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Bariatric Surgery is a treatment option if ALL of the following criteria are fulfilled:  BMI ≥ 40, or 35 ≤ BMI <40 with significant disease that could be improved by weight loss.  Failure to…

Fig. 6.1 Robotic arm stearing the camera Also impacting on the acquisition of these new skills are recent regulations put into place to ensure shorter duty hours for surgical residents….

Fig. 5.1 Conscious competence learning cycle For the majority of trainers, training effectively requires them to move from unconscious competence back a stage to conscious competence. Conscious competence enables explicit…

Fig. 12.1 Stages of learning Competence is defined as performing the task safely and within a reasonable timeframe [19]. The concept of conscious competence has been noted in medical education…

Fig. 10.1 The Network Configuration. Online broadcasting of a videoscopic courses with “webtelesurgery.com” Low-bandwidth internet-based telemedicine is effective and inexpensive. Surgeons living in remote areas, distant countries and especially those…

Assessment components Determinants of training effectiveness Pre-training assessment Establish whether trainees can be reasonably expected to benefit from the training Indicates whether or not remediation should occur prior to training….

Fig. 2.1 Laparoscopic Surgical Skills LSS curriculum and assessment program It should be stressed that LSS is first and, by far, the most developed tool to offer a standard for…

Fig. 1.1 Integrated OR (The following text must be displayed alongside the image: © KARL STORZ – Endoskope, Germany) Beyond facilitating the surgical procedure and improving efficiency, the integrated operating…