Peter Funch-Jensen
Denmark
Research Article
Module Based Training Improves Performance in Laparoscopic Surgery: A Nationwide Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s): Charlotte Green Carlsen, Karen Lindorff-Larsen, Peter Funch-Jensen, Lars Lund, Peder Charles and Lars KongeCharlotte Green Carlsen, Karen Lindorff-Larsen, Peter Funch-Jensen, Lars Lund, Peder Charles and Lars Konge
Objectives: New working time directives reduce the available training hours for futuresurgeons. Laparoscopic training must be more efficient, and deliberate clinical operative training within a short time-frame (module based training) might help achieve this goal. This study set out to measure the effect of such a module based training programme for surgical trainees applied to laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Method: Randomized controlled trial in Danish surgical training hospitals. Thirty-five Danish surgical specialty trainees (registrars) were randomized to either module based training including performance of 20 procedures within 4-8 weeks or standard clinical training. The laparoscopic cholecystectomies were videotaped and blindly rated by three professors/consultants using the validated tool: Global Objective Assessment of Laparoscopic Ski.. View More»
