AANA19 Shoulder Access Pass-Simulation Training: The Future is Now - Featured Lecture-Dr. Anthony G. Gallagher, PhD., Dsc.

Simulation Training: The Future is Now - Featured Lecture-Dr. Anthony G. Gallagher, PhD., Dsc.

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In this video, the speaker, Dr. Antony Gallagher, discusses the importance of training and education in surgical skills. He shares his experience working on minimally invasive surgery and the challenges faced by surgeons in learning these techniques. He introduces the concept of proficiency-based progression, a method that focuses on quantitatively defined benchmarks and deliberate practice simulation training. Dr. Gallagher emphasizes the role of metrics in this process and highlights the need for experienced surgeons to develop and validate these metrics. He discusses the results of the Copernicus study, a large multi-center trial that demonstrates the effectiveness of simulation-based training using proficiency-based progression. The study found that trainees who underwent this training method had significantly fewer errors in surgery compared to those who received traditional training. Dr. Gallagher concludes by urging the audience to think about how they can incorporate these findings into their own training practices, as this approach can revolutionize education and training in medicine.

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General Scientific Session: Rotator Cuff Repair 5.2.2019

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surgical skills

training and education

minimally invasive surgery

proficiency-based progression

simulation-based training

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Proficiency-Based Progression Training

Procedure Metric

Objective Performance Metric

Apprenticeship Training