous, Elias
    Schanzer, Andres
    Messina, Louis M.
    UMass Chan Affiliations
    Center for Outcomes Research
    Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
    Document Type
    Journal Article
    Publication Date
    2017-03-01
    Keywords
    Medical Education
    Surgery
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Link to Full Text
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2016.12.065
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Surgical skills and simulation courses are emerging to meet the demand for vascular simulation training for vascular surgical skills, but their educational effect has not yet been described. We sought to determine the effect of an intensive vascular surgical skills and simulation course on the procedural knowledge and self-rated procedural competence of vascular trainees and to assess participant feedback regarding the course. METHODS: Participants underwent a 1.5-day course covering open and endovascular procedures on high-fidelity simulators and cadavers. Before and after the course, participants completed a written test that assessed procedural knowledge concerning index open vascular and endovascular procedures. Participants also assessed their own procedural competence in open and endovascular procedures on a 5-point Likert scale (1: no ability to perform, 5: performs independently). Scores before and after the course were compared among postgraduate year (PGY) 1-2 and PGY 3-7 trainees. Participants completed a survey to rate the relevance and realism of open and endovascular simulations. RESULTS: Fifty-eight vascular integrated residents and vascular fellows (PGY 1-7) completed the course and all assessments. After course participation, procedural knowledge scores were significantly improved among PGY 1-2 residents (50% correct before vs 59% after; P < .0001) and PGY 3-7 residents (52% correct before vs 63% after; P = .003). Self-rated procedural competence was significantly improved among PGY 1-2 (2.2 +/- 0.1 before vs 3.1 +/- 0.1 after; P < .0001) and PGY 3-7 (3.0 +/- 0.1 before vs 3.7 +/- 0.1 after; P < /= .0001). Self-rated procedural competence significantly improved for both endovascular (2.4 +/- 0.1 before vs 3.3 +/- 0.1 after; P < .0001) and open procedures (2.7 +/- 0.1 before vs 3.5 +/- 0.1 after; P < .0001). More than 93% of participants reported they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the relevance and realism of the open and endovascular simulations. All participants reported they would recommend the course to other trainees. CONCLUSIONS: This intensive vascular surgical skills and simulation course improved procedural knowledge concerning index open vascular and endovascular procedures among PGY 1-2 and PGY 3-7 trainees. The course also improved self-rated procedural competence across all levels of training for open and endovascular procedures. Trainees rated the value of a surgical skills and simulation course highly. These results support strong consideration for the implementation of similar intensive simulation and surgical skills courses with ongoing objective assessment of their educational effect.
    Source
    J Vasc Surg. 2017 Mar;65(3):907-915.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.12.065. Link to article on publisher's site
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jvs.2016.12.065
    Permanent Link to this Item
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/29106
    PubMed ID
    28236930
    Related Resources
    Link to Article in PubMed
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/j.jvs.2016.12.065
    Scopus Count
    Collections
    UMass Chan Faculty and Researcher Publications

    entitlement

    DSpace software (copyright © 2002 - 2023)  DuraSpace
    Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Chan Medical School | 55 Lake Avenue North | Worcester, MA 01655 USA
    Quick Guide | escholarship@umassmed.edu
    Open Repository is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV
     

    Export search results

    The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

    By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items.

    To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

    After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.